Is PLP pro-gay?
BAHAMIANS mustn’t put too much stock into a Nassau based downmarket tabloid newspaper, which recently asserted that there is currently an ongoing intramural feud between heterosexuals and homosexuals in the Progressive Liberal Party (PLP).
Power to the people
We are an island nation that has gone from fairly consistent power generation in our capital city to having power outages every single day.
Swimmers making presence felt at FINA World Juniors
THE Bahamas’ three-member team of Izaak Bastian, Davante Carey and Lamar Taylor continue to make their presence felt at the 7th FINA World Junior Swimming Championships in Budapest, Hungary.Taylor, the Grand Bahamian native, got an opportunity yester
CCA says Sarkis has no rights on protected papers
Baha Mar’s main contractor is using a Bahamian Supreme Court ruling to argue it has not breached Sarkis Izmirlian’s rights by obtaining confidential legal documents prepared for him.Attorneys for China Construction America (CCA), in a letter and othe
Moody's: BPL is 'bottleneck to expansion'
Moody’s has labelled the Bahamian energy sector as “a bottleneck to economic growth”, although its latest analysis makes no mention of the daily outages plaguing New Providence.The international credit rating agency, in its latest annual assessment o
Govt defends its fiscal reform from US study
The government last night defended itself against US findings that it has failed to meet minimum fiscal transparency standards by hailing the “tremendous progress” it has made in this area. KP Turnquest, deputy prime minister, said the Minnis admini
Oil exploration plans 'absolutely disturbing'
ENVIRONMENTALISTS yesterday branded the Bahamas Petroleum Company’s (BPC) plan to drill an exploratory well in Bahamian waters during the 2020 first half as “absolutely disturbing”. Activists again called on the Government to publicly clarify its po
Minister downplays public union unrest
The Minnis Cabinet will meet this Saturday with all the public sector unions in a bid to address the concerns that have sparked growing industrial unrest, the minister of labour said yesterday. Dion Foulkes, pictured , downplayed the strained labour
An unsung hero of Pinewood Gardens
He went about his mission very quietly, unassuming, avoiding any public acclaim or limelight. He knew what he had been called to do by God and he carried out his mandate in an excellent way. He fed poor, hungry needy souls. His meals were not your av
Bishop Neil C Ellis to be honoured at ICABA Global Hall of Fame Weekend
Bishop Neil C Ellis will be inducted into the International Career and Business Alliance (ICABA) Global Hall of Fame during the organisation’s inaugural weekend mega conference, taking place September 26-29 at the Diplomat Beach Resort in Hollywood,
Benefit concert for the 'Divine Lady' takes place this Sunday
A number of the country’s top gospel recording artists will come together this Sunday at 6pm at the New Mount Zion Missionary Baptist Church to host a benefit concert in aid of award-winning singer Vanessa Clarke’s medical fund.The event, which is be
Faith continues to guide young pianist towards fulfilling his dream
For pianist Elijah Stevens, the journey to funding his musical education continues to be a walk of faith. And though he has yet to raise all the money required to begin the Masters programme at the prestigious Manhattan School of Music, he plans on t
Stay with the Church!
“Now it came to pass in the days when the judges ruled, that there was a famine in the land. And a certain man of Bethlehem-Judah went to sojourn in the country of Moab, he, and his wife, and his two sons. And the name of the man was Elimelech, and t
Christian filmmaking brothers return with sixth film, "Overcomer"
Hitting movie theatres this weekend is the latest feature from the Kendrick Brothers, who have generated over $150 million at the worldwide box office with their faith-based films.“Overcomer” tells the story of Coach John Harrison (played by Alex Ken
EDITORIAL: Frustration for too long - and on both sides
IT has been a long time coming – but junior doctors walked out yesterday.
STATESIDE: The #MeToo creator changing the world
We often read stories about lottery winners. We read the winner was living a modest life and the unimaginable riches from the lottery will transform his or her life. There is once-in-a-lifetime excitement, then a list of worthy things the person will do with the money.
BUSINESS BITES: Doctors Hospital - a little diamond in the rough
Investors should take a close look at Doctors Hospital Health System (DHS), our only non-Government full-service medical centre. DHS has never attracted much attention because of its small market capitalisation - ten million shares outstanding, trading at about $2.20 per share. But its recent Annual Report for the fiscal year to January 31, 2019 (released in June) should be required reading for it is positive news.
'We shouldn't have hired US team to fix power issues'
A FORMER Bahamas Electricity Corporation chairman yesterday slammed the government’s decision to hire a six-man team of American specialists to address the power generation issues at Bahamas Power and Light. Leslie Miller, a former MP and Cabinet min
Family shares in Marco milestone
ON the eve of what would have been Marco Archer’s 19th birthday, a $3.05m contract was signed between the government and Multimedia Technologies for the MARCO’s Alert system.National Security Minister Marvin Dames yesterday explained citizens can enr
