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Just two diseases cost taxpayer $35m

Just two diseases consume more than one out of every six dollars in the Government’s annual health budget, it was revealed yesterday, with its public clinics facing an “extraordinary requirement for improvement”.

COVID-19 controls ‘saved’ $900m external reserves

The Bahamas’ capital controls saved “around” $900m in external reserves at COVID’s peak, an economic researcher has estimated, while also helping to lower the Government’s annual interest burden by 2.5 percent of GDP.

Hurricane Ian could bring heavy rainfall

THE National Emergency Management Agency continues to closely monitor the track of Hurricane Ian which forecasters anticipate could bring heavy rainfall to the northwest Bahamas.

Wanted suspect shot dead by police

POLICE shot a wanted suspect dead in Gamble Heights yesterday afternoon after he allegedly pulled a gun on officers.

Man faces fraud charges

A MAN was charged in a Magistrate’s Court yesterday for allegedly defrauding scores of people of more $50,000 under false pretences over the course of a year.

Jones: ‘With my athleticism, I can have a two-way impact’

THE Charlotte Hornets have a stacked depth chart in the frontcourt headed into the 2022-23 campaign but Kai Jones looks to use his versatility to take advantage of every opportunity in year two.

PM TOLD EU THREE TIMES: WE’LL RESOLVE CONCERNS – Accusations Gov’t ‘dropped ball’ on new blacklisting

The Prime Minister signed three letters promising the European Union (EU) that The Bahamas would address - within the required deadline - the very concerns that have resulted in the country’s imminent ‘blacklisting’.

Jones and BIH look to get in the win column

Jonquel Jones and her Bosnia and Herzegovina (BIH) side remain winless thus far at the FIBA Women’s Basketball World Cup.

Marlins sweep Titans, make it to finals

ACE pitcher Thomas Davis liked what he saw from his Sigma Blue Marlins as they swept aside the Atlantis Titans in two straight games to advance to the New Providence Softball Association men’s championship series.

Miami Heat training camp at Baha Mar opens Tuesday

NBA training camps are set to tip off all across cities in the United States and the closest franchise to The Bahamas is set to host its camp in New Providence for the third time.

DEREK SMITH: How information and cyber security team

Over the past five years, the increase in data breaches, ransomware, legislation and third-party requirements have compelled companies to recognise the importance of comprehensive information security (infosec) and cyber security strategies.

Dollar on the rise

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What a stock market week. The euro reached a new 20-year low on Friday, while the yield on the ten-year Bund tested the 2 percent mark for the first time in nine years. The euro’s exchange rate fell to $0.97, while the yield on ten-year Bunds caught on around 1.95 percent after rising to 2.01 percent at the start of trading.

Ten beaches on Grand Bahama set for clean up initiative

SCHOOLS and civic organisations on Grand Bahama will hit the beaches Saturday for International Coastal Cleanup, spearheaded annually by the Ministry of Tourism.

New asphalt plant commissioned

WORKS and Utilities Minister Alfred Sears commissioned a production facility, the Astec Double Barrel Six Pack Asphalt Plant, on Friday.

‘Let businesses set own rules over mask rules for customers’

GROCERY store managers said yesterday that while they support the lifting of the country’s mask mandate, they also believe businesses should be allowed to set their own mask wearing rules for customers.

Minister and ex-PM voice concern on $63m project

A sitting Cabinet minister and former prime minister have both voiced concerns surrounding “problems, problems, problems” with the proposed $63m Adelaide Pines project in which Albany’s developer is a minority shareholder.

Second murder in two days

POLICE are investigating a second homicide in as many days after a man was shot dead yesterday morning off Hamster Road.

Two accused of bail violations

TWO men were charged in the Magistrate‘s Court yesterday for allegedly violating their bail while on release on separate murder charges.

‘Jazz’ says he’ll suit up for Great Britain

Chisholm Jr gives update on injury

Great Britain baseball has an opportunity to field its most talented roster of all time when it participates in the 2023 World Baseball Classic.

PART I: Small island, huge impact - historical facts and truths about Taiwan

US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s recent visit to Taiwan was provocative, reckless and dangerous. The visit, which was the culmination of misguided US moves to challenge China’s core national interests, left the political foundations of China-US relations shaken and drew an expectedly strong reaction from China.

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