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Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols 2014
CHRISTMAS in Nassau will be celebrated during the traditional Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols which takes place this Sunday at 6.30pm at Christ Church Cathedral.
Eight staff fired from Melia hotel
EIGHT persons were terminated from the Melia Nassau Beach Resort Tuesday night amid a dispute between the hotel and the Bahamas Hotel Catering and Allied Workers Union over gratuity payments.
$100,000 lawsuit threatened over Bahamas-born man’s detention
LAWYER Fred Smith, QC, plans to file a $100,000 lawsuit against the government claiming illegal arrest, false detention and “abuse” of a man born in the Bahamas of Haitian descent.
Marathon Bahamas: Bank awards student relay winners
CONTINUING its effort to engage student athletes in the fight against cancer, Scotiabank awarded its student relay winners in the sixth annual Sunshine Insurance Race Weekend.
BTC urges customers to call its hotline if charged VAT on Top Up
THE Bahamas Telecommunications Company yesterday urged customers who have been charged value added tax at the point of purchase for pre-paid mobile Top Up services to contact the company with a formal complaint and identify the seller.
Pintard aims for chairman role
WITH the backing of senior party members, Senator Michael Pintard is expected to announce his candidacy for chairman of the FNM tonight in Nassau.
Anoher powerful field expected in the Battle 4 Atlantis
FOLLOWING the latest edition of the Associated Press rankings for the NCAA men’s basketball season, the fourth edition of the Battle 4 Atlantis (B4A) is expected to field yet another powerful field.
Sports in brief
SMALL in stature but with a big heart, Ambrose ‘Cabbage’ Hanna was the forerunner of the great Bahamian triple jumpers. However, the sporting community mourns his passing after he died on Sunday, September 28. He was 89.
BTC chief 'quite aware' of URCA ruling reverse
The Bahamas Telecommunications Company’s (BTC) chief executive yesterday said he was “quite aware” of the $243,000plus fine slapped on the company by the Utilities Regulation and Competition Authority (URCA), but declined to comment further.
Undefeated Operators aim to sweep Truckers
The Bommer Gee Operators are one game away from clinching the New Providence Women’s Basketball Association title as they threaten to close out the defending champions Johnson’s Lady Truckers in a sweep.
‘Room for improvement’ on solid waste management in the Bahamas
THERE is room for “further progress to be achieved” regarding the government’s honouring of previous “public policy recommendations” for solid waste management in the country, Inter-American Development Bank Bahamas representative Maria Florencia Attademo-Hirt said yesterday.
Waste provider eyes tyre recycle revival
A waste services provider is hoping to revive tyre recycling, but warned that the venture depends on receiving a higher price from the Government.
Witness ‘knew voice of killer’, trial hears
A MAN told a Supreme Court jury yesterday that he knew the identity of his friend’s shooter because he was familiar with his voice.
Pathologist says victim may have been able to identify shooter
FORENSIC pathologist Dr Caryn Sands told a Supreme Court jury yesterday that it is possible for a murder victim to speak coherently within moments of receiving a fatal injury.
Religious leaders unite to call for ‘yes’ vote
TOP religious leaders across denominations united yesterday to declare their hope that Bahamians vote yes to all questions during the gender equality referendum on June 7.
Road blocked off in protest at working conditions at Sandals
MEMBERS of the Bahamas Maintenance and Allied Workers Union (BHMAWU) yesterday protested against the “horrible working conditions” at the Sandals Royal Bahamian Resort.
Bahamas Press Club announces awards ceremony plans
THE Bahamas Press Club 2014, building on the success of its inaugural Pioneer Awards last year, has promised to be “all inclusive” with several new categories when it holds its annual media awards ceremony in November.
CBC U-16: Bahamas steamrolls BVI 101-40 on day 2
IT WAS another dominant performance for Team Bahamas as they remained undefeated at the Caribbean Basketball Confederation Under-16 Championships for Boys.
Gardiner leads 400m field with season’s best 44.62
STEVEN Gardiner, showing some flashes of his breakout season last year when he broke the men’s 400 metres national record, led a field of Bahamian elite athletes with a sizzling performance in his specialty at the American Track League.