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Getting a direct client response

MY son could recognise the Golden Arches of McDonald's from the time he was two.

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Jones and Flame on brink of elimination

Jonquel Jones and her Shanxi Xing Rui Flame are on the brink of elimination and face an early deficit in the Women’s Chinese Basketball Association Finals.The Flame dropped the first two games of the series to the top seeded Beijing Great Wall as the

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Shockers edge past Regulators

EVEN though he struggled in spurts, William ‘J R’ Rigby still managed to can a game high 30 points, including the game winning three-pointer with 3.1 seconds left on the clock.

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Hotel union aims to close ‘four of five’ this summer

The hotel union’s president yesterday said it is targeting “by summer’s end” to conclude negotiations on at least four of five outstanding industrial agreements in a bid to ease “tremendous pressure” on workers.

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Bahamian memories of bid to free Mandela

FREEPORT – Grand Bahama resident Robert Grant - who in the late 1980s was part of a movement in the Bahamas that fought for the Nelson Mandela’ release from prison - expressed deep sadness at the death of the former South African president.

NPBA: Tucker Boys beat Giants 57-56, Eagles top Rebels 76-60

THE New Providence Basketball Association continued its regular season action at the AF Adderley Gymnasium over the weekend with a pair of games played on Friday and Saturday night.

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Kendal Isaacs Gym ‘not available for us to use’

The Bahamas Basketball Federation was faced with the dilemma of securing the necessary funding to send its men’s national team off to the FIBA AmeriCup 2022 Qualifiers from November 27 to December 1.

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‘Mr Consistent’ Maycock a national golf champion

As consistent as he was from day one, Greg Maycock maintained his lead and held on to win the Bahamas Professional Golfers Association’s Leroy ‘Roy’ Bowe Founder BPGA 2020 National Championship title.

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Olympian helps Rotary celebrate 40th anniversary

THE groundbreaking Rotary Club of South East Nassau is celebrating 40 years of existence this week, with Sir Durward Knowles, 98, who played a part in the founding of the organisation, joining an anniversary lunch yesterday.

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Moree to take up post on June 12

THE Cabinet Office has announced that Brian Moree, QC, will take his position as the country’s newest chief justice on June 12.

‘Nothing to celebrate’ on $99m borrowing

The Opposition yesterday argued there was “nothing to celebrate” in the Christie administration’s revelation that it is only borrowing $99 million to fund the 2016-2017 fiscal deficit, its finance spokesman saying it had over-burdened Bahamians with taxes to achieve this.

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64 new cases of COVID-19 on Wednesday

SIXTY-FOUR additional COVID-19 cases were recorded yesterday, bringing the total to 2,721, according to the Ministry of Health.

Bahamas First in 94% first half profits jump

Bahamas First has unveiled a 94 per cent year-over-year increase in first half profits, although this was driven largely by a $4 million gain in the value of its investment holdings.

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$2,000 to go toward A Class regatta at Montagu

KING Eric Gibson said any support they can get for sailing is better than nothing at all.

Migrant women most vulnerable to violence

MIGRANT women who enter The Bahamas are named as one of the most vulnerable groups to gender-based violence, some reporting being locked in homes and subjected to intimidation by the fear of extreme violence.

Commission defends process to select judiciary

THE Judicial and Legal Service Commission has defended the process behind the selection of newly appointed judges and magistrates. After the JLSC announced the appointments in May, there was criticism and speculation in some quarters.

Palm Cay picks Amedu

Palm Cay has announced the expansion of its sales team with the appointment of 34-year-old Bahamian-born Ahmahl Amedu.Amedu, is a successful restaurant manager with a track record of identifying opportunities and bolstering sales at a trio of restaur

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Five new cases of COVID-19

Five new cases of COVID-19 were confirmed on Thursday by the Ministry of Health.

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Gender Violence Bill 98 percent complete

SOCIAL Services Minister Obie Wilchcombe said the Gender Violence Bill is 98 per cent complete.

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Florida State league finals cancelled due to Dorian

CHAVEZ Young and the Dunedin Blue Jays were one of the top contenders for a Class-A Advanced title. However, Hurricane Dorian preempted those plans. Florida State League President Ken Carson announced yesterday that the Florida State League final we