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NCAA Football: Ferguson gets first start, Saunders posts his first score
NCAA Division I football officially kicked off last weekend and several Bahamian players had active season debuts for their respective universities.
Island Luck chief: ‘I was misled’ on web shop taxes
ISLAND Luck’s principal is alleging that the Government “misled” him over planned web shop tax increases, adding: “My legitimate expectation in a proper consultation was dashed.”
A COMIC'S VIEW: A balance of power
IT was just January of this year that works Minister Desmond Bannister suggested that Bahamas Power and Light (BPL) was on pace to deliver to the public its best summer on record.
'Be more creative to reach cruise ship market'
TOURISM Minister Dionisio D’Aguilar yesterday called for Bahamian entrepreneurs to be more “creative” and “aggressive” at penetrating the cruise ship visitor market. Mr D’Aguilar noted cruise visitors represent 75 percent of the annual foreign visito
Clarke continues winning ways on ITF Junior Circuit
SYDNEY Clarke continues her winning ways during a very active summer in her latest stop on the ITF Junior Circuit.
Fox and Chisholm named to Arizona Fall League rosters
LUCIUS Fox and Jazz Chisholm continue their progression through their respective Major League Baseball organisations and reached another pair of milestones this week.
NCAA: Sammy Hunter gets scholarship offers
FOR much of the summer, it was a relatively slow recruitment process for Sammy Hunter, but the Canadian-based prep basketball star has picked up five NCAA Division I offers in just under two weeks.
Rival landfill bids 'too ambitious' on waste-to-energy
Rival proposals were too ambitious over the “enormous amount” of waste-to-energy they believe the New Providence landfill can generate, the winning bidder argued yesterday.Kenwood Kerr, pictured, Providence Advisors’ chief executive, told Tribune Bus
Family Island schools: Three aren’t ready
THREE Family Island schools will have delayed openings, with no definite date for when repairs will be completed, press secretary Anthony Newbold revealed yesterday.
Do you want local government for New Providence?
THE government is conducting widespread consultation on the implementation of local government in New Providence. A national advisory committee was launched in April, according to a press statement, which explained the Minnis administration was hopi
Seeking young artists from 50 years ago
THE Mexican government is inviting the four Bahamians who participated in the 1968 Global Children’s Painting Festival to be part of the 50th anniversary commemoration of the event.Artwork from four Queen’s College students was selected to represent
FACE TO FACE: Teenage twins on a mission for ‘everyone’s grammy’
Deaconess Esther Elizabeth Neely-Brown left such an indelible mark on the lives she touched that her legacy lives on even though she died in November 2016.
Ground broken for $2.5m maritime centre project
AFTER 10 years in operation, Elnet Maritime Agency Limited broke ground yesterday for construction of its $2.5 million maritime centre that will provide about 80 to 100 new jobs on Grand Bahama.Elbert Hepburn, CEO, along with his mother and business
Jones No.45 consensus four-star recruit
BAHAMIAN prep basketball star Kai Jones has become one of the fastest rising prospects on the NCAA recruiting circuit and has now been listed as a consensus four-star recruit.Jones was one of 11 new prospects on the list for ESPN’s updated rankings f
Medical Pavilion performs groundbreaking breast implant surgery
THE team of professionals at the Medical Pavilion led by Dr Conville Brown recently performed a pioneering breast implant surgery – a first, groundbreaking procedure for advanced medical tourism in the Bahamas.The successful procedure was done on an
THE PRESS BOX: Three late round steals for Fantasy Football Drafts
WITH Fantasy Football Drafts fast approaching, here are three late round steals that could bring you a championship. Just have a look at the first name on my list. I put my money where my mouth is. I took Tampa Bay RB Peyton Barber in the 9th round
Rejected landfill bidder: Beat our $400m offer
A rejected landfill bidder last night urged the Government to ensure the winner offers “the same or more” as its $400m investment, up to 200 jobs and two renewable energy solutions.
Grand Lucayan chairman blasts 'lack of co-operation'
The Grand Lucayan’s new chairman yesterday blasted Hutchison Whampoa’s “lack of co-operation” for threatening to delay the creation and release of a full sales prospectus for the resort.Michael Scott, who heads the Government-owned special purpose ve
We’re ready to take a hit on sale price
THE government has given itself a little over a month to close bids for the sale of the Grand Lucayan, according to Hotel Corporation chairman Michael Scott.
INSIGHT: Why won’t Washington just play fair?
Last month, Sir Ronald Sanders, Antigua and Barbuda’s ambassador to the United States, sought support in a speech before a meeting of the World Trade Organization’s (WTO) Dispute Settlement Body (DSB) in Geneva, Switzerland. He lamented his country is “losing all hope” that its 15-year-long trade dispute with the United States will be amicably settled through private, bilateral negotiations. Sanders is, furthermore, considering asking the WTO’s head to mediate a solution.
