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Foulkes concern with ratio of foreign workers at Pointe
MINISTER of Labour Dion Foulkes said yesterday the government “is very disappointed” with the disproportionate ratio of Bahamians to foreign workers at The Pointe’s construction site and is currently in talks with its management to resolve the issue.
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BPL: One-third of Out Island generation ‘at end of its life’
Around one-third of Bahamas Power & Light’s (BPL) Family Island power generation capacity is “at or beyond the end of its life”, an Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) report revealed yesterday.
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NPBA: Giants rout Rebels 99-56, Eagles Nest nip the Pirates 88-87
THE Commonwealth Bank Giants continued their winning streak as they highlighted the New Providence Basketball Association’s doubleheader at the AF Adderley Gymnasium on Monday night. In the feature game, the Giants routed the Patmor Rebels 99-56 to
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Ayton posts fourth straight double double
PHOENIX (AP) — Bryn Forbes lived a shooter’s dream during the first half on Monday night, making seven 3-pointers as the San Antonio Spurs built a big early lead.
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100 GB airport workers at risk
Government and trade union officials yesterday voiced fears that all 100 employees of the Grand Bahama International Airport Company may be terminated due to the drop-off in flights post-Dorian. John Pinder, director of labour, confirmed to Tribune
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U Sports Basketball: Bahamian players shine in Canada colleges
THE Dalhousie Tigers fell one spot in the U Sports Men’s Basketball ranking after their first loss of the season, but rebounded with a pair of wins to highlight weekend play from Bahamians in the top level of Canadian college basketball. Shemarr Bur
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Start battling aging skin today
We all have a different genetic code that determines how we age. It is permanently imprinted on your DNA whether you will get crows’ feet or brow furrows, develop acne, and how quickly you’ll tan or burn. Although genetics play a part in how we age, our lifestyle and diet are also major contributing factors. Aging is inescapable. However, the way we age isn’t, and you can fight it. You can have a vibrant complexion and enjoy beautiful skin at any age, provided you start now.
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'No degradation of 51 bodies kept in cooler'
THE Ministry of Health criticised Englerston MP Glenys Hanna Martin’s “insensitive” and “reckless” claims that the bodies of Hurricane Dorian victims in Abaco are creating a “stench” because the container in which they are stored is not cooling adequ
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Another 114 Haitians are expelled from country
THE Department of Immigration expelled more than 100 Haitians on Saturday. According to a press release, the group of 114 Haitians left New Providence on a Bahamasair flight at 7.30am to Port-au-Prince, Haiti, escorted by a team of law enforcement o
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SBC's work on mending racial fences commendable
With a membership of approximately 15 million -- 85 percent being Caucasian -- the largest Protestant denomination in the US, the Southern Baptist Convention (SBC), has a checkered past in race relations, which had spanned well over a century since its formation in the mid-nineteenth century.
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Boothe makes history with Marathon Bahamas victory
A testament to his consistency and longevity in the sport, Delroy Boothe returned as the overall winner of Marathon Bahamas in 2020, a decade after his first win at the event.
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NPBA: High Flyers and rockets in win column
THE New Providence Basketball Association continued its regular season action over the weekend with a series of games played at the AF Adderley Gymnasium. Here’s a summary of the games played: Flyers 84, Shockers 69 Dale Davis pumped in a double-do
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Samaritan’s Purse president Franklin Graham visits tent field hospital in Freeport
FRANKLIN Graham, president of Samaritan’s Purse, travelled to Grand Bahama on Friday where he visited the tent field hospital that his organisation is operating in Freeport.
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Ragged Island renewable electrical grid to be completed this year
THE construction of the electrical grid set to bring renewable energy to storm-ravaged Ragged Island is set to be completed this year.
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Sea level rise threat to 15% of Bahamas' GDP
The Bahamas is among the top four nations forecast to be hit hardest by rising sea levels, a rating agency warned yesterday, with up to 15 percent of annual GDP and 11 percent of its people in peril. Moody’s, unveiling an assessment about the long-t
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Shell: Bahamas 'front runner' on clean energies
A Shell executive yesterday said The Bahamas can be “a real front runner” in adopting cheaper, more environmentally-friendly fuels through New Providence’s proposed new multi-fuel power plant.Markus Hector, Shell LNG marketing and trading’s general m
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Govt planning to speed up the removal of debris from Abaco
THE government is looking at several alternatives to help speed up the process of debris removal in Abaco this year, according to Chairman of Disaster and Reconstruction Authority John-Michael Clarke.“We want to speed up the (clean-up) process this y
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Ayton shines as Suns pound Knicks 121-98
NEW YORK (AP) — Deandre Ayton had 26 points and a career-high 21 rebounds, and the Phoenix Suns pounded the New York Knicks 121-98 last night.
