Truckers get 5-3 win over Hitmen, Game 6 tonight
THE ladies’ champion was crowned while the men’s series was pushed to game six as the defending champions staved off elimination in the NPSA Championships.
Naughty's NFL Picks/Standings Week 8
1. NAUGHTY - 72-33-1
Top real estate firm relocates to Downtown Nassau
BAHAMAS real estate brokerage firm Engel & Völkers is on the move - relocating its main shop from downtown Nassau to Lyford Cay.
BFSB to Latin America: We're open for business
The Bahamas Financial Services Board (BFSB) held briefings in Brazil last week letting the Latin American market know that “The Bahamas is still open for business”.Minister for Financial Services, Trade and Industry and Immigration Elsworth Johnson t
ART OF GRAPHIX: Building on client testimonials
Have you ever given someone a testimonial? Did they use it on their website? Did you feel honored and appreciated? Giving a testimonial increases your emotional bond with a business or with the person who asked. Imagine the results of making every on
EDITORIAL: Pride and prejudice
“THE time is coming” were the words of Pineridge MP and pastor Frederick McAlpine recently on the subject of civil unions for same-sex partners. He might not have shared the memo with some of his fellow pastors.
The Bahamas continues to be a nation that victimises and abuses the human and constitutional rights of people of Haitian ethnic origin
Leading human rights lawyer Fred Smith has strongly rejected the government’s response to complaints by the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights about The Bahamas renewed deportation of undocumented migrants.
THE ALICIA WALLACE COLUMN: Here we go again - the church seeking to control how we think
It was recently confirmed that Pride celebrations will be held in The Bahamas in October 2020. It is no surprise this announcement was closely followed by homophobic rhetoric, proclamations that The Bahamas is a Christian nation and that we should remain focused on hurricane relief and nothing else.
Johnson defends decision to mandate work permits
IMMIGRATION Minister Elsworth Johnson yesterday defended the government’s decision to mandate work permits for Hurricane Dorian volunteers entering the Bahamas. Speaking to reporters outside Cabinet, Mr Johnson said the government still has an oblig
Sands dismisses fears over lack of doctors on Abaco
HEALTH Minister Dr Duane Sands yesterday dismissed the claims of a humanitarian worker who criticised the government and the Ministry of Health for a lack of resources in Abaco. On Monday, humanitarian worker Burke Bryant posted on Facebook that he
We may get a black eye over immigration, warns bishop
ANGLICAN Archbishop Laish Boyd has warned that the country could “very easily get a black eye” from the international community if it does not handle the illegal immigration issue in a sensitive manner.
Lloyd ‘disappointed’ by teachers’ actions
EDUCATION Minister Jeff Lloyd expressed disappointment in the actions of some of the teachers at CH Reeves Junior High School yesterday.
Aid donations now standing at $7.4m
THE government has received $7.4m in donations through various channels in aid of Hurricane Dorian related efforts, Prime Minister Dr Hubert Minnis said yesterday.
Youth, 16, on murder charge
A 16-year-old was arraigned yesterday, accused of the shooting death of a 44-year-old man in the Pitt Lane area last week.
Grant Thornton to merge with Baker Tilly Gomez
A BAHAMIAN accounting firm whose work was “misrepresented” to conceal an alleged fraud, according to US federal regulators, is leaving its parent network to merge with another local office.
Clean Marine inks deal to open port facility in Freeport
A $1.5m deal to create the first “clean” port facility in The Bahamas will create around 45 permanent jobs in Grand Bahama.
Chamber chief sceptical over GBPA help for businesses
Grand Bahama Chamber of Commerce chairman Gregory Laroda welcomed the move by government to make $10m available to help businesses after Hurricane Dorian - but doubted that it would be matched by the Grand Bahama Port Authority (GBPA).
FACE TO FACE: Standing tall - and always together
The epitome of brotherly love is displayed between Dr Victor Horsley and his two elder brothers, Barton and Neil.
Development bank partners with BTVI in $4.7m training venture
A $4.7m PROJECT was launched yesterday to boost skills training in The Bahamas.
