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9,208 work permits issued in 2015 - 36 per cent to Haitian nationals
OVER 9,000 work permits were issued by the government in 2015, more than 30 per cent of which were issued to Haitian nationals, according to the latest immigration statistics.
Young golfers in the lead
THREE of the top young players are sitting on top of the standings after the first two days of competition at two different venues in the Bahamas Golf Federation’s National Amateur Championships.
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.
Opposition slams $20m mortgage relief ‘farce’
Opposition politicians yesterday slammed the latest Mortgage Relief Plan (MRP)as “a farce”, and questioned why the Bahamian people were giving the banks a $20 million subsidy for activities they already financed themselves.
Jones and Sun back in win column
JONQUEL Jones and the Connecticut Sun got back on the winning track on the road.
SEVERE WEATHER WARNING
THE BAHAMAS DEPARTMENT OF METEOROLOGY HAS ISSUED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING WITH EFFECT FROM 1:20 PM EDT UNTIL 2:20 PM.
Real Deal Shockers beat Rockets, 73-68
THE New Providence Basketball Association continued its regular season action with a series of games at the AF Adderley Gymnasium over the weekend.
World Cup Qualifiers: Lineup changes for men's national team
AFTER losing the first two games last year in the FIBA Americas Qualifiers for the 2019 World Cup, Bahamas Basketball Federation vice president Mario Bowleg said the coaching staff will be making changes to the lineup for the second round next month.
New automated passport control unveiled at airport
GOVERNMENT and aviation officials yesterday announced the official launch of 20 new Automated Passport Control (APC) kiosks at the Lynden Pindling International Airport, which would allow for US-bound passengers to be processed “up to four times faster”.
Revived Mortgage Plan may assist ‘over 1,000’
The Government yesterday unveiled a revised Mortgage Relief Plan it believes could assist “upwards of 1,000 delinquent borrowers”, via a 20-25 per cent cut to monthly loan payments.
'Oversubscribed' AML offer attracts $10m
AML Foods yesterday confirmed Tribune Business’s Monday article by disclosing that its preference share issue had been oversubscribed by $2.5 million, adding that the extra sum would be used to boost cash flow by taking out short-term bank debt.
Bulls cool down the Heat
CHICAGO (AP) -- John Lucas III could feel it as soon as he stepped on the court. Shots were falling and they didn't stop dropping until the final buzzer. Good thing, too, since Derrick Rose wasn't available. Lucas scored 24 points, and the Chicago Bulls be
Bulls cool down the Heat
CHICAGO (AP) -- John Lucas III could feel it as soon as he stepped on the court. Shots were falling and they didn't stop dropping until the final buzzer. Good thing, too, since Derrick Rose wasn't available. Lucas scored 24 points, and the Chicago Bulls be
Man killed by multiple gunshots to the head
THE body of an unidentified man, who was shot multiple times in the head, was discovered on a dirt road off Cowpen Road late Saturday night.
More stimulus to come amid 30% jobless rate fear
The government has not used all the economic stimulus tools available to it, the deputy prime minister revealed last night, having kept some in reserve in case the COVID-19 pandemic is “prolonged”. K Peter Turnquest, pictured , in a messaged reply t
Plea agreements bring high rate of convictions
THE Director of Public Prosecutions Office secured a high conviction rate of 85 percent in 2021 while its use of plea agreements recovered after COVID-19 caused disruption in 2020, according to Director of Public Prosecutions Garvin Gaskin.
National debt in $30m fall
The Bahamas’ national debt has seen its first quarterly decline for years as it fell by just over $30m during the three-months to end-March 2019 thanks to a small budget surplus. The Central Bank’s quarterly review for the period, published this wee
Oil explorer fears its major $100m asset 'extinguished'
The Bahamas Petroleum Company (BPC) has warned that its "major $100m asset will be extinguished", thereby threatening its survival, if the Supreme Court halts its oil drilling activities.
Bahamians in pivotal roles at Holland College
THE Bahamian pipeline continues to pay dividends for the Holland College basketball programmes as they have built a dynasty in the Atlantic Collegiate Athletic Association.
NPBA: Wreckers pull of 108-82 win over Caribs
THE New Providence Basketball Association, displaying its new live statistics for all of its games on its recently constructed website, had just one match on Tuesday night with the Y-Care Wreckers pulling off a 101-82 triumph over the College of the Bahamas Caribs.
