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High jumper Koi Adderley qualifies for CARIFTA
FAST Forward’s versatile Koi Adderley was the latest athlete to post a CARIFTA Games qualifying performance.
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Ole Miss Rebels earn no.7 seed in NCAA tournament
YOLETT McPhee- McCuin’s complete overhaul of the Ole Miss women’s basketball programme now includes a trip to the NCAA Division I Tournament.
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DEREK SMITH: Sanctions regimes that matter for us
According to the International Monetary Fund (IMF), Vladimir Putin’s war with Ukraine - and the sanctions that followed - will have a serious impact on the global economy. Despite the highly fluid conditions, and extraordinary uncertainty, surrounding the outlook, the economic impact is already being felt throughout the world with the affect on supply chains causing rippling economic shock waves.
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‘Nothing sinister’ over $206m Goldman repo
The Government must ensure it has “the expertise to manage the legal and financial risk” arising from its “innovative” $206.5m repurchase deal with Goldman Sachs, a prominent banker says.
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‘Highly probable’ most of $900m tax debts seized
The Ministry of Finance’s top official yesterday said the Large Taxpayer Unit is “just the start” of major reforms as he revealed it is “highly probable” much of $900m in past due taxes will be collected.
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BISX-listed insurer takes ‘conspiracy’ damages hit
A sales agent has been awarded damages for “conspiracy” and defamation against her former BISX-listed employer, which tried to pinch her insurance clients after terminating their relationship.
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Bahamian investment overseas to hit $100m
The Central Bank’s governor yesterday forecast investment by Bahamians in overseas capital markets and real estate could this year increase by 25 percent compared to pre-COVID and hit $100m.
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US health upgrade gives tourism ‘unabated’ boost
A top hotelier last night said The Bahamas’ long-awaited COVID upgrade by the US health authorities will help ensure “pent-up demand for travel to The Bahamas continues unabated”.
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Toddler in room with mum found dead in suspected suicide
A YOUNG mother was found hanging in a room at a hotel on West Bay Street last night, police said.
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Governor: Bahamas far away from debt default
The Central Bank’s governor yesterday voiced optimism that The Bahamas is far from a sovereign debt default as it retains multiple revenue-raising options including an income tax.
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Bradley Lightbourne and Joshua Dames named to All-Second, All-Third teams
A PAIR of Bahamian basketball players received conference wide recognition for standout freshman seasons with the Kansas City Community College Blue Devils.
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MLB players vote to end lockout, salvaging 162-game season
NEW YORK (AP) — Major League Baseball's acrimonious lockout ended Thursday when a divided players' association voted to accept management's offer to salvage a 162-game season that will start April 7.
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Top Customs officers in ‘vast fee disparity’
Two senior Customs officers received a combined $836,391 in reimbursements over a three-and-a-half year period by selecting themselves for the most lucrative import clearance assignments.
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National basketball team players back to work with clubs
FOLLOWING the latest window of FIBA 2023 World Qualifiers, several national team members were back with their respective clubs as they prepared for a run to the postseason.
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Romad Dean ends season in OSBA final four
ROMAD Dean and the Crestwood Lions finished the Ontario Scholastic Basketball Association season as one of the top prep programmes in all of Canada.
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Chamber chief urges VAT gasoline ‘cap’
Abaco’s Chamber of Commerce president yesterday urged the Government to “cap” the VAT it earns from taxing gasoline at 45 cents per gallon and “alleviate the pain” of soaring fuel costs.
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Abaco suffers three-year, $60m Dorian rental blow
Abaco lost more than $60m in rental income during the 28 months immediately after Hurricane Dorian due to the devastation inflicted on its housing stock, it was revealed yesterday.
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The Earth will abide
To Prime Minister Philip Brave Davis, climate change and global warming are both massive issues worth addressing. True to his word to the Bahamian people, Davis addressed this issue at the recent CARICOM Heads of Government Meeting in Belize, although I cannot recall climate change being front and centre in the Progressive Liberal Party’s (PLP) campaign platform in 2021. In fact, I cannot say if the subject was addressed at all on the campaign trail.
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Officer testifies in drug trial
AN officer gave testimony yesterday in the ongoing drug trial of two men in the Magistrate’s Court.
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Pauline Davis launches new book
As they celebrated International Women’s Day, Pauline Davis thought it would be fitting to use the opportunity to launch the official release of her book “Running Sideways” yesterday at the site where she got her long and illustrious track and field career started at Goodman’s Bay.
