Davis Cup: Baker and Philip clinch final two spots
BAKER Newman and Philip Major Jr clinched the final two spots over the weekend at the National Tennis Centre to make up the Bahamas team for the American Zone II Davis Cup tie.
Big win for Gaither in 100m
SPRINTER Tynia Gaither picked up a big win over the weekend at the Tom Tellez Invitational at the Tom Tellez Track.
New gymnastics programme ‘springing up’ on Eleuthera
THE sport of gymnastics is experiencing new growth here in the Bahamas with the development of a fairly new gymnastics programme springing up on the island of Eleuthera.
Fee rises targeted again to make up $40m PHA deficit
A Cabinet minister yesterday confirmed that the Princess Margaret Hospital (PMH) is still targeting fee increases to make up a $40m funding shortfall in time for the upcoming fiscal year.
Friends of convicted drug smuggler appeal for leniency
FAMILY and friends of convicted drug smuggler Austin Knowles are appealing for leniency in his sentencing after he pleaded guilty to a 2002 conspiracy and drug trafficking scheme.
One from 10 equals 0
In 1962 as the nascent Federation of the West Indies struggled to find relevance, Dr Eric Williams, then Premier of Trinidad and Tobago uttered five words that still reverberate around the Caribbean – one from ten equals zero.
Keep politicians in the pew
The politician’s place in a church is in the pew - time and time again, successive Prime Ministers-Governments accept invitations to speak at Church Conventions - wrong actually very wrong and politically stupid.
Family deserving of all our prayers
I met him at the South Beach pools. This is his story.
Insurer shakes-off ‘three-year hangover’ on 22% claims fall
A Bahamian insurer has begun to shake-off its “three-year hangover” from Hurricane Matthew after 2018 claims came in 22 percent below its own projections.
IXP plan signals Bahamas ‘serious technology player’
The Bahamas will send the signal that it is “a really serious technology player” if it develops its own Internet Exchange Point (IXP), the head of its technology hub committee believes.
Bahamas failing to ‘leverage internet into innovation’
The Bahamas is “failing to leverage the internet’s full potential to drive entrepreneurship and business innovation”, industry regulators are asserting.
‘Dramatic brain drain’ hampers health policy
The “dramatic brain drain” in nursing has meant Bahamian healthcare’s human resources have not kept pace with public policy creation, a Cabinet minister is arguing.
GB insight sought on Productivity Council
The Grand Bahama private sector’s input on the creation of a National Productivity Council will be sought at a May 16 luncheon meeting.
PMH earns just $200,000 from 60k emergency visits
THE Princess Margaret Hospital (PMH) collects less than $200,000 a year from the 60,000 emergency room patients it treats, a Cabinet minister revealing: “We pay more in salaries for staff to collect that money”.
Small hotels ‘fusing’ with vacation rentals
Small Bahamian hotels will likely have to “fuse” vacation rental homes into their business model, a Bahamian realtor is arguing, with the latter sector poised to become the market leader.
Three arrested after $1.62m of marijuana found on boat
THREE Bahamian men were arrested after they were found on a boat with 43 bales of suspected marijuana with an estimated value of $1.62m.
Ragged Island set for renewable energy investment
CABINET has approved the investment in renewable energy for storm-ravaged Ragged Island, according to Minister of Public Works Desmond Bannister, who said on Friday repairs are underway.
Jamaican man found guilty of multiple charges
A 19-year-old Jamaican was charged in the Freeport Magistrate's Court after he was found working illegally in the country.
