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'Just one spark' could take Bahamas captive
The Bahamas needs "just one spark" to re-establish itself as a major player in the multi-billion captive insurance industry and help "stabilise the middle class", a local operator is asserting.
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GB Power grows solar to 10% of energy mix
Grand Bahama Power Company yesterday signed a deal with a FOCOL Holdings subsidiary that will expand renewable energy to 10 percent of its generation mix once initiated.
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Adrian Gibson corruption trial begins
ADRIAN Gibson’s corruption trial began yesterday with his lawyer filing a constitutional motion to force an in-person testimony from a key witness.
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Hundreds of athletes hit the track, field in Red-Line Classic
THE Red-Line Athletics Track Club held its youth and mult-events classic this past weekend at the original Thomas A Robinson national stadium.
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Restaurant crowdfunder targeting $2.4m in sales
A restaurant entrepreneur yesterday said he is targeting $2.4m in total sales for 2023 as he mulls opening a third location on Carmichael Road.
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WORLD VIEW: Objective journalism threatened by fake content and false media platforms
MEDIA freedom in the Americas, from Canada in the North to Argentina in the South, with the Caribbean in between, did not rank very well in the 2023 World Press Freedom (WPF) Index.
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See what ya looking at - it’s critical
Years ago, a good friend and unassuming Bahamian icon/philosopher used to opine “see what ya lookin’ at”! This simple, yet profound, pronouncement could readily find interpretations across a wide spectrum of past and present situations affecting our beloved Bahamaland today. See what ya lookin’ at. It’s critical!
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Launy Duncombe, Kami Roach national triathlon champions
GRAND Bahamian Launy Duncombe and Kami Roach emerged as the male and female champions of the Bahamas Triathlon Association’s National Championships held yesterday at Goodman’s Bay.
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THE CORONATION: King Charles III crowned in Westminster Abbey
LONDON (AP) — King Charles III was crowned Saturday at Westminster Abbey, in a ceremony built on ancient traditions at a time when the British monarchy faces an uncertain future.
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Eric Wiberg – 20 accidents at sea off New Providence
NEW Providence saw over 20 World War II aircraft ditch, crash, and explode into its adjacent waters. Most of these were to the south of the island, east, and north, and depended on direction of the winds, which air field was used, and complex night-time exercises using extremely bright Leigh Lights, and flying in formation. Mechanical failures from aircraft just delivered from American factories played a role as well.
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‘Citizenship fight was for everyone’
THE man behind the case that has sparked one of the most significant judicial rulings in recent Bahamian history said he always knew the matter was much bigger than his own quest for citizenship.
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How can we create opportunity?
What areas can The Bahamas look at to create new job opportunities for Bahamians, particularly youth?
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Noble Prep Basketball: Day one in the books
THE Noble Preparatory Academy’s (NPA) sixth edition of the Spring Classic Basketball tourney returned to Kendal GL Isaacs Gymnasium yesterday evening.
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Red-Line track club to host two-day meet this weekend
THE Red-Line Athletics track club is set to host their youth and multi-events classic this Saturday and Sunday at the Thomas A Robinson stadium.
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STATESIDE: Is American political, economic and military dominance diminishing in the world?
IT seems like every couple of days there is a news story reporting on mounting evidence that increasing numbers of countries around the world are choosing to sit out the growing conflict between Russia and US-led NATO that is being played out on the fertile fields of Ukraine.
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Insurer doing 'everything to remedy' Cayman breaches
Bahamas First's top executive yesterday pledged it is doing "everything possible to remedy" its Cayman Islands' subsidiary's non-compliance with that territory's health insurance regulations due to a claims processing "backlog".
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Crackdown coming on national symbols usage
AUTHORITIES are seeing an increase in the unlicensed use of national symbols, with National Security Minister Wayne Munroe warning that unsanctioned use of symbols could prompt a $250 fine or a six months prison sentence.
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Kingsway, Teleos BSAA track and field champions
The Bahamas Scholastic Athletic Association (BSAA) hosted a two-day meet at the original Thomas A Robinson stadium which ended yesterday.
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GSSSA soccer season begins
WITH most sports returning to the track, court and soccer field after being derailed by the COVID-19 pandemic, the Government Secondary Schools Sports Association (GSSSA) soccer season made its debut.
