Minister: $21m ‘overrun’ on key BPL investment
A Cabinet minister yesterday asserted that Bahamas Power & Light’s (BPL) key generation investment has suffered a $21m-plus “cost overrun” while failing to deliver the promised efficiencies and savings.
Mortgage loan approvals decline to under one-third
Less than one out of every three mortgage loan applications was approved in the 2023 first half despite total credit applications to the commercial banking sector increasing by 9.4 percent year-over-year.
Digital payments ‘a train that is not going to stop’
The Central Bank’s governor yesterday said he is aiming to “leapfrog The Bahamas to an even better digital payments state” as he warned: “This is a train that is not going to stop.”
‘Nowhere to go’ for shanty residents as eviction looms
RESTLESS residents of the Kool Acres and All Saints Way shanty towns have packed their bags and secured their belongings, ready to leave before the bulldozers arrive.
Govt set on East Hill St for new Parliament
FOREIGN Affairs Minister Fred Mitchell said Cabinet has approved the creation of a new House of Assembly building, which will be located at the site of the old post office headquarters on East Hill Street.
Police-involved killing of Garth Harrison ruled a justifiable homicide
THE family of Garth Harrison III was stunned after a Coroner’s Court jury ruled yesterday that the 24-year-old’s police-involved killing in 2019 was a justifiable homicide.
Minnis calls govt plan to send troops to Haiti ‘unacceptable’
FORMER Prime Minister Dr Hubert Minnis opposes government’s plan to send troops to Haiti, telling parliamentarians yesterday that no officer should risk their lives “on a deployment to a conflict zone with no plan or structure.”
Man accused of sex with 17-year-old boy
A 44-year-old man was imprisoned accused of having sex with a 17-year-old boy earlier this month.
Ministry partners with NSA for third annual Fitness Fest
THE Ministry of Youth, Sports & Culture is proud to partner with the National Sports Authority for the third annual Fitness Fest exercise programme.
Uniting to support the fight against cancer
2nd City of Hope Connect for Cancer Fun/Run Walk
SUPPORTING THE CAUSE - The second edition of the Connect for Cancer Fun/Run Walk & Mini Health Expo was a success as supporters came out in great numbers to participate in the event, raise funds and awareness for two residents of the South Beach constituency that are diagnosed with breast cancer.
PETER YOUNG: English wine on show? We’ll drink to that
THERE has been so much publicity about the Israeli-Gaza war that most people will be aware that it has moved to another deadly phase as the Israeli bombardment of Gaza intensifies and tanks and troops have also now crossed into the territory. The humanitarian situation has worsened and, in reaction, pro-Palestinian rallies are being held around the world.
Softball Games prelude to Public Service Week
PUBLIC service workers enjoyed softball games at the Blue Hills Sporting Complex on Saturday morning in their leadup to full launch of their commemorative week.
Visitor arrivals match 2019 record in first nine months
Total visitor arrivals for the first nine months of 2023 have equalled pre-COVID’s 2019 full-year record of 7.2m, it was revealed yesterday, with hotel room rates almost 60 percent higher.
Decathlete Mullings in position for medal
Track and field gets underway at 19th Pan American Games
National record holder Ken Mullings positioned himself for a medal in the men’s decathlon yesterday as the track and field competition got underway at the 19th Pan American Games in Santiago, Chile.
Get ready for ‘The Bahamas versus the World’
CO-founder of the Don’t Blink Home Run Derby in Paradise Todd Isaacs Jr noted that every year they try to make the December extravaganza an exciting one for the plyers and the spectators.
Denali Nottage takes home title
THE Bahamas Lawn Tennis Association congratulates Bahamian Denali Nottage on winning the Casely $10k Men’s Open in Hollywood, Florida, on October 23.
Tennis champions crowned on Winding Bay
IT was another exciting Sheri Roberts Open at the Abaco Club on Winding Bay. From the competitive tennis matches, the following winners emerged:
NPSA: Black Scorpions knock off I-BAP 7-5
THE New Providence Softball Association continued its abbreviated regular season action in the Bankers Field at the Baillou Hills Sporting Complex with just one game played on Saturday night.
‘United in Sports - A Golden Jubilee’
SPORTS Heritage Month is here and the Ministry of Youth, Sports and Culture is looking forward to inducting its latest Hall of Famers, selecting its outstanding athletes, teams and coaches as well as staging a number of other activities to bring the community together.
Chairman and leader are one
Politics, at its core, isn’t just about individual personalities, it’s about the collective vision, strategies, and objectives they represent. As the Progressive Liberal Party (PLP) approaches its convention and subsequent by-election, the interplay of these politics is vividly clear.
