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Hitmen hold commanding 2-0 lead over defending champions Truckers
THE C&S Hitmen, behind the fantastic pitching from ace Alcott Forbes, are now just one game away from winning another New Providence Softball Association men’s championship title.
Bahamas’ Top junior golfers Turnquest, Anand in Annika Invitational
TWO of the Bahamas’ elite junior golfers are participating in a top regional tournament aimed at developing the game among young ladies.
‘Matthew was angry and The Bahamas was his enemy. From this day on if any hurricane come, I am evacuating.’
Residents in southern New Providence are still without power 14 days after Hurricane Matthew hit. But the memories of the storm’s brutal force are still vivid, Sancheska Dorsett hears . . .
Rosa and crew lead field at Snipe World Masters
The restoration efforts from the effects of Hurricane Matthew have presented several challenges for the organisers of the Snipe World Championships Masters. However, the event continues this week at the Royal Nassau Sailing Club.
Buddy Hield projected to win Rookie of the Year
ACCORDING to one of NBA.com’s most decorated writers of the past two decades, expect Buddy Hield to have a major impact on the New Orleans Pelicans this season and lead the 2016 rookie class.
Commercial banks to acquire 80 per cent of restoration bond
Some 80 per cent or $120 million of the Government’s Hurricane Restoration Bond will be raised from the commercial banks, the Government yesterday confirming the offering’s multi-tiered nature.
FNM’s deputy slams storm tax ‘nonsense’
The Opposition’s finance spokesman yesterday slammed the Government’s ‘hurricane tax’ proposal as “nonsense”, warning that an “already devastated” society and economy would find it impossible to bear further cost increases.
Cruise ship to visit Bimini after damage to Freeport
RESORTS World Bimini (RWB) and Bahamas Paradise Cruise Line (BPCL) announced yesterday that the line’s 1,800-passenger vessel, MS Grand Celebration, begins sailing to Bimini this week.
TECH TALK
• AMAZON has launched a paid streaming music service, the latest entry in an increasingly crowded field.
Looting is reported in Grand Bahama
LOOTING has reportedly set in at West End, Grand Bahama, and there is also concern that relief items brought in from abroad are not being properly monitored or turned over to the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) for distribution to those most in need of aid.
‘Buddy Buckets’ gets first preseason start
The learning curve for Buddy Hield continues as the New Orleans Pelicans prepare to conclude their preseason schedule this week.
David Nesbitt making moves in the pro ranks
NATIONAL basketball team stalwart David Nesbitt is on the move again at the professional level. The 25-year-old forward has been a key component for his new club in Uruguay’s Liga Uruguaya de Básquetbo (LUB), Goes Montevideo.
No Gov’t pressure on debt ratio drops
The Central Bank’s governor yesterday said there had been no pressure from the Government to revise the Bahamas’ various debt ratios downwards, a move that led to the re-publication of its 2016 second quarter economic review.
'I’m used to not having power almost. It’s become a routine now'
Life without electricity is tough and frustrating for residents of Doubloon Drive, watching BPL trucks pass and nearby corners restored to power. Nico Scavella reports
PM tells Sarkis: ‘We won’t help’ over Baha Mar
PRIME Minister Perry Christie’s office last night effectively told Sarkis Izmirlian he was ‘on his own’ in seeking to reacquire Baha Mar, as it hit out at the “extraordinary statements” attached to his latest offer.
Chamber chair: $150m bond ‘very ‘difficult’ at once
THE proposed $150 million Hurricane Reconstruction Bond is likely to be “multi-tiered” to appeal to different investor groupings, the Chamber’s chairman said yesterday, expressing concern over whether the target sum could be raised in one shot.
Lashann and Longhorns in race for Big 12 title
Following her personal standout freshman season, Lashann Higgs and her Texas Longhorns are expected to be major contenders for the Big 12 Conference title.
Mother-of-two’s war against breast cancer
Had not been for a routine checkup last year, Kaffieanne Duncombe may not have been here today to share her story of waging battle against breast cancer.
‘More than 80% now have power,’ says BPL
DESPITE more than 5,000 households left without electricity after the passage of Hurricane Matthew 12 days ago, Bahamas Power and Light (BPL) executives say more than 80 per cent of residential customers in New Providence have been restored to supply.
INSIGHT: National stock can rise by spreading share ownership
As the country begins the recovery after Hurricane Matthew, Richard Coulson says now more than ever the BISX needs to be reconstructed to help the Bahamian economy grow.
