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The first BLTA Play Tennis Bahamas Festival livens up national centre
THE first Bahamas Lawn Tennis Association Play Tennis Bahamas Festival was held at the National Tennis Centre (NTC). The event marked the culmination of the first installment of the spring session of the BLTA Play Tennis Programme which was conducted in the months of February and March.
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Donation to help buy septic tanks for Sweeting’s Cay
THE Grand Bahama Rotary Disaster Relief Committee received a donation from the Bahamas Real Estate Association to help acquire septic tanks for rebuilt and renovated homes on Sweeting’s Cay.
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Religion and medicine
Ancient Medicine was practised by religious and spiritual leaders throughout the history of mankind and shows a connection between mind and body.
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End to inter-island COVID tests a ‘world of difference’
Hotels and airlines yesterday hailed the Government’s decision to eliminate COVID testing for inter-island travel from New Providence and Grand Bahama as “making a whole world of difference” for domestic tourism and commerce.
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DIANE PHILLIPS: Activists in the board room? Can it happen in The Bahamas?
WE may tout our advanced technology, our award-winning cloud data saving capability, our internationally acclaimed Family Island beaches, but when it comes to knowing how to make a difference in something that could save our very country, we turn our backs on today’s tools and dig out yesterday’s toys.
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Local chess community hosting several masters of the sport, 3 grandmasters
ORJAN LINDROTH MEMORIAL OPEN CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP
THE local chess community is currently hosting several masters of the sport from across the globe at the Orjan Lindroth Memorial Open Chess Championship.
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PwC: Governance failures will cost companies dearly
Companies could lose key staff, customers and investments if they fail to live up to environmental, social and governance (ESG) expectations, a Bahamian accountant said yesterday.
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STATESIDE: Threat to standing of Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas
AS you drive south toward Florida on I-95 just beyond Savannah, there’s a historical marker announcing that near the next exit is the tiny hamlet of Pin Point, Georgia.
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Water Corp’s $18.8m debt paid-off come ‘early 2023’
The Water & Sewerage Corporation’s main supplier yesterday revealed that it had “received assurances from the highest level” of the Bahamian government that the multi-million sum owed to it will be brought current by “early 2023”.
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A tribute to Anita Doherty
Imagine being a naïve 13-year-old new student of a new school, not knowing anyone there. That’s what I experienced on my first day at the then Freeport Anglican High School – the day I met then Vice Principal Anita Doherty.
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Burrows and Tigers to face No. 5 Queen’s Gaels in the quarterfinals
SHAMAR Burrows and the Dalhousie Tigers learned their possible path toward a championship in the upcoming U Sports Men’s Final 8.
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Bahamas must take ‘aggressive steps’ over renewable energies
A Cabinet minister yesterday said current oil price volatility shows The Bahamas must take “aggressive steps” to harness renewable energy as it signed an agreement to access $9m in European Union (EU) grant funding.
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Water Corp’s record $26.4m debt set to become ‘current’
The Government has pledged to bring the Water & Sewerage Corporation’s record $26.4m debt owed to its main BISX-listed supplier “current”, it was revealed last night.
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High oil prices may force Gov’t roads ‘scale back’
The Bahamian Contractors Association’s (BCA) interim president yesterday said high oil and construction material prices may force the Government to “scale back” on its capital works budget for this and the upcoming fiscal year.
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1,500 students have chance of HBCU scholarships
THE Bahamas Think HBCU college fair is set for April 23 and will provide 1,500 students throughout the country the opportunity for scholarships at 20 historically black colleges and universities in the United States.
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Athletes get set for CARIFTA trials starting Friday
IN anticipation of the finals trials this weekend and subsequently the CARIFTA Games over the Easter holiday weekend, the top sprinters eligible for Team Bahamas got a chance to go through a block start session.
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Cruise port’s $300m finish moved back to early 2023
The completion of Nassau Cruise Port’s $300m transformation has been pushed back to early 2023, its top executive has revealed, with $110m worth of landside and buildings construction now set to move into high gear.
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Smartphone penetration hits 98% of Bahamians
Just 2 percent of Bahamians do not own a smartphone or tablet, communications regulators have revealed, with total mobile connections exceeding the size of the country’s population.
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Minnis: Keep Over-the-Hill project alive
FORMER Prime Minister Dr Hubert Minnis is urging the Davis administration to continue all of the initiatives outlined under the umbrella of the Over-the-Hill redevelopment project rolled out by the previous government.
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In NBA’s G-League, Kai Jones has career high 30 points
KAI Jones continues to put up dominant numbers in the G-League with the Charlotte Hornets affiliate Greensboro Swarm.
