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No Freedom Farm, but Andre Rodgers National Baseball Championship off to a flyer
ALTHOUGH Freedom Farm opted not to travel to Grand Bahama this year, the Bahamas Baseball Federation's (BBF) 13th annual Andre Rodgers National Baseball Championship got off to a great start on Thursday.
Cable slams URCA on ‘languishing’ 27% TV price increase
Cable Bahamas’ chairman has accused the Utilities Regulation and Competition Authority (URCA) of allowing its application for a 27 per cent basic pay-TV price increase to “languish with no end in sight”.
Miller feared Speaker was ready to quit amid row
TALL Pines MP Leslie Miller said he believes the “volatile” actions of Fort Charlotte MP Dr Andre Rollins were birthed from his frustrations of being backed into a corner, unable to have an influence on the country’s development.
Jeffery Gibson is the man to watch this year in 400m hurdles
THERE has been a lot said about the performances of the Bahamas quarter-milers this year, but Jeffery Gibson is slowly building up his reputation as a competitor to watch this year on the international scene in the men’s 400 metre hurdles.
Sports notes
THE Bahamas Association of Athletic Associations has announced that the final registration for the Open National Championships is today.
ROLLINS QUITS THE PLP
FORT Charlotte MP Dr Andre Rollins quit the Progressive Liberal Party last night, explaining that it was obvious he was no longer wanted in the party after government members made several attempts to block him from contributing to the budget debate in the House of Assembly. Dr Rollins said that while he had had no prior intention yesterday of resigning from the party last night, he “would be a fool” to call himself a PLP after the “way I was treated in here tonight”.
Contractors seek Gov’t Baha Mar ‘intervention’
The Bahamian Contractors Association’s (BCA) president yesterday urged the Government to intervene on behalf of local companies who are owed millions of dollars for work on the Baha Mar project, describing it as “a major issue” with significant economic and social repercussions.
Softball in limbo as games cancelled due to ‘no lighting’
THE Banker’s Field at the Baillou Hills Sporting Complex became the latest sporting facility to be hit by thieves stealing copper as the New Providence Softball Association’s regular season games had to be called off last night because of “no lighting.”
Hundreds of ‘Basketball Smiles’ in camp’s 16th year
COACH Sam Nichols and his coaching staff are back in town for their 16th annual Basketball Smiles basketball camp.
Cable to expand shareholder base via 3:1 stock split
Cable Bahamas yesterday said its proposed ‘three-for-one’ share split was “a great opportunity” for individual Bahamian investors to “get in on the ground floor”, and benefit from potential upside prospects such as this nation’s second mobile licence.
New hearing date for John Bull raid appeal
A NEW hearing date has been set for a man contesting his conviction for conspiring to rob a John Bull retail store.
Super Value fears sandwich via price ‘collision course’
Super Value’s owner says the Value-Added Tax (VAT) Unit and Price Control are “on a collision course”, and fears his business will be caught “in the middle”.
Business Licence cut plugs ‘one little leak’
Super Value’s owner says he “jumped for joy” over the top-rate Business Licence cut, describing it as akin to “plugging one leak” amid concerns over rising crime and living costs.
Roberts promises statement shortly on Moss replacement
PLP Chairman Bradley Roberts yesterday said the Progressive Liberal Party will be releasing a statement “very shortly” on a potential replacement for Marco City MP Greg Moss, who resigned from the party this week due to a problem with leadership.
YOUNG MAN'S VIEW: Moss resigns as bridge to the future implodes
THE resignation of Greg Moss from the Progressive Liberal Party (PLP) is indicative enough of an urgent need for a change in the direction within the organisation itself and with the governance of this country.
Investigation launched into Haitian man’s shooting by immigration officer
THE shooting of a Haitian man by an immigration officer has led to calls from local and international human rights groups for a full and transparent investigation.
$56,000 for The Ranfurly Homes for Children thanks to Popeyes Bahamas Bowl
POPEYES Bahamas Bowl organisers yesterday pledged to strengthen the relationship between the game and the local community during a press conference in the convention area of the Atlantis resort on Paradise Island.
Greg Moss’ long battle inside the PLP
LONG before his impromptu resignation from the Progressive Liberal Party on Monday due to what he called “a problem with leadership”, Greg Moss had battled with the reality that the party that “believed in Bahamians” had failed to live up to the principles and ideals on which the party was built.
PLP Chairman: Moss has squandered opportunity for public service
MARCO City MP Greg Moss squandered a “golden opportunity for public service,” PLP Chairman Bradley Roberts said yesterday in reaction to the MP’s surprise decision to resign from the party.
Hint that Rollins won’t be nominated again by PLP
PROGRESSIVE Liberal Party Stalwart Councillor Valentine Grimes hinted yesterday that the PLP would not renominate Fort Charlotte MP Dr Andre Rollins to contest his seat in the next general election.