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National baseball team in Grand Bahama training camp
IN preparation for the fourth Caribbean Baseball Cup, scheduled for December 4-11 at the newly constructed Andre Rodgers Baseball Stadium, members of the Bahamas Baseball Federation’s national team are in Grand Bahama for a training camp.
Landing gear issues as plane arrives at LPIA
AN airplane with 20 people on board experienced landing gear issues at Lynden Pindling International Airport yesterday afternoon.
FRONT PORCH: Hubris and the march of folly
It is at once fascinating and disturbing to observe how the lust for power, greed and other blinding ambitions, so often lead to folly and failure. Politicians, businesspeople and others over millennia, though repeatedly warned of their delusions, have pursued courses of action leading to disaster and defeat.
VIN numbers of stolen vehicles ‘being covered with false plates’
POLICE have noticed a trend regarding stolen vehicles where suspects are covering the original VIN number with a false plate, according to Commissioner of Police Clayton Fernander.
Mental Health Bill debated in House
MEMBERS of Parliament yesterday debated the Mental Health Bill, which, once enacted, will allow people suffering with mental illness to be better protected.
Deputy PM: Officials working on Downtown Revitalisation Project
TOURISM Minister Chester Cooper said yesterday officials are working actively on the Downtown Revitalisation Project as developments are on the way and some dilapidated structures have already been demolished.
Bahamas liquidators detect ‘serious fraud’ signs at FTX
FTX’s Bahamian provisional liquidators have yet to gain control of all its assets amid signs that “serious fraud and mismanagement” may have caused the group’s collapse, it has been revealed.
Sebas: $6.4m Abaco dome contract leaves ‘bitter taste’
Sebas Bastian last night said his Brickell Management Group (BMG) had “a bitter taste in our mouth” after losing money on the $6.4m contract to construct 213 dome homes in Abaco post-Hurricane Dorian.
Pintard says minister ‘misled House’ on BPL fuel hedging
The Opposition’s leader yesterday accused a Cabinet minister of “misleading Parliament” after he admitted the Davis administration rejected proposals “that had the potential to save the Bahamian people $100m”.
‘Not out of woods’ despite lowest deficit for 10 years
The Prime Minister yesterday warned Bahamians “we are not yet out of the woods” as he hailed the lowest first quarter fiscal deficit “in more than ten years”.
BTC revenue growth slows to only 1.3%
The Bahamas Telecommunications Company’s (BTC) year-over-year revenue growth slowed to just 1.3 percent year-over-year for the 2022 third quarter even though it remained ahead of prior year comparatives for the first nine months.
GB to host Labour on the Blocks 2.0 job fair
NEARLY 30 companies and over 200 jobs will be available at the Labour on the Blocks 2.0 job fair in Grand Bahama this weekend, said Labour Director Robert Farquharson yesterday.
FTX INVESTIGATION ‘OF HIGHEST ORDER’: PM says effort will be coordinated with authorities in other jurisdictions
AFTER the collapse of FTX, Prime Minister Phillip “Brave” Davis said he has ordered that local investigations be of the highest order and given precedence, adding that investigations will be a coordinated effort with “duly appointed authorities” in other jurisdictions.
PM defends Govt travel spending
PRIME Minister Phillip “Brave” Davis yesterday defended his administration’s travel expenditure for the first quarter of the 2022-23 fiscal year, days after the Ministry of Finance reported a $2.3m increase in government’s travel spending when compared to the same period in the previous fiscal year.
Police can’t confirm if McFarland recently visited
POLICE Commissioner Clayton Fernander said police are working to identify the complaints against Fyre Festival organiser Billy McFarland, adding they cannot confirm if he has returned to the country recently.
Masks are no longer required in classrooms
MASKS are no longer required in indoor classroom settings, officials announced yesterday.
Memorandum of Understanding signed with the African Export-Import Bank
A MEMORANDUM of understanding was signed between the government and the African Export-Import Bank, allowing The Bahamas to join other Caribbean states in establishing a partnership with the multilateral trade finance institution.
Champions crowned in the BAISS
The Bahamas Association of Independent Secondary Schools decided softball champions in three of its four divisions at the Freedom Farm Baseball Complex last night.
King and Bluejays undefeated so far
FREDRICK King and the no.9 ranked Creighton Bluejays are off to an expected undefeated start to the season.
Optimist sailing: Tomlinson and Munro qualify for Gold Fleet
A PAIR of Bahamian sailors advanced to this weekend’s gold fleet for the final series of races at the Optimist North American Championships, hosted at the Nassau Yacht Club.
