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Nygard to escape prison sentence
CANADIAN fashion mogul Peter Nygard’s three -month prison sentence for publishing sensitive emails stolen from a local advocacy group has been stayed out of fairness to allow him to appeal his conviction.
Pro basketball player Miller off to impressive start in Norway
TAVARIO Miller’s transition to professional basketball is off to an impressive start with a new destination in Norway.
Heat take 2-1 lead
By BRIAN MAHONEY AP Basketball Writer MIAMI (AP) -- Halfway to a title, LeBron James shows no sign of letting this one get away. James had 29 points and 14 rebounds, and the Miami Heat took a 2-1 lead in the NBA Finals with a 91-85 victory over the Oklaho
EDITORIAL: Not the end of COVID-19 yet - but a landmark day
IT was a landmark day yesterday in the UK. The British government dubbed it ‘V-day’, or vaccination day, and the first person to receive the approved Pfizer vaccine against COVID-19 was a 90-year-old Northern Irish woman.
‘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.
D’Aguilar: Govt 'living in a dream world' over Bahamian contractor payout
THe Government is “living in a dream world” if it believes that Bahamian contractors will be paid the $74m owed collectively for work carried out on the $3.5 billion Baha Mar development, a former Baha Mar director said yesterday, asserting that “no buyer” except the original developer is interested in seeing them paid.
Seven BOC members on upcoming elections
SEVEN Bahamas Olympic Committee (BOC) members, including five vice presidents, the treasurer and assistant treasurer, have issued a joint press release voicing their displeasure with the manner in which BOC president Wellington Miller wants to conduct their upcoming elections.
Consecutive wins for Deandre Ayton and Suns
WITH a roster in a state of flux and their top scorers back from injuries, Deandre Ayton and the Phoenix Suns scored consecutive wins for the first time this season.
Leadenhall wind-up is 'about 90 per cent finished'
The wind-up of the most recent Bahamian bank to be placed in court-supervised liquidation is “about 90 per cent done”, with a further $4 million dividend to creditors recently-approved.
Fear of 'potential tourism softness'
The Central Bank of the Bahamas has warned that “potential softness” in key visitor source markets is creating some downside for the tourism industry’s 2014 performance, with the sector “relatively flat” in January.
Bahamas lacking 5% growth ‘game changers’
The Bahamas desperately lacks the “game changers” needed for the 5 per cent GDP growth rate needed to “break the back” of double-digit unemployment, the Chamber of Commerce’s chairman said yesterday.
‘AMBUSHED’: Police shoot three dead in car after they ‘fired at officer’
GRIEF stricken family members reacted furiously after police killed three of their relatives on Saturday after an officer was “ambushed” by gunshots. The deaths marked the country’s deadliest police-involved killing since three men were killed in the Blair Estates community in May 2019.
FINCO net income triples despite $100m bad loans
Despite an almost $100 million-strong non-performing mortgage portfolio, Finance Corporation of the Bahamas’ (FINCO) 2013 first half net income more than tripled on the back of reduced operating costs and loan loss provisions.
DNA: Resort talks ‘will not favour Bahamians’
THE DEMOCRATIC National Alliance Deputy Leader yesterday questioned the Government’s ability to secure a pro-Bahamian resolution to the Baha Mar debacle, claiming that the newest wave of negotiations was not likely to end favorably for Bahamians.
MLB The Show ‘23 cover athlete is Marlins’ Jazz Chisholm
MIAMI (AP) — Jazz Chisholm Jr, the Miami Marlins’ euro-stepping, home-run blasting all-star, has goals beyond his impressive stats. With every stolen base and acrobatic catch, Chisholm hopes to have an impact on the next generation of players.
Judokas suffer losses
BIRMINGHAM, England — The Bahamas’ pair of judokas, Cynthia Rahming and Andrew Munnings, didn’t fare as well as they had anticipated in the judo competition yesterday at the 2022 Commonwealth Games.
EDITORIAL: Heavy price paid for ‘sovereignty’
THERE are varying opinions about the first signs that Baha Mar might be starting to move towards a long delayed opening.
Radio owners challenge broadcast ‘dumb down’
RADIO station owners are challenging the decision by regulators to seek two more FM broadcasters given that the market is already saturated with players “dumbing down” content and struggling to survive.
Temple Christian Suns are national track & field champions
FOR the third consecutive year, the Temple Christian Suns emerged as the champions of the Ministry of Youth, Sports and Culture’s annual Frank ‘Pancho’ Rahming National Primary School Track and Field Championships at the Thomas A Robinson Track and Field Stadium.
Bamboo Shack takes 2-0 lead
THE Bamboo Shack Cybots took a 2-0 lead in the Bahamas Government Departmental Basketball Association’s championship series after winning the first two games over the Police Crimestoppers at the DW Davis Gymnasium over the weekend.
