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Lady Zoe Maynard dies, aged 92

FRIENDS and family are mourning the death of Lady Zoe Maynard, wife of former Deputy Prime Minister Sir Clement Maynard, who died peacefully at home yesterday, aged 92.

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Sweeting signs with Padres

Evan Sweeting’s baseball journey will continue at the professional ranks with the San Diego Padres organisation.

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Lashann Higgs and Longhorns fall short in NCAA Elite Eight

HER NCAA Tournament run came up short in the Elite Eight, but a highly touted freshman season for Lashann Higgs gave the Texas Longhorns’ faithful optimism about her future with the programme.

Baha Mar parties in ‘good faith talks’

A Cabinet Minister yesterday confirmed that the parties to the $3.5 billion Baha Mar dispute “appear to be negotiating in good faith”.

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Touching down in Nassau? Then why adverts for Florida?

AN irate citizen criticised Bahamas Airport Advertising, the advertising company for the Lynden Pindling International Airport for opting to place a Miami, Florida advertisement in the arrivals section of the airport.

Bahamians sceptical on VAT revenue use

Many Bahamians are sceptical the Government will keep its promise to use Value-Added Tax (VAT) revenue to reduce the country’s deficit and $6 billion-plus national debt, according to a study conducted by College of The Bahamas (COB) students.

‘Be careful at holidays as murder rate soars’

AN activist has called on residents to be careful this holiday season due to the country’s escalating murder count, saying people have stopped valuing the lives of others.

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Economy 2% smaller than pre-COVID at 2023’s end

The Bahamas’ economic output will still be 2 percent below pre-COVID levels even if growth forecasts through to end-2023 become reality, a local investment analyst warned yesterday.

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PM to meet with Sarkis on Monday

PRIME Minister Perry Christie is expected to meet Baha Mar developer Sarkis Izmirlian on Monday after he received verbal assurances from the $3.5 billlion resort's lender China Export Import Bank that it was willing to work with all stakeholders to complete the stalled West Bay Street project.

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Roberts: Baha Mar resort will still open before end of year

PROGRESSIVE Liberal Party Chairman Bradley Roberts yesterday forecast that the stalled $3.5bn Baha Mar resort will still open before the end of the year despite the possibility of provisional liquidators being appointed at the property.

Bahamian app developer targets next month launch

A TECHNOLOGY solutions provider is preparing to launch a Bahamian-targeted home services application (app) next month, as it bids to “infuse technology” into several local industries.Steven Adderley, a Bahamian tech developer residing in Seattle, tol

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Lathaniel Bastian and Cardinals on winning streak, top NJCAA Standings

LATHANIEL Bastian has recently taken on a bigger role for his Trinity Valley Community College Cardinals and the team is in the midst of a winning streak that vaulted them atop the NJCAA Region XIV Standings.

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Knights, Raptors take early lead

THE 26th Annual GSSSA Track and Field Championships got underway yesterday and continued its format with both junior schools and senior schools competing simultaneously.

40% of Cable Bahamas customers have services back up and running

FORTY per cent of Cable Bahamas Ltd customers in New Providence have had their cable services restored in the wake of Hurricane Matthew, CBL Vice President of Marketing David Burrows said yesterday.

Men’s national basketball team players take spotlight

POSTSEASON basketball continues for several Bahamian senior men’s national team players in their respective leagues throughout Europe and South America.

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51 new cases as surge goes on

NEW Providence recorded a new single-day record of 51 confirmed COVID-19 cases yesterday.

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80 percent increase in cyber crime

CYBER crime in the Bahamas showed an 80 per cent increase, with 171 incidents reported in 2017 up from the 95 recorded in 2016.

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Jonquel Jones and Foxes continue to dominate Russian Premier League

JONQUEL Jones and her juggernaut UMMC Ekaterinburg Foxes club continue to dominate the Russian Premier League.

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37 new COVID-19 cases, four more related deaths on Thursday

THIRTY-SEVEN new COVID-19 cases and four more related deaths were recorded on Thursday, pushing the nation’s coronavirus tally to 6,644.

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Jones and Sun stay unbeaten with 110-72 victory over Sky

JONQUEL Jones had her best offensive output of the season and her Connecticut Sun remain undefeated so far.