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Wildcats blank Brackettes 7-0

MARY 'Cruise’ Sweeting and the pennant winning Sigma Wildcats sent a strong message to the defending champions Sigma Brackettes.

Miller defends role at BEC amid rumours he won't be reappointed

BAHAMAS Electricity Corporation Executive Chairman Leslie Miller yesterday defended his tenure at the power provider against rumours that he will not be reappointed next month.

QC: Bahamas requires ‘investors, not invaders’

The QC responsible for winning numerous legal battles on behalf of environmental activists yesterday said the Government and developers had repeatedly “failed to learn their lessons”, adding that the Bahamas wanted “investors, not invaders”.

‘Golden Knights’ to defend their Olympic title without Ramon

RIO de Janeiro, Brazil — Chris ‘Fireman’ Brown likes Team Bahamas’ chances of repeating as champions of the men’s 4x400 metre relay. The elderstatesman feels they have assembled a quality group of quarter-milers to go out and get the job done.

BASMI meets with school principals on Grand Bahama

WARNING that it’s “unsustainable” for the Bahamas to rely on food imports, BAMSI president Godfrey Eneas yesterday pushed for greater measures to restore the country’s “collapsed” agricultural sector.

Sands: PM ‘too short’ on NHI specifics

A well-known physician said yesterday that Prime Minister Perry Christie’s 2016/2017 budget communication has given very little comfort that his administration would effectively “get the job done” with National Health Insurance (NHI), arguing that the Prime Minister’s communication was “too short” on specifics for the highly touted healthcare initiative.

Andros resorts target 30 extra employees

Two Andros resorts will be seeking a combined 30 new recruits at a job fair scheduled to be held in the 2023 second half, it was revealed yesterday.

Legacy Basketball Camp gets underway in Grand Bahama

THE Legacy Basketball Camp got started on Monday at the St George’s Gymnasium in Grand Bahama and coordinator Jay Phillippe was quite impressed with what he saw from the participants.

2024 World Relays ‘a grand showing’

The 200-day countdown for the 2024 World Athletics Relays, formerly known as the IAAF World Relays, began last week and now preparations have begun to field the strongest relay teams at next year’s event on May 4-5.

Great-grandmother of Bella Walker hopes child's mother ‘learns from her mistakes’

THE great-grandmother of murdered toddler Bella Walker says she hopes the child’s mother when she is released from prison will have learned from her mistakes and will raise two of her children differently than how she raised Bella.

Exuma spill recovery ‘down to last 10-15%’

Exuma’s oil spill recovery was yesterday said to be “down to the last 10-15 percent” with the clean-up effort becoming progressively harder as more diesel fuel is pumped out.

PM implores Gold Rock owners on Port dispute

The Prime Minister last night said he had implored Gold Rock’s owners to “spend every effort” to resolve their differences with the Grand Bahama Port Authority (GBPA) and its affiliates despite signs the impasse cannot be resolved.

EDITORIAL: Don't mock a slip-up, look at the job being done

MIRIAM Emmanuel was the target of a lot of mockery over the past few days.

Bahamians must put party aside and work together

IN POLITICS they call it “pay back time” or “jobs for the boys.” Today it is so blatant under the new government that it is causing much chatter on both sides of the political divide.

'BEC and its negative effects on the economy'

THE mission statement of Bahamas Electricity Corporation is to provide a safe, reliable and cost effective source of power throughout our archipelago.

Gibson to employers: 'Justify every work permit'

COMPANIES who hire foreigners must send “justification” for every employee they have on work permit to the government, according to Minister of Labour and National Insurance Shane Gibson.

Bahamians first, 'but not at any cost'

IN THIS column yesterday, we published a warning from the World Bank that fears about the eurozone had reduced investors' tolerance for risk. The bank urged poorer economies -- and this includes the Bahamas - to protect themselves by reducing their debts.

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