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PAYING THE PRICE: COVID numbers explode to highest of pandemic in wake of mass events
THE country recorded 580 new cases of COVID-19 over a three-day period from December 23 to 25, with Christmas Day alone accounting for 330 infections.
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Wendell Miller - Junior Male Athlete of the Year
VERSATILE sprinter Wendell Miller concluded his time on the junior circuit with a season of milestones, highlighted by a new junior national record in his signature event.
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Romad Dean and Lions finish 3rd
ROMAD Dean and his Crestwood Prep Lions (Ontario, Canada) finished third at one of the most prestigious winter tournaments on the prep basketball circuit in the United States.
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ROLLING THE DICE WITH OUR LIVES: COVID cases leap 200% as Sands warns: we’re ‘gambling at our peril’
FORMER Health Minister Dr Duane Sands has said the country continues to “gamble” with COVID-19 “at our peril” as the Ministry of Health reported 79 new infections on Tuesday.
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Stuart and Demons have lofty expectations
DAUNTE Stuart and his Northwestern State Demons head into the 2022 season with lofty expectations based on several noteworthy publications.
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New grading puts fuel into recovery
A TOP hotelier said “tourism momentum will increase” with the Centres for Disease Control lowering the country’s travel advisory to Level 2 from Level 3.
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Ministry of Health project aims to tackle climate issues
THE Ministry of Health and Wellness in an effort to address climate change has developed a project set to improve climate resilience in the country’s health system.
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Bahamas Bowl: Dearmon says Blue Raiders are ready for challenge
RETURNING for their second appearance at the Bahamas Bowl, Middle Tennessee’s offensive coordinator/quarterbacks coach Brent Dearmon said the Blue Raiders are ready for the challenge ahead of them this year.
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BTVI chief: Construction courses to ‘boom’ in ‘22
The Bahamas Technical and Vocational Institute’s (BTVI) president yesterday said he is focused on preparing students to exploit opportunities from foreign direct investment (FDI) projects.
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PETER YOUNG: After scandal and blunders is the clock ticking loudly for Boris?
In Britain, it is said politicians as a species need to have the skin of a rhinoceros to thrive or even survive in the hurly-burly of their chosen occupation.
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Bahamas oil well creditors accept 84% debt hair-cut
Creditors owed a collective $11.3m for the drilling of an exploratory oil well in The Bahamas have agreed to accept a near-84 percent haircut on this debt, it was revealed yesterday.
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Jonquel Jones is the MVP frontrunner in EuroLeague
Jonquel Jones’ double double streak recently came to an end but she remains the frontrunner to claim another MVP award this season.
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David Nesbitt scores game high 22 points in Boca Juniors debut
DAVID Nesbitt made his debut for Boca Juniors in the FIBA Basketball Champions League Americas and helped lead the club to a 1-1 weekend in Group D.
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Ninety days to switch VAT pricing
Retailers have been given a 90-day transition period to deal with the repricing “nightmare” caused by the VAT rate cut, one saying yesterday: “We hope this is the last change for a very long time.”
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Ministry giving ‘a little over $100’ to people in need
STATE Social Services and Urban Development Minister Lisa Rahming said on Friday her ministry has been distributing “a little over $100” for those in need of social assistance.
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Grand Bahama trying ‘to keep the lights on’
Grand Bahama’s tourism industry is focused on “trying to keep the lights on” amid the protracted wait for a game changer that will revive the destination, a well-known hotelier said yesterday,
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The FNM and our money
Debate on Supplementary Budget through May, 2022… yet again input of so many of the MPs, clearly shows their personal lack of information and facts and really reality.
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Nassau ‘leads Americas’ on cruise ship port visits
Nassau Cruise Port is handling “more cruise ships than any port in the Americas”, its chief executive said yesterday, adding that “we’re well on our way to climbing out” of COVID’s devastation.
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IMF: 12% VAT rate ‘lowest in Caribbean’
The Bahamas’ soon-to-be-repealed 12 percent VAT rate was branded “the lowest in the Caribbean” by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) in its much-debated report to the Government.
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Out Island resorts 10% above Christmas 2019
Family Island resorts are “expecting” business for the November-December period to be 10 percent above 2019 levels, an industry executive saying: “The needle is moving in the right direction.”
