All results / Stories
Sort By
Date
Authors
- Everyone
- Neil Hartnell (157)
- Samora St Rose (100)
- Natario McKenzie (80)
- Renaldo Dorsett (73)
- Brent Stubbs (54)
- Eloise Poitier (28)
- Paco Nunez (27)
- Eileen Carron (21)
- Dana Smith (13)
- Alesha Cadet (12)
Minnis: PLP union deal deceived Bahamians
PRIME Minister Dr Hubert Minnis has accused the Progressive Liberal Party of “deceiving” Bahamians after a Memorandum of Understanding with two umbrella labour unions exposed discord among affiliates last week.
LW Young and broke candidates
Leon Walter Young, better known to us as L W Young, was first elected to the House of Assembly in 1912, during the governorship of either Sir Gilbert Thomas Carter or Sir William Grey-Wilson. A carpenter and building contractor by profession, Young would serve in Parliament for the Eastern District of New Providence, from the aforementioned 1912 to 1942 – the year of the Burma Road Riots.
Jonquel Jones scores 14 as Sun beat Sparks
UNCASVILLE, Conn. (AP) — Brionna Jones had 16 points and a career-high 15 rebounds and the WNBA-leading Connecticut Sun won their eight straight game and 20th of the season, beating the Los Angeles Sparks 76-61 on Saturday night.
Colts’ Strachan optimistic about his chances of making the regular season roster
MIKE Strachan concluded the NFL preseason with his best game as a member of the Indianapolis Colts and is optimistic about his chances to make the regular season roster.
PLP using Trump’s playbook
It is quite depressing to reflect on the journey that the Republican Party has taken since the days of the American Civil War. It was once the party of Abraham Lincoln that ended slavery in the United States. Today it is the party of Donald Trump and uses anger, fear, conspiracy theories and fake news to whip up the emotions of a section of society that is shrinking and getting more desperate by the day.
MLB.com ranks Reckley No.9 on international prospects list
ANOTHER major publication has projected Ryan Reckley as one of the elite sought after targets for Major League Baseball franchises for the upcoming international signing period.
STATESIDE: The changing faces of today’s America
THE government has announced that preparations are well underway for the next Bahamian national census. An estimated 119,000 households are due to be surveyed over the first three months of 2022. Ho-hum?
From Connery with love
A RECENT $100,000 donation by the family of the late Sir Sean Connery is following his wishes and keeping the James Bond star and longtime Bahamas resident’s passion for the performing arts alive.
Bannister hails housing community as a sign of growing confidence
WORKS Minister Desmond Bannister yesterday hailed the development of an upscale housing community in western New Providence as a sign of the growing investor-confidence in the Bahamian economy.
UNION LEADERS SIGN UP TO PLP: Party pledges it will resolve issues and raise minimum wage
UNION leaders representing more than 200,000 workers in The Bahamas yesterday rejoiced in the possibility of the Progressive Liberal Party becoming the next government following the impending general election.
Munnings signs with Sporting Lisboa Benfica in Portugal
TRAVIS Munnings will return to Portugal for a second season but will make the move to a new club in the Liga Portuguesa de Basquetebol (LPB).
Rahming: Arawak X will push The Bahamas to a ‘greater arena’
The Arawak X crowd funding platform is moving offshore services near-shore says the company’s chief executive officer.
Jones ‘Player of the Week’
For the 10th time in her five-year career, Grand Bahamian Jonquel Jones has been one of the Women’s National Basketball Association’s Players of the Week.
Sick-outs still affecting healthcare services
AFTER more than a week of staff sick-outs, officials said on Friday that while normal operations resumed at the Sandilands Rehabilitation Centre and at institutions in Grand Bahama, services at Princess Margaret Hospital continued to be affected by delays.
Strachan continues bid to earn spot on opening day roster
MIKE Strachan made his second appearance in the NFL preseason and continues his bid to earn a spot on the opening day roster.
14 more COVID-19 deaths confirmed
FOURTEEN additional people have been added to the nation’s COVID-19 death toll, according to data released by the Ministry of Health yesterday.
Unions dangle national strike threat
THREATENING a national strike, union leaders came out in heavy support of the Bahamas Electrical Workers Union yesterday as its members walked off the job for the second time in less than two months.
PAHO does not recommend COVID third booster shot
THE Pan American Health Organization has “no concrete evidence” to recommend a third COVID-19 booster shot at this time for Caribbean countries.
READY TO RUN, DOC? Parliament prorogued - reconvenes September 22, PLP attacks Minnis for ‘playing games’
THURSDAY MORNING UPDATE: Commissioner of Police Paul Rolle, in his capacity as Provost Marshall, read a proclamation from Governor General CA Smith this morning dissolving Parliament. The next session of Parliament will be on October 6
Inaugural Baha Mar Hoops set for November 22-27
THE Baha Mar Resort and bd Global Sports have partnered on a new initiative to add another collegiate basketball event to a busy Thanksgiving holiday weekend this fall.
