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'We didn't expect to dominate week 1'

WE’VE tallied the results, had them checked, added, subtracted and checked again. We didn’t dominate week one with our NFL picks, but then again we didn’t expect to.

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Colina Holdings Bahamas Limited post strong half-year financial results

COLINA Holdings Bahamas Limited (CHBL) has posted strong half-year financial results with a total net income of $6.9 million.

Copper theft hurts 600 BTC customers

Bahamas Telecommunications Company (BTC) executives yesterday said it had incurred “significant” financial cost as a result of copper theft over the weekend, which resulted in 600 customers having their services affected.

Prime Minister of convenience?

Results of Referendum – is Prime Minister Christie the Prime Minister or only the PM when it suits him to be?

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Belinda Wilson re-elected BUT president in unofficial results

BELINDA Wilson has unofficially been re-elected president of the Bahamas Union of Teachers.

Government lap dogs over NHI scheme

NHI will result in 500 million dollars in additional revenue and lead to better workforce productivity. This is something we would expect to hear from KPMG’s self serving Mark Britnell of course but Simon Townend – Seriously!

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Belinda Wilson elected again as BUT president

EMBATTLED former President of the Bahamas Union of Teachers (BUT) Belinda Wilson was returned to the helm of the organisation yesterday, according to unofficial results.

Man dies in shooting incident

A shooting incident yesterday resulted in the death of a 47 year old male of Washington Street.

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Stolen items recovered and suspect held

STELLAR policing by officers of the Eastern Division and Rapid Response resulted in the arrest of a man and the recovery of stolen items, police said. Shortly before 6pm on Saturday, police, acting on information and armed with a search warrant, went

PRESSURE DROP

LOW water pressure experienced in northern New Providence was last night said to be the result of a major water main rupture. Water and Sewerage Corporation officials explained that water supply to the area had to be decreased to allow repairs at a trans

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WORLD VIEW: OAS plays significant role for democracy in elections

THERE are intermittent squabbles in the Permanent Council of the Organization of American States (OAS), concerning the controversial general elections of October 20, 2019, in Bolivia.

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‘Where are our exam results?’

STUDENTS who completed a virtual course with the Bahamas Technical and Vocational Institute one year ago claim they are still awaiting their exam results and licences from the Ministry of Works.

Open Windows – Part I Desire + New Action = Results

“Bring ye all the tithes into the storehouse, that there may be meat in mine house, and prove me now herewith, saith the Lord of hosts, if I will not open you the windows of heaven, and pour you out a blessing, that there shall not be room enough to receive it.” – Malachi 3:10

EDITORIAL: It’s not about the exam being held - it’s about the results

THE Ministry of Education seems to want a participation prize.

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$325,000 payout for man left paraplegic by police brutality

THE Court of Appeal awarded more than $300,000 in general damages to a man who became a paraplegic as a result of an incident with police officers in Freeport, Grand Bahama.

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Gray: Tests on BAIC feed after livestock deaths

MINISTER of Agriculture V Alfred Gray yesterday said his ministry will await the results of tests ordered on a batch of feed from the Bahamas Agricultural and Industrial Corporation’s (BAIC) Feed Mill as he pushed back against “speculation” that recent livestock deaths were linked to contaminated feed.

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Ferreira reveals death threats

ENVIRONMENT Minister Romauld Ferreira revealed that he and his mother, who was on her deathbed, were victims of harassment and intimidation as a result of his advocacy work.

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On Da Hook

THIS week has confirmed just why anglers are excited and all the signs are pointing towards a fantastic Wahoo season in The Bahamas.

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Serious injuries after four vehicle crash on Grand Bahama

Four vehicles, including a church bus carrying parishioners, were involved in an accident in Grand Bahama on Saturday night that resulted in serious injuries.

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Two men in custody after police officer shot

According to reports, at around 12.30am, officers attached to “Operation Ceasefire” were on routine patrol on Robinson Road east off East Street when they observed a black Nissan Note, occupied by three men, travelling west on Robinson Road at a high rate of speed.