All results / Stories
Sort By
Date
Authors
- Everyone
- Neil Hartnell (763)
- Natario McKenzie (355)
- Samora St Rose (290)
- Brent Stubbs (187)
- Renaldo Dorsett (135)
- Ava Turnquest (114)
- Eloise Poitier (110)
- Paco Nunez (83)
- Paul Turnquest (81)
- Eileen Carron (65)
INSIGHT: More than just a uniform
“NO, it wasn’t just the uniform for me. It was the attitude and professionalism of the first officers I came into contact with. It was my admiration for them and how they treated my family during a very serious time, that’s what drove me to the Royal Bahamas Police Force,” was how outgoing Senior Assistant Commissioner of Police Stephen Dean summed up his initial interest in the organisation he would help develop over a 38-year period.
Bahamian players hit court in NCAA Division I
NCAA Division I basketball tipped off Friday night and several Bahamian players were hit the floor for their respective programmes in divisions across the United States.Some of the top performers included Arizona’s Deandre Ayton, Lashann Higgs of th
220 Legendary jobs for ‘hazardous’ site
An $80m marina investment for southern New Providence is pledging to transform “a hazardous location” blighted by trash dumps and stolen boats via a project that will create 220 permanent jobs at full build-out.
Disney key to South Eleuthera 'survival'
Major investments such as Disney’s cruise port are essential if South Eleuthera communities are to “survive into another generation”, the island’s Chamber of Commerce argued yesterday. Thomas Sands, pictured , the Eleuthera Chamber of Commerce’s pre
Cellular revenues per user up despite subscriber fall-off
The Bahamas Telecommunications Company’s (BTC) average revenue per user (ARPU) in the cellular market grew by almost 25 per cent in 2013, despite a market that declined slightly in terms of subscriber numbers.
Major crime on the way down, says AC Seymour
MAJOR crime categories continue to trend downward, according to Acting Commissioner of Police Emrick Seymour.
Canada routs Bahamas 93-69 in WCup qualifier
Team Bahamas began the FIBA World Cup Qualifiers against one of the highest ranked team in the region and were overwhelmed by a stacked Canadian team on the road.
Major power failure across New Providence
THOUSANDS of Bahamas Electricity Corporation customers were again without electricity yesterday after “generator challenges” at the Blue Hills Power Station interrupted the supply to more than 50 per cent of New Providence.
Bahamas Striping looks to create 20 new jobs
BAHAMAS Striping is looking to create 20 new jobs initially as it moves into airport maintenance with its subsidiary Airport Maintenance Services (APS).
Attraction's 'zip-py' 20 job expansion needs dual GB resolutions
A Freeport-based attraction operator yesterday said the Grand Lucayan’s closure, and Carnival’s proposed cruise port, must be resolved to sustain an expansion that will create 20 jobs.David Wallace, a principal in the all-Bahamian group that has inve
'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.
Realtor unveils its 2019 aces
Damianos Sotheby’s International Realty has unveiled the winners of the 2019 Agent Circle of Excellence Award (ACE).Shane Cash, who focuses mainly on sales in the Hope Town, Abaco, market earned the title for June 2019, while New Providence-based Jac
Union chief: Workers not feeling tourism’s rebound
The hotel union’s president yesterday said industry workers were yet to feel the benefits from tourism’s post-COVID resurgence with “no higher than 40 percent” of his members recalled to work to-date.
Lakers outlast Thunder 114-106 in double OT
By GREG BEACHAM AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Kobe Bryant scored six of his 26 points in the second overtime, and the Los Angeles Lakers rallied from an 18-point deficit in the second half for a 114-106 victory over the Oklahoma City Thunder on Sun
VAT on charity purchases
VAT. The Salvation Army Thrift shop has been adding VAT to every purchase made at their shop, including clothing, books and other useful items.
BFSB targets next generation progress
The Bahamas Financial Services Board (BFSB) is preparing to launch its latest human capital development initiative - The Bahamas Millennials Society, a networking and mentoring club of financial services industry ‘millennial’ workers.
Gov't seeks COB research tie-up over VAT, trade
The Government has partnered with the College of the Bahamas’ (COB) School of Business to develop a research paper on the likely impact of the proposed Value-Added Tax (VAT), the Minister of Financial Services has revealed.
Knowles and Hokies searching for answers
DEMITRI Knowles and the Virginia Tech Hokies find themselves searching for answers after two consecutive losses.
Works minister: 'Public has right' to expect more'
A Cabinet minister has called upon his ministry’s staff to be more “proactive” in 2020, adding: “The public has a right to expect more from us.”Desmond Bannister, minister of works, in his annual New Year’s charge to staff, urged them to take the ini
Principle more important than revenue on Facebook ad VAT
A top Ministry of Finance official says the principle behind Facebook levying VAT on Bahamas-linked advertisements is more important than any revenue that will be earned by the Government.
