Cracking the minor leagues
The Bahamas continues to produce elite baseball talent and added another group of young men to the expanding list of local players to sign minor league contracts with Major League franchises. Ian Lewis (Miami Marlins), Everett Cooper (Houston Astros
Athletes invited to the Pan Am Games
THE Bahamas Olympic Committee released the names of the athletes invited to participate in the 2019 Pan American Games.
Bimini in 'devastating' fuel shortages blow
Bimini’s boating-reliant tourism industry was yesterday said to be facing another “devastating blow” from fuel shortages just ahead of the US Independence Day holiday weekend. Multiple resorts and marinas confirmed the island’s economy was bracing f
GB ships' waste processor in $3m expansion raise
A Freeport-based ships’ waste processor has been approved for a $3m Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) loan that will quadruple the size of the Caribbean’s first such facility.Clean Marine Group, which was founded in 2017, will also receive $1.5m
Digital B$ 'no panacea' with unreliable BPL
A digital Bahamian dollar is “no panacea” for this nation’s financial inclusion issues, the IMF has warned, especially if unreliable power supply continues to plague the Family Islands.The International Monetary Fund (IMF), in its Article IV report,
ALICIA WALLACE: None of us is safe from a stray bullet, vulnerable amid illusions of safety
Following the shooting of 15 people at a party in Montel Heights where the intended target ran into the crowd, the Commissioner of Police said: “I feel safe and I think you feel safe.” This is a puzzling statement, particularly given the incident being discussed.
EDITORIAL: A shadow of its former self
It ought to be the crown jewel of The Bahamas. Instead, it’s not fit enough for its new occupant to live in.
Energy reinforcements coming from Freeport as load shedding continues
AS he apologised on behalf of the government for Bahamas Power and Light’s failure to offer uninterrupted service, Acting Prime Minister K Peter Turnquest revealed that generators from Grand Bahama are on the way to Nassau to assist with the continui
Symonette had no conflict of interest, says Turnquest
DEPUTY Prime Minister K Peter Turnquest yesterday defended St Anne’s MP Brent Symonette against conflict of interest claims he says are unfair and baseless. Underscoring a lack of maturity, Mr Turnquest said it was very unfortunate the country could
You get less time for manslaughter – what judge said as woman appeals against sentence for COB theft
APPELLATE judges yesterday questioned whether a Supreme Court judge was right in sentencing a former College of the Bahamas employee to potentially 20 years in prison for stealing over $700,000 from the institution over a seven-year period.Appellate
Shotspotter isn't helping us, says Davis
PROGRESSIVE Liberal Party Leader Philip “Brave” Davis yesterday slammed the government’s investment in the ShotSpotter technology following the mass shooting in Montel Heights on Sunday morning.
GG’s rental expenses ‘money we must spend’
DEPUTY Prime Minister Peter Turnquest yesterday stressed the importance of “comfort and security” in the wake of reports the government will spend $9,000 a month to rent a home for new Governor General CA Smith.
DPM: Middle class fear over IMF’s income tax
The deputy prime minister yesterday warned that following the IMF’s income tax call would likely result in “a significantly higher tax burden” for middle class Bahamians.
Sarkis in new court victory over CCA
Sarkis Izmirlian’s $2.25bn fraud and breach of contract claim against Baha Mar’s main contractor was yesterday given full clearance to proceed by a New York appeals court.
Brent admits talks ahead of Minnis coup: ‘But I told rebels not to go ahead’
ST Anne’s MP Brent Symonette yesterday admitted he was involved in “some discussions” ahead of the coup that saw then-Opposition Leader Dr Hubert Minnis ousted as leader of the Official Opposition in Parliament last term – but ultimately told the “rebel seven” not to go through with it.
IMF queries Central Bank 'independence' over BOB
The government’s majority ownership of Bank of The Bahamas may have impaired the Central Bank’s “independence” in regulating the troubled institution, the IMF has reported.The International Monetary Fund (IMF), in its just-unveiled Article IV and fin
Kalik Summer Bowling League heats up
PLAY continued in the Kalik Summer Bowling League Tournament Monday night at Mario’s Bowling and Family Entertainment Centre with 10 teams competing for a 1st place prize of $1,200, 2nd place $600 and 3rd place $400. The Strike Force team, led by an
Junkanoo Bowl: Donte and Denali eliminated
Davis Cupper Donte Armbrister and national junior champion Denali Nottage took their opponents right to the wire, only to lose gruelling three-setters in their first round matches in the International Tennis Federation’s Junkanoo Bowl Under-18 Tennis
Kevin Johnson Summer Basketball Camp helpingprospects get off to school
JERINA Madayag likes what she sees in the Bahamas. That is one of the reasons why she continues to come back year after year to the Kevin ‘KJ’ Johnson Summer Basketball Camp looking for more and more basketball prospects to take to the US.All the way
