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Meditation - Three-way love

Within the family, we soon discover that there are different ways to love different people. For example, the love for parents, siblings, spouse and children are not the same. This may be taken a step further to ponder how the love for each parent, ea

NCAA basketball: McCoy gets top honour, Bastian sets career high

MALACHI McCoy received a weekly honour as the top player in his conference and Lathaniel Bastian scored a new career high to highlight play from Bahamian student athletes in NCAA Division II basketball.

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Bucket knock off Rockets 85-79, Stingers stop Rockets 94-78

THE New Providence Basketball Association’s double header on Monday night at the AF Adderley Gymnasium saw the Aliv Bucket and the PJ Stingers emerge victorious.

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Sports notes

ROADRUNNERS Track & Field Club is scheduled to host its 7th Annual Diana Lynn Thompson Track & Field Classic on Saturday.

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Almost 1m referrals to Nassau/PI hotels

A senior Bahamian tourism executive yesterday said Nassau/Paradise Island has recovered to 97 percent of pre-COVID business volumes by March 2023 with airlift capacity up by double digits for the year-to-date.

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Jonquel posts double double, Liberty top Mystics 90-75 in Game 1 of WNBA playoff series

GRAND Bahamian Jonquel Jones put up a dominant double double performance to propel the New York Liberty to a game one win over the Washington Mystics.

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Bill passed to end Emergency Orders

MEMBERS of Parliament passed a bill yesterday to bring an end to certain suspensions implemented under the former Minnis administration through the Emergency Powers Orders.

$10m project eyes 'credence' boost

THE DEVELOPERS behind a $10 million ‘upscale’ entertainment venue for western New Providence believe the project will be fully funded within 90 days, one of its principals disclosing that US-based consultants had been contracted to take it to the “next level”.

D’Andre Vilmar dunk goes viral

D’ANDRE Vilmar appears to have regained the explosiveness and return to form from injury in his first season for the Missouri State-West Plains Grizzlies.

Realtor near doubles plaza's occupancy within 10 months

A realtor has reversed the fortunes of a 15-unit commercial plaza within 10 months, taking occupancy levels from 50 per cent to 90 per cent.

EDITORIAL: Govt should be applauded for egg project

FOR many years, some farmers have felt that governments have only paid them lip service when it comes to giving the industry a solid footing.

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NHI: We’ll protect 90% of Bahamians by 2025

The National Health Insurance (NHI) scheme is targeting a rapid expansion that aims to provide “more than 90 percent” of Bahamians with its basic primary care coverage by 2025.

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Hield’s 3-pt streak comes to an end

CHAVANO “Buddy” Hield had his worst shooting night of the season and saw his three-point streak come to an end, but his Sacramento Kings continued their recent winning streak.

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BPL targets fall 2021 for rental generation end

Bahamas Power & Light (BPL) last night confirmed it aims to end its reliance on rental generation by fall 2021 in a move that would save long-suffering consumers $2m-plus per month.

Yes to Cat Island Resort

The Government of the Bahamas has granted final approval for a multi-million dollar resort/residential development on Cat Island, the project’s principal has confirmed.

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UN warns of long road back for fishing sector

THE Bahamas’ lobster and fisheries industry - a sector worth $75m - has been severely set back by Hurricane Dorian, and United Nations assessors say it could take two years for Abaco and Grand Bahama to recover. A report by The Food and Agriculture

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Load shedding continues while BPL works to restore generation in North Andros

A WEEK after a catastrophic fire damaged Bahamas Power & Light’s facilities in North Andros, electricity has not been fully restored on the island.

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Learning from the best at LPGA Classic event

AROUND 90 students took part in a Junior Golf Clinic at the 2014 PureSilk-Bahamas LPGA Classic, held at the Ocean Club Golf Course, Paradise Island yesterday.

Baha Mar accepts 300 into Gaming Academy

Baha Mar’s Gaming Academy yesterday welcomed 90 persons to its first free casino dealer training programmes.

A great loss for us all

Tragedy is something we are never prepared for. ‎The shock of murder is unexplainable, unfathomable.