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Food price control negotiations silent
Negotiations with the Government over expanding price controls on the Bahamian food distribution industry have gone silent for more than two weeks much to the sector’s relief.
S&P’s ‘shot in the arm’ exposes growth fears
Standard & Poor’s (S&P) has given The Bahamas “a shot in the arm” while further exposing that “additional taxation” will almost certainly be needed to hit the Government’s fiscal targets, a governance reformer warned yesterday.
Changing of the guard at hospital foundation
THE Princess Margaret Hospital Foundation, founded in 2003 to provide funding to the hospital, recently toasted a warm thank you to outgoing chairman Richard C Demeritte.
No. 3 Kansas beats NC State in coach Bill Self’s return
PARADISE ISLAND, Bahamas (AP) — Bill Self couldn’t wait to get started yesterday at the Battle 4 Atlantis. Neither could hot-shooting Kansas rookie Gradey Dick.
Sports notes
THE Bahamas Scholastic Athletic Association completed its best-of-three volleyball championships on Tuesday at the Tom “The Bird” Grant in Yellow Elder.
Ole Miss Rebels lose by two points in Pink Flamingo Championship
IN what turned out to be a dramatic finish to a great Baha Mar Hoops Pink Flamingo Championships last night at Baha Mar, the number 17-ranked Utah Utes held off the University of Mississippi Rebels 69-67 on a three-point play with just six seconds left on the clock.
S&P slashes Bahamas ‘23 growth to just 1.1%
Standard & Poor’s (S&P) yesterday slashed its 2023 economic growth forecast for The Bahamas to just 1.1 percent despite giving the country a break on repeated annual creditworthiness downgrades.
Food costs driving prices up for Thanksgiving meals
SOME local restaurant owners say inflation and the high cost of food in grocery stores have led them to increase prices of their Thanksgiving meals.
Man faces court over firearm
A MAN was imprisoned yesterday after allegedly being found with a firearm and live ammunition.
Three in court over stabbing
THREE Exuma men were granted bail in Magistrate’s Court yesterday after allegedly stabbing a man at the Fish Fry in George Town.
Activists demand greater protection for women
ACTIVISTS have called for greater protection of women against sexual violence following three incidents of sexual assault reported over the weekend.
DEVELOPER SUES GOVT FOR $3BN: Austrian takes action over blocked project in Abaco’s Treasure Cay
A controversial Austrian developer is demanding an astonishing $3bn-plus in damages and interest from the Government after it blocked his bid to acquire Abaco’s Treasure Cay project.
McPhee-McCuin and Ole Miss Rebels top Flyers 63-50
It was a grand homecoming for coach Yolett McPhee- McCuin as her University of Mississippi Rebels ran away with their opening game of the Baha Mar Hoops Pink Flamingo Championship at the Baha Mar resort last night.
WORLD VIEW: Fearless fight for climate fairness
SHOWING all the frankness that he demonstrates in his domestic politics, Antigua and Barbuda’s Prime Minister, Gaston Browne, marched fearlessly like Daniel in the Lion’s Den, when he made several demands in Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt where COP 27 is being held.
INSIGHT: Was the House of Assembly misled?
HERE’S a name you thought might have disappeared from the political map of the world – Boris Johnson. Bear with me, though, this isn’t just about what happened in faraway Britain.
Free mammogram initiative launched in East Grand Bahama
A FREE mammogram initiative was launched in East Grand Bahama last week, providing some 100 women screenings at Doctors Hospital in Nassau.
Police investigate three incidents of sexual assault
Police are actively investigating three separate incidents of sexual assault, one on the island of Andros and the others on New Providence.
Wallace had a passion for helping others
BAHAMAS Association of Certified Officials (BACO) executive Courtney Wallace, remembered as a man for all seasons who had a passion for helping others, passed away on Wednesday, November 15 after a battle with cancer.
NPBA opening night: Rockets and Giants victorious
ON opening night when they didn’t receive their New Providence Basketball Association men’s championship rings, the Discount Distributors Rockets took their frustration out on the runners-up Commonwealth Bank Giants.
Calea Jackson signs with University of Miami
AN emotional strongwoman Calea Jackson made it official, signing her letter of intent to take her discus-throwing talent to the University of Miami where she will compete on the Hurricanes women’s track and field team.
