Time to rise
WITH an extremely uneven ratio of men to women in the Cabinet with only one woman holding a ministerial post in the current government, women across the political divide on Wednesday called for more women to come forward and represent the people in politics.
Chinese make $3,000 donation to food group
THE Chinese Embassy made a generous donation of $3000 worth of food to the Bahamas Feeding Network yesterday.
95% satisfied with NHI so far
NINETY-FIVE percent of National Health Insurance beneficiaries are satisfied with their experience with the programme, according to the National Health Insurance Authority.
Reed, Cantlay take three-stroke lead on first day
Patrick Cantlay and Patrick Reed took a three-stroke lead over the field and are tied atop the leaderboard following day one of the Hero World Challenge.
Executives eager to launch Handball Federation
BACK in 2013, the Bahamas Handball Federation was formed after Wellington Miller, then president of the Bahamas Olympic Committee, returned from a meeting in Mexico and the president of the International Handball Federation wanted to spread the sport out to countries in the Americas and Caribbean region.
Mingoes clinch 87-84 win over Shockers
FOUR University of the Bahamas basketball players hit double figures as the Mingoes came back hard in the second half to defeat the JD’s Seafood Shockers 87-84 at the AF Adderley Gym on Wednesday night and now lead the division one standings in the New Providence Basketball Association.
Father Marcian Peters Basketball Classic on December 7
THE 33rd edition of the Father Marcian Peters Basketball Classic is set to tip off in just over a week, featuring some of the top primary, junior and intermediate programmes.
Ferguson and Bearcats are assured a bowl game
CHRIS Ferguson and the Cincinnati Bearcats are assured a bowl game this postseason and many pundits are speculating where the ‘Cats will end up when the full slate of games are unveiled this weekend.
THE FINISH LINE: Baseball needs to be played at the senior level again in the Bahamas
THE performance of the under-18 men’s national baseball team to the Pan American Baseball Confederation Championships in Panama showed what could and should be done under the newly alligned Bahamas Baseball Association.
NPBA: Rockets top High Flyers 93-87
THE Sun Oil Rockets scored an early-season win over the defending Division II champions in the New Providence Basketball Association.
Bringing Broadway to a glorious Christmas celebration
Under the theme “Gloria in Excelsis Deo”, members of the St Matthew’s Anglican Sunrise Choir and Friends are gearing up to host their popular annual Christmas production.
A new chapter for Archdeacon James Palacious
THIS Friday, November 30, a service of thanksgiving will be held at the Parish Church of Christ the King Ridgeland Park West to mark the official retirement from the sacred priesthood by James E Palacious, Archdeacon in the Anglican Diocese of the Bahamas and the Turks and Caicos Islands.
Calvary finishes the year strong with sixth pastoral anniversary
THE leadership, members and partners of Calvary Deliverance Church East Street South have come to a very special time of the year. This Sunday, they will celebrate and extend their love and thanks to Senior Pastor Bishop James Newry and Elder Queenie Newry on the occasion their sixth pastoral anniversary.
Ex-AG warns of ‘legal challenges’ to incentives end
A former attorney general yesterday warned that “difficult legal challenges” may result from eliminating preferential incentives for existing foreign investors by end-2021.
Bloated public sector like ‘50k pound canoe anchor’
The Government was yesterday urged to eliminate “excess weight” in the public sector that is dragging The Bahamas down “like a 50,000 pound anchor for a canoe”.
Govt concern: Best paying jobs going to non-Bahamians
A Cabinet Minister yesterday said the Government is concerned that “most” high-paying financial services jobs are held by non-Bahamians due to labour shortages locally.
Hotel ‘work-to-rule’ goes into weekend
Unionised hotel employees will continue their “work-to-rule” through the weekend after little progress was made in resolving differences with Atlantis at yesterday’s Labour Department meeting.
IAN FERGUSON: Show intelligence in managing emotions
Emotional intelligence is the capacity to understand and manage your emotions. The skills involved in emotional intelligence are self-awareness, self-regulation, motivation, empathy and social skills.
Govts procurement overhaul presses on
The Government’s planned electronic procurement and supplier registry will create “fairness, equity and equal access” in bidding on public contracts, the deputy prime minister said yesterday.
The future is now as technology summit comes to GB
This month, The Bahamas successfully hosted its second annual technology summit in Grand Bahama. The theme for this year’s summit was “The Future is Now”, and attracted over 600 participants including investors, IT Professionals, developers, innovators and stakeholders from within the region and abroad.
