HACKERS STRIKE AT GOVT SYSTEM: Russians and Bulgarians behind cyber raid on key banking and personal data
The Government is "betwixt and between" over the Registrar General's Department's cyber security woes after being forced to again shut down its online database following fresh hacking attempts.
Sept 15 earliest cruise lines return
The Downtown Nassau Partnership's (DNP) co-chair yesterday said the cruise lines' decision not to resume sailing until September 15 is "a very serious blow" that may mean many small businesses "will not survive".
Union leader to continue battle on bankruptcy
A trade union leader yesterday said “all options are on the table” after the Court of Appeal rejected his bid and those by three fellow ex-pension fund trustees to overturn bankruptcy orders made against them.Bernard Evans, pictured, the National Con
No third mobile firm before 2022
The government will make no decision on whether to licence a third mobile operator until 2022 at the earliest, its newly-released electronic communications sector policy has revealed. The 2020-2023 policy calls on the Utilities Regulation and Compet
BPL Skyguard Severe Weather Alert 22nd June: Nassau
STARTS: 06/22/2020 10:20 AM EDT EXPIRES: 06/22/2020 11:15 AM EDT
Beaches in New Providence, Paradise Island, Bimini to reopen June 29, curfew shortened
BEACHES and parks in New Providence, Paradise Island, Grand Bahama and Bimini will reopen on Monday, June 29, Prime Minister Dr Hubert Minnis announced in Parliament.
PATIENT VISITS TO RESUME
THE Public Hospitals Authority has announced the resumption of patient visitation to its facilities starting July 1, under strict guidelines due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.
SHORT TRIP TRAVEL: ‘NO TEST NEEDED’
HEALTH officials have recommended that residents travelling outside the country for “a short period” of time do not need to produce a negative COVID-19 test to return home, Deputy Chief Medical Officer Dr Delon Brennen said yesterday.
Bridgewater climbing pro basketball 'ladder' in France
DOMINICK Bridgewater continues to climb the pro basketball ladder in France and was promoted for the upcoming season. Bridgewater, a member of the For-Sur-Mer Provence Byers Club, was placed on loan to Sapela Basket 13 of France’s Nationale Masculine
Shark bite victim
A SHARK bite victim was transported from The Bahamas to a Palm Beach County hospital last week, according to Florida reports. The Palm Beach Post said a spokesman for Palm Beach County Fire Rescue confirmed the incident. Crews stationed at Palm Bea
Negative result for cargo ship worker
A CARGO ship worker who was transported from Exuma to New Providence last week has tested negative for COVID-19, the Ministry of Heath said. The 33-year-old male patient works on a cargo ship that services the Caribbean and the Turks and Caicos Isla
Don't believe airline's tears
Recently we have had a river of tears cried over Bahamasair by everyone from the Minister of Tourism, the Chairman and the CEO of Bahamasair and most recently the auditors, PricewaterhouseCoopers.
We need the imagination to run our country ourselves
I had an interesting chat with a lady several days ago. Her name was Andros and she belonged to the Bahamas family.
Leonard 'Boston Blackie' Miller dies in hospital
Father’s Day was a somber one for the family of Bahamas National Hall of Famer Leonard ‘Boston Blackie’ Miller and the Bahamas Boxing Federation fraternity as one of the country’s most versatile athletes/coaches passed away. Miller, who would have c
Roberts: 'We are just training, trying to get better'
JUSTIN Roberts, reeling in the catches from his new found fishing hobby, was excited to hear the International Tennis Federation’s announcement last week that the ITF World Tennis Tour will resume on August 3 for ladies’ events and August 17 for the
Willis Mackey Jr to make move from Spain
BAHAMIAN pro basketball player Willis Mackey Jr will make the move from Spain to France next season. Mackey is set to join JSA Bordeaux Métropole Basket of France’s Nationale Masculine 1 (NM1 League, the third-tier division of club basketball in the
BTC: URCA 'broke law' on internet regulations
The Bahamas Telecommunications Company (BTC) is accusing regulators of breaching the industry’s governing law in proposing new regulations to prevent “anti-competitive behaviour” in the broadband internet market.The former state-owned monopoly is all
'Full transparency' urged on North Andros projects
The North Andros Chamber of Commerce’s president is calling for “full transparency” over the three investment projects targeting the area while warning residents against “rushing to judgment” over their merits. Darin Bethell, in a statement sent to
ACTIVTRADES: Is a conflict between the USA and China inevitable?
Thucydides was one of the greatest Greek historians of the classical era. He wrote The History of the Peloponnesian War, an eight-volume treaty recounting the conflict between Athens and Sparta, in the 5th Century BC. Sparta, the dominating power at
Man in custody after woman found dead in Eight Mile Rock
The body of a woman who was reported missing was discovered in bushes near her home in Eight Mile Rock early on Saturday morning.
