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No new confirmed COVID-19 cases for sixth consecutive day
The Ministry of Health is reporting that there are no new confirmed cases of COVID-19 for the sixth consecutive day.
54-member Carifta team named
FOLLOWING the final trials held over the weekend at the Thomas A. Robinson National Stadium, the Bahamas Associations of Athletic Association named a 54-member team to represent the Bahamas at the 2022 Carifta Games.
US Senator John McCain dies age 81
WASHINGTON (AP) — Sen. John McCain, who faced down his captors in a Vietnam prisoner of war camp with jut-jawed defiance and later turned his rebellious streak into a 35-year political career that took him to Congress and the Republican presidential nomination, died Saturday after battling brain cancer for more than a year. He was 81.
Bahamian tennis ace making his presence felt at the ITA Atlantic Region Championship
BAHAMIAN tennis ace Christian Cargill is making his presence felt as a freshman and is having an immediate impact on the William and Mary Tribe men’s tennis programme.
Jones and Sun clinch playoff spot
JONQUEL Jones and the Connecticut Sun clinched a playoff spot in the 2021 WNBA playoffs and took sole possession of the league’s No.1 seed with their sixth consecutive win.
Silver for national volleyball team
The Bahamas men’s national volleyball fell short in their bid to regain the CAZOVA (Caribbean Zonal Volleyball Association) Championships that they last held in 2012, losing to host Suriname in the championship game on Tuesday night at the Ismay Van Wilgen Sporthal in Parimaribo, Suriname.
Business reaches 20-year landmark
ENTREPRENEURIAL Services Limited (ESL) has reached a 20-year milestone providing business solutions to keep Small and Medium-sized Enterprises in business in Grand Bahama.
Ministry targets 20-100% food import reduction
A Ministry of Agriculture consultant yesterday said the Bahamas was targeting between 20-100 per cent reductions on certain agricultural commodities, in a bid to boost foreign exchange earnings.
BPL: 96% have power restored
BAHAMAS Power and Light has restored electricity to approximately 96 per cent of customers in New Providence and has substantially completed restoration efforts in North and Central Andros, BPL said yesterday.
sports inbrief
BASKETBALL TEMPLE CHRISTIAN CAMP THE Bahamas All-Star/Alongside Suns Basketball Summer Basketball and Soccer Camp is slated to get started today at the Temple Christian High School, starting at 8:30am. Daily sessions are expected to run until 2pm, wrapp
Automatic tax exchange 'fundamentally flawed'
A Cabinet Minister yesterday said current proposals for the global automatic exchange of tax information are “fundamentally flawed”, and would impose “impossible obligations” on the Bahamas.
US billionaire in Walker’s Cay talks
The Government is hoping that Walker’s Cay will return to its “boater’s paradise heyday” if its purchase by a US real estate billionaire successfully closes.
Gov’t pushing MSC, Hutchison on MoU
The Government is pushing for Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC) and Hutchison Whampoa to sign a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) this week, which some observers believe deals with the Grand Bahama Port Authority’s (GBPA) acquisition.
Primary School Track and Field Championships start next week
THE TOP primary school track and field athletes in the country will have an opportunity to showcase their skills and compete for a national championship next week.
FNM chair: VAT health claims change ‘insane’
The FNM’s chairman yesterday branded the proposal to change the VAT treatment of health insurance claims as “absurd, insane and inane”, warning that it will “destroy” the medical sector if implemented as originally planned.
Agriculture sees inflation raise prices fivefold
COMPANIES in the agriculture industry said inflation has impacted them, with one business stating that in some cases prices have increased fivefold.
Mountaineers rout Bahamas team by 46
Head coach Dustin Kerns likes what he saw from his Appalachian State University Mountaineers men’s basketball team in their 46-point rout over the Bahamas Select Team yesterday at the Summer of Thunder in the Imperial Ballroom of the Atlantis resort on Paradise Island.
Lyford Cay condo has to slash units by 30%
Planning authorities have given the go-ahead for a controversial Lyford Cay condo project provided its height is reduced by one-third - and the number of units slashed by 30 percent - to address “overdevelopment” concerns.
Mother-of-threedeclares war on obesity
WEIGHING 320 pounds, Sherell Brown could not get up a flight of stairs without hanging on for dear life. At the same time, her husband was diagnosed with leukaemia, her daughter developed asthma, and doctors believed her son had autism.But while her
Oil exploration 'might disappoint' over initial jobs
While the relatively small number of local jobs created during the initial stages of oil exploration “might disappoint” Bahamians, the Bahamas Petroleum Company (BPC) has projected that 300-500 posts would be created if commercial quantities were discovered.
