Paradise Sports consultants held Mother’s Day tennis cardio clinic
IT was a fun filled pre-Mother’s Day celebrations on Saturday as the Paradise Sports Consultants hosted an event for the family at the Tom ‘the Bird’ Grant Park tennis courts.
Labour director says jobseekers don’t know how to write resumes
LABOUR Director Robert Farquharson said many job seekers are unprepared for the job market –– not knowing how to write resumes, do interviews or dress.
Woman robbed and sexually assaulted
A 38-year-old woman was allegedly sexually assaulted in bushes after her kidnapper robbed her on Saturday.
Praise and warning for new centre for juveniles
THE new juvenile detention centre at the Bahamas Department of Corrections has drawn praise from a leading juvenile rights expert and warnings about how the facility could impede progress for youth in conflict with the law.
FTX Bahamas charges US broke 'every single' pledge
FTX's Bahamian liquidators have accused their US adversaries of "breaching every single" co-operation pledge in just four short months as they urged the Supreme Court to "sort it out" with Delaware.
Gov'ts support for BPL jumps $110m
Government loans to state-owned enterprises (SOEs) and agencies near-tripled during the first nine months of the current fiscal year to enable Bahamas Power & Light (BPL) to pay off its fuel bill arrears.
Munroe says new prison contract is FNM holdover
NATIONAL Security Minister Wayne Munroe said it was the Minnis administration that initially awarded a no-bid, multi-million dollar contract to Walker’s Industries to build a high-medium security facility at the Bahamas Department of Correctional Services (BDOCS).
POLICE REVIEW FILE IN MP RAPE CLAIM: Commissioner of Police says officers are ‘dotting the I’s and crossing the T’s’
FIVE weeks after a woman filed a complaint accusing an elected official of rape and abuse, Commissioner of Police Clayton Fernander said officers are still scrutinising the investigation file.
Crowdfund platform set to address pledge difference
The ArawakX crowdfunding platform is upgrading its website to address the difference between what is pledged by investors and the actual amount a company raises from an offering.
Promotion Board in 67% website visitor increase
The Nassau Paradise Island Promotion Board's (NPIPB) chief executive says there has been a 67 percent year-over-year jump in visitor traffic to its website as it works to convert this increase into actual visitors.
DEREK SMITH: ‘Peace of mind’ on data security
Individuals, companies and governments alike are increasingly concerned about data security and privacy as the digital landscape continues to expand.
Raise the lid
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The US federal government's debt ceiling has been reached and the clock is once again ticking. A default is imminent. International Monetary Fund (IMF) spokeswoman, Julie Kozack, fears "very serious" consequences for the global economy. The stock market is already getting nervous. The markets were down for the last two trading days of the week.
Growing food insecurity
According to the latest Global Report on Food Crises, in 2022, almost 258 million people in 58 countries faced the highest levels of acute food insecurity, which includes the categories of “Crisis”, “Emergency”, and “Catastrophe”, meaning that it can range from malnutrition to the risk of death due to lack of food.
Athletes on fast track at NACAC Invitational
The North American, Central American and Caribbean Athletics Association (NACAC) New Life Invitational saw its second hosting come to the nation’s second city of Freeport, Grand Bahama, this past weekend.
USA tops Mexico 5-0 for beach soccer title, Bahamas 4th overall
The Bahamas men’s national beach soccer team came so close to booking their ticket to the United Arab Emirates for the 2023 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup.
50 years on - and where are we?
Re: 50 Years of Independent Bahamas
Super-Conference Weekend: Bahamian athletes take spotlight
IT was called Super-Conference weekend and a number of Bahamians shined for the various collegiate track and field championships held around the United States.
Go Raptors: CH Reeves soak up GSSSA success
THE CH Reeves Raptors are no strangers to the winners’ circle and championship podium.
Red-Line Athletics: ‘We are more than just a track club’
THE Red-Line Athletics track club is not only home to talented student-athletes but also noble citizens.
Roderick A. Simms: Public service reform key to a sustainable Bahamas
The history of the public service in The Bahamas can be traced back to the late 19th century when the islands were a British colony.
