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Bahamas Water Polo team off to CARIFTA
WITH a chance to compete with some additional teams from the Florida area, the Bahamas will join three other teams from the Caribbean to participate in the 2023 Under-14 Co-Ed CARIFTA Water Polo Championships.
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Top executive named at Small Business Centre
The government and its partners have named Davinia L Blair as executive director (ED) of the planned Small Business Development Centre (SBDC).She will head the centre, a partnership initiative with the University of The Bahamas (UB) and Bahamas Chamb
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The importance of understanding blood pressure - know your numbers
Are you suffering from high blood pressure? In the Bahamas, it’s an epidemic silent killer. A 2006 healthy lifestyle initiative led by the government noted that approximately 21 percent of the Bahamian populace had hypertension. And according to a 2012 PAHO report, the number one cause of death in the Bahamas between 2006 and 2009 was related to hypertensive disease with 688 deaths.
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GB ‘is famous for pipeline projects’
A Grand Bahama businessman yesterday said the island is “famous for having things in the pipeline” and he will believe the Grand Lucayan has been sold when he sees it.
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Pitch your tourism idea
THE government will extend an invitation for Bahamians to pitch new tourism products to the cruise industry next month, Tourism Minister Obie Wilchcombe said yesterday.
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Karl McCartney back in CFL action after injury
After seven games on the sideline due to injury, Karl McCartney was finally able to return to the field for the Calgary Stampeders last weekend.
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High Flyers and Giants in charge
THE two-time defending division II champions Breezes High Flyers and the Commonwealth Bank Giants, going for a repeat of the men’s title, are now in the driver’s seat of the New Providence Basketball Association’s best-of-seven championship series.
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McCartney off to good start in Stampeders' 44-32 victory
KARL McCartney opened the Canadian Football League season where he left last year, as a special teams ace for the Calgary Stampeders.
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CATHERINE MCDONALD
A MEMORIAL SERVICE TO CELEBRATE THE LIFE OF CATHERINE MCDONALD AGE: 88 A resident of Bennett’s Harbour Cat Island will be held on Saturday, June 15th, 2013 at 10:00 a.m. at Zion Baptist Church, East & Shirley Streets. Officiating will …
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DPM urges GB firms to expand to nassau
The Deputy Prime Minister yesterday urged Grand Bahama businesses to consider Nassau expansion rather than just confine themselves to their home island. KP Turnquest, pictured, made his call while delivering the keynote address at the official openin
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Retailer’s 82% sales fall Bazaar ‘deja vu’
A veteran Freeport retailer says he is suffering International Bazaar “deja vu” with sales across his two Lucaya-area stores down 82 per cent since Hurricane Matthew.
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Dump fire ‘80% out’ but smoke still rising
AS TOXIC smoke from the New Providence Landfill continued to blanket communities yesterday, Deputy Director of Environmental Services Thomasina Wilson said the fire, which has been burning for nearly two weeks, is 80 per cent extinguished.
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Web shop industry: 2,000 jobs will be lost due to tax hikes
The web shop industry yesterday warned that 2,000 jobs will be lost, and 75 per cent of its locations will close, if the Government follows through with aggressive triple-digit tax hikes.
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Moody's: Tourism, domestic demand woe make Budget too 'optimistic'
A Wall Street rating agency yesterday effectively warned the Christie administration its Budget sums were unlikely to add up, with the tourism industry - down 18 per cent from its pre-recession visitor spending peak - set to lag the overall economic recovery.
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Awards for ‘Catch Me If You Can’ regatta winners
AFTER hosting what was considered the biggest St Valentine’s Day ‘Catch Me If You Can’ Regatta in the 28th year of its existence, it was time for Eleazor ‘the Sailing Barber’ Johnson to make the presentation to the winners.
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Axemen win two straight
EUGENE McMinns had another efficient all-around game and helped the Acadia Axemen to their second straight win and fourth in their last five games.The Axemen improved to 4-2 and swept the season series with a 27-24 come from behind win over Bishop’s
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NBA Playoffs: ‘DA is playing unbelievably well’
DEANDRE Ayton’s offensive production slowed for the first time this postseason, but his Phoenix Suns had their most lopsided win en route to taking a 3-2 lead over the Los Angeles Lakers in the NBA postseason.
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‘Family Islands lockdown could last four more weeks’
DEPUTY Chief Medical Officer Dr Delon Brennen said it could take another four weeks before the lockdown can end on Family Islands that have not yet recorded a confirmed case of COVID-19.
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‘Buddy’ and Pacers beat Warriors, Curry hurt
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Tyrese Haliburton scored 29 points and the Indiana Pacers made 16 3-pointers to hold on for a 125-119 victory last night over the Golden State Warriors and Stephen Curry, who didn’t finish the game because of a left shoulder injury.
