BBFF can now boast of having 20 active professionals in the sport
WITH four more competitors earning their professional status this year, the Bahamas Bodybuilding and Fitness Federation can now boast of having 20 active professionals in the sport.
CONCACAF Nations League: Bahamas could be relegated – Bahamas men’s national soccer team suffers 6-1 loss to Puerto Rico
The Bahamas men’s national soccer team suffered a 6-1 loss to Puerto Rico last night in the CONCACAF Nations League at the Juan Ramón Loubriel Stadium in Bayamon, Puerto Rico, and could end up being relegated from League B to League C.
No change to zoning, please
Changing of zoning applications are growing and growing to credit of Town Planning we see advertisements in the print media regularly today, but should changes to zoning be permitted?
By-election spending is ‘win-win’ for Bimini
Bimini’s Chamber of Commerce president yesterday hailed spending by both political parties on today’s by-election as a “win-win” for all residents and the island’s economy.
Better IP protection ‘great’ but creatives require more
The Government’s bid to create a dedicated intellectual property (IP) office was yesterday hailed by musicians as a “great” advance in helping to safeguard their creative works against piracy and theft.
Maritime Corps thriving - with some challenges
Recently, the instructors involved in the Bahamas Maritime Cadet Corps (BMCC) held a conclave to discuss both progress and challenges.
Praise for Jervon - the nation’s new Rhodes Scholar
The Ministry of Education and Technical and Vocational Training has praised the nation’s newest Rhodes Scholar, Jervon Sands, a graduate of Saint John’s University.
PETER YOUNG: Remembrance Sunday is emblem of Britain’s soul as a nation
AS the news cycle moves on remorselessly and public attention is inevitably diverted elsewhere, I should like today to comment once more on the controversy surrounding last weekend’s pro-Palestine march in London.
FACE TO FACE: From Long Island to leadership
FRANK Watson, former Deputy Prime Minister of the Commonwealth of The Bahamas, was one of six honorees who were recently commended for outstanding loyalty and for putting service above self by the Long Islanders’.
Expanded heads of agreement signed for Ocean Cay
THE Davis administration has signed an expanded Ocean Cay heads of agreement with MSC Cruises that incorporates a new marine conservation centre, renewable energy and facility upgrades.
Pintard says govt lying about FNM projects
FNM leader Michael Pintard said Bahamians are worse off under the current government.
‘Incredibly difficult’ for middle class to ever purchase home
Middle class Bahamians will find it “incredibly difficult to ever get a home”, developers and realtors warned yesterday, with financing and other hurdles constantly being raised that “little bit higher”.
Public sector debt drops $93m during first quarter
Total public sector debt fell by $93m during the first quarter of the 2023-2024 fiscal year, it was disclosed yesterday, cutting it slightly from its June peak as the foreign currency share fell by 1.5 percentage points.
Bahamians using renewables ‘without understanding’ them
Bahamians are using key components of renewable energy technology “without understanding where or when or how” it impacts their lives, regulators are asserting.
Bahamas ‘negligent’ in protecting innovators
The Attorney General yesterday admitted The Bahamas has been “negligent” in protecting the innovations of its entrepreneurs by failing to keep pace with intellectual property (IP) safeguards.
Bishop Grant makes closing pitch ahead of vote
Bishop Ricardo Grant pledged to be a fierce advocate and a strong voice that will fight for West Grand Bahama and Bimini.
Mitchell says vote bribe claim ‘completely false’
PROGRESSIVE Liberal Party chairman Fred Mitchell said Michael Pintard’s claim that the party is buying voters to win the week’s by-election is “completely false” and “a disregard” of democratic principles.
No Bahamas taxes on Shell’s $1.55bn profits
The case for imposing a corporate income tax was yesterday said to be have been strengthened by revelations that a Shell subsidiary paid not a cent in tax on $1.55bn of profits generated in The Bahamas.
Academic star Camille dies of cancer, aged 19
A 19-year-old Bahamian college student who died from ovarian cancer on Saturday had been determined to finish her education, according to her brother.
