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‘Don’t share carbon credit benefits with oil explorer’
Environmental activists yesterday argued that the full benefits from creating carbon credits, and their subsequent trading, should go to the Bahamian people and not be shared with an oil explorer seeking to recover its $150m investment.
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Drivers ‘premature’ on 25 cent bus fare hike
Both the Government and bus owners yesterday said it was “premature” for jitney drivers to announce that fares will increase by 25 cents per trip for adults and junior/senior high school students with effect from Monday, August 14.
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Minister’s ‘concern’ for fire victims
SOCIAL Services Minister Obie Wilchcombe expressed deep concern about shanty town residents affected by a fire on Monday, saying officials will provide the victims with food, clothing, and other necessities.
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Sprinter Terrence Jones grateful for the support
SPRINTER Terrence Jones Jr expressed his thankfulness and gratitude to his teammates and fellow Bahamians that supported him throughout his recent adversity.
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‘With this team being one of the best assembled, we expect to advance’ in the FIBA Pre-Olympic Qualifier
EUGENE Horton, president of the Bahamas Basketball Federation (BBF), along with many Bahamians, have high expectations for the stacked 15-man national team.
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New NPBA President: ‘Join us in this this new era of basketball’
FOLLOWING the New Providence Basketball Association (NPBA) annual general meeting and elections, the newly-elected president Ricardo Smith is ready to usher in a new era of basketball.
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‘Uncle Lou’ Adderley set to be inducted October 14
THE late Deacon Leviticus ‘Uncle Lou’ Adderley will be among 10 individuals and one team to be inducted into Saint John’s University’s J-Club Hall of Honour on Saturday, October 14, as part of Homecoming festivities.
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LaFleur pleased with performances
WHEN IFBB women’s physique competitor Lorraine LaFleur decided to open GAINZ for Life Fitness - G4LF, she envisioned it would become one of Nassau’s new fastest-growing fitness studios.
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Crawfish oversupply to hit local fishermen
A Bahamian seafood processor yesterday confirmed that a global over-supply of lobster is driving relatively low prices for local fishermen at the opening of crawfish season.
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Abandoned property owners to fund next demolition wave
The next wave of downtown Nassau property demolitions will cost the Government nothing when they begin this weekend because the owners will cover the bill themselves, a Senator said yesterday.
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Realtors say Bimini's high end is 'red hot'
Bimini-based realtors yesterday described the island's high-end property market as "red hot" with fresh developments such as the Illa Bimini Resort and Residences emerging to meet ever-growing demand.
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AG: Gender-Based Violence Bill was potentially confusing and had dated or unnecessary provisions
ATTORNEY General Ryan Pinder said the Davis administration advanced the Protection Against Violence Bill over the previously drafted Gender-Based Violence Bill because the latter was potentially confusing and contained either dated or unnecessary provisions.
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‘Total package’: Downtown arrives on new political look
The Downtown Nassau Partnership’s (DNP) co-chair yesterday said optimism about the city’s future has hit a 30-year high with “White Knight” politics eliminated and the cruise lines no longer “calling the shots”.
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BTC: No Bahamian jobs outsourced to Pakistan
The Bahamas Telecommunications Company (BTC) yesterday asserted it “has not outsourced any Bahamian jobs” from its customer service contact centre amid staff and union fears these posts are being lost to Pakistan.
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Electric car dealer eyes eventual IPO
A Bahamian electric car dealer will likely seek to go public within the next five to seven years if planned expansion targets are hit, its new 35 percent minority shareholder revealed yesterday.
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‘Serious predicament’ with low lobster price
Family Island fishermen were yesterday said to be facing a “serious predicament” with margins squeezed by low lobster prices and high fuel costs.
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Health premiums drop $15m on COVID travel cover end
Bahamian health insurers suffered a near-$15m year-over-year decline in group premiums last year due to the Government ending COVID-19 protection plan for visitors.
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‘Gun only seen after police taped off area’
A WOMAN testified in the Coroner’s Court yesterday that footage capturing the aftermath of Deangelo Evans’ police-involved killing in 2018 was erased after police confiscated her phone, but that she later retrieved the video with the help of Evans’ father.
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World Athletics Relays 2024: From Paradise to Paris
The Bahamas will host the World Athletics Relays for the fourth time in 2024. The two-day event will get underway on May 4 and wrap up on May 5 as 32 teams will vie for a chance to qualify for the 2024 Paris Olympic Games.
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Sports Notes
THE #NoCeilings with Coach Yo Foundation will hold a free basketball clinic at the Basil Neymour Court in Coral Gardens, Grand Bahama, 2-5pm on August 13.
