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Water polo medal haul: Making a splash at Carifta
TEAM Bahamas continues to establish its position as a regional powerhouse in CARIFTA water polo and captured three medals at the event for the second consecutive year.
Private sector meets Minister on permits
Major private sector organisations have met with Fred Mitchell, minister of foreign affairs and immigration, in a bid to address both parties’ work permit needs.
Scott Kelly dies age 44
REGINALD Scott Kelly, 44, died on Saturday at the Hope 4 Cancer Clinic in Tijuana, Mexico, after a three-year battle with cancer.
AML boss: ‘Sky not falling’ over VAT
AML Foods chief executive yesterday agreed that import tariff ‘tweaking’ would have little impact on food prices post Value-Added Tax (VAT) implementation, but quickly added: “The sky is not falling.”
Island Luck in deal for web shop rival
Island Luck is awaiting regulatory approval for the acquisition of the rival Bahama Dreams web shop chain, Tribune Business can reveal, the first consolidation to occur in the newly-legalised industry.
PI Yacht Club ‘redesigns’ proposed 69-unit building
The Paradise Island Yacht Club’s redevelopment is aiming to apply for a construction permit during the 2023 second half provided it can obtain preliminary Town Planning Committee approval following its upcoming public hearing.
Atlantis defers on Royal Caribbean’s PI answers
Atlantis has decided to wait for Royal Caribbean to supply answers to its 50 questions over the latter’s proposed Paradise Island project because they were not totally “buttoned up” at the two sides’ most recent meeting.
Sands in the Man 'sculling' races in Family Islands for the first time
ROCK Sound, Eleuthera -- Robert Hall wanted to teach the young boys a lesson. On Saturday, Hall dominated the Bahamian
The PLP promised, the FNM delivered
The PLP promised, the FNM delivered THE STRAW market, once hallowed PLP ground, turned ugly on Thursday when a group of PLP politicians arrived to look into complaints about malfunctioning toilets and insufficient stalls for vendors still waiting to set
Goodison and Kleen win the Star Sailors League Finals
WITH racing taking place in a balmy, near perfect 15 knots on Nassau’s Montagu Bay, the ‘take no prisoners’ shoot out on the last day of the Star Sailors League Final saw the fleet narrow to seven teams after the quarter-finals and to four after the semis.
Many great memories of Edna Lowe
The passing of Edna Lenora Lowe (according to Death Notice published May 21, 2020) at age 94 years marks the end of an era in the history of the Registrar General’s Department, where she was the last survivor of what was referred to in the old days as “the Lily White Registry”.
Fitzgerald: Minnis must resign when Baha Mar opens
WHEN the $3.5bn mega resort Baha Mar opens on April 21, Free National Movement Leader Dr Hubert Minnis must resign because of his continued negative pronouncements - particularly that the West Bay Street project would not open, Marathon MP Jerome Fitzgerald said yesterday.
Former Ranfurly Homes' resident adjusts focus
LIFE changed for Edneka Farquharson at the age of 13. First, she was taken from her mother and placed with her grandmother, only to eventually land in the Ranfurly Home for Children.As a resident of the home, she regularly attended St Andrew’s Presby
Water polo team aims to repeat Carifta success
Team Bahamas looks to continue its trend of water polo success and repeat last year’s dominant performance at the Carifta Water Polo Championships.
Change law so staff pay for COVID tests
A top hotelier yesterday issued “a clarion call” for The Bahamas to eliminate legal stipulations that mandate employers must pay for their workers’ COVID-19 testing.
Minister advises withdrawal of Del Monte “fiesta corn”
HEALTH Minister Dr Duane Sands is advising wholesalers and retailers to pull cans of recalled Del Monte “fiesta corn” from their shelves, noting there is “no way” anything can be done to “make the product safe”.
Filming cops can be a problem
RECORDING on-duty police officers can have violent consequences some residents say, raising questions about whether the Royal Bahamas Police Force will embrace policies that will require widespread use of body cameras.
Hurricane shopping rush ‘rough like Christmas’
THE impending arrival of Hurricane Matthew has resulted in an uptick in sales and customer traffic in several local food stores, with one storeowner saying this past weekend’s hurricane preparedness shopping rush was “rough like Christmas.”
Look a true patriot in the eye
IF you ever doubt Mark Roberts’ patriotism, you only have to look in him the eye.
Ex-minister blasts water report as 'frivolous excuse'
A former minister yesterday slammed a report blaming changes to the Blue Hills water plant contract for an increase in ‘red water’ as “a frivolous excuse” for the current government’s failure to address the real problem.