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‘B.P.L. needs $800m to solve long-term power problems’
BAHAMAS Electrical Workers Union President Paul Maynard said yesterday that while an end is in sight to Bahamas Power and Light’s generation challenges this summer, the government has to shell out around $800m in upgrades to get rid of the electricity provider’s chronic problems in the long-term.
PM says no deal signed for private cruise port on Egg Island
PRIME Minister Perry Christie has responded to public outcry over a proposed development on Egg Island, Eleuthera, contending that his administration has not signed any deal to construct a private cruise port there.
G-Ball Andre Rodgers National Baseball Championships back in NP
WITH the opening of the new Andre Rodgers Baseball Stadium, the Bahamas Baseball Association has decided to bring its G-Ball Andre Rodgers National Baseball Championships back to New Providence.
Sports in brief
FINAL registration for the Freedom Farm Baseball League will close on Saturday, October 27.
Boat owners agree not to sail with PM Thunderbird
ALTHOUGH his PM Thunderbird received permission from the Minister of Agriculture and Marine Resources Renward Wells to sail in the Best of the Best Regatta this weekend, a number of the A Class boats said they won’t be at the starting line this weekend if Rev Dr Philip McPhee sails his boat.
Farewell to the Sun King, Sol Kerzner
FAMILY, friends and political figures paid tribute this weekend to hotel tycoon and Atlantis developer Sir Sol Kerzner, who died on Saturday at the age of 84.
THE PRESS BOX: In COVID-19 pandemic, ‘Thank god for game replays on YouTube’
AS we continue to get through the COVID-19 pandemic, and things slowly return to normalcy, pro sports continue to remain sidelined, leaving sports fans with nothing of substance to fill the sports void.
Marlins trade Gallen to D-backs for Jazz Chisholm
After spending the past four years with the Arizona Diamondbacks, Jazz Chisholm is moving closer to home with the Miami Marlins in a deal before Wednesday’s trade deadline that will allow him to join fellow Bahamian right fielder Anfernee Seymour on the Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp Double-A team.
INSIGHT: 0.00000717% – That’s the chance of a tourist being a victim of crime here
Every year we have a circular discussion about the Travel Advisory issued by the US. State Department. It usually comes out in January, but because of the shutdown, it was just released. It is time we get off this hamster wheel once and for all.
Call on corporate Bahamas to sponsor sloops
WITH the local sailing sloops getting a big boost over the weekend with the successful staging of the first Best-of-the-Best Regatta in Montagu Bay, one local sailing enthusiast is calling on corporate Bahamas to get more involved in sponsoring the boats to make the sport more viable for the owners and sailors.
UFC: Edwards suffers second straight loss
By RENALDO DORSETT
Insolvent broker's Liquidators possess $200k for $17.5m claims
The joint liquidators for Owen Bethel’s insolvent Montaque Capital Partners currently possess just $196,238 in liquid assets to cover total creditor claims of $17.5 million, it has been revealed.
Sports in brief
MARK Knowles will come out of a brief retirement this week when he plays in the men’s doubles match with Australia’s Lleyton Hewitt in the prestigious Wimbledon Grand Slam Tournament at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in London, England.
Major League draft shows a bright future for Bahamians
WITH the drafting of three Bahamians into the Major League baseball over the weekend, the future looks bright for the Bahamas.
Get ready for ‘Greatest Show on Earth’ at 58th annual Cat Island Regatta
GET ready for the “Greatest Show on Earth.” That’s the theme for the 58th annual Cat Island Regatta scheduled for August 1-4 in New Bight.
‘Buddy’ Hield scores 26 pts in 121-115 loss to Timberwolves
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — D’Angelo Russell had 15 of his 28 points in the fourth quarter. Anthony Edwards scored 26 points and the Minnesota Timberwolves held on to beat the Indiana Pacers 121-115 last night.
Banks see 30% profits increase
Bahamian commercial banks collectively enjoyed a 30 percent year-over-year profit increase to $109.2m during the 2023 second quarter due to rising interest income, it was revealed yesterday.
Job fair hopefuls ‘hired on the day’
LAST weekend’s “Labour on the Blocks” job fair in Grand Bahama resulted in some people being “hired on the spot,” Labour Minister Dion Foulkes said in the Senate yesterday.
Sports in brief
THE Island Luck Pros punched the right numbers and the PJ Stingers were stinging as the two teams pulled off big victories at the AF Adderley Gymnasium on Monday night as the New Providence Basketball Association continued its regular season.
‘Very confident’ of 80% rebound by mid-2022
The Ministry of Finance’s top official yesterday predicted the Bahamian economy will regain 80 percent of its pre-COVID capacity by June 2022 with key taxes forecast to rise by a similar magnitude.
