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Union seeking answers as CIBC sale collapses
A trade union leader is today hoping to today discover whether CIBC’s efforts to exit majority FirstCaribbean ownership have hit “the end of the road” following the collapse of a $797m deal.
Arrears hit $600m as 40% of property tax bills don’t reach
Up to 40 percent of real property tax bills never reach the intended taxpayer, the Auditor General’s Office revealed yesterday, as unpaid arrears breached the $600m mark.
Ayton scores 13 points in loss
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Zion Williamson punctuated a 28-point performance with a soaring, one-handed alley-oop jam during a decisive fourth-quarter surge, and the New Orleans Pelicans soundly defeated the Phoenix Suns 123-101 last night.
Gov't pushes on PPP financing for airports
The Government has "shifted" to a public-private partnership (PPP) model to finance "hundreds of millions of dollars in investments" for Family Island airports, a Cabinet minister said yesterday.
NHI: We’ll protect 90% of Bahamians by 2025
The National Health Insurance (NHI) scheme is targeting a rapid expansion that aims to provide “more than 90 percent” of Bahamians with its basic primary care coverage by 2025.
Freeport economy
Perhaps in a move to get under the skin of the Free National Movement administration that sacked him from the Hotel Corporation in 2018, the outspoken Pineridge MP Frederick McAlpine tabled a private Bill for an Act to repeal the Ocean Industries Incorporated (Aragonite Mining Encouragement) 1971 in the House of Assembly in early December 2020.
Fenton in second straight Super Bowl
IT’S very rare that a professional athlete gets to play for two consecutive titles in any sport in the same state that he was born in.
Minister: Difficult to put limits on social welfare
A Cabinet minister yesterday said it was difficult to place timelines and limits on the Government's COVID-19 social assistance initiatives given the continued uncertainty created by the pandemic.
Learning made fun with Rosheeda Rolle
Rosheeda Rolle is a firm believer that learning should be fun; it should be engaging for the students and allow them to be creative.
EDITORIAL: Money is tight - but straight answers are priceless
PROMISES, promises. They don’t get you very far.
Nygard delivered new court blow
THE Court of Appeal yesterday refused Peter Nygard’s application for leave to appeal a contempt conviction for breaching an injunction that banned him from publishing stolen emails from environmental group Save The Bays.
Governor: When will the penny drop?
The Central Bank's governor yesterday said the speed at which Bahamians are redeeming one-cent coins is presently below his expectations with less than $1m worth handed in to-date.
Coleby grabs season high 19 rebounds in win, Knowles cans 16 in loss
THE race for the final playoff spot in Turkey’s Turkish Basketball First League with both Dwight Coleby and Zane Knowles looking to secure spots for their respective clubs.
COVID cuts corporate revenues by up to 70%
Corporate Bahamas saw the COVID-19 pandemic slash its 2020 revenues by up to 70 percent, with business licence filings placing the average fall-off between 40 to 50 percent.
BBF does not have proper training venue
ALREADY faced with the task of securing the funding to travel to the FIBA AmeriCup 2020 Qualifier in San Juan, Puerto Rico, the Bahamas Basketball Federation now finds itself without the proper venue to train in.
Ayton and Hield take NBA spotlight
CHAVANO “Buddy” Hield enjoyed his best shooting stretch of the season the last three games in the state of Florida while Deandre Ayton restarted his streak of double doubles over the weekend.
COVID-19 death toll rises to 176
THE country’s COVID-19 death toll has risen to 176 after a 94-year-old woman died from the disease in late January.
Ayton and Suns snap 3-game skid, roll to 114- 93 win over Warriors
PHOENIX (AP) — Mikal Bridges scored 20 points, Deandre Ayton posted another double double - 12 points and 13 rebounds - and the Phoenix Suns pulled away in the second half to beat the Golden State Warriors 114-93 last night.
Bahamas vs USA in FIBA AmeriCup 2020 Qualifiers
THE Bahamas recently released its pool of players for the third and final leg of the FIBA AmeriCup 2020 Qualifiers and we are now starting to learn about the team they will be facing in game one as the United States begins to put its roster together.
MLB icon Hank Aaron dies at the age of 86
SOME memories are worth cherishing, especially one when reflecting on the passing of persons who have impacted their lives.