EDITORIAL: Three steps to put Minnis and Co. back on track
TOMORROW The Bahamas will mark the first anniversary of an election like no other – the former governing party tossed out like two-day-old stew fish and the FNM swept in with an unprecedented vote of confidence, winning 35 of 39 seats.
Gibson the millionaire
THE news of the Free National Movement (FNM) administration’s agreement to fund $10,000 towards former Labour and National Insurance Minister Shane Gibson’s medical bills is not sitting well with many rank-and-file FNM supporters, some of whom have demonstrated unconditional loyalty to the governing party for years.
Delivery unit seeking to help govt meet promises
PRIME Minister Dr Hubert Minnis officially launched his Delivery Unit yesterday, a body that is meant to keep the government on track in the delivery of key promises to the electorate.Known as the Prime Minister’s Delivery Unit, or PMDU, the initiati
Activists call for end to colonial rule
A SMALL delegation of activists from the Dutch special municipality Bonaire who are seeking to raise awareness of alleged undemocratic colonial rule of the island attended the 21st Session of the Council for Foreign and Community Relations on Monday.
Who is Foulkes kidding?
I read with horror, the comments attributed to the Minister of Labour Dion Foulkes, in regards to the clear violation of The Pointe and their Heads of Agreement on the employees on that construction site.
Time to open your eyes
Is it just me or have others out there ever wondered about like how liberals, the world over, especially the demon craps, otherwise known as democrats, have this new condition called Trump Derangement Syndrome?
$10,000 jackpot for Marathon Bahamas
RUNNERS everywhere just got 10,000 more reasons to run Marathon Bahamas next year.
NPSA: Wildcats roll over Truckers 6-3
What a way for Dornette Wright to make her debut in the New Providence Softball Association with the game on the line for the defending champions Sunshine Auto Wildcats.
Triathlon champions are crowned at Jaws Beach
JORGE Marcos and Anna Zywiolek became the first champions crowned in the Bahamas Triathlon Association’s National Champions for Triathlon in the sprint distance over the weekend.
Lyford Cay wins the Bahamas Interschool Equestrian League Championship horse show
TEAM spirit was in full effect this past weekend as the country’s most promising junior horse riders from seven schools across New Providence and Grand Bahama met at the Camperdown Equestrian Centre to compete in the Bahamas Interschool Equestrian League Championship horse show.
St Francis & Joseph School wins Catholic Primary Schools Track and Field title
YOUNG athletes from St Francis & Joseph School bested competitors from three other Catholic Board of Education primary schools to win the 2018 Bahamas Catholic Primary Schools Track & Field Championships.
Watson interim coach of women’s national basketball team
WITH Yolett McPhee-McCuin committed to her new role as head coach for the Ole Miss University women’s basketball programme, the Bahamas Basketball Federation has named Wayde Watson as the interim coach of the women’s national basketball team.
BTC profits slump 75% amid 2-year owner wait
The Bahamas Telecommunications Company’s (BTC) 2017 profits plunged by around 75 per cent amid its owner’s continuing two-year wait for the Government to approve its takeover.
Credit growth less than 3% through 2021
The Deputy Prime Minister yesterday conceded the Government’s economic and fiscal plans are “ambitious”, amid forecast of subdued credit growth of “less than three per cent” through 2021.K P Turnquest, pictured, responding to the Caribbean Developme
Bahamas 'nation of choice' through Arbitration Centre
The Government will “table shortly” international arbitration centre legislation aimed at helping The Bahamas become the investor’s “jurisdiction of choice”.Brent Symonette, minister of financial services, trade and industry and Immigration, told a M
Bahamas ‘late in arbitration game’
The Bahamas can still realise its international arbitration centre ambitions despite being “late to the game” after 10-15 years of mere “talk”, a well-known QC argued yesterday.
Court bars hotel union elections
Hotel union executives yesterday served notice they plan to challenge a Supreme Court injunction that has - temporarily at least - blocked leadership elections set for this month.The injunction, granted on May 4, 2018, by acting chief justice Stephen
Bahamian production house in carnival first
A Bahamian-owned production company is praising Carnival organisers for allowing a local company to set-up the Main Stage for the first time.Maecal Electronics provided the audio, visual, lighting and staging for Bahamas Carnival Experience, replacin
Port bids to make freeport 'shine'
The Grand Bahama Port Authority (GBPA) is continuing to rid the island of abandoned, derelict and structurally-unsound properties as it completes demolition of a former business plaza.“The beautification and maintenance of the city of Freeport is alw
