Plans announced for the 6th Grand Bahama Games
Grand Bahama Sports Council Chairman Darrell Weir announced plans for the Sixth Grand Bahama Games during a press conference on September 24 at the Foster B.
Churchill Tener-Knowles will be the honouree for this year’s Grand Bahama Games
THE Grand Bahama Sports Council and council chairman Darrell Weir announced that national sporting enthusiast and activist Churchill Tener-Knowles will be the honouree for this year’s Grand Bahama Games.
Rangers’ top prospect Sebastian Walcott wraps up impressive Double-A season
SEBASTIAN Walcott, one of the Texas Rangers’ top young prospects, has wrapped up an impressive season at the Double-A level.
BBA names Under-23 National Team for Pan Am Qualifier
THE Bahamas Baseball Association is excited to announce its U-23 National Baseball Team, which will compete in the upcoming CONCEBE (Central America) and COCABE (Caribbean) U-23 Pan American Qualifier to be hosted in Panama City, Panama, September 28 to October 4.
Atlantis: New school car park to accomodate more development
A new car park near Atlantis' planned school will accommodate nearby future developments with its planned 142 spaces open for expansion into a multi-storey facility.
IAN FERGUSON: Why giving second chances is so vital
A "second chance policy" in the workplace, often called second-chance hiring or fair-chance hiring, provides employment opportunities to individuals with a criminal record, employment gaps or other past barriers to work.
Rosewood Exuma challenge in 'insurmountable problem'
Attorneys for the $200m Rosewood Exuma project have argued their opponents have "an insurmountable problem" because they took too long to submit a challenge to its planning approvals.
Baha Mar's 2026 'silver lining' after 20% occupancy drop-off
Baha Mar's booking pace for 2026 is 4 percent ahead year-on-year, its president revealed yesterday, with the mega resort suffering "a slower than normal slow season" along with other hotels.
'Turning the corner' with rogue jet ski crackdown
A senior tourism official yesterday asserted "we are turning the corner" in cracking down on rogue jet ski operators with 15 arrests and thousands of dollars in fines levied since July 6.
Employers condemn plan for 'dangerous' redundancy bond
Employers yesterday condemned as "dangerous" and "untenable" proposals that would require all Bahamian companies to provide financial security in advance for employees' termination pay.
Bahamas faces ‘full-out assault’ on its fisheries
The Bahamas is facing “a full-out assault” from illegal fishing charters and poachers that it must “fight with full force”, the National Fisheries Association’s (NFA) secretary warned yesterday.
Cost of living crisis made worse by 65k ‘under-employed’
Sixty-five thousand under-employed workers exposes why so many Bahamians are struggling to cope with the cost of living crisis and make ends meet, the Opposition’s finance spokesman said yesterday.
Minister: Skills gaps leave ‘hundreds of jobs’ unfilled
A Cabinet minister yesterday blamed skills mismatches in the Bahamian workforce for the Department of Labour’s inability to fill “hundreds of openings” within its database.
Airline almost closed over Bahamasair pilot poaching
A Bahamian private airline was last year on the verge of closing down because all its senior pilots were being poached by Bahamasair, it was revealed yesterday.
Resorts World says new worker housing secured
Resorts World Bimini yesterday said it has secured new housing for the estimated 150-200 workers who it earlier this month told to vacate their present accommodation by end-September.
PM pushes back over Trump energy criticism
The Prime Minister yesterday appeared to push back against Donald Trump’s renewable energy criticisms as he urged “decision-makers everywhere” to understand its roll-out will not undermine prosperity.
Defence Force yet to sight poaching vessel
The Royal Bahamas Defence Force (RBDF) yesterday said it has yet to sight a Dominican vessel that Bahamian fishermen have accused of poaching in this nation’s waters.
