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BPL: 8% 'crazy growth' in New Providence
A senior Bahamas Power & Light (BPL) executive yesterday said the utility had seen "crazy growth" in customer demand over the summer with New Providence's peak load increasing by 8 percent year-over-year.
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Hero World Challenge tees off today
THE 2019 Hero World Challenge tees off today with several compelling storylines, most notably for the Bahamas, this year’s event also doubles as a means of bringing awareness and fundraising to the Hurricane Dorian relief effort.
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Inge Fliniaux
Memorial Service for Inge Fliniaux, 81 of Denmark, Paris, France and Nassau, passed peacefully away on Monday, 3rd December, 2018 at The Madson Clinic in Paris, France, will be held at St. Anne’s Anglican Church, Fox Hill, Nassau, on Saturday, …
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Joining forces for Freedom of Information
DECLARING the public’s right to know the public’s business, two organisations representing powerful interests and ethics convictions officially joined hands last week to urge passage of the much-touted and long-awaited Freedom of Information Act.
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Concern over mould in court
WHILE remediation work to cure mould is underway in the Supreme Court in Freeport, judiciary staff are concerned about the spread of the infestation through the air-conditioning system.
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first Clasico of the season in completely different positions. Madrid was engaged in tremendous turmoil in what turned out to …
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Protect our access to our beaches
I thank you in advance for the space to address two issues that have dominated the headlines recently, that if not handled carefully can have devastating social consequences for this tiny island on which sits the capital of the country, financial and tourist-wise.
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LOUISE CONSTANCE DUNCOMBE
Funeral Service for the late LOUISE CONSTANCE DUNCOMBE age 79 years of #23 Bethel Avenue will be held on Friday, January 4th, 2019 at 10:00 a.m. at Annex Baptist Church, Wulff Road and Pinedale. Officiating will be Apostle Mitchel E. …
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Fredrick Gordon Burrows
Funeral Service for Fredrick Gordon “Ace” Burrows, age 59 years, of George Town, Exuma, will be held on Friday May 3rd, 2013 at 10:00 a.m., at Christ the King Anglican Church, Ridgeland Park West. Officiating will be Rev. Fr. Ethan …
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Valencia beats Levante 4-1 in Copa del Rey
VALENCIA, Spain (AP) -- Valencia took a commanding lead in its Copa del Rey quarterfinal against Levante with a 4-1 home win over its crosstown rival in the first leg on Thursday. After Levante playmaker Jose Barkero had to be replaced after just 10 minute
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Tiger’s Hero World Challenge cancelled
Another major event on The Bahamas’ sports tourism calendar has been cancelled due to the fallout from the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Jones named Kia Eastern Conference Player of Month
For the second time this season, Jonquel Jones has been named the WNBA’s Kia Eastern Conference Player of Month.
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COVID-19 hits Young and Cavalry in ABL
OPENING weekend did not go as planned for Chavez Young and his Canberra Cavalry in the Australian Baseball League as COVID-19 restrictions led to another delay for the already shortened season.
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Tennis ace Sydney wins Baldacci Open Nationals
Sydney Clarke is your Bahamas Lawn Tennis Association’s 2021 Giorgio Baldacci Open Nationals women’s champion.
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Emails show Fyre Festival organisers knew of challenges
EMAILS leaked to US media purport to show that Fyre Festival organisers were aware of critical logistical challenges more than three weeks from the event’s chaotic cancellation. Meanwhile, Bahamian vendors and workers remain in the dark over what ac
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Classes start at schools
FOR the first time in almost two weeks, classes resumed at Stephen Dillet and Uriah McPhee primary schools yesterday.
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Gibson seeks laws for worker relations
LEGISLATION allowing for a council that would create a more harmonious relationship among labour unions, employers and the government will be passed “in short order,” Labour and National Insurance Minister Shane Gibson said yesterday.
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Wildcats make the most of Big Blue Tour
THE Bahamas got the first look at the 2014-15 University of Kentucky Wildcats and, according to head coach John Calipari, the team exceeded its expectations set for the Big Blue Bahamas Tour.
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Retired Midwife Hermie Gwendolyn Bain
Retired Midwife Hermie Gwendolyn Bain age 93 years of #75 Montgomery Street off Carmichael Road and formerly of Port Nelson, Rum Cay died at the Princess Margaret Hospital on Wednesday, April 11th, 2018. She is survived by her daughters: Rev. …
