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‘No disruptions’ for face-to-face instruction in Grand Bahama
THE resumption of face-to-face instruction on Grand Bahama continues to progress very well, according to District Superintendent of Schools Ivan Butler, who reported a high turn-out of teachers and students during the first two days.
$110m collected in VAT in first three months
THE government has collected $110m in value added tax payments during the first three months of the year, Prime Minister Perry Christie told the House of Assembly yesterday.
Matthew gives Bahamas $300m reinsurance boost
The Bahamas Insurance Association’s (BIA) chairman has estimated that this nation will benefit from a $300 million foreign currency inflow from reinsurers as a result of Hurricane Matthew.
A chapter of disaster?
The Baha Mar bankruptcy order should be granted in the Bahamas to avoid a damaging dog-fight between creditors, Richard Coulson urges.
Devastated: Crooked Island residents describe battle against floods
IN THE aftermath of Hurricane Joaquin, residents of Crooked Island have been describing having to rip through sheetrock with their children in their hands, fighting to reach the ceiling of their home to escape chest high floods.
Investor questions BoB web shop lending 'link'
An irate Bank of the Bahamas shareholder yesterday questioned why it is seemingly “comfortable” lending money to buyers in a real estate project that has links to the web shop industry.
Bahamas 'pushes' for U.S. COVID exemption
The Bahamas is pushing "to be at the front of the queue" should the US introduce exemptions from its new COVID-19 testing policy that threatens to be "a significant deterrent" to tourism.
ART OF GRAPHIX: Design skills to keep you on cutting edge
The graphic design industry is always changing and evolving as new technology arrives. in recent decades, design has progressed from hand drawings to computerised artificial intelligence. Not too many years ago, designers needed to be able to code to
Sky get 101-95 double OT win over the Sun
UNCASVILLE, Conn. (AP) — Courtney Vandersloot had the second triple-double in WNBA playoff history with 12 points, a league playoff-record 18 assists and 10 rebounds to help the Chicago Sky beat the Connecticut Sun 101-95 in two overtimes last night in the opener of their best-of-five semifinal series.
Software delay for MARCO Alert system
NATIONAL Security Minister Marvin Dames said officials are waiting to receive “mass communication software” that will send out warnings about missing children to facilitate the roll-out of the Mandatory Action Rescuing Children Operation (MARCO) Alert system.
Jones: 'We move the ball really well'
Already the most successful postseason run of her WNBA career after a single series, Jonquel Jones and the Connecticut Sun took game one of their semi-finals matchup.The Sun have been on the losing end of single game elimination scenarios at the hand
EDITORIAL: Clear communication must be the lesson
IN the wake of the resignation of Health Minister Dr Duane Sands, there were clear lessons to be learned. The slow revelation of more information about how a COVID-19 positive passenger got on board a repatriation flight shows that some skipped those lessons.
Atlantis near sell-out for holiday weekend
ATLANTIS’S occupancy for the Thanksgiving weekend is ‘over 90 percent’, according to a senior executive at the resort with the annual ‘Battle for Atlantis’ tournament a ‘significant contributor’ to its boost in business for the period.
Landfill operator hits '80% of goals'
The New Providence landfill’s new operator yesterday said it is “hitting at least 80 percent of our targets”, having already invested $9m of its initial $20m financing.
Sea Bees meet is buzzing
WITH the season winding down, the Sea Bees Swim Club provided the local swimmers with another opportunity to qualify for the Bahamas Swimming Federation’s annual Royal Bank of Canada National Swimming Championship.
WNBA: Jones and Sun lose opener
GRAND Bahamian native Jonquel Jones and her Connecticut Sun suffered a heart-breaking loss to the New York Liberty as they opened their Women’s National Basketball Association 2022 season on Saturday.
Stopover visitors off 100,000 for January
The Bahamas saw January visitor arrivals fall by more than 100,000 or 84 percent, a Cabinet minister disclosed yesterday, with COVID travel protocols set to remain until vaccination levels hit 80 percent.
Georgette Rolle finishes at bottom of the pile
WITH the party back in her backyard for the fourth consecutive year, Georgette Rolle was hoping that her third appearance in the main draw of the Pure Silk Bahamas LPGA Classic would have been better than the previous two in 2013 and 2014.
COB Caribs men’s basketball team ‘will only get better’
HIALEAH, Florida — Sean ‘Bass’ Bastian, the assistant athletic director, said the College of the Bahamas men’s basketball team will only get better as a result of their participation in the Florida National University’s Basketball Classic over the weekend.
Bahamian bank sued on $8.7m ‘total loss’
Investors are suing a Bahamian bank and trust company over the “total loss” of their collective $8.7 million investment, while also alleging that it misled the Securities Commission.
