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St Joseph celebrates 80 years of Catholic Witness through word, sacrament and charity
CATHOLIC Archbishop Patrick Pinder called for a ‘renewal’ of the sacrament of reconciliation in the local archdiocese and urged parishioners of St Joseph to pray for the ‘restoration’ of family life at a Mass which marked the beginning of a year of celebration in observance of the church’s 80th anniversary.
$1.5m haul of drugs seized
POLICE arrested two men in connection with a $1.5m drug seizure yesterday.
Gov't to 'unleash' $200m Water Corp investments
An MP yesterday said the Davis administration is poised to "unleash" the most ambitious capital investment initiative ever by the Water & Sewerage Corporation with $200m earmarked for 80 projects over a five-year period.
Customs delays Nassau port roll-out to October 1
The implementation of Customs’ electronic single window (ESW) for 80 percent of goods entering this country has been delayed by one month to October 1, it was announced yesterday.The Ministry of Finance said the roll-out of the fully electronic proce
‘Banner year’: Resorts beat revenue target by 10% pts
Resorts on major Family Islands are targeting “a banner year” in 2023 after room revenues through to end-October beat the industry’s post-COVID target by ten percentage points.
‘VJ’ Edgecombe and Donovan Freeman fall to east 88-86
BAHAMIANS Valdez “VJ” Edgecombe and Donovan Freeman took the court for the 2024 McDonald’s All-American Game at the Toyota Center in Houston, Texas on Tuesday.
Bahamian players clash in Canada U Sports Basketball
CANADA’s U Sports Basketball season opened with several matchups between Bahamian players with their respective programmes.Jordan Wilson and Shamar Burrows are in their second year with the Dalhousie Tigers, the No.2 ranked team in the country. Dalho
Sports Notes
JACOBI Bain, playing in the prestigious 2015 Eddie Herr International Championships, advanced to the quarter-finals with a 7-6 (6), 7-5 win over Tomas Moretto of Argentina. He will go on to play No. 13 seed Maximo Lucentini Sanchez of Argentina 8am today.
Jones and Sun pull off 84-80 upset over defending champion Lynx
JONQUEL Jones and her Connecticut Sun returned from the league-wide Olympic break, continuing the momentum they gathered in late July.
GB power lays-off 19 over steam phase-out
Grand Bahama Power Company yesterday made 19 staff redundant as part of a restructuring designed to “retire” its steam generation plant, a senior executive telling Tribune Business the engines at its new $80 million power plant were up to four times’ more efficient.
Banks urged: Lower your debit card fees
REDUCED fees on debit card transactions could significantly boost commerce in the Bahamas, a leading businessman noting that credit card purchases effectively ruled out roughly 80 per cent of the shopping public.
VAT rate rise 'criminal' if no compliance
A former Bahamas Chamber of Commerce president yesterday it was “criminal” for the Government to already be talking about increasing the 7.5 per cent Value-Added Tax (VAT) rate prior to getting the existing tax system’s compliance levels to 80 per cent.
Minnis must be careful
The Free National Movement (FNM) administration of Prime Minister Dr Hubert Minnis once again finds itself in a rather awkward situation with the Bahamas Christian Council (BCC) and the entire Christian community.
Vendors exceed expectations at Royal Caribbean workshop
Royal Caribbean yesterday said the first Royal Beach Club workshop for potential Bahamian food and beverage, retail and artisan partners exceeded expectations by attracting around 70-80 attendees.
Woman who hurt ankle awarded $70,000
THE Supreme Court has awarded more than $70,000 in damages to an elderly woman who suffered ankle injuries after falling down a utility conduit at Arawak Cay nearly nine years ago.
More web shops a ‘thing of the past’
A Bahamian web shop operator yesterday said the industry should reduce its need for physical gaming house locations by conducting its business electronically, adding that 80 per cent of its business came from online.
Waltiea Rolle makes an impact with Seattle Storm
HER Seattle Storm fell short in their push toward the WNBA post season, but before the regular season ended, Waltiea Rolle was able to make an impact with the franchise with increased opportunities on the floor.
Nygard to take stand in his defence in sex assault trial
FORMER fashion mogul and Lyford Cay resident Peter Nygard is expected to testify in his own defence as his sex crime trial continues in Toronto, Canada.
Waltiea Rolle takes time out to meet 'Mother' Pratt
AS she gets prepared to be honoured by the Bahamas Hoopfest, the Bahamas’ first player to participate in the Women’s National Basketball Association (WNBA) Waltiea Rolle took the time out to meet Cynthia ‘Mother’ Pratt, the first female to serve as a
Penalised broker 'trampled on' by the Commission
A Bahamas-based broker/dealer yesterday said it had been left "vulnerable" and "exposed to liability" from Canadian sanctions as a result of the Securities Commis