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Sherman Ferguson claims men’s title
SHERMAN Ferguson, the quiet slugger for the BTC Elite Warriors, has been named the New Providence Softball Association men’s batting champion.
Buddy looks to improve his game for Kings
COMING off what he called “one of the best summers” of his life, Buddy Hield is poised to make improvements to his game and for the Sacramento Kings in the 2018-19 season.
PHA: Expansion of salaries and benefits 'not sustainable at this time'
THE Public Hospitals Authority has disclosed that the expansion of salaries and benefits of medical personnel is “simply not sustainable at this time”, in the wake of last week’s demonstrations by healthcare unions over such outstanding issues.
Crown seeking the death penalty over murder of couple
THE Crown is seeking the maximum penalty of death for murder convict Devaughn ‘Short Man’ Hall for the “brutal slaying” of an unarmed couple shot to death at their residence in Grand Bahama in 2015.At Hall’s sentencing hearing in the Supreme Court ye
Public-private-partnership considered for Prince George Wharf management
TOURISM Minister Dionisio D’Aguilar yesterday said the government considering a public-private-partnership for the day-to-day management of the Prince George Wharf as it eyes the overall improvement of the country’s top cruise port.Responding to ques
PM intervenes on Lucayan 'looting'
The Prime Minister “aggressively” intervened to prevent Hutchison Whampoa “looting” the Grand Lucayan on the eve of the Government’s takeover, Tribune Business was told yesterday.Michael Scott, chairman of Lucayan Renewal Holdings, the Government-own
Hutchison escapes $3.25m tax on Grand Lucayan sale
The Government was “too nice” in allowing Hutchison Whampoa to exit its Grand Lucayan debacle without paying $3.25m in Stamp duty and pocketing other payments/concessions.
Oil explorer shrugs off end to ‘exclusive’ talks
A Bahamas-based oil explorer yesterday said it was now locked in joint venture talks with “multiple parties” after a “major global oil company” ended their exclusive negotiations.
Tributes to sculptor and artist Stephen G E Burrows
PROMINENT Bahamian sculptor and artist Stephen G E Burrows, who dedicated his life to the culture of art in public spaces, has passed away.The 80-year-old was the first Bahamian steel and metal artist to have his artistry publicly showcased throughou
BTVI readies for City and guilds expansion
Twenty-seven persons from the Bahamas Technical and Vocational Institute (BTVI) recently attended training sessions that focused on City and Guilds’ assessment and quality assurance.The four-day training session in New Providence came as BTVI further
FACE TO FACE: Green shoots of political reform - but will they be allowed to grow?
Political and electoral reform has been a hot topic for years. It is one of the few things we all agree is needed in The Bahamas. Here I am referring to changes to the system of governance, elections and representation at the government level as well as within political parties.
Lighthouse Point must be saved
I am a man and I cry. There, I have said it.
Board chair should resign
I would title this “Being in the real world where you are required to uphold trust’ - the article headlined yesterday “Chamber endorses CEO over ten-year securities barring’ is incredible and exceptionally worrying.
Cornish emerges as team leader for the Seawolves
HEADED into his senior season with the Stony Brook Seawolves, Jaron Cornish has emerged as a team leader during offseason workouts.Following a summer where he made his Bahamas senior men’s national team debut, Cornish was back on campus in New York a
DPM urges GB firms to expand to nassau
The Deputy Prime Minister yesterday urged Grand Bahama businesses to consider Nassau expansion rather than just confine themselves to their home island. KP Turnquest, pictured, made his call while delivering the keynote address at the official openin
Lucius Fox and Biscuits eliminated in semi-finals
LUCIUS Fox’s debut season in Double A baseball came to an end after his Montgomery Biscuits were eliminated in a decisive game five of the Southern League semi-finals.
INSIGHT: Facts and fiction on life at the dump
A SOCIAL media post has sparked a war of words between senior personnel in the two most recent management units tasked with oversight of the New Providence Landfill; each side staking their claim as the “group that made the difference”.
Abaco – 900 shanty town homes set to be razed
THE government is tasked with finding alternative housing for nearly 1,000 households in shanty towns across Abaco as the Shanty Town Action Task Force (SATF) recommits to the self-imposed deadline of clearing unregulated communities on that island on or before July 31,2019.
Student’s beating: Police to investigate
POLICE and the Ministry of Education are investigating an incident at a public school where a boy was allegedly beaten by an administrator.
$18.8m credit shrink exposes weakness
Persistent private sector and consumer weakness was further exposed by July’s $18.8m credit contraction, with total banking sector loan arrears also slightly increasing to $835mThe Central Bank, in its July economic update, said: “Private sector cred
