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$1.4m in applications seeking to utilise Hurricane Matthew exigency order
THE government has received almost $1.4 million in applications submitted by persons seeking to utilise the exigency order declared in the wake of Hurricane Matthew, Minister of National Insurance and Labour Shane Gibson said yesterday. The 180-day exigency order, declared effective from October 7, allows residents affected by the storm to import certain items into the country duty and tax-free. It only covers New Providence, Grand Bahama, the Berry Islands and North and Central Andros.
Treasure Cay seeks $59m purchase to ‘maximise potential’
The Treasure Cay Resort Marina and Golf Course is seeking a buyer that will take the area to its “maximum potential”, Tribune Business has been informed.
Insolvency Association to discuss legal reform
The Restructuring and Insolvency Specialists Association (RISA Bahamas) is to host a roundtable discussion on proposed changes to this nation’s insolvency legislation.
Grand Bahama Shipyard helps East End schools
FREEPORT – Last week, Minister of Education Jerome Fitzgerald toured improvements to East End schools and a visited a media centre donated by the Grand Bahama Shipyard.
Sports in brief
THE Bahamas Bowling Federation has announced that its trials for the Tournament of Americas is scheduled to start 7pm Wednesday.
A gift to help regatta
THE Cat Island Regatta is an established fixture on the Bahamian summer calendar and this year’s event in August will offer a busy programme and upgraded facilities.
Giants eliminate Rockets, Athletico Bahamas tie series with Stingers 1-1
WHILE the league leading Commonwealth Bank Giants swept their way into the second round of the New Providence Basketball Association’s best-of-three playoffs, the defending champions PJ Stingers will have to play a deciding game to determine their fate.
Auto dealers: Sales ‘20% higher’ if we had supply
Bahamian auto dealers yesterday said industry-wide sales would be “20 percent higher” than the actual 159 year-over-year increase for 2022 to-date if vehicle supplies matched pre-COVID levels.
SPORTS NOTES
The Bahamas Gymnastics Parent Booster Club will join in the World Gymnastics Day Saturday, September 17 by hosting a fun run/walk fitness race. The event will start at 7am from Goodman’s Bay to Arawak Cay and return to Goodman’s Bay.
Nassau/PI resorts in booking rebound
Bahamian resorts say they have already begun to see bookings rebound post Hurricane Irma, with one executive predicting an even bigger boost as travellers re-book.Ed Fields, Atlantis’s senior vice-president of public relations, told Tribune Business:
Puerto Rico leads Caribbean Amateur Golf Championships
WHILE Puerto Rico continues to lead both the Hoerman Cup and George Teale Memorial Trophy for the 2016 Caribbean Amateur Golf Championships, the Bahamas still has some work to do to at least finish in the middle of the pack when the four-day event comes to a close today.
PORT IPO HOLDING $1,150 MAXIMUM
By NATARIO McKENZIE Tribune Business Reporter nmckenzie@tribunemedia.net MORE than 95 per cent of share subscriptions in the Arawak Port Development Company's (APD) $10 million initial public offering (IPO) were from individual investors, with subscripti
Bahamian players hit court in NCAA Division I
NCAA Division I basketball tipped off Friday night and several Bahamian players were hit the floor for their respective programmes in divisions across the United States.Some of the top performers included Arizona’s Deandre Ayton, Lashann Higgs of th
Nesbitt and Sao Paolo take 2-1 series lead in NBB finals
NATIONAL team member David Nesbitt and his Paulistano Sao Paolo took a 2-1 series lead in the Novo Basquete Brasil (NBB) finals and moved one game closer to the league title.
It’s no joke defending Bahamian sporting pride
EVEN though we don’t celebrate Black History Month like our neighbours to the north in the good old USA, we’ve had many Bahamians contribute in their own way to writing black history throughout the States, especially in sports.
Cardboard recycling a weekly waste saver
Bahamas Waste says it is saving 180 cubic yards of landfill space per week via the 20 tonnes of cardboard waste it is recycling.
sports inbrief
NPSA ELECTIONS A NUMBER of sporting bodies will conduct their election of officers this year. The first one is the New Providence Softball Association, which is expected to go to the polls 7pm Thursday at Banker's Field, Baillou Hills Sporting Complex. Al
sports inbrief
NPSA ELECTIONS A NUMBER of sporting bodies will conduct their election of officers this year. The first one is the New Providence Softball Association, which is expected to go to the polls 7pm Thursday at Banker's Field, Baillou Hills Sporting Complex. Al
Bahamas beaten by Puerto Rico
Team Bahamas was on the receiving end of a 45 point rout in the opening game of the 2018 Centrobasket Women’s Championship.The senior national women’s basketball team made their tournament debut in a 95-50 loss to the host country last night at the C
Roberts and the Bible
In The Nassau Guardian, published January 21, PLP Chair Bradley Roberts, in taking potshots at PLP defectors Renward Wells and Dr Andre Rollins, referenced the New Testament account of Jesus, His disciples and His betrayal for silver.
