RoyalStar poised to acquire agency owned by shareholder
RoyalStar Assurance and its parent are poised to acquire the insurance agency operations of one of their major shareholders, multiple industry sources have revealed.
Why the minimum is never enough
In the final of a three-part series, Hubert Edwards argues that the minimum wage must be part of a broader discussion on raising productivity and lifting Bahamians out of poverty . . .
THE RETURN OF VALUE STOCKS
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SEASONED stock market investors tend to divide shares in two main categories: Momentum and Value. The latter fits into the traditional philosophy of trading by acquiring stocks that are cheap but nevertheless have the potential to outperform more glamorous (and pricier) ones - something akin to bargain hunting. (Interestingly, data analysis shows that historically cheap stocks tend to perform better than pricier ones in the long run.)
Man dead after stabbing on Collins Avenue
A man is dead after a stabbing incident on Collins Avenue early on Monday morning.
‘Don’t just call killers monsters, bring them to justice’
PROGRESSIVE Liberal Party Leader Philip “Brave” Davis said National Security Minister Marvin Dames has to do more than just call the gunmen behind last week’s mass shooting “cowards” and “monsters”, but must “promise to bring them to justice”.
Commissioner: No information to suggest police 'in any way' involved in shooting
COMMISSIONER of Police Paul Rolle said there is no information to suggest the police were in “any way involved” in the mass shooting that killed six men last Thursday.
Son dead and father in hospital after Bimini crash
A 20-year-old American man is dead and his father is in hospital after their plane crashed in waters near South Bimini shortly after take-off on Friday night.
COMMITTEE TO HELP YOUNG PROFESSIONALS APPOINTED
PRIME Minister Dr Hubert Minnis has appointed members of the Committee for the Development of Communities for Young Professionals.
WORLD VIEW: Small countries need an IMF that is a lender of conscience
AS undesirable as it may be, governments of Caribbean countries that are not in International Monetary Fund (IMF) programmes are being pushed in that direction.
America’s clone
With each passing day, this tiny, archipelagic Caribbean nation known as the Commonwealth of The Bahamas, becomes more and more like its giant neighbour to the north, the United States. And if you’re paying attention to what’s going on in America as of late, you know that that’s not a compliment.
Abaco shanty town
HaItians were brought into Abaco in the early 90s to work the 3,000-acre Bahamas Star Citrus Farm. They were more or less treated as slave labour and treated cruelly and paid a pittance. They worked behind barb wire topped fencing with gates padlocked from 5pm to 9am. Without the Haitians there would have been no citrus farm.
Jonquel Jones and Foxes win title
Jonquel Jones and the UMMC Ekaterinburg Foxes claimed their sixth FIBA EuroLeague Women’s title in club history.
Stuart and volleyball team are champions
IT was another historic moment for Bahamian sports internationally as Eugene Stuart and his Arcada Galati men’s volleyball team emerged as the champions of the Romania Division A1 League.
Chisholm Jr and Richardson make history
IT was an historic weekend for Bahamian baseball as two of the sport’s young icons achieved a major milestone which highlighted the continued development of the sport.
Lourawls Nairn Jr head coach of Sunrise Christian Academy in Kansas
LOURAWLS “Tum Tum” Nairn Jr will return to his prep alma mater for the first head coaching appointment of his young career.
Steven Gardiner off to impressive start
ABACO native Steven Gardiner got his 2021 outdoor season started with an impressive performance in the Tom Jones Memorial Invitational on the Percy Beard Track at the University of Florida on Saturday.
Agony of murder victims' families
GRIEF stricken family members say they want answers after their loved ones were ambushed and “senselessly” killed during a brazen shooting at the Jerome Avenue and Chesapeake Road intersection on Thursday afternoon.
One dead, one injured after aircraft crashes off South Bimini
One man is dead and another is injured after an aircraft crashed in waters near South Bimini on Friday night.
Man who punched his wife ordered to attend anger management classes
A 66-year-old man who punched his wife during a heated argument was on Friday ordered to compensate her for injuries and attend anger management classes.
Woman fined $5,000 over false COVID test results
A 21-year-old woman who tried to use falsified COVID-19 test results to travel to Grand Bahama was fined $5,000 in the Magistrate’s Court.
