DIANE PHILLIPS: It’s not a number we should be afraid of but we’re selling ourselves short
If Friday is supposed to be the most eagerly anticipated day of the week - a tease to the excitement of the upcoming weekend - why is it that at least once every year it is saddled with being a 13th? And wouldn’t you just know it – in 2020, the year we cannot wait to wave goodbye to – we got a double dose of misfortune with two Friday the 13ths, today being the second.
A COMIC'S VIEW: How would Have-Nots know how much they don’t have if the Haves didn’t throw it in Have-Not’s faces?
ONE of the most controversial stories in the country this week revolves around a little known (at the time) wedding with huge implications.
MP pushes for bank shared service hubs
Long Island's MP yesterday urged Bahamian commercial banks to created shared services hubs that will cater to multiple Family Islands rather than abandon these locations completely.
Decomposed body found in Queen’s Cove area
POLICE were last night investigating after a man’s body was found in Grand Bahama.
No need for extra $2,000 to travel
THE United States Embassy has dismissed a report that $2,000 is required to travel to the US.
Rotary helps Yellow Elder residents
YELLOW Elder residents in need received food items yesterday at the community’s Tom “The Bird” Grant Park.
Senators speak out over impact of curfew on criminal records
SENATORS JoBeth Coleby-Davis and Lisa Bostwick-Dean both expressed concern yesterday regarding Bahamians having permanent stains on their criminal records for curfew infractions.
Island Luck donates tablets for students
THE Island Luck Cares Foundation donated 500 tablets to the Ministry of Education yesterday in support of its virtual learning platform.
Ex-landfill manager 'won't be driven out'
The New Providence landfill's former top executive yesterday said he and his company have been "targeted and harassed" in a bid to drive them out of The Bahamas and halt their pursuit of legal claims.
Grand Lucayan 'turn over' before end-20
A Cabinet minister yesterday voiced optimism that the Grand Lucayan will be "fully turned over" to the ITM Group/Royal Caribbean joint venture before year-end 2020.
Gov't pivots to Cisco MOU on technology hub
The Government has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Cisco Systems to lay the education foundation for its technology hub ambitions, a Cabinet minister said yesterday.
'Hidden agendas' are slammed over $580m 'gold mine'
South Abaco's chief councillor says "hidden agendas" are attempting to derail a $580m investment project that she believes can transform the area into an economic "goldmine".
Gov't to acquire 400 acres for new Long Island airport
The bidding process to select a contractor to build Long Island's new international airport, which will have runway 2,000 feet longer than the present version, will be launched by January 2021 at latest.
Mikhail McLean making impact as assistant director of player development
AFTER suffering an injury, Bahamian basketball player Mikhail McLean thought his career was over.
Derrick Atkins named head women’s track and field coach
Men’s national 100 metre record holder Derrick Atkins, who still holds the distinction of being the only Bahamian to win a male sprint medal at the World Championships, has been named the new head women’s coach of the Trailblazers’ track and field club at Dixie State University in Utah.
World champion runner Naser faces appeal in doping case
MONACO (AP) — Women’s 400-metre world champion Salwa Eid Naser faced a new legal case yesterday that could see her banned before the Tokyo Olympics.
Tempers flare over who broke the rules
A ROW erupted in the Senate yesterday when Attorney General Carl Bethel chided Opposition Senator Fred Mitchell about breaking COVID-19 regulations.
Nightclub and guests fined for breaches
POLICE cited the owner and patrons of a nightclub on Anthol Street, Montel Heights, on Wednesday night after they were found in breach of emergency orders.
First cruise back hit by virus
One of the first cruise ships to ply through Caribbean waters since the pandemic began ended its trip early after at least five passengers tested positive for COVID-19, officials said yesterday.
FDI fear on latest S&P downgrade
An economist last night warned that investors will likely seek greater tax breaks and concessions as a result of The Bahamas' latest sovereign credit downgrade.
