Bahamians training for Boston Marathon
TRAINING partners Suzanna Eneas and Ryan Bethell will get the rare opportunity to carry the Bahamian flag at the prestigious Boston Marathon.
3rd National High School Basketball Championships set
CHAMPIONSHIP week was officially launched in Grand Bahama as the best high school basketball players in the island nation are set to showcase their skills at the third edition of the National High School Basketball Championships.
Annual Uncle Lou 10K run/walk race a morning of fun
THE numbers may have dwindled, but the competition was still intense as the Alumni Association of St Augustine’s College held its Annual Uncle Lou 10K Fun Run/Walk Race.
THE PRESS BOX: 5 ‘bargain basement specials’ still left in NFL free agency
THE Cowboys have made it crystal clear when it comes to free agency over the last few seasons. They will play the role of cheap, skin flint, comfortably.
The Steelers upset Enforcers in Mayaguana RBPF volleyball competition
THE Royal Bahamas Police Force celebrated their anniversary month in Mayaguana as the community team called The Steelers pulled off the upset against the Enforcers in their volleyball competition at the Pirates Wells Primary School on Saturday.
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Bahamian promoter launches new entertainment app
WHAT do you do when people look to you as a source for the what’s happening in on the local entertainment scene? Ashley Swaby’s response was to start her very own things-to-do app called S’Gern On.
Major reforms needed for GB ‘tech hub’ plan
The Government faces a massive task to make Grand Bahama a technology hub, a confidential report has revealed, despite hopes of attracting “hundreds of companies in months”.
Fears IBC ‘beauty’ lost over blacklist response
THE Deputy Prime Minister yesterday warned that “all” International Business Companies may have to submit annual accounts if the Bahamas is to escape Europe’s “blacklist”.
‘Amazing’ if Bahamas gets 50% chicken self-sufficient
AN Abaco poultry producer yesterday said it would be “amazing” if the Bahamas could produce even half the poultry it consumes “within two years”.
Financial industry’s ‘check’ on exceeding EU demands
THE Bahamian financial services industry will serve as a ‘watchdog’ to ensure this nation does “not go beyond what’s required” to escape Europe’s ‘blacklist’, a senior executive said yesterday.
Flats fishing advocates urge Oban’s relocation
BAHAMIAN flats/bonefishing advocates yesterday called for the $5.5 billion Oban Energies project to be relocated, warning: “We don’t want to find out” the impacts if it goes wrong.
‘No time for complacency’ over EU blacklist escape
A Cabinet Minister yesterday warned that “‘this is not a time for complacency” in efforts to ensure the Bahamas escapes the European Union’s (EU) ‘blacklist’.
BPL inks with Credit Suisse for $100m
BAHAMAS Power & Light (BPL) has executed an engagement letter with Credit Suisse for the provision of up to $100 million in interim financing, the Minister of Works said yesterday.
Web shops to go $3m above civic obligation
THE web shop industry yesterday said its 2018 civic and charitable contributions will exceed legal requirements by $3 million.
Commercial Enterprises Act: Three are approved
THREE applications have been approved thus far under the Commercial Enterprises Bill, a Cabinet Minister said yesterday.
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Monday, 19th March, 2018.
Triple gold in CARIFTA water polo
The Bahamas’ water polo programme continues its trend as one of the elite performers in the region with another series of championship performances at CARIFTA.
Mitchell: Flying court a mistake
THE Minnis administration’s decision to facilitate hearings on Inagua for 230 migrants accused of illegally entering the country last week is an unsustainable process, Progressive Liberal Party (PLP) Chairman and former Immigration Minister Fred Mitchell said yesterday.
Foulkes sees urgency to solve shanty town crisis
ABACO residents yesterday suggested the island was “on the edge” of “serious tragedy” in coming months due to the government’s “inaction and mismanagement” of the ongoing shanty town crisis.
