Bahamas Cycling Federation hopes their track facility will be relocated
With the removal of their one-mile cycling track to accommodate the construction of the new national baseball stadium, the Bahamas Cycling Federation has been left without a facility to train and compete.
BAAA unveils new logo, plans to engage new demographic
IN an effort to rebrand its image through a series of innovative marketing strategies, the new BAAAs administration unveiled its new logo and plans to engage a new demographic.
NCAA: Makers Wanted Bahamas Bowl gets high marks
THE 2018 Makers Wanted Bahamas Bowl exceeded the expectations of several international media outlets in its fourth edition.
UB Mingoes men’s basketball team looks to reverse losing streak
THE University of the Bahamas Mingoes men’s basketball team is looking to reverse a local and international losing streak as the new year starts.
Alike but not the same – Hope for 2019
Happy New Year everyone!
A chance to change
Now that we are on the other side of 2018, we can look back and consider what really needs to be left behind. What is it that we really want deep down in our hearts to have happen in this new year?
Bahamian clergy urged to say ‘no’ to ‘colonial awards’
Colonial honours have more than outlived their usefulness.
Exuma’s Ebenezer rings in the new year with the word of God
Rev Stephen Smith and the Ebenezer Union Baptist family of Exuma began the 2019 year will a special service worshipping on the park.
Bahamas’ GDP per person lower than pre-recession era
The Bahamas’ real GDP per capita is lower now than it was 11 years ago before the start of the global recession, the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) has revealed.
Business Licences calculated on VAT revenue from 2020
Business Licence fees will be based on “positive VAT-rated revenue” from 2020 onwards in a move that “removes some of the ambiguity” surrounding how they are calculated.
Government breaking down ‘offshore’ banking divide
The Government yesterday broke down the divide between Bahamian domestic and international financial institutions to meet European Union (EU) demands.
Property fund brings functions back home in new year move
The BISX-listed Bahamas Property Fund has brought its management, advisory and leasing functions in-house with effect from New Year’s Day via a new executive structure.
ART OF GRAPHIX: Technology drives design’s evolution
What will graphic designs look like years from now? I believe that graphic design will be much more immersive as a result of the passage of time. And perhaps this shift will be accompanied by more niche professional experts, instead of generalist designers.
IAN FERGUSON: Staff wellness makes for a healthy business
Happy New Year! Most of us probably had a New Year’s resolution to take control of our personal health. Losing weight has certainly been at the top of the list for those coming out of an intense December featuring too much turkey, ham and fruit cake.
DPM: Dutch blacklist ‘premature response’
The Deputy Prime Minister yesterday branded The Bahamas’ “blacklisting” by the Netherlands as a “premature response” that undermines the European Union’s (EU) own anti-tax evasion offensive.
Taxi drivers: Strike to take 'full effect'
TAXI drivers yesterday doubled down on their strike threat, with a union leader warning: “It’s going into full effect."
Retail group: Xmas sales ‘up slightly’ against 2017
A BISX-listed retail group yesterday said same-store sales for most of its stores were “up slightly” over the Christmas seasom compared to the same period in 2017.
Knights left furious as champions surprised
AFTER falling in the standings from first to third place when penalty deductions brought the Superstar Rockers group its first win in six years, Platinum Knights leader Thomas Curry said the group intends to protest the unofficial results of the 2019 New Year’s Day Junkanoo Parade in Grand Bahama.
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Police arrest woman after she shoots gun from moving vehicle
A WOMAN was taken into police custody on New Year’s Day in connection with a viral video taken of what is believed to be her shooting a gun from a moving vehicle.
