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THOMAS ON THREE-PITCH ARSENAL
THE premier pitcher in the Bahamian minor league pipeline, Tahnaj Thomas’ performance at the Pittsburgh Pirates’ instructional league has the team looking forward to a new addition to his skill set.
STATESIDE: Trump still plays the squatter in the White House as Republicans struggle to cut the chains to their electoral loser
IT’S been 16 days now since America’s general election. A nasty joke has been making the rounds. It goes like this:
FRONT PORCH: Take a look around - our democracy is so precious we must all strive to protect it
“Many forms of Government have been tried, and will be tried in this world of sin and woe. No one pretends that democracy is perfect or all-wise. Indeed it has been said that democracy is the worst form of Government except for all those other forms that have been tried from time to time.” - Winston Churchill
Festival place demolition almost complete
DEMOLITIONS of the former Bahamas Customs Warehouse and Festival Place on Prince George Wharf are almost complete in the transformation of Nassau Cruise Port with construction set to begin at the end of the month.
Tourism operators seek oil exploration 'pull back'
Water-based tourism operators yesterday voiced optimism that the threat of legal action will force the Government to "pull back" on oil exploration with some revealing it has already cost them business.
Cruise port poised for berth expansion
Nassau Cruise Port is poised to begin the expansion of key vessel berths as it revealed yesterday that demolition of the former Festival Place welcome centre is now 90 percent complete.
Tavario Miller makes impact in Argentina
TAVARIO Miller was an early season acquisition for Boca Juniors in Argentina’s Liga Nacional de Básquet and has had an immediate impact with his new club.
Oil explorer: 'We will pay double required royalties'
A Bahamas-based oil explorer yesterday said it will "pay double the royalties that the law provides for" to the Government should it strike success when exploratory drilling starts in less than a month.
Retailer's 'hard decision' to exit Mall at Marathon
A Bahamian retailer yesterday said high rental rates combined with the ongoing uncertainty over COVID-19 restrictions had given it no choice but to exit its space at the Mall at Marathon.
Last-ditch threat to oil exploration
Environmental activists last night threatened to initiate legal action against the Government and Bahamas Petroleum Company (BPC) within 14 days unless the latter halts its oil exploration plans.
Grand Bahama nurse and Nassau humanitarian awarded for heroic deeds
Seven newborns, a shrinking food supply, and rising floodwaters in the Grand Bahama Rand Memorial Hospital during Hurricane Dorian quickly turned Nurse Nicole Morgan into what her colleagues describe as a timely hero.
A new hope for diabetics: Mini clinics to offer ‘affordable, accessible’ assistance for foot problems
UNDER the theme “New Hope For the Diabetic Foot”, The Foot and Ankle International team recently hosted its third annual conference geared towards solving painful and dangerous problem many Bahamian face.
PETER YOUNG: And you thought things were bad in the White House
Whether or not one agrees with former US President Richard Nixon who said, with supreme irony, that he ‘rejected the cynical view that politics is a dirty business’, there is no denying recent goings-on at the heart of Britain’s political establishment have been dramatic and messy.
Ayton poster boy
Bahamian Deandre Ayton, preparing for his third season in the National Basketball Association (NBA), was the poster boy for the upstart Phoenix Suns as they unveiled their new Nike City Edition uniforms.
Water Corp debt to major supplier slashed to $15m
The Water & Sewerage Corporation managed to cut the debt owed to its main BISX-listed supplier by $3.3m in October after making zero progress during then first nine months of 2020.
'Worrying' growth in uninsured accidents
Bahamas First's top executive yesterday revealed that COVID-19 restrictions have produced a "noticeable" drop in motor vehicle claims despite a "worrying" increase in uninsured driver accidents.
'We don't know where the next dollar is coming from'
An ex-Cabinet minister says his family's business "doesn't know where the next dollar is coming from" as losses hit $150,000 per month due to COVID-19's devastating impact on the entertainment sector.
St Fort, Coleby shine in Japan
MARK St Fort and Kadeem Coleby produced different results for their respective teams as Niigata Albirex and Akita Northern Happinets continued competition in the Japanese Basketball League’s B1 Division over the weekend. Eighth ranked Niigata A defeated 10th ranked Hokkaido L 77-68 on Saturday. They outrebounded Hokkaido L. 43-29 including a 34-20 advantage in defensive rebounds.
Another seven families grieve
HEALTH officials yesterday added seven deaths to the tally of overall COVID-19 deaths in the country, bringing the total to 163.
'New' Rand Memorial Hospital nearly complete
Minister of State for Grand Bahama Kwasi Thompson has indicated that major rebuilding of “a new Rand Memorial Hospital” is nearly completed and should “see some normalcy” by late November.
