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EDITORIAL: Something is going to have to change in our attitude to vaccination
THE road out of the COVID crisis was always going to be bumpy and right now it seems we’re being bounced all over the place.
DIANE PHILLIPS: Along came Starbuck’s and nothing was ever the same again
The date March 31 passed two weeks ago with hardly anyone noticing, or maybe I missed the celebration and hoopla you might have expected on the 50th anniversary of a product that changed the culture. Starbuck’s turned 50 on that day and we are all a little poorer, a pound or two heavier and definitely more satiated for it.
AG: Equal opportunity for purchase of plots of land
ATTORNEY General Carl Bethel has said there will be equal opportunity for the purchase of plots of land to Bahamians and residents, including those of Haitian descent awaiting confirmation of immigration status.
'Godfather' of track and field coaching Ronald Cartwright honoured
COACH Ronald Cartwright, considered the ‘Godfather’ of track and field coaching in the Bahamas, was honored on Saturday at the DTSP Track Classic at the Thomas A. Robinson National Stadium.
Tyler Pinder to spend post grad season with Miami Prep Tornadoes
TYLER Pinder reclassified to the class of 2022 and will spend his post grad season with a new programme, the Miami Prep Tornadoes.
Cooper says the govt’s proposed housing policy ‘unfair, elitist and discriminatory’
EXUMA and Ragged Island MP Chester Cooper says while the Progressive Liberal Party supports homeownership for young professionals, he thinks the Minnis administration’s policy in this area is “unfair, elitist" and “discriminatory".
Wynn targets April 2022 opening on $80m sales
The Wynn Group yesterday said it is targeting an April 2022 “soft opening” for its Goodman’s Bay condo hotel after generating $80m in residential unit sales.
Retailers: COVID vaccine not mandatory for workers
Bahamian retailers yesterday said they will not make it mandatory for employees to become vaccinated against COVID-19 as some voiced scepticism over the merits of becoming inoculated.
Govt must ‘increase lot prices’ for project to work
A Bahamian real estate developer yesterday argued that the Government will have to “increase the price of the lots” in its planned 83-acre subdivision to make the project work.
Construction sector backs MP’s reduced duties call
Construction leaders industry executives yesterday backed a former Cabinet minister’s call to eliminate import duties on building supplies for all first-time home buyers as a means to stimulate the sector.
New Providence Cycling Association back in full gear
AFTER a year of inactivity because of the spread of the coronavirus pandemic, the New Providence Cycling Association is finally back in full gear.
Upscale community for young professionals: you don’t have to be a lawyer or doctor to qualify
PRIME Minister Dr Hubert Minnis said the definition of young professionals who will be eligible to buy lots in a proposed upscale community in western New Providence is broad enough to include barbers, plumbers, farmers and many others—not just lawyers or doctors.
Briland: Cruise tourism ‘disaster waiting to happen’
More than 99.4 percent of existing and potential Harbour Island visitors have made it “crystal clear cruise tourism is a disaster waiting to happen” for the destination, a hotelier warned yesterday.
Agency seeking ‘outstanding’ PI Royal Caribbean lease approval
A Bahamian entrepreneur yesterday “challenged Royal Caribbean to produce” its western Paradise Island crown land lease after a government agency voiced concern approvals are “still outstanding”.
PM: Housing initiative not ‘one-off’ exercise
The prime minister yesterday pledged that the government’s efforts to make home ownership more affordable for Bahamians will not be a “one-off endeavour” that lacks a coherent strategy.
Lathaniel and Cardinals get at-large bid to NJCAA Division I Nationals
LATHANIEL Bastian and his Trinity Valley Community College Cardinals had their nearly season long win streak come to an end, but still received an at-large bid to the NJCAA Division I National Championship Tournament.
Bahamian student athletes are standouts in NAIA baseball
SEVERAL Bahamain student athletes delivered noteworthy performances for their respective programmes over the weekend in National Association of Intercollegiate Athletic (NAIA) baseball play.
Miller makes CARIFTA Games standard in 200m
JUST before anchoring Swift Athletics to an impressive come-from-behind victory in the under-20 boys’ 4 x 400 metre relay, Wendell Miller powered his way past the qualifying standard in the 200m for the CARIFTA Games.
‘Jazz’ hits his first home run of season
JASRADO “Jazz” Chisholm Jr faced two-time Cy Young award winner Jacob deGrom and took the Mets’ ace 100mph fastball for a deep shot to right field for his first home run of the 2021 season.
Senate to debate home ownership resolution
WHEN the Senate next meets it will debate a resolution recently tabled in the House of Assembly which is designed to bring home ownership to young Bahamians.
