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New Legend, New Susan Chase and Xena victorious
53RD ANNUAL LONG ISLAND REGATTA IN SALT POND
The 53rd annual Long Island Regatta was held over the weekend in Salt Pond, Long Island and was dubbed a tremendous success.
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‘Can’t be left behind’ in competitive world
The global pandemic has presented us with many opportunities and lessons for creating a society that is more sustainable and better prepared.
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System likely to become tropical depression or storm
On Thursday, The Bahamas Department of Meteorology released the following statement on a weather system near the southeastern Gulf of Mexico:
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STATESIDE: When – if ever – is it going to stop?
IS horrific gun violence in the US even newsworthy anymore? One can reasonably wonder what will be required for American legislators to enact meaningful gun control laws.
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FRONT PORCH: Geopolitical lessons from Pacific Island states
BEGINNING last week, China’s Foreign Affairs Minister Wang Yi embarked on an unprecedented ten-day tour with a delegation of 20 to ten Pacific Island countries with which the People’s Republic has diplomatic relations.
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Nation ‘must be prepared’ for monkeypox outbreak
THE Bahamas must be on alert and prepared to take rapid action for an inevitable outbreak of monkeypox, according to a Pan American Health Organization official.
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Pupils stabbed in school fight
TWO students were stabbed during an argument on the AF Adderley Junior High School campus.
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Sacrilege trial hears testimony from officers
TWO OFFICERS testified in the Magistrate’s Court yesterday at a man’s ongoing sacrilege trial for breaking into a church last year.
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Cruise port hits 97% end-May occupancy
Passenger occupancies on vessels calling at Nassau Cruise Port in the final week of May exceeded 97 percent, it was revealed yesterday, signalling the sector is closing on full recovery from COVID-19’s ravages.
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Budget’s housing focus can be ‘windfall catalyst’
The Budget’s focus on stimulating home ownership “could be the catalyst that triggers an economic windfall” by boosting investor confidence in the wider economy, the Bahamian Contractors Association’s (BCA) president believes.
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Ministry to celebrate Cooperative Month
THE Ministry of Agriculture, Marine Resources and Family Island Affairs is celebrating Cooperative Month this month.
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Isaacs Jr and Seymour offensive leaders
ANFERNEE Seymour and Todd Isaacs Jr have had productive starts to their seasons in independent baseball leagues and have emerged among early offensive leaders for their respective clubs.
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O’Neil Williams gets set to run in Berlin Marathon
VETERAN distance runner O’Neil Williams will have another opportunity to add to his résumé of accolades when he competes in the elite field of one of the most highly regarded events on the international marathon circuit.
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PETER YOUNG: The other side of the world but how similar is the game being played
GIVEN the US media’s well known preoccupation with domestic affairs, it is perhaps no surprise there was sparse coverage this side of the Atlantic of Australia’s federal elections ten days ago.
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National Congress: We’ll stay strong despite union split
THE National Congress of Trade Unions of The Bahamas says the organisation will remain strong and continue to represent workers in the country after several unions ended their affiliation with umbrella organisation.
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Cable in $169m refinance amid return to profitability
Cable Bahamas yesterday unveiled plans to refinance $169m in preference share debt, and slash annual interest payments by $500,000, after generating its first quarterly net profit for several years.
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‘Fantastic’ food tariff cuts won’t fully offset inflation
The Budget’s tariff cuts “can’t compensate” fully for the 20 percent increase in food prices since late 2021, Super Value’s principal said yesterday, although they may cover “half of what was lost” by the return of breadbasket VAT.
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Ex-BACO president in ‘non-compete’ dispute
A past Bahamas Association of Compliance Officers (BACO) president was yesterday said to be free to “engage in her profession” after a Florida appeals court refused to extend a non-compete injunction relating to a two-year legal battle.
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Four face court on drugs charges
FOUR men were arraigned in Magistrate’s Court yesterday on separate drug charges.
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Demeritte named men’s track and field coach of the year
An historic season for the Life University Track and Field programme yielded another accolade for head coach Dominic Demeritte.
