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Mingoes lose to AU
DORAL, Florida – The University of The Bahamas women’s volleyball team dropped both matches against Atlantis University over the weekend in the South Florida area.
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Jones, CBK Mersin players miss Euroleague game with illness
JONQUEL Jones was expected to make her FIBA Euro League debut with CBK Mersin Yanisehir Belediyesi but the club suspects foul play led to their newly signed star and several other players missing yesterday’s game with an undisclosed illness.
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How you can survive a looming recession
Can businesses be successful during a recession? It may depend on what industry a company is in as, undeniably, there are some sectors which are more likely to make it out relatively unscathed. With a possible recession on our doorstep, is this a good time to panic, sell all our stock investments and start hoarding cash?
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Sovereign Wealth Fund replace to put Bahamas ‘among top tier’
THE Prime Minister yesterday said the proposed Sovereign Wealth Fund replacement will place The Bahamas “among the top tier” by helping to mobilise private capital and direct investment towards critical infrastructure projects.
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Crowdfunding footcare provider opens its ‘hub’
A BAHAMIAN footcare provider, which has raised more than double its minimum crowdfunding target, yesterday used the proceeds to open the “hub” for its Bahamas and Caribbean expansion.
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Commercial Enterprises Act ‘has to be repealed’
LABOUR and Immigration Minister Keith Bell said the Commercial Enterprises Act has to be repealed, adding that he has spoken with Attorney General Ryan Pinder about it.
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Halkitis: I’m still waiting for ideas from retailers over price controls
ECONOMIC Affairs Minister Michael Halkitis said he is awaiting suggestions from retailers about the government’s expanded price control list.
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Liberalised work permit regime an ‘impossibility’
A Cabinet minister yesterday argued the liberalised work permit regime introduced by the former Minnis administration “has to be repealed” because it is “an impossibility” to conduct the necessary due diligence within the deadlines.
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Work permit fast-track Act no ‘Bahamianisation dismantling’
The Opposition’s leader yesterday launched an impassioned defence of the fast-track work permit process introduced by the Minnis administration, and asserted: “This was not a dismantling of Bahamianisation.”
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Club Med’s reopening hailed as ‘monumental achievement’
The deputy prime minister yesterday hailed the “monumental achievement” in re-opening San Salvador’s Club Med resort after the property received its first 120 visitors for almost three years via an Air Canada flight.
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Survey shows those who favour coporal punishment
PEOPLE in The Bahamas influenced by biblical teachings were found to be most likely to support the use of corporal punishment on their children, according to a study in the International Journal of Bahamian studies.
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Ex-BTVI chief: ‘Egregious deficiencies’ all corrected
The Bahamas Technical and Vocational Institute’s (BTVI) immediate past president yesterday said “egregious systemic deficiencies” that resulted in staff being “disciplined” had been cured during his time in office.
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Auditors could not verify FBI bait broker’s $1.5m
Auditors for a Bahamas broker/dealer once used as ‘bait’ by the FBI refused to give its last accounts a clean bill of health because they were unable to verify the existence of $1.5m held with other financial institutions.
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Tough times - but people still gambling
DESPITE high inflation that has left many Bahamians scraping to make ends meet, people are still gambling, said one pioneer of the gaming industry.
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PLP shows cheque for Bermuda trip payment
THE Progressive Liberal Party released a copy of a $24,000 cheque to the Public Treasury it said reflected payment from the organisation for Prime Minister Philip “Brave” Davis’s recent trip to Bermuda.
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Month of events to celebrate small businesses
THE Ministry of Economic Affairs yesterday announced the launch of various events and initiatives for November, which was declared National Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises Month to recognise and honour Bahamian small businesses.
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Operations back at Abaco Big Bird
FOLLOWING a 3,000-product loss in July, an Abaco Big Bird poultry operations manager says the company resumed operations last week despite ongoing challenges.
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Three years in prison over $3.8m drug haul
A MAN was sentenced to three years in prison yesterday in connection with a $3.8m marijuana drug bust off Andros in 2018.
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New champions crowned
THREE new champions dethroned the Temple Christian Academy Suns as the week-long Temple Christian Academy primary school basketball tournament came to a close on Friday at the Temple Christian Academy Gymnasium.
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Gov’t not budging on price control deadline
A CABINET minister yesterday confirmed the expanded price control regime will be implemented from November 1 even as the Government awaits proposed revisions from the food distribution and pharmaceutical industries.
