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Oil explorer blasts ‘half-baked’ claims
The verbal battle between the Bahamas Petroleum Company (BPC) and its opponents intensified yesterday as the oil explorer blasted “half-baked allegations” over its well’s insurance coverage.
FIBA AmeriCup Qualifiers: BBF needs $70,000 for team travel
WITH the third and final leg of the FIBA AmeriCup 2020 Qualifiers set for February 19-20, Bahamas Basketball Federation president Mario Bowleg said they will need about $70,000 for the team to travel to compete.
LJ Rose inks deal with new European club
NATIONAL team guard LJ Rose inked a deal with a new European club.
Fritz has three blocks, eight rebounds in win
IN Spain, Shaquillo Fritz has a new opportunity with a new club in Spain’s Liga Espanola de Baloncesto (LEB Silver).
‘Pulling the rug from under’ our tourism revival
Hotel operators have voiced fears that US quarantine plans will “pull the rug out from under” Bahamian tourism’s revival with several properties already reporting booking cancellations as a result.
BPL targeting $85m from local investors
Bahamas Power & Light’s (BPL) chairman yesterday voiced confidence that local investors will “fully subscribe” for the $85m portion of its upcoming bond issue that will be placed in this nation.
HEATING UP: NCAA Division I Weekend standouts
THE weekend of NCAA Division I featured several Bahamian players in rescheduled double headers, standout performances on the court and postponed games due to COVID-19.
Deandre Ayton posts career-high five blocks
Following a week of postponements and three missed games due to the NBA’s COVID-19 protocols, Deandre Ayton continued to play his best basketball of the season once the Phoenix Suns returned to the court.
‘Don’t blame the victims, blame the men who rape them’
A WOMEN’S rights advocate wants society to stop placing the blame on young vulnerable girls being lured out of their homes and becoming victims of statutory rape and hold the men responsible accountable for their actions.
‘Health experts needed on vaccine taskforce’
THE head of the Consultant Physician Staff Association believes more healthcare professionals should have been appointed to the government’s National COVID-19 Vaccine Consultative Committee.
‘On fire’ materials to hit construction
Contractors yesterday warned their home building clients face “a hit to their pockets” in 2021 from an “on fire” construction materials market where prices have risen ten percent since the New Year alone.
Sweeting signs with Padres
Evan Sweeting’s baseball journey will continue at the professional ranks with the San Diego Padres organisation.
Jones and Foxes advance to the FIBA EuroLeague Quarters
JONQUEL Jones and her UMMC Ekaterinburg Foxes advanced to the FIBA EuroLeague Quarterfinals with another dominant performance as group play resumed this week.
Ex-BPL worker loses $6k over ‘lewd’ dismissal
An ex-Bahamas Power & Light (BPL) employee has been stripped of the $6,068 she was awarded after being terminated for “lewd sexual activity” while working in the utility’s cashier cage.
COVID visitor testing hits 'bumps in road'
The Government's five-day COVID-19 visitor testing strategy has hit "some bumps in the road" on islands where provision is solely reliant on the public sector clinics, a Cabinet minister said yesterday.
Canada exports enjoy $17m duty free access boost
Almost 90 percent of The Bahamas’ exports to Canada benefited from duty-free access via the Caribbean’s free trade agreement, a Cabinet minister has revealed.
COVID travel measures ‘won’t ease in any way’
A Cabinet minister last night said the government is “not minded in any way to relax the health travel protocols” despite conceding that have likely helped to “depress demand” and tourism’s revival.
Committee set up to advise on university president search
THE board of trustees of University of The Bahamas has appointed a Presidential Search Committee to establish the process by which the new institution’s president will be selected and hired.
'Rotation' means no Baker's Bay Mexican increase
The Bahamian Contractors Association's (BCA) chief yesterday said the latest Mexican construction workers arriving at Abaco's Baker’s Bay project will not increase its foreign labour component.
'Deck now stacked against' Bahamian tourism's rebound
The hotel union's president has voiced alarm that "the deck's being stacked against" the revival of the Bahamian tourism industry and wider economy by travel restrictions imposed in its major markets.