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More than 100 investors at risk of losing crowdfund investment

A former Colina Insurance Company chief and at least 115 fellow investors are in peril of losing most, if not all, their combined $2.4m-plus investment in the insolvent ArawakX crowd-funding platform.

Liquidators ‘blocked as ArawakX set up similar operation in US’

ArawakX’s provisional liquidators have accused the crowd-funder’s principals and owner of its website of colluding to deny them control of the platform while setting up a similar US-domiciled operation.

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ArawakX ‘to be reported’ to police amid $4m insolvency

The Bahamas’ first-ever crowd funding platform is suffering from a near-$4m insolvency, its provisional liquidators have asserted, as they prepare to report “multiple criminal infractions” to the police.

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‘BANNED’: CINEMA SLAMS FILM RATING – ‘Demonic content’ among reasons for blocking screening

FUSION’S chief legal officer called for the “archaic and outdated” Theatre and Cinemas regulations to be amended after the Film Control Board reportedly restricted the company’s ability to show a movie by giving it a D rating.

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Puerto Rico routs Bahamas 86-67

FIBA 2025 AMERICUP QUALIFIER

After winning their opening game by 11 points on Thursday at the Coliseo Roberto Clemente Gymnasium, The Bahamas men’s national basketball team watched helplessly as Puerto Rico came to town and turned the tables with a 19-point rout.

Israel’s war in Gaza ‘not right’

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GB Shipyard targets tripling revenue to $250m by 2029

Grand Bahama Shipyard is aiming to more than triple its annual turnover to $250m within five years, its top financial executive asserting yesterday: "This is not wishful thinking."

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'Phenomenal': Carnival's extra $100m to drive 5.5m GB cruise tourism surge

Carnival's extra $100m investment to double the volume of ships its new port can handle will lead a cruise-driven 5.5m visitor surge to Grand Bahama in 2028, it was revealed yesterday.

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‘DODGING JURY DUTY IS SLOWING JUSTICE': Davis encourages people to carry out their civic duties

PRIME Minister Philip “Brave” Davis said a significant challenge to swift justice is the avoidance of jury duty.

Bahamas defeats Puerto Rico 88-77 in FIBA AmeriCup Qualifier

TEAM Bahamas, with its best performances coming off the bench, knocked off Puerto Rico by 11 points last night to win their opening match of the FIBA AmeriCup 2025 Qualifiers.

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Sunland Baptist basketball coach Bonnie Basden making an impact

DESPITE her handicap that has been limited to her wheelchair since 2019, Bonnie Basden continues to make an impact on the Sunland Baptist Stingers senior boys’ basketball programme.

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FRONT PORCH: The power of empathy and service to others

“SERVICE is what prayer looks like when it gets up off its knees and walks around the world.” – Fr Michael Graham, SJ.

$100m Goodman’s Bay penthouse ‘compelling’ amid pneumonia claim

The developer behind the $100m, 14-storey Goodman’s Bay penthouse project last night acknowledged their neighbour’s “passion” and “attachment” but pointed to the 300 construction jobs it will create.

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Man disappears before murder trial leaving family $30k fee

A GRANDMOTHER and a mother must pay $30,000 after the man for whom they stood surety allegedly threw his ankle monitoring bracelet into a well and disappeared months before his murder trial.

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PETER YOUNG: A courageous man of principle

AT the two-day annual Munich Security Conference held at this time of year politicians and diplomats discuss the world’s security challenges.

INSIGHT: Causes of crime not new, but deepening – what now?

“Hate multiplies hate, violence multiplies violence, and toughness multiplies toughness in a descending spiral of destruction.” - Martin Luther King, Jr.

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.

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Jonquel Jones re-signs with New York Liberty

JONQUEL “JJ” Jones, former Women’s National Basketball Association (WNBA) MVP, has decided to run it back with the New York Liberty for the upcoming season

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Educators honoured for efforts to reduce HIV infections, prevent teen pregnancy

MORE than 90 educators across the country were honoured on Friday for their efforts to reduce HIV infections among adolescents and prevent teen pregnancy.

FTX Bahamas creditors to have first meet March 15

FTX’s Bahamian subsidiary will hold its first creditors meeting on March 15 at Baha Mar’s convention centre as its liquidators ramp-up efforts to return assets to their rightful owners.