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Hurricanes win 5th straight title with win over Mounties

POWERED by its group of Bahamian players, the Holland College Hurricanes have an opportunity to protect homecourt and reach another milestone in the national tournament.

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Foulkes says 8,000 jobs created or coming soon

LABOUR Minister Dion Foulkes said yesterday that some 8,000 jobs have either been created recently or will come on stream soon.

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500 student loans paid off after incentive plan

NEARLY five hundred borrowers have paid off student loans from the Education Loan Authority through the government’s student loan repayment incentive programme, which was established in February 2016.However, MICAL MP Miriam Emmanuel, ELA chairwoman,

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Deandre Ayton clears COVID-19 protocols

DEANDRE Ayton recently cleared COVID-19 protocols but while fans are still waiting for his return to the court, the Phoenix Suns centre appeared on the leaderboard for a spot in the NBA All-Star game.

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Buddy Hield closes in on franchise record, defeat for Deandre Ayton

Buddy Hield moved closer to a franchise record, Deandre Ayton fell short against the reigning MVP and Kai Jones still awaits his regular season debut following opening night for Bahamian players in the NBA.

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PM is impressed by Royal Caribbean’s efforts to minimise environmental impact

PRIME Minister Philip “Brave” Davis highlighted Royal Caribbean’s efforts to minimise the impact its fleet has on the environment during a ceremony yesterday that celebrated the cruise company’s newest ship, Odyssey of the Seas.

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Ayton on Suns record: ‘I got to get 100 more’

Deandre Ayton set another franchise record by becoming the fastest Phoenix Suns player to achieve 100 double doubles.

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Prime Minister’s Trophy up for grabs

Final practice sessions are in the books, and the return of the Bahamas Bowl is just hours away from kickoff as teams vie for the Prime Minister’s Trophy.

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FIU beats Toledo 35-32 in Bahamas Bowl

NASSAU, Bahamas (AP) — FIU fumbled away the opening kickoff, gave up a touchdown 23 seconds into the game and found itself trailing by double digits by the end of the first quarter.

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Bahamas joining WTO a threat to economy, argues pastor

LOCAL civic activist Pastor Eddie Victor believes the country’s accession to the World Trade Organisation (WTO) is a threat to the economy and to workers.

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EDITORIAL: As elections near, a warning over spending wars

AS ELECTIONS near, there are certain things we know to expect in The Bahamas.

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Hair today, gone tomorrow

MOVEMBER organisers exceeded their goal in attracting nearly 200 men to free Prostate-Specific Antigen (PSA) testing events in Rawson Square and at the Green Parrot Bar and Grill.

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Healing the goal of Sycamore Tree scheme

AN initiative at Her Majesty’s Prison that fosters reconciliation between offenders and victims is taking root.

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FINCO’s $2.7m New Year present for investors

Finance Corporation of the Bahamas (RBC FINCO) is giving its shareholders a New Year’s present by paying out a total $2.7 million dividend - the first such capital return to investors for three years.

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'No 100% escape' from VAT's grip

There is “no 100 per cent escape” from the proposed Value-Added Tax (VAT), a senior official has warned, while acknowledging the private sector must realise the Government is “serious” about collecting all due revenues.

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Gov't urged: Push small business over VAT limit

THE Government was yesterday urged to help push small and medium-sized businesses (SMEs) over the threshold that would force them to register to pay Value-Added Tax, a leading consultant telling this newspaper that failing to do this would negatively impact national development.

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$627m in FDI for 2014 year-to-date

THE Government has approved $627 million worth of foreign direct investment (FDI) so far this year, a Cabinet minister said yesterday, adding that this nation receives $3 in return for every dollar offered in investment incentives and subsidies.

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KPMG urges Gov’t: Be ‘more aggressive’ over spending cuts

A leading accounting firm last night urged the Government to “take a much more aggressive approach” to cutting its projected $1.823 billion in public spending, describing the issue as “the elephant in the room”.

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Insurers: Dorian losses increase to $1.5bn-$2bn

Estimates for Hurricane Dorian’s total insured losses were yesterday said to have increased to between $1.5bn to $2bn as the entire Bahamian industry was removed from international “review”. Anton Saunders, RoyalStar Assurance’s managing director, t

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The link between prostate and breast cancer

What does prostate cancer have in common with breast cancer?The answer is the BRCA 1 and 2 gene mutations. The BRCA 1 and 2 genes were first discovered in 1994.BRCA stands for Breast Cancer associated gene. Women with the inherited BRCA 1 or BRCA 2 g