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'Little chance' to lower high debt, bad loan levels
The Central Bank of the Bahamas has admitted the current economic climate provides "little opportunity" to reduce high consumer debt and loan delinquency levels, with only 'qualified borrowers' able to access credit.
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‘Bureaucratic delays’ drive Doctors losses
Doctors Hospital’s chairman has blasted the “many bureaucratic obstacles” it has faced in obtaining approvals for its medical tourism initiatives, implying that this played a key role in driving a 190 per cent year-over increase in its net losses.
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Farewell fit for a queen
MEMBERS of the British Royal family, various world leaders including Prime Minister Phillip “Brave” Davis, spectators and viewers across the globe mourned Queen Elizabeth II during her funeral yesterday.
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Marine pioneer dies, aged 96
CURTIS Johnson, the Bahamian who established the first commercial aquarium of marine life in The Bahamas, has died. He was 93.
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Giants clobber Shockers 91-79
AFTER losing their season opener a week ago, the New Providence Basketball Association’s defending champions Commonwealth Bank Giants took their frustrations out on the Real Deal Shockers at CI Gibson Gym Saturday night.
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Patricia Arlene Archer (nee Bethel)
Funeral Service for the Late Patricia Arlene Archer (nee Bethel), aged 96 years of Chippingham and formerly of Palmetto Point, Eleuthera, who died on Friday, November 27th, 2015, will be held on Saturday, December 5th, 2015, 10:00 a.m. at St. …
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Falcons take the title back to Grand Bahama
THE Tabernacle Baptist Falcons carried the prestigious Hugh Campbell Basketball Classic title for senior boys back to Grand Bahama after pulling off a 58-52 victory over the CI Gibson Rattlers.
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Strachan returned as president of the Amateur Boxing Federation
AFTER about two decades away from the administration of the sport, Vincent Strachan has been returned as president of the Amateur Boxing Federation of the Bahamas.During the annual general meeting and election of officers on Saturday at the Thomas A
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Dorian victims told: 'Don't reach for sky' on recovery finance
Hurricane Dorian victims were yesterday urged by a well-known banker not to sacrifice their future financial well-being by over-borrowing to recover from the storm’s devastation.Gowon Bowe, pictured, Fidelity Bank (Bahamas) chief financial officer, t
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'Time is of the essence' in closing Andros hotel sale
The Hotel Corporation's chairman yesterday said "time is of the essence" in closing the sale of its last hotel property (Grand Lucayan excepted) to an Andros-based resort developer.
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EDITORIAL: Politics put before patients’ beds at PMH
PRINCESS Margaret Hospital Administrator Mary Walker, commenting on the fact that the Princess Margaret Hospital has had to turn away non-emergency cases at the hospital this weekend because of a critical bed shortage due the roof not being repaired for two years, and the shortage of nurses, says that this is the “worst” she has seen the hospital in the many years that she has been on the hospital’s staff.
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Jones leads Suns to victory with 27 points
For the second consecutive game, Bahamian WNBA star Jonquel Jones posted another season-high total.
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UPDATED: Police shocked by two murders on one night
Two men were murdered in separate incidents last night. In the first, a man was shot while driving his car and, in the second, a 22-year-old was gunned down by two men as he was out walking.
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Bahamas targets January 1 launch for overflight fees
The Bahamas is aiming to levy fees on aircraft flying through Bahamian airspace by January 1, 2021, a Cabinet minister revealed yesterday, adding: “We think we’re close to a solution.”
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Mets sweep ‘Jazz’ and Marlins in double header
NEW YORK (AP) — Noah Syndergaard looked sharp in his brief but long-awaited return from Tommy John surgery, and the New York Mets beat the Miami Marlins 2-1 in nine innings last night for a doubleheader sweep.
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Bahamas 'falls too far': 129th on cyber security
The Deputy Prime Minister yesterday conceded that the Bahamas “continues to fall too far down the scale”, after this nation was ranked 129th out of 164 countries for its commitment and effectiveness in fighting cyber crime.K P Turnquest acknowledged
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Votes cast in local elections
LOCAL government elections went smoothly in the three district councils in Grand Bahama yesterday, the 18th year since the implementation of local government in the Family Islands.
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Ayton, Coleby take spotlight on basketball court
A HEALTHY version of Deandre Ayton’s Arizona Wildcats crept back into the top 25 while Dwight Coleby and his Western Kentucky Hilltoppers put an end to a two-game losing streak this weekend.Ayton finished with 14 points and a game high 13 rebounds in
