'Overwhelming' responseto Small Business Centre
MORE than 1,500 persons have registered with the Small Business Development Centre (SBDC), its executive director said yesterday, describing the response as “overwhelming”.Addressing the Bahamas Institute of Chartered Accountants (BICA) seminar, Davi
Bahamas targets Japan with maritime presence
The Bahamas Maritime Authority (BMA) is aiming to make further inroads into the Japanese shipping market through the opening of its new office in the heart of Tokyo’s Minato district.KP Turnquest, the deputy prime minister, was joined by Renward Well
UPDATED: Fisherman killed in Andros boat explosion
TRAGEDY struck Andros Tuesday morning when a 53-year-old man was killed in a fishing boat explosion off Morgan’s Bluff.
11132018 EDITION
Tuesday, 13th November, 2018.
FACE TO FACE: From grocery boy to the halls of learning
He grew up as a Valley Boy in Culmersville, lost his father as a young boy and began working at an early age to help his mother. His life could have been a story of mediocrity blamed on his circumstances. Instead, he would be the boy who worked to pay for his education, studied hard in school, set goals for himself and achieved them - and then some.
Weather watch on tropical wave
WEATHER officials are monitoring a system that has developed in the Atlantic Ocean and has The Bahamas in its sights.The tropical wave has formed east of the Lesser Antilles.On Sunday, the US National Hurricane Centre said about the system: “Showers
Union fear over BTC downsizing
BTC unions yesterday protested further downsizing at the telecommunications company, namely the outsourcing of its call centre.
Renew CEO Cox ‘had no work permit’
FORMER Renew Bahamas CEO Michael Cox and his uncle Maurice Cox will stand trial at the end of the month on allegations that they were working in The Bahamas last month without government approval.
'WE'RE DOING ALL WE POSSIBLY CAN' – Dames defends search operation for crash pilot
AS the search for missing pilot Byron Ferguson continues, National Security Minister Marvin Dames defended officials against criticism by saying that law enforcement has extended every effort to resolving this matter.
Pratt – I'll fight 'unjust allegations'
FORMER Immigration Director William Pratt said yesterday he was seeking legal redress in response to “loose, untested allegations” in reference to him in an affidavit detailing the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s probe of an alleged local US visa scam.
'Majority miss out on growth'
PRIME Minister Dr Hubert Minnis conceded yesterday that only a small group of Bahamians benefit from economic growth in the country, but assured citizens the government is addressing blockages that stifle job creation and perpetuate poverty.
When you fall, get back up!
Health coach Ethan Quant, of Elite Wellness Solutions, has succeeded in his weight loss journey and now wants to share his methods with the Bahamas in an effort to foster a culture of wellness and conquer the obesity epidemic.
Breakout season for Strachan, productive year for Knowles-Tener
THE NCAA Division II football regular season concluded with a breakout season for Mike Strachan and a productive year in a new programme for Rondre Knowles-Tener.Strachan finished with five receptions for 55 yards and one touchdown in the Charleston
RBPF Interceptors, Electro Telcom Invaders emerge as champions
THE Bahamas Government Departmental Softball Association completed its championship series for men and women at the Baillou Hills Sporting Complex over the weekend.The Electro Telcom Invaders emerged as the ladies’ champions, while the Royal Bahamas
Quit shaming alternative journeys to motherhood
Like most parents, actress Gabrielle Union and NBA star Dwyane Wade were delighted to introduce their new baby to the world.The photos that were released via social media last week were just what you would imagine: the parents, cradling their preciou
Singer fights cancer for third time, family hosts benefit concert
In 2004, doctors diagnosed Minerva Kemp McIntosh with leukaemia and gave her less than six months to live. Now, 14 years later, Minerva is still here and still fighting. She has already beaten the cancer twice and is now going for a third round with
Megan Moss joins UK Wildcats track & field
Add St Augustine’s College Big Red Machine’s quarter-miler Megan Moss as the latest Bahamian to join the University of Kentucky Wildcats’ track and field programme.
Hurdler Gibson hoping 2019 will be banner year
AFTER a rarely quiet year since winning the silver medal at the Commonwealth Games in the Gold Coast, Australia, in April, Bahamas national 400 metre hurdles record holder Jeffery Gibson is hoping to have a banner year in 2019. “I’m setting some goal
Minister quizzed over quality of caretaking at centre for girls
SOCIAL Services Minister Frankie Campbell faced an unlikely question about the quality of caretakers at the Willie Mae Pratt School for Girls during a press conference yesterday about the series of events planned this month to celebrate men, women an
