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‘Jazz’ hits two-run homer in 6-5 loss to Blue Jays
BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — Vladimir Guerrero Jr keyed a career-best four-hit outing with his major league-leading 17th home run and the Toronto Blue Jays celebrated the return to their temporary Buffalo home with a 5-1 win over the Miami Marlins last night.
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.
EDITORIAL: Are 120,000 vaccinations really enough?
THE Minister of Health was in optimistic mood yesterday.
Dionisio: Health visa purchases rise
TOURISM Minister Dionisio D’Aguilar said yesterday the number of people who bought travel health visas to visit The Bahamas last month was “substantially larger” than what was seen in April, saying the figures suggest the country is moving in the right direction.
WELLS’ NEW MAGIC NUMBER - 120,000: Minister says hitting this vaccination total puts us in ‘good place’
HEALTH Minister Renward Wells estimates that 120,000 people need to be vaccinated in order for the nation to be “in good stead” in the fight against COVID-19.
$357,000 of repairs approved for 37 Sweeting Cay Homes
THE Disaster Reconstruction Authority has approved some 37 homeowners on Sweeting’s Cay for nearly $360,000 of repair assistance under the Small Homes Repair Programme.
Travel visa purchases ‘much higher’ for May
A Cabinet minister yesterday argued local COVID case numbers are the only obstacle to tourism’s revival as May’s health travel visa purchases were “substantially higher” than the prior month.
The corned beef and grits Budget
It is clear that the trio in charge of the Ministry of Finance has been forced to come up with a corned beef and grits 2021-2022 budget. If this is the best that they are able to come up with, God help us. It is conceded that taxes have been held at bay but that there is no real wiggle room for critical infrastructure and people development.
Men’s national basketball team on path toward FIBA World Cup 2023
THE Bahamas Basketball Federation’s men’s national team is set to begin its path toward the FIBA Basketball World Cup 2023.
‘Ride For Reine’ Trail-a-thon a success
TWENTY young riders mounted up and hit the trails with enthusiasm this past Sunday as a part of the “Ride For Reine” Trail-a-thon to raise funds on behalf of Reine Pagliaro.
EDITORIAL: The devil’s in the detail for the economy
IT can be easy to get lost in the big numbers when it comes to the economy, but the simple fact is this – we have more money going out than we have coming in.
INSIGHT: Election fever is ablaze as the government panders to the “Hate-The-Haitian Lynch Mob”
THE bulldozers have been rolling in Abaco. When the dust settles and night descends, several families were left out in the rain with nothing but the clothes on their backs and a few garbage bags containing what meagre possessions they managed to rescue from the ruin of their homes.
‘Walk and chew gum’: Subsidies, debt cost $938m
The Bahamas “must walk and chew gum” on its fiscal and economic revival, a leading banker has warned, with $938.5m - one third of government spending - taken up by debt and subsidy costs.
Ayton and Suns tie series 2-2
Deandre Ayton had his fourth consecutive double double in the 2021 NBA playoffs and his Phoenix Suns evened their best-of-seven round one series against the Los Angeles Lakers.
DIANE PHILLIPS: This isn’t the first time we’ve had to get tough to beat a disease
WHEN the first local cases of COVID-19 were reported in March last year, The Bahamas headed by a medically trained Prime Minister, got tough.
Another day, another glitch causing trouble at BPL
BAHAMAS Power and Light said a “technical issue” at its Blue Hills Power Station led to power cuts in eastern New Providence on Wednesday night.
‘Very confident’ of 80% rebound by mid-2022
The Ministry of Finance’s top official yesterday predicted the Bahamian economy will regain 80 percent of its pre-COVID capacity by June 2022 with key taxes forecast to rise by a similar magnitude.
Man ‘beat me and held knife to my throat’
A WOMAN yesterday testified that a man brutally beat her before holding a knife to her throat during a domestic dispute earlier this year.
FRONT PORCH: The Rev Dr Colin Archer: Finding God in All Things
Last week, the Rev Dr Colin Archer offered a grace-filled sermon entitled, “A Christian Scientific Approach to the COVID-19 Pandemic”, capturing the attention of the nation in a video that expressed the essence of his spirituality.
Ayton: We still have each other’s backs
DEANDRE Ayton continues to post historic shooting numbers in the NBA playoffs thus far, but his Phoenix Suns faltered down the stretch in game two as the defending champions evened their round one series.
