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Tourism demand up over 50% in vital US markets
The Bahamas’ key visitor source markets are “all up double digits” on tourism demand, it was revealed yesterday, with New York and Florida ahead by 56 percent and 40 percent respectively.
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BCAA basketball seasons wind down
THE NCAA Division II season is near its conclusion and several Bahamian student athletes look to close out the regular seasons on a strong note as their teams prepare for the postseason.
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Bahamian students return to AUS basketball in Canada
BAHAMIAN student athletes returned to the court in Canada’s Atlantic University Sport (AUS) basketball following a winter break and a suspended season due to COVID-19 protocol health restrictions.
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FRONT PORCH: The Lure and Exercise of Political Power
What Lord Acton actually said in a letter to an Anglican Bishop is: “Power tends to corrupt, and absolute power corrupts absolutely.” Acton, an English Catholic, was a politician, historian and writer with extraordinary insight into political power.
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INTERNATIONAL NEWS: Russia attacks Ukraine; peace in Europe 'shattered'
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russia launched a full-scale invasion of Ukraine on Thursday, unleashing airstrikes on cities and military bases and sending troops and tanks from multiple directions in a move that could rewrite the world's geopolitical landscape. Ukraine's government pleaded for help as civilians piled into trains and cars to flee.
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Freeport woman guilty of mini mall blaze
A 26-YEAR-OLD Freeport woman accused of setting fire to a business establishment pleaded guilty to arson in the Supreme Court in Grand Bahama early this week.
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EuroLeague: Jonquel Jones leads the Foxes to undefeated season
JONQUEL Jones led UMMC Ekaterinburg to an undefeated regular season and the top overall seed in FIBA EuroLeague Women’s play.
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Ukraine crisis may see gas price at $6 a gallon
Bahamian consumers and businesses were yesterday warned to brace for gasoline prices to hit $6 per gallon next month after the Ukraine crisis sent oil prices soaring to seven-year highs.
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WORLD VIEW: US security bill does not reflect interests of Caribbean nations
THERE has been a troubling development in relations between the US and the 14 independent nations of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM).
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Governor General
Reading the Constitution as to the Office of Governor General, Article 32, it is interesting it provides for the appointment, but seemingly does not stipulate once appointed how long is the tenure of being Governor General.
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Making the CARIFTA mark
Versatile sprinter/ hurdler Antoine Andrews qualified in his second event for the 2022 CARIFTA Games, while Leonardo Taylor and Leon Williams joined a list of throwers reaching the qualifying mark for the trip to Kingston, Jamaica, over the Easter holiday weekend.
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DIANE PHILLIPS: The lighter side of soppy
VALENTINE’S Day came and went. Did you notice? No, neither did we. It was probably because it was on a Monday and a Monday that followed the Super Bowl no less. I mean, how much excitement can one body handle?
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Fidelity’s ‘ace in hole’ on $25m profit target
A BISX-listed bank has an “ace in the hole” when it comes to hitting its $25m profits target for 2022, its top executive revealed yesterday.
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US delivers 32,000 Pfizer doses
THE United States delivered 32,400 Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine doses to The Bahamas yesterday.
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BOB defeats ‘irregular’ $6m default judgment
Bank of The Bahamas yesterday emerged victorious in one of its two “highest risk” legal battles after a $6m default judgment against it was found to have been “irregularly” obtained.
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‘Right church, wrong pew’ over second GB marina
A Grand Bahama investor yesterday said he has yet to receive a satisfactory offer for his second marina asset, revealing: “They’re in the right church, but sat in the wrong pew.”
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‘Abaco is in great need’
AN Abaco pastor says there is a great need for social assistance on the island as people struggle to feed themselves amid increased food costs due to inflation.
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Securities sales
The performance of The Central Bank sale of Securities recently is exceptionally significant not because the securities were over-subscribed but only 25% of a $34m offer caught interest of those who purchase.
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Romad Dean on the rise in OSBA
ROMAD Dean continues his series of impressive performances in the second half of the Ontario Scholastic Basketball Association season.
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Travis Munnings eliminated from Eurocup qualifier contention
TRAVIS Munnings and Sporting Lisboa Benfica have been eliminated from FIBA EuroCup playoff contention but remain strong contenders locally in Portugal’s Liga Portuguesa de Basquetebol (LPB).
