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Albury, Greene lead team to wins
THE Chipola coaching staff has raved about the contributions of its Bahamian stars as the team has continued its undefeated season and risen as high as no.4 in the national junior college rankings.
NCAA: Bastian shy of double double, Hunter scores nine
SEVERAL Bahamian players had season best performances with their respective teams in NCAA Division I basketball.
FACE TO FACE: A humble start and a steady climb
HE had at his disposal some of the most auspicious mentors one could ask for. He came from humble beginnings, but lived in a loving home.
Attendance at public school now at 95 percent
ACTING Director of Education Dominique McCartney Russell revealed that the public school attendance rate for face-to-face learning is at 95 percent.
Auto sector’s 20% rise beats ‘outrageous’ shipping costs
Bahamian auto dealers yesterday predicted new vehicle sales will close 2022 some 15-20 percent ahead of last year after the industry overcame “outrageous” shipping cost hikes and inventory shortages.
Sailing for science
OFFICIALS yesterday praised the STEM for the Oceans programme that hosted 80 students and others on board the world’s largest cruise ship, calling the initiative something that speaks to the bright future for Bahamian natural resources.
5th ‘Best of the Best Regatta’ winners are Susan Chase V, Running Tide, Captain Peg, Sassie Sue
THE fifth Best of the Best Regatta returned to Montagu for the first time in two years featuring the top sloop sailors in the island nation.
‘Headroom for growth’: Tourism forecast to hit regional average
A senior hotelier yesterday said The Bahamas “still has some headroom for tourism growth” post-COVID amid forecasts its annual expansion rate will merely match the Caribbean average for the next decade.
WORLD VIEW: Higher cost of living demands competent governments
THROUGHOUT the world, people and their governments and Central Banks are worrying about inflation, or the rate of increase in the cost of living. In many countries, this concern about the cost of living has become a prime consideration in general elections because electorates want competent governments in whose hands they commit their expectations.
SAFETY FIRST FOR JUNKANOO: Police out in force, says minister, as tickets in demand
YOUTH, Sports and Culture Minister Mario Bowleg is pledging that the upcoming Junkanoo parades will be safe, with police and Defence Force officers set to be out in full force.
Bad Santa
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THE mother of all consumer battles is over, and Apple is one of the winners. Americans shopped online for a record $11bn on Cyber Monday, and AirPods and MacBooks were very popular.
ONE ELEUTHERA FOUNDATION: Why does supporting local farmers matter?
HAVE you ever looked at the food on your plate and wondered who grew it and where it came from? Do you trust the methods used by the producer before it reached your plate? Has this food been treated with your best interest in mind from the field all the way to your plate?
Countdown to Junkanoo begins as new season is launched
YOUTH, Sports, and Culture Minister Mario Bowleg officially launched the start of the 2022/23 Junkanoo season after a two-year hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Regulator warned 127 on financial crime compliance
Bahamian regulators issued warnings to 127 law and real estate firms over non-compliance with anti-financial crime mandates while giving this nation’s $306m-plus residential real estate sales a clean bill of health.
Cruise port targeting 4.5m arrivals in 2024
Nassau Cruise Port’s top executive yesterday predicted that the facility will receive around 4.5m passengers in 2024, representing around a 12.5 percent increase on arrivals projected for the upcoming year.
Team Bahamas named for 4th Caribbean Baseball Cup
Team Bahamas is ready to take on the region at the 4th Caribbean Baseball Cup.
Three more athletes added to Walk of Fame
WORLD and Olympic champions Shaunae Miller- Uibo and Steven Gardiner and their World Relays’ mixed relay gold medal teammate Anthonique Strachan were the latest athletes added to the Ministry of Youth, Sports and Culture’s Legends Walk of Fame.
FRONT PORCH: Making good public policy is hard work
WE often cook up public policy in The Bahamas in a similar manner to which an unsatisfying and innutritious meal is slapped together. There is little forethought, no clear recipe, with all kinds of slam bam ingredients hurriedly mixed together.
CIBC’s New Year halt to in-branch payments
CIBC FirstCaribbean last night justified its decision to halt physical in-branch transactions from January 3 - a move that will impact thousands of Bahamians - by asserting that 85 percent of clients are already using digital banking channels.
The causes of crime
As A trained lawyer, albeit a defrocked one, I had extensive practice before the Criminal Defence Bar during my hey days. In fact, at any given time, I commanded 80 per cent or more of the most heinous cases before all courts, the Supreme and Magistrates included. The other lawyers were obliged to literally, in some case, fight for the crumbs. As such, I came to understand the economic and psychology of crime and the causation.