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Minister criticised over possibility of bringing theatre festival to Bahamas

TOURISM Minister Chester Cooper has drawn criticism from cultural activists over a recent meeting with Broadway producers about possibly bringing a theatre festival to The Bahamas.

Bahamasair ‘crippled’ by cabin crew action that hits passengers

Hundreds of Bahamians and tourists yesterday had their travel plans thrown into chaos when Bahamasair was forced to cancel all afternoon flights due to an “unwarranted sickout” by 80 percent of rostered flight attendants.

US Embassy hosts student visa town hall in Freeport

THE United States Embassy hosted a student visa town hall in Freeport for the first time since Hurricane Dorian and the COVID-19 pandemic to provide vital information about the process for students interested in pursuing studies in the US.

Axe-wielding killer shot dead by police

POLICE fatally shot a man who killed another man with an axe in the street last night.

Three men in hospital after shooting incident

POLICE are aggressively investigating the circumstances surrounding a shooting incident that left three men in hospital.

Munroe warns those committing crimes 'police will get you'

National Security Minister Wayne Munroe on Friday expressed confidence in the government's crime plan despite the country's murder count surpassing 100 fatalities.

Grand Bahama, Bimini fare well in storm conditions

GRAND Bahama and Bimini fared well as Hurricane Ian made landfall on Florida on Wednesday, with isolated power outages in Grand Bahama, some roof damage to the clinic in Bimini and minimal flooding reported.

STORM FALL-OUT TO HIT BUILDING MATERIALS: Warning that Florida’s post hurricane reconstruction will impact prices and availability in The Bahamas

Bahamian contractors yesterday warned it is “inevitable” that Florida’s post-Hurricane Ian reconstruction will hit building material prices and availability here as local inflation was revealed to have hit 7 percent.

Gibson attorney’s recusal request refused

JUSTICE Cheryl Grant-Thompson has denied Adrian Gibson’s attorney’s recusal request, resulting in the MP’s trial moving forward in her court next May.

Jonquel’s ‘marathon season’ ends in FIBA WCup quarters

A marathon season for Jonquel Jones came to an end in the quarterfinals of the FIBA World Cup in Sydney, Australia.

IAN FERGUSON: The human touch in small business

More than 80 percent of Bahamian businesses do not have the benefit of on-staff human resources professionals. Literally thousands of Bahamians are operating without a buffer between them and management.

‘Free’ Sand Dollars to give currency lift

“Free” Sand Dollars will be issued to incentivise early adoption of a Central Bank-backed digital currency that remains “on the runway”, its governor said yesterday, despite a 305 percent circulation increase during 2021.

Seven-fold jump in Benchmark’s debt to clients no alarm

A BISX-listed firm has reassured investors that the seven-fold increase in monies owed to clients at year-end 2021 is no cause for alarm since it stems from $150m in securities trading activity.

Bahamas ‘leads pack’ over digital adoption

A senior Royal Bank of Canada (RBC) executive yesterday hailed The Bahamas as “a bit of a bellwether” for the Caribbean on digital payments adoption with more than 50 percent of its local clients now using such channels.

Stephen Sears Jr and X-Men remain undefeated in the AUS

STEPHEN Sears Jr got his first start of the season and his St Francis Xavier X-Men won an early matchup of undefeated teams in Atlantic University Sport Football.

Nine Bahamian collegiate tennis players get prepared for fall season

BAHAMAS Lawn Tennis Association collegiate tennis athletes are getting prepared for the 2022-23 season and a number of the players have seen pre-season action with their respective colleges.

Downtown art district plan to put Miami, New York ‘second’

The Ministry of Tourism’s plans to transform downtown Nassau via creation of an “art district” will relegate similar spaces in New York and Miami to “second spot”, a senior official pledged yesterday.

‘Ministry addressing flooding issues’

WORKS and Utilities Minister Alfred Sears said his ministry is addressing flooding issues at Carlton Francis Primary School after photos showing students walking through floodwater to enter the school’s premises circulated online this week.

A job well done in first year in office

Many Bahamians seem to believe that I, Ortland H. Bodie Jr., am or maybe an unconstructed and unapologetic member and supporter of the iconic Progressive Liberal Party (PLP). I suspect that some of them may be correct. That, even if it were so, would never influence my financial or political acumen and judgment. I call a spade a spade and fear only The Lord Jesus Christ and in a good way.

Hurdler Shamar Sands’ bronze medal upgraded to silver

TWENTY years since his achievement, Shamar Sands had his 2002 World Junior Championships bronze medal in the men’s 110 metres hurdles upgraded to the silver after Chinese athlete Shi Dongpeng was stripped of his medal because it was discovered that he was too old.

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