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Loss-making Pizza Hut’s close: 90% of jobs saved
Almost 90 percent of impacted staff have retained jobs despite the loss-making Pizza Hut franchise’s decision to shut its three New Providence locations with effect from Sunday.
Jonquel posts double double, Liberty top Mystics 90-75 in Game 1 of WNBA playoff series
GRAND Bahamian Jonquel Jones put up a dominant double double performance to propel the New York Liberty to a game one win over the Washington Mystics.
FTX Bahamas creditors to have first meet March 15
FTX’s Bahamian subsidiary will hold its first creditors meeting on March 15 at Baha Mar’s convention centre as its liquidators ramp-up efforts to return assets to their rightful owners.
Baha Mar Hoops: Hurricanes clinch men’s title
THE University of Miami Hurricanes made their short trip to the Bahamas a memorable one at the Baha Mar Hoops Bahamas Championships yesterday in the Baha Mar ballroom.
Migration down overall - but rise in those headed to the US
ROYAL Bahamas Defence Force (RBDF) Commodore Raymond King said the northern Bahamas has seen a 90 per cent increase in migration to the United States.
Atlantis: 30% spend, rate jumps ‘as good as it gets’
Atlantis yesterday said its year-to-date performance is “as good as you can get” with rates and visitor spending per occupied room both exceeding pre-COVID levels by up to 30 percent.
‘Golden Girl’ Pauline presents book to Dame Marguerite Pindling
AS they reflect on their humble beginnings as one “barefoot girl” to another, Golden Girl Pauline Davis presented her award winning book “Running Sideways” to former Governor General Dame Marguerite Pindling. Davis, 57, presented the book to Pindling, 91, during a courtesy call at the wife of the first Prime Minister of the Commonwealth of the Bahamas, Sir Lynden Pindling, at her home on Skyline Drive on Tuesday.
Jonquel, Liberty advance to WNBA playoff semifinals
WOMEN’S National Basketball Association (WNBA) player Jonquel Jones posted her second straight double double to complete the 2-0 sweep against the Washington Mystics last night.
$36m stadium repair to finish 14 days before World Relays
THE Chinese government is fully covering the $36m repairs to the Thomas A Robinson National Stadium, which officials expect to be completed at least 14 days before the World Athletics Relay.
Bahamas ‘prioritises’ debt servicing over its people
The Bahamas has reached a point where the Government is prioritising interest payments on its $11.645bn national over services to its people, an investment analyst argued yesterday.
GB Shipyard targets tripling revenue to $250m by 2029
Grand Bahama Shipyard is aiming to more than triple its annual turnover to $250m within five years, its top financial executive asserting yesterday: "This is not wishful thinking."
Crackdown on illegal shanty electric supply
THE government is going after generator owners who illegally provide electricity to residents in shanty town communities for a charge, according to Works Minister Clay Sweeting.
Temperature rise poses additional threat to sensitive coral reefs
CLIMATE change is causing heat that threatens the existence of coral reefs in the Bahamas.
Fourteen Clubs Golf Academy hosts first event of 2024
While many were enjoying the festivities on Majority Rule Day, juniors along with adults participated at the third Front 9 Golf Tournament Series drive, chip and putt event at the Bahamas Golf Federation’s Practice Facility.
‘Major progress’ on one insurance law
Regulators say “significant progress” has been made in combining the Bahamian insurance industry’s regulatory regime into one law after the sector saw gross written premiums increase by $60m in 2022.
Maritime Corps thriving - with some challenges
Recently, the instructors involved in the Bahamas Maritime Cadet Corps (BMCC) held a conclave to discuss both progress and challenges.
Family Island renewable energy search generates 100 questions
The Family Island renewable energy tender process has sparked more than 100 questions from potential bidders and interested investors, a Cabinet minister has revealed.
Disclosure chair would not say who filed
WEEKS after the deadline passed for parliamentarians to make their annual financial disclosures, Public Disclosure Commission chairman Bishop Victor Cooper still could not say yesterday how many completed their filings.
Domnick Bridgewater and ‘Kino’ Burrows post big game
BEFORE they head off for their national team duties for the Pre-Olympic Qualifying Tournament, guard Domnick Bridgewater and centre Jaraun ‘Kino’ Burrows left their mark on the Bahamas Basketball Federqtion’s Summer of Thunder Tournament.
World eSports: Lucius finishes 33rd overall
AFTER advancing to the first round of the playoffs, gamer Johnathon Lucius fell to Peru to end his journey in the International Esports Federation’s (IESF) World Championships this past weekend.
