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Bahamas must ‘bite demon in butt’ over food insecurity
The Bahamas must “bite the demon of food insecurity in the butt”, an agriculture entrepreneur urged yesterday, after it was revealed that close to one in five residents recently suffered from limited access to food.
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‘Not competitive’: Marina boss sees 20% Xmas fall
A Nassau marina operator yesterday blamed increased taxation for a near-20 percent decline in Christmas yacht traffic, and warned: “We’re not competitive with anywhere else in the Caribbean.”
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Briland resort enjoys 33% revenue surge
A Harbour Island hotelier yesterday said the Christmas holidays were “bananas as usual” with December 2022’s revenues 33 percent ahead of pre-COVID comparisons for that month.
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Gibson Jr prepares for England
BY virtue of making the cut for the 2023 Latin American Amateur Championships in Puerto Rico, Richard Gibson Jr has secured a berth in the British Amateur Championship.
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ALICIA WALLACE: Embracing the spirit but losing the message?
ON January 13, a large bronze sculpture dedicated to Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and Coretta Scott King was unveiled in Boston. Twenty feet long and 26 feet wide, titled “The Embrace”, it is meant to depict the Kings hugging, inspired by a photograph of the two after Dr King received the Nobel Peace Prize in 1964.
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Realtor hails $1bn property sales ‘first’
A realtor yesterday hailed the $1bn in property sales his firm handled in 2022 as a “first” in The Bahamas, and asserted he would “be very surprised” if any rivals were close to matching this performance.
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Bran: Price control switch ends pharmacy ‘beating’
The Democratic National Alliance’s (DNA) former leader yesterday gave “thanks to God” that the pharmaceutical industry’s lower-margin price control regime has ended, adding: “We took a little bit of a beating on that.”
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Learning loss assessment starts next month
THE Ministry of Education announced the start of the learning loss assessment tests for next month in partnership with a private international learning analytics company.
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Bahamas Chess National Championship heading for an exciting showdown
THE 2023 Bahamas Chess National Championship is heading for an exciting showdown as competitors try to stop NM Valentine Cox from attaining a sweep of the big event.
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Pharmacies waiting on price control impact
BAHAMIAN pharmacies yesterday said it was too early to determine the financial impact after three-month, lower-margin price control regime came to an end.
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Pintard wants receipts over Bermuda trip
FREE National Movement leader Michael Pintard said in the absence of receipts from the Progressive Liberal Party regarding repayment to the Public Treasury for a controversial Bermuda trip last year, he cannot be sure that the figure provided by the government’s press secretary last week is true.
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Basketball results
BASKETBALL results for Monday, January 16. Games were played at The Hope Center on University Commons. Mini Division
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Janero Miller signs with Miami Marlins as pitcher/outfielder
ALTHOUGH he was considered a late bloomer at the age of nine, Janero Miller will achieve one of his goals of becoming a professional baseball player at the age of 17.
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Developer takes ‘Passion’ to his Love Beach project
A prominent Bahamian developer is taking his “Passion” to Love Beach with plans to construct two seven-storey condo buildings that will in total feature 61 three-bedroom units.
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Gov’t urged: ‘Drill down further’ on Business Licence suspicion
The Government must “drill down further” and obtain greater evidence to confirm its suspicions that many companies are under-reporting annual turnover to evade full payment of Business Licence fees.
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Athletes shine in the USA
As the collegiate indoor track and field season officially got underway over the weekend around the United States, a number of athletes - coming off injuries and making their debut for their respective schools - shined in their individual events.
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CARIFTA standards attained at T-Bird meet
AT least four athletes attained the qualifying standards for the 50th CARIFTA Golden Jubilee here over the Easter holiday weekend, while there were several record-breaking performances as the T-Bird Flyers concluded its two-day meet at the Thomas A Robinson Track and Field Stadium on Saturday.
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NPBA: Tucker Boys beat Giants 57-56, Eagles top Rebels 76-60
THE New Providence Basketball Association continued its regular season action at the AF Adderley Gymnasium over the weekend with a pair of games played on Friday and Saturday night.
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Businesses are warned: Stop ‘lying’ on turnover
The Government’s tax collection chief yesterday voiced scepticism that fewer than 20 percent of businesses meet the VAT registration threshold, and demanded the private sector “be truthful”.
