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Special Olympics in CARIFTA mix
THE Oaktree Medical Center’s 50th CARIFTA Games over the Easter holiday weekend at the Thomas A. Robinson National Stadium will have a special element to its line up with the inclusion of Special Olympics Bahamas.
World Baseball Classic: Great Britain in the win column
AFTER losing their first two games of the World Baseball Softball Confederation’s 2023 World Baseball Classic, Great Britain, with its Bahamian connection, has finally gotten in the win column.
Final CARIFTA trials, Junior National High School Track & Field March 25-27
IN an unprecedented move, the Ministry of Youth, Sports and Culture and Ministry of Education, Science and Technology will hold a Junior National High School Track and Field Championships and Final CARIFTA Trials.
Get Your Rear in Gear hosts another successful fun run walk in year two
THE Colon Cancer Coalition hosted yet another successful Get Your Rear in Gear (GYRIG) event in memory of the late Andrea Darville and to raise awareness for colon cancer in The Bahamas.
Hotels strike ‘glass ceiling’ on 15-20% room shortage
The Bahamas may be unable to fully meet tourism demand for 12-18 months due to a room shortage caused by up to 15-20 percent of available inventory being taken offline, a senior hotelier has revealed.
Bahamas on track, but ‘slow spending faster’
The Bahamas must produce “a faster slowdown on spending” to ensure it hits the revised $575.4m full-year deficit target and other key fiscal goals, a major international financial services group is urging.
CR Walker Knights win seventh straight GSSSA championship
The C.R. Walker Knights brought home their seventh straight Government Secondary Schools Sports Association (GSSSA) track and field championship.
Athletes on track overseas
THE National Collegiate Athletic Association’s 2023 Indoor Track and Field Championship in Albuquerque, Minnesota over the weekend turned out to be a specular show for Grand Bahamian sprinter Terrance Jones and versatile Charisma Taylor from New Providence.
BAARK! for 10th Annual Powerade Potcakeman Triathlon
BAARK! - Bahamas Alliance for Animal Rights and Kindness - completed its 10th Annual Powerade Potcakeman Triathlon on March 5 and it was a resounding success.
Bahamian players suit up for Great Britain, suffer two losses in World Baseball Classic
GREAT Britain, stacked with a group of Bahamian coaches and players, suffered their first two losses over the weekend in Pool C of the World Baseball Softball Confederation’s 2023 World Baseball Classic at Chase Field in Phoenix, Arizona.
Mingoes, Regulators advance to NPBA playoffs
THE University of The Bahamas men’s basketball team dropped to the Leno Regulators 76-63 in an inconsequential New Providence Basketball Association game Saturday night at The A.F. Adderley Gym.
DEREK SMITH: Silicon Valley Bank’s failure shows risk management key
As a governance, risk and compliance professional, I must emphasise the importance of establishing a solid risk management framework to protect against possible catastrophic corporate failures. The current business environment is constantly evolving, and new risks are emerging. Therefore, adopting a robust risk management strategy is essential to protecting businesses from future uncertainties.
Air arrivals 100,000 off pre-COVID in ‘22
Air arrivals to The Bahamas in 2022 fell just 100,000 short of the 1.6m received in 2019 prior to the COVID-19 pandemic that shut tourism down for much of 2020 and 2021, it was revealed yesterday.
Donna Vasyli 'plans to spend time with her family' after acquittal
AFTER being acquitted of the murder of her husband after a more than five-year long court battle, Donna Vasyli plans to spend time with her family before deciding what she wants to do with her life, according to one of her attorneys.
Clubs and Societies
THE Bahamas Red Cross Society Annual Fair is back. After three years of not being able to hold this popular Bahamian tradition, the 79th Annual Red Cross Fair will celebrate in unison with the country as the country celebrates its 50th anniversary of Independence.
Room capacity challenges as tourism numbers grow
TOURISM numbers are looking very promising ahead of spring break, according to Ministry of Tourism deputy director general Dr Kenneth Romer, who cited room capacity as a major challenge because of high hotel occupancy levels.
Report: Dire warning for The Bahamas if temps rise by 1.5 degrees celsius
THE country faces the threat of intensified tropical cyclones, sea level rise and declining freshwater resources if global temperatures exceed 1.5 degrees Celsius, a new report has warned.
Stopovers beat pre-COVID for first time in January ‘23
Monthly air arrivals exceeded pre-COVID figures for the first time in January 2023, a senior tourism official said yesterday, while revealing that stranded or in-transit passengers have been unable to find hotel rooms in Nassau.
Economic optimism ‘should be tempered with discipline’ says Halkitis
WHILE acknowledging the increase in government revenue, Economic Affairs Minister Michael Halkitis said optimism in the country’s economic growth should be tempered with discipline.
Chinese Embassy counters US claims (Updated with US statement)
THE CHINESE Embassy in The Bahamas has countered claims over the size of its embassy in the nation – and about its mission in The Bahamas.
