BGDBA playoffs begin tonight
FRIDAY night marked the end of the 2024 Bahamas Government Departmental Basketball Association (BGDBA) regular season and now teams will begin their quests to the finals starting tonight at the DW Davis Gymnasium.
Johnson and Young take top two spots
JASON Johnson and Kaif Young emerged with a 1-2 finish in the Men’s Physique category at the International Fitness and Bodybuilding Federation’s Mr Mexico Pro Bodybuilding and Fitness Show over the weekend.
Ocean Club plans 30-day temporary closure
A HIGH-END Paradise Island resort is set to temporarily close for 30 days to permit upgrades to two restaurants, it was revealed yesterday.
Marinas brace for ‘worst Labour Day in a decade’
Bahamian marinas were yesterday said to be facing “the worst US Labour Day weekend we’ve seen in the last decade” with electricity costs up 25 percent “over usage” under BPL’s new rate structure.
‘Not out of whack’: Fired Gaming Board staff win $1.9m damages
A TRADE union leader yesterday defended the near-$1.9m total damages awarded to five former Gaming Board staff for wrongful and unfair dismissal as “not out of whack”.
Auto chief: No alarm on ‘30% dip’ in used cars
THE Bahamas Motor Dealers Association’s (BMDA) president yesterday said a recent “30 percent dip” in his firm’s used vehicle sales is no cause for alarm amid plans to close 2024 “with a bang”.
Shipyard to generate 1,200 jobs with $665m expansion
THE majority of the 1,200 jobs set to be created by the Grand Bahama Shipyard’s $665m dock expansion will go to full-time Bahamian workers, the Prime Minister said yesterday.
Carlos Brown Jr in the 200m finals
Just when it appeared as if Team Bahamas would wrap up the 20th World Athletics Under-20 (U20) Championships without a single finals appearance, Carlos Brown Jr stepped up and advanced to the 200m finals yesterday at the Estadio Atletico de la VIDENA in Lima, Peru.
BCPOU holds protest at ZNS, criticises GM Clint Watson
THE Bahamas Communications and Public Officers Union (BCPOU) staged a protest outside ZNS’ headquarters yesterday to criticise General Manager Clint Watson.
Carnival Cruise Lines opens headquarters for Celebration Key in GB
The new offices of Carnival Cruise Lines and the headquarters for Celebration Key officially opened on Thursday in the newly renovated Millennium Building in Freeport.
WSC says interuption in command system caused outage in parts of New Providence
AN interruption to the Water and Sewerage Corporation’s (WSC) command system, which controls the pump system, disrupted water services in some areas of New Providence yesterday before the issue was resolved, according to WSC General Manager Robert Deal.
‘He was a good friend, very nice and humble’
NOELCIN Vilma was tragically shot and killed at his job at a scrap metal yard off Carmichael Road, just a day before his birthday.
SS Karnack wreck at Nassau Harbour
The British steam ship Karnak was a large vessel wrecked at Nassau Harbour bar at the western end of Paradise Island on April 14, 1862.
Mitchell downplays campaign finance laws
PROGRESSIVE Liberal Party (PLP) chairman Fred Mitchell deflected Michael Pintard’s challenge to disclose the PLP’s financial donors and downplayed the possibility of introducing campaign finance laws this term.
Government signs $665m HOA for GB shipyard transformation project
THE government signed a Heads of Agreement for the $665m Grand Bahama Shipyard transformation project yesterday, a project designed to position The Bahamas as “a global leader in ship repair”.
No need for Valley Boys to change name to participate
ALTHOUGH the Registrar General’s Office has required that the “World Famous Valley Boys” drop the Valley Boys name from its title, Junkanoo Corporation of New Providence (JCNP) chairman Dion Miller said the group will not have to change its name to participate in the Boxing Day and New Year’s Day parades.
Without a home five years later
DOZENS of Abaco residents in government trailers meant as temporary housing after Hurricane Dorian are facing eviction by the end of October, including a struggling mother of five who is still searching for a permanent home.
30 months jail for possession of loaded gun
A 21-year-old man was sentenced to 30 months in prison yesterday after admitting to having a loaded gun in a car on Carmichael Road earlier this week.
