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Bahamas 16U team advance in Babe Ruth Caribbean invite

THE Bahamas’ 16-and under (16U) team advanced to the next round of the Babe Ruth Caribbean Baseball Championship and Invitational.

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Team Bahamas off to the Billie Jean King Cup

KIM O’Kelley likes what she sees from the Bahamas Lawn Tennis Association’s team heading to the Billie Jean King Cup in the Dominican Republic today.

FOCOL aids BPL probe into contaminated fuel

FOCOL’s top executive has confirmed it is assisting Bahamas Power & Light (BPL) with the latter's probe into how contaminated oil rendered one of the latter's North Andros generation engines inoperable for several days.

Reforms to boost financial services industry flexibility

Reforms to two key corporate products will boost the Bahamian financial services industry’s competitiveness by enabling it to provide more flexible structures to clients, the Attorney General has charged.

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Court of Appeal rejects Adrian Gibson's constitutional motion

THE Court of Appeal rejected Adrian Gibson’s latest constitutional motion on Friday, paving the way for his corruption trial to begin on Monday.

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Two men deny sex charges in separate incidents

TWO MEN, charged in the Supreme Court on Friday, denied sexual assault charges in separate incidents involving minors.

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Skyguard Severe Weather Alert 21st July: Freeport

STARTS: 07/21/2023 3:46 PM EDT EXPIRES: 07/21/2023 6:00 PM EDT

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BPL: From ‘dramatic savings’ to sky-high bills in three years

Bahamas Power & Light (BPL) has gone from “dramatic savings” on its fuel costs that have been hailed by the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) to sky-high electricity bills in just three years.

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FTX chief targets Bahamas property ‘misappropriation’

FTX’s founder and two of his closest associates were last night accused of “misappropriating” some $4.86m of client monies to acquire high-end Bahamian real estate that they subsequently put in their personal names.

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Iconic Nassau business at centre of legal battle

A legal battle has erupted among one of Nassau’s most prominent families that centres on a long-standing Bahamian business with a corporate history dating back 60 years to before Majority Rule.

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IAN FERGUSON: How to boost productivity without micromanagement

With skilled labour in relatively short supply, thus increasing the need for employers to maximise the productivity of each worker, human development strategies are essential to achieving better results. Micromanaging workers has proven dangerous and counter productive in seeking to increase productivity. People work better in comfortable environments where they are held accountable for the results.

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VICTORY AND DEFEAT MARK OPENING DAY: Bahamas’ 12U team beats Cayman Islands, loses to Cuba on day one

Team Bahamas’ 12-and under (12U) baseball club earned a win and loss on day one of the Babe Ruth Caribbean Region Championships.

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Charged with bail violation after murder accusation - and granted bail again

A MAN on bail for murder who allegedly failed to charge his electronic monitoring device was granted bail again yesterday.

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Two jailed for housebreaking

TWO men were sentenced to two years in prison after they were found guilty of housebreaking in New Providence earlier this year.

Temperature rise poses additional threat to sensitive coral reefs

CLIMATE change is causing heat that threatens the existence of coral reefs in the Bahamas.

Food prices to ‘never return to pre-COVID’

The Retail Grocers Association’s president yesterday warned Bahamians that food prices will not return to pre-COVID levels and said: “The cost of operations is increasing all over the world.”

35th Jeff Rodgers Basketball Camp jumps off with hot start

MONDAY marked the beginning of the 35th Annual Jeff Rodgers Basketball Camp which is being held at The Kendal G.L. Isaacs National Gymnasium and the camp will continue until Thursday next week. The camp caters to girls and boys aged 5-18.

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CFL summer soccer returns every Sunday

THE Capital Football Label (CFL) Summer Soccer Championships are back at the Roscow A L Davies soccer field every Sunday until August 20.

Authentic Bahamian goods sales struggle

VENDORS at the Nassau Cruise Port have been having difficulty in promoting and selling authentically Bahamian products, it was asserted during a press conference held by the Trade Union Congress (TUC) yesterday.

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Opposition ‘to hammer’ Gov’t on BPL’s $110m

The Opposition’s leader has pledged to “continue to hammer” the Government over the accounting treatment it is using for the $110m loan advanced to Bahamas Power & Light (BPL) to pay off its fuel arrears.