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Bridgewater delivers standout performance
BAHAMIAN guard Domnick Bridgewater delivered a standout performance in Brazilian professional basketball, scoring 32 points to lead Esporte Clube Pinheiros to an 89-74 road victory over Basket Osasco in the NBB CAIXA 2026/27 competition.
Jalisa starts tennis career with a bang
JALISA Clarke started her collegiate tennis career with a bang, winning all five of her matches in singles and doubles competition at her first college invitational - the SIAC Fall Open.
GBPA chair: ‘Don’t throw baby out with bath water’
THE GRAND Bahama Port Authority’s (GBPA) co-chair has repeated warnings to “not throw the baby out with the bath water” over proposed governance reforms given that Freeport’s founding treaty has served as the model for multiple rivals.
Building materials suppliers to act on competition worry
FREEPORT building materials suppliers are planning to supply both the Government and Grand Bahama Port Authority (GBPA) with data by next week “to support the argument” they face unfair competition and predatory pricing.
King warned on ‘pursuit of private profit’s’ threat
ENVIRONMENTAL advocates are calling on King Charles to intervene amid fears that The Bahamas’ “ecological future is being sacrificed in the pursuit of private profit” with ever-expanding development threatening “irreversible damage” to the coast.
GB Shipyard recognises emergency response team
Grand Bahama Shipyard has recognised 20 employees who have volunteered to serve as first responders on its Emergency Response Team (ERT) as part of National Heroes Day celebrations.
No jitney disruption amid wait for Gov’t
JITNEY operators have pledged to maintain uninterrupted services while awaiting a Cabinet decision on their proposed fare increase, following what industry representatives described as positive discussions with Transport Minister Leon Lundy last week.
Ministry launches National Sports Month
THE Ministry of Youth and Sports is looking to create more opportunities for its next generation of athletes through international partnerships, scholarships and coach development, as it officially launches National Sports Month 2026.
Procurement Department’s ‘acting’ designation raises concern over independence
Five years after The Bahamas introduced its Public Procurement Act, an important question remains: Are the arrangements governing the Public Procurement Department sufficiently independent to safeguard the integrity of government contracting?
Port’s fourth ‘energy’ terminal to ease shipping cost pressure
THE NEAR-$180M project to provide cleaner electricity to vessels docked at Nassau Cruise Port will “be completed within the next 12-18 months” amid expectations that supply will start in the 2027 third quarter.
Cruise port eyes ‘hell of a way to close out’ 2026
NASSAU Cruise Port is eyeing “a hell of a way to close out the year” as it expects to be at full capacity, with six vessels berthed, on close to 50 percent of the remaining days left in 2026.
