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FRONT PORCH – Good friendship: A source of inexhaustible love and joy
“Friendship is the hardest thing in the world to explain. It’s not something you learn in school. But if you haven’t learned the meaning of friendship, you really haven’t learned anything.” – Muhammad Ali
BPL: We’ve regained 56% of fuel cost ‘under-recovery’
Bahamas Power & Light (BPL) yesterday revealed it had regained 56 percent of its “under-recovered” fuel costs by end-August 2023 while reassuring that surging global oil prices will not derail this strategy.
‘Structural vulnerabilities’ weigh on robust growth
Standard & Poor’s (S&P) yesterday forecast Bahamian economic growth for 2024 will fall back to historical trends at 1.8 percent as it warned that such levels, together with “structural vulnerabilities”, weigh on improved credit ratings.
S&P: Austerity ‘likely’ to meet Gov’t debt targets
Standard & Poor’s (S&P) last night argued that the Government will likely struggle to meet its debt reduction targets “without material new revenues, significant cost-cutting or well above average economic growth”.
Chisholm Jr and Marlins celebrate latest historic double grand slam feat
BAHAMIAN Jasrado “Jazz” Chisholm Jr and the Miami Marlins celebrated his latest historic feat, being the team’s first player to notch grand slams in back-to-back games.
Celebrating ‘The Real Little Mermaid’
ALANNAH Vellacott, a Bahamian marine scientist and conservationist, has been featured in Essence Magazine for her work, passion, and dedication to ocean preservation.
Retailers ‘not easing up’ on gas margin increase
The Bahamas Petroleum Retailers Association’s (BPRA) president yesterday asserted that the industry is “not easing up” on demands for a margin increase with several dealer “unable to survive” more than another two months.
Jonquel, Liberty advance to WNBA playoff semifinals
WOMEN’S National Basketball Association (WNBA) player Jonquel Jones posted her second straight double double to complete the 2-0 sweep against the Washington Mystics last night.
BGDBA Playoffs: Panthers lead 2-1 in series, Cybots remain undefeated
THE Ministry of Youth, Sports and Culture (MOYSC) Panthers and Bain and Grants Town Cybots are heating up in round two of the Bahamas Government Departmental Basketball Association (BGDBA) playoffs.
Stronger infrastructure key to climate resilience
Stronger climate resilient infrastructure is critical to the region's future economic prospects, according to presenters at the 2023 Caribbean Infrastructure Forum (CARIF).
FTX attorneys accuse Sam Bankman-Fried's parents of unjustly enriching themselves with company funds
DOVER, Del. (AP) — Lawyers for FTX Trading have filed a lawsuit accusing the parents of its founder Sam Bankman-Fried of exploiting their influence over their son to siphon millions of dollars from the company, while spending lavishly on a luxury home in the Bahamas and funneling contributions to their "pet causes" and Stanford University.
Petroleum dealers ‘won’t force Govt’s hand’ despite $100 oil
Bahamian petroleum retailers yesterday conceded their margin woes “cannot easily be fixed overnight” and promised “not to force the Government’s hand” with oil prices currently on track to reach $100 per barrel.
‘Room for improvement’: Trade deficit expands 28% to $1.09bn
The Bahamas Trade Commission’s chairman yesterday said “there’s a lot of room for improvement” after this nation’s trade deficit expanded by almost $184m or 28 percent year-over-year to hit $847m in the 2023 second quarter.
PM sounds alarm on EU blacklist's insurance hit
The Prime Minister has joined insurers in sounding the alarm that remittances from European reinsurers on could be "reduced by at least 25 percent" if The Bahamas remains on the continent's tax blacklist.
‘Very credible’ Freeport city manager emerges
A “very credible” candidate to take over Freeport’s management is said to have met with both government and Grand Bahama Port Authority (GBPA) ownership as the idea of the latter devolving its quasi-governmental powers gains traction.
Police quiz more in DRA investigation
POLICE officers from New Providence visited Grand Bahama last week to interview a number of Disaster Reconstruction Authority employees as part of a criminal investigation.
‘JAZZ’ HITS GRAND SLAM FOR SECOND STRAIGHT GAME: Chisholm Jr and Marlins rout Braves 16-2, sweep series
MIAMI (AP) — Jasrado “Jazz” Chisholm Jr hit a grand slam for the second consecutive game and the Miami Marlins routed the Atlanta Braves 16-2 yesterday to complete a three-game sweep of the NL East champions.
BGDBA Playoffs: Crimestoppers tie series 1-1, Cybots win game one
THE Police Crimestoppers tied their series 1-1 with the Ministry of Youth, Sports and Culture Panthers.
AG to lead speakers at financial summit
The Nassau Conference, the annual professional development summit for the Bahamian international financial services sector, has announced this year's version will be held on Thursday, September 28, at Baha Mar.
