Immigration measures
Usually, from the general impressions garnered from these articles entered daily in newspapers, it appears that many of them lack the want-to-help-scenarios…not my articles is fair to say.
Did Minnis snub GBPA?
I couldn’t help but notice that none of the executives of the Grand Bahama Port Authority (GBPA) were in a photo with Prime Minister Dr Hubert Minnis and several Free National Movement (FNM) Cabinet ministers, Lucayan Renewal Holdings Chair Michael Scott and Royal Caribbean and ITM officials at the official signing for the Grand Lucayan Resort.
THE PRESS BOX: The wait is over as Lakers sign veteran guard Dion Waiters
THE Los Angeles Lakers continue to tweak their roster prior to the NBA Playoffs, clearly a sign that they are all in on winning an NBA championship this season.Yesterday, the Lakers signed veteran guard Dion Waiters, according to Shams Charania of Th
NPBA: Shockers stop Mingoes 64-57, Rockets knock off Regulators 86-75
THE Discount Distributors Rockets and JD’s Seafood Shockers won the New Providence Basketball Association double header at the AF Adderley Gymnasium on Wednesday night. The Rockets knocked off the Leno Regulators 86-75 and the Shockers got by the Un
Bain and Colonials advance to Northeastern semis
CHARLES Bain and the Robert Morris Colonials avoided a first-round upset and will advance to the Northeastern Conference tournament semi-finals.The top seed in the bracket, the Colonials defeated the No. 8 seed St Francis Brooklyn Terriers, 59-58 on
SAC lead QC by 13.5 points on final day
A WIN in the final event of the day widened the margin for the St Augustine’s College Big Red Machine as they continue their bid to unseat the Queen’s College Comets as BAISS track and field champions. Headed into day three, just 13.50 points separa
NPWBA All-Star Night at DW Davis Saturday
THE New Providence Women’s Basketball Association is scheduled to hold its All-Star Night at the DW Davis Gym on Saturday.
Blue VS Gold National Rugby Trial Saturday in Winton
THE Bahamas Rugby Union is all set to hold a Blue versus Gold National Rugby Trial 3pm Saturday at the Winton Rugby Pitch. The two squads will comprise of players competing for 22 spots on the Bahamas national team that will play against the Jamaica
Development Bank leads farming revival
The Bahamas Development Bank (BDB) has teamed with other government and international agencies to revive sheep, goat and pig farming in The Bahamas.The institution, in a statement, said it has teamed with the Ministry of Agriculture and Marine Resour
End to one-cent will drive breadbasket price change
Breadbasket items will undergo a “major price adjustment” in the coming months due to the Central Bank’s plan to end the Bahamian one-cent coin’s use as legal tender, a key regulator said yesterday. Danny Sumner, the Price Control Commission’s chair
IAN FERGUSON: How businesses can combat coronavirus
The coronavirus (Covid-19) crisis has reached a critical new phase where businesses need to seriously consider the economic impact the pandemic will have on their bottom line. While the world focuses on containing and mitigating the disease itself, c
Taxi chief: Cruise line's PI deal 'adds insult to injury'
Royal Caribbean’s planned $50m beach break destination on Paradise Island further “adds insult to injury” for taxi drivers already struggling to earn a living, their union chief said yesterday. Wesley Ferguson, the Bahamas Taxi Cab Union’s (BTCU) pr
House committee concerns prompt transparency calls
Governance reformers yesterday called for improved transparency in government amid continuing concerns that parliamentary committees are failing to regularly meet. Matt Aubry, the Organisation for Responsible Governance’s (ORG) executive director, t
EDITORIAL: Fighting off the coronavirus
PIECE by piece, The Bahamas is putting the building blocks in place to protect the country as best as possible from the risk of the coronavirus.
Water union chief 'suspended for asking if WSC was a plantation'
WATER and Sewerage Management Union (WSMU) president Montgomery Miller claims he was suspended for two days by the Water and Sewage Corporation (WSC) for questioning the authority.“In a most recent instance I, in my capacity as president of the Water
Haitian man accused of faking marriage for permit
A HAITIAN man has been accused of entering into a fraudulent marriage in order to obtain a spousal permit.
D'Aguilar: Rewards will outweigh what govt spent on hotel
TOURISM Minister Dionisio D’Aguilar said the future economic benefits of the Grand Lucayan resort sale outweigh what the government spent to manage the hotel before it was sold and any concessions given to the buyers. Mr D’Aguilar also doesn’t think
Face masks, hand sanitizers and lysol spray - stores selling out as Bahamians prepare
SOME stores and pharmacies in New Providence report being sold out of face masks, hand sanitizers, and Lysol spray as Bahamians prepare for a possible coronavirus outbreak here. There are no reported or suspected cases of the new deadly coronavirus
UPDATED: Body found on boat moored at Silver Point
Police in Grand Bahama are investigating after a man was found dead on Tuesday.
