Paul Greene named tournament MVP as J Addison claim Pinky Lewis Invitational title
PAUL Greene continues to excel at the prep basketball level in Canada with an MVP in his latest tournament appearance. J Addison School captured The Pinky Lewis Invitational championship title and Greene was named tournament MVP after he averaged 21
Hats off to designer whose work captured international media attention
A hat made in the colours of the Bahamian flag by designer Gerty O’Brien stood out in the crowd at the famous Kentucky Derby in May this year, drawing the attention of an NBC reporter who quizzed the wearer about its origins.Next to the actual horse
IC Rod Laver North American Junior Challenge rocks National Tennis Centre
THE Bahamas, Mexico, the United States and Barbados competed at the National Tennis Centre in the IC Rod Laver North American Junior Challenge over the weekend. Team Bahamas consisted of Gabrielle Simms, Peyton Anderson, Jacobi Bain and Denali Notta
Alpha hydroxy acids: An ancient beauty secret
The emphasis on achieving beautiful, healthy skin has seemingly never been greater than it is today.
Accountants chief: We can help in a disaster
The Bahamas must create a “pre-disaster planning council” involving multiple government agencies following Hurricane Dorian, the Bahamas Institute of Chartered Accountants (BICA) president said yesterday. Diveane Bowe, speaking during the annual Acc
BOB 'open for partners' as profits decline 75%
Bank of The Bahamas (BoB) is open to strategic partnerships, the deputy prime minister said yesterday, as the institution suffered a 75.2 percent profits decline for its 2020 financial year’s first quarter. Speaking outside the Accountants Week conf
EDITORIAL: Did we pay too much to Damen? And where did the money go?
WHEN in 2013, then Minister of National Security announced the signing of the letter of intent to buy nine new vessels, he proclaimed it “the single largest investment to date in the Defence Force’s history”.
INSIGHT: Why girls must find a passion and pursue it
Girl Con 2019 took “the unconventional path” this year holding its annual mentoring conference for girls onboard the Carnival Glory, where 250 high school girls heard from the first woman president of Carnival Cruise Line Christine Duffy.
Professors 'lose faith' in Smith
UNIVERSITY of The Bahamas professors have moved to petition the institution’s board over its expired industrial agreement, having “lost faith” in the university president’s “ability” to conclude negotiations.The University of Tertiary Educators (UTEB
WORLD VIEW: Harvard’s moral debt to those who were locked in slavery
WHY does Harvard University in the United States have a moral obligation to provide some form of compensation to Antigua and Barbuda, a small Caribbean island state? The answer is simple: natural justice demands it.
INSIGHT: There comes a time when enough is enough and better examples must be set for women in politics
This week, we took a journey into the realm of oddity – led by our friendly tour guide, Minister of Youth, Sports and Culture Lanisha Rolle. The general consensus by most citizens who would have taken a gander at the commemorative medals awarded to youth parliamentarians - which on one side depicted the coat of arms, and on the other side contained a picture of the minister herself – was that this must have been a terrible joke.
Angry hotel unions raise strike threat
Hotel workers were yesterday warned it would be “absolute madness” to further damage a tourism industry already “reeling” from Hurricane Dorian with industrial action during the peak winter season.
Union chief moves strike certificate to 'my front pocket'
The hotel union’s president is moving his strike vote certificate “within easy reach”, while warning the minister of labour that “he may not have a Christmas vacation this year”. Darrin Woods, head of The Bahamas Hotel, Catering and Allied Workers U
Man dies after shooting off Carmichael Road
A man died after he was shot off Carmichael Road early on Monday.
Mourning goes on for lost pilot
HIS pilot’s uniform was wrapped in a frame that sat in front of the church, a reminder that he loved flying and died after a crash a year ago this month.Byron Ferguson went missing on November 8, 2018.
Customers warned: No more slack on BPL bills
Servicing Bahamas Power & Light’s (BPL) $650m refinancing will end the “buddy-buddy system” that has enabled delinquent electricity payers to evade disconnection, a union leader is warning.
Judges uphold 50-year sentence for murder
THE Court of Appeal has dismissed a man’s appeal of his 50-year sentence for murdering a Cash for Gold employee during the course of an armed robbery in Grand Bahama six years ago. Appellate justices Jon Isaacs, Stella Crane-Scott and Milton Evans u
Colombian CIBC sale goes ahead
The deputy prime minister has voiced optimism that CIBC’s sale of majority control in its Bahamian and regional affiliate will be “positive” given the buyer’s reputation for innovation.
