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Nottage hits back at Wilson over COB president search

THE head of the committee charged with finding the new president of the College of the Bahamas yesterday hit back at Franklyn Wilson, the college’s former Council Chairman and a major benefactor, over his comments as to who should be appointed.

BTC and URCA's role in spy row

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Bahamasair, tourism team to grow West Palm market

Bahamasair has partnered with the Ministry of Tourism (MOT) as it works to attract passengers for its West Palm Beach to Nassau service.

‘My $1m investments don’t fit in Bahamas’

An ex-MP whose entire $1 million investment has been endangered by the never-ending wait for Government approvals says: “The system has decided I don’t fit in the Bahamas.”

A perspective on the Bahamas budget

AGAINST the backdrop of this year's post-election budget debate in Parliament, we thought it would be useful to look at how our economic circumstances have evolved over the past decade.

RESULTS: Ambassadors Track Club’s annual Fritz Grant Track and Field Invitational

THE results of the Ambassadors Track Club’s Annual Fritz Grant Track and Field Invitational, held on Saturday at the original Thomas A Robinson Track and Field Stadium, are as follows:

RESULTS: Bahamas Swimming Federation Aliv National Swimming Championships

• RESULTS of the Bahamas Swimming Federation’s Aliv National Swimming Championships, held over the weekend at the Betty Kelly Kenning Aquatic Centre, are as follows:Girls 13-14 800 LC Meter Freestyle1, Thompson *, Zaylie-Elizabeth P, AAC, 9:35.07. 2,

$150,000 fine for Jerome Fitzgerald in Save The Bays emails row

IN A landmark ruling yesterday, Supreme Court Justice Indra Charles declared that Education Minister Jerome Fitzgerald was not legally justified when he tabled the private emails of environmental action group Save The Bays in Parliament, and therefore could not be protected by parliamentary privilege.

Reflecting on our first Olympic track and field medal

As the Bahamas prepares to participate in its 10th Olympic Games as an independent nation, led by its 24-member track and field team, we reflect on that moment over two decades ago when the sport played a pivotal role in changing the country’s Olympic profile forever.

Craig Flowers and FML face winding-up petition

FML's ex-chief operating officer has filed a Supreme Court petition to have the web shop chain wound-up as his five-year legal battle with Craig Flowers escalates into a new phase.

FTX Bahamas: Only we can pursue void payouts

FTX's Bahamian liquidators are asserting they may be the only ones "lawfully" able to pursue "material volumes" of client withdrawals that occurred around the time of the exchange's collapse and may thus be deemed void.

Full Speed ahead for Bahamians

Bahamian athletes collected a few gold medals at the inaugural Speed Capital International Championships. The three-day meet got underway on Friday and wrapped up on Father’s Day at the Thomas A Robinson. Speed Capital hosted 600 athletes between 72 clubs from seven countries outside of The Bahamas. Competitors from ages 5-18 put on a show for Grenada, Aruba, Trinidad and Tobago, Jamaica, Canada, United States of America, and Barbados.

NPBA sets the stage for championship

WITH all two game sweeps of their best-of-three semifinal series over the weekend at the AF Adderley Gymnasium, the stage is now set for the New Providence Basketball Association’s best-of-five championship series in both the men’s division one and II.

Bahamian aviation chief in $2m FTX settlement

A Bahamian aviation entrepreneur and his firm have secured a $2m settlement with the US Justice Department and FTX's US chief to resolve the fate of the crypto exchange's two aircraft.

MEN'S NATIONAL VOLLEYBALL TEAM - PLAYER PROFILES

• Here’s a glance at profiles of the members of the Bahamas’ men’s national volleyball team who are all ready to head to Trinidad this weekend to compete in the CAZOVA Senior Championships next week. Name: JAVARI SOUTHARD Age: 29 years Height: 5

FACE TO FACE – He just spat the words out: ‘Oh, it’s cancer’ - but I’m determined to beat it.

I am used to seeing Sharon all dressed up to the nines – hair done, clothing on point and always wearing a big smile. When her cousin contacted me to say Sharon had developed breast cancer and her attitude is so commendable she thought I should visit her for an interview, I obliged. However, I was not prepared for the Sharon I met. Her big, beautiful coif is reduced to the scalp, and although she was never big in size, she is definitely smaller. The only thing that seemed the same to me were her beautiful eyes, her voice and the big, bright smile that usually greets me.

National beach soccer team player profiles – PART I

AS part of the build-up to the Bahamas hosting the FIFA 2017 Beach Soccer World Cup in April and May, the regional championships will be held in Nassau next week featuring 16 top teams at the impressive new $2.5 million Malcolm Park West facility.

FACE TO FACE: A real ‘son of the soil’ seeking to pass on his knowledge

THE term Bahamian “son of the soil” could never be more true or have such literal meaning as it does for Dr Robert Taylor. He is a soil scientist and environmental chemist whose expertise has been utilised throughout the United States, including Alabama, Tennessee, Virginia, Michigan and Florida, and even extends throughout the world. His work in the study of the soil has been critical to crop performance in the agricultural industry in the US.

INSIGHT: For the family of murdered Breanna the pain of her loss has never gone away

The family of Breanna Mackey, will never see her face or hear her voice again in this life. Her hugs, her smell, her big personality are now confined to a small coffin, six feet below the surface of the earth.

Olympic glory - from whence it started

IT was on August 3, 1992 in Barcelona, Spain when Frank Rutherford clinched the first track and field medal for the Bahamas at the Olympic Games. His bronze medal in the men’s triple jump helped to propel so many athletes to attain that lofty goal of ascending on the podium of the greatest sporting event in the world.

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