In Spain, Mavin Saunders scores touchdown, but Black Demons lose 31-21
MAVIN Saunders’ rookie season ended just short of his team’s ultimate goal in Spain’s LNFA Serie-A.
'Buddy' Hield ends season just shy of franchise record
CHAVANO “Buddy” Hield and the Sacramento Kings’ disappointing end to the 2020-21 season included an extension of the NBA’s longest playoff drought and saw Hield finish just shy of a franchise record.
EDITORIAL: A tough choice for Atlantis and its staff
THE announcement of 700 staff being made redundant at Atlantis yesterday will have sent a shiver down the spine of the Bahamian economy.
ALICIA WALLACE: If we’re going to have national debates - at least do your homework
Last week, University of The Bahamas and Verizon Media Group held the first in a series of debates this election season.
Software delay for MARCO Alert system
NATIONAL Security Minister Marvin Dames said officials are waiting to receive “mass communication software” that will send out warnings about missing children to facilitate the roll-out of the Mandatory Action Rescuing Children Operation (MARCO) Alert system.
Mixed feelings from vendors over conch warning
CONCH vendors have given mixed reviews on the Bahamas Agricultural Health and Food Safety Authority’s (BAHFSA) advice to stop selling raw conch until the source of contamination leading to food poisoning cases can be determined.
Demolitions ‘with decency’ - but Bannister says it’s not up to him to take care of displaced residents
WORKS Minister Desmond Bannister has stressed the demolition of homes in the Farm shanty town in Abaco will be done with decency but said it is not his responsibility to take care of residents displaced by the destruction of their houses.
Wells: We’re trying to hire nurses locally to fix shortage
WITH the country facing a serious nursing shortage amid its third wave of COVID-19, Health Minister Renward Wells says officials are looking to recruit nurses locally as opposed to hiring them from abroad.
September goal for schools
EDUCATION Minister Jeffrey Lloyd said he is committed to doing whatever it takes to bring back face-to-face learning in the country’s public education system by this September.
Are the variant strains here? We’re still waiting for results
HEALTH officials are still waiting to receive the test results of several positive COVID-19 samples that were sent abroad to determine which of the new coronavirus strains are present in the country.
COVID’s ‘timing concerns’ for $24.5m cruise port IPO
Nassau Cruise Port’s chief executive yesterday said COVID-19’s economic impact has caused “concerns with the timing” of its plans for Bahamian investors to gain ownership in the $250m project.
Outgoing BPC chief hits ‘spurious’ legal analysis of licence
The Bahamas Petroleum Company’s (BPC) outgoing chief executive yesterday blasted as “spurious” a legal analysis arguing that the government is not legally bound to renew the oil explorer’s licences.
Bahamas First sees Q1 losses increase 50%
Bahamas First yesterday blamed a decline in the value of its investment holdings and a $4.1m year-over-year reversal on its Cayman health insurance portfolio for a $1.344m first quarter loss.
Three-fold greater returns: Home port ‘makes sense’
The three-fold greater return from home porting cruise passengers is why previously unplanned investments “make financial sense”, Nassau Cruise Port’s top executive revealed yesterday.
Atlantis axes 700 but ‘bigger blow expected’
The termination of 700 Atlantis staff is “not as bad a blow as we thought it would be” based on past precedent, the hotel union’s president argued yesterday.
Drug lord conviction confirmed
THE Court of Appeal yesterday affirmed the conviction of Dwight Major, who was found guilty of several drug related offences over a decade ago.
Student killed in school stabbing
A STABBING incident yesterday at Government High School has left an 11th grader dead and another student in serious condition in hospital.
‘Some will welcome it - but not everybody’
BAHAMAS Hotel Catering and Allied Workers Union President Darrin Woods said Atlantis’ decision to lay off 700 workers was inevitable and will be welcomed by the scores of employees who agitated for severance cheques.
ATLANTIS AXE FALLS ON 700: Resort confirms ‘difficult but necessary’ decision to make staff redundant
SEVEN hundred employees at Atlantis Resort on Paradise Island were laid off yesterday, a decision resort officials say was made due to COVID-19’s impact on travel and other economic uncertainties.
Marlins to honour ‘Jazz’ with Bahamian Heritage Celebration
SATURDAY, June 12 will be another historic day for flamboyant Major League Baseball player Jasrado “Jazz” Chisholm as the Miami Marlins honour him with the Bahamian Heritage Celebration.
