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It’s time to earn spot for Carifta
IT will come down to who show up and perform this weekend to determine who will make the team to represent The Bahamas at the 48th Carifta Games, scheduled for the Easter holiday weekend in the Cayman Islands.
Who’s in, who’s out? Carifta team named
The BAAAs ratified a 50-member team to represent the country at the 48th CARIFTA Track and Field Championships.
Tourism 'aggressive' on high single digit drop-off
The Ministry of Tourism will be “more aggressive” in countering the “high single digit softness” in 2020 first quarter bookings after it received a $500,000 boost to its marketing war chest. Dionisio D’Aguilar, minister of tourism and aviation, told
THE KDK REPORT: From dawn to sunset
The proprietor of my after-school day care loved to watch soap operas. It was such a constant fixture of my childhood that I learned the theme song for each show long before I could properly tie my laces.
BOB defeats ‘irregular’ $6m default judgment
Bank of The Bahamas yesterday emerged victorious in one of its two “highest risk” legal battles after a $6m default judgment against it was found to have been “irregularly” obtained.
STATESIDE: In the spotlight for all the wrong reasons
The Caribbean region doesn’t frequently figure in US national politics, but a hurricane, convulsive civil disturbances and a return of Cold War politics have thrust the region into American headlines more than usual already this year.
Hugh Campbell Classic ‘off to sizzling start’
THE prestigious Hugh Campbell Basketball Classic got off to a sizzling start as some of the top senior boys’ teams made their early statements over the weekend at the Kendal Isaacs Gymnasium.
Rolle tells of bitter pill after being cut by the Lynx
IT was a bitter pill for Waltiea Rolle when she was cut by the Minnesota Lynx just before the start of the Women’s National Basketball Association (WNBA) 2014 season.
Grand Lucayan sale offers tourism rebirth
The potential rebirth of Grand Bahama’s hotel product moved a step closer yesterday as the 409-acre Grand Lucayan resort was placed on the auction block, an adviser saying: “It’s the right time and place to come to market.”
Young Man's View: The Bahamas in 2015 as seen by the PM (according to Adrian Gibson)
I know that the New Year has already passed and that I’m late in bringing my remarks to you but, that’s nothing new.
Hotels brace for 150% VAT tax burden rise
Bahamian hotels will see their tax obligations increase 125-150 per cent under Value-Added Tax (VAT), which the industry ‘can live with’ provided the Government makes changes in seven key areas to maintain its global competitiveness.
Moody’s: Govt must broaden revenue
Moody's yesterday asserted that hitting the Government's fiscal targets "rests on broadening the revenue base" as a prominent banker urged the administration: "Stop saying no new taxes."
TOUGH CALL: Why Bahamian beaches are safe from the excavators
EVERY now and then we work ourselves into a frenzy based largely on hearsay and conspiracy theories. Eventually the controversy du jour settles down and is forgotten - until the next time.
Buccaneers top the Chiefs 31-9, Brady wins Super Bowl No. 7
TAMPA, Florida (AP) — Tom Brady made the Buccaneers, their fans and their city believe from the moment he arrived in Tampa Bay.
Stadium costs soared to $43m
The Andre Rodgers Baseball Stadium is a waste of taxpayer money that will “never pay for itself”, a Cabinet minister admitted yesterday, amid steps taken to prevent a near-tripling of costs.
PETER YOUNG: With the world watching, will our leaders rise to the challenge?
ITALY and Scotland have been the focus of international diplomacy this past week. Rome hosted the two-day G20 meeting of the world’s wealthiest countries, and this was followed on Sunday by the official opening of the UN Climate Change Conference, COP26, in Glasgow, with most of the G20 leaders travelling there direct from their Rome meeting.
TOUGH CALL: Belize and its experience with oil
KINGSTON, Jamaica – As prospectors are about to drill for oil in Bahamian waters, it’s worth taking a look at the recent experience of petroleum licensing in a fellow CARICOM state – Belize.
CARIFTA: Bahamas second with 17 medals
With confirmation to host the 50th CARIFTA Games in 2023, the Bahamas’ 54-member team will return from Kingston, Jamaica, with second place with 17 medals, including four gold, at the top regional junior track and field competition.
Sports notes
AFTER the first three weeks of competition in the Bahamas Association of Independent Secondary Schools’ softball competition, there are still a few teams undefeated.
Sports Notes
THE Rising Star Youth Baseball & Softball Development League, with a wish to recognise the pioneers of both sporting disciplines on Grand Bahama, will show its respect for their efforts during a dinner at Le Chateau on the Green, Freeport, on Saturday, November 28.
