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UB Mingoes track and field team earns 4 top-10 finishes

THE University of The Bahamas track and field team posted four top 10 finishes - three from multi-event specialist Kendrick Thompson - at the University of Central Florida Black and Gold meet over the weekend that included powerhouse track schools such as Kentucky and Michigan.

Seniors to take the spotlight at national schools golf tournament

THE playoff rounds in the primary division of the second annual National Schools Golf Tournament is complete.

‘Distressing’ hardship at Port Lucaya Marketplace

DEPUTY Prime Minister Chester Cooper said the lack of visitors at the Port Lucaya Marketplace and the economic difficulty being experienced by straw vendors there is very distressing.

Deputy PM: ‘Promising’ proposals for Grand Lucayan

DEPUTY Prime Minister Chester Cooper has indicated that proposed master plans presented to the Lucayan Renewal Holdings board so far by hotel bidders for the Grand Lucayan resort look “promising.”

Sprinter Shatalya Dorsett qualifies for CARIFTA

SHATALYA Dorsett came to town and demonstrated that she’s ready for the journey to Kingston, Jamaica, for the return of the CARIFTA Games over the Easter holiday weekend.

Bridge to link great and little Abacos reopened

JUBILANT Abaconians watched with pride as a ribbon was cut and a plaque unveiled to signal the formal reopening and renaming of the bridge that connects Great Abaco and Little Abaco.

Knights and Raptors polish off trophies

BACK after a two-year hiatus because of the coronavirus pandemic, the CR Walker Knights and the CH Reeves Raptors picked up where they left off winning their divisional titles at the Government Secondary Schools Sports Association’s Inter- School Track and Field Championships.

$430m Agrihaven development among projects planned for Grand Bahama

GRAND Bahama Minister Ginger Moxey announced that a $430m Agrihaven development in East Lucaya is among several major developments that are on tap this year for Grand Bahama.

Eight arrested for allegedly overstaying

EIGHT visitors were taken into custody in Grand Bahama after allegedly overstaying their time in the country.

Carnival port project to bring 500 construction jobs

THE Carnival Grand Port Project is targeted for groundbreaking in May with the potential to create 500 new construction jobs for Bahamians in Grand Bahama.

Meeting to discuss Freeport issues said to be ‘fruitful and productive’

BUSINESSMAN Darren Cooper, who organised a recent march in Freeport, said a four-hour meeting this week with Grand Bahama Port Authority executives was “fruitful and productive”.

Asset manager in $200m GB airport cargo hub offer

A Bahamian financier yesterday revealed a $150bn asset management firm last year offered to invest $200m in rebuilding Grand Bahama International Airport (GBIA) and developing a cargo hub at the site.

Two staff fired at DRA

DISASTER Reconstruction Authority executive chairman Alex Storr confirmed yesterday that two employees were terminated this week at the DRA office in Grand Bahama.

Moxey ‘shares concerns’ of Freeport marchers

GRAND Bahama Minister Ginger Moxey says she too shares the same concerns about the Freeport economy as those Grand Bahamians who marched to the Grand Bahama Port Authority.

123 Haitians found near Cay Sal repatriated

ONE hundred and twenty-three Haitians, including children, who were picked up at sea in Bahamian waters recently were flown out of Grand Bahama onboard a Bahamasair flight to Haiti yesterday.

Robertson urges young people to take up courses

YOUNG people were urged to take advantage of training courses at the Bahamas Technical and Vocational Institute yesterday, with the institution’s president saying there were lots of job opportunities available for skilled Bahamians.

BTVI not likely to fully return to face-to-face

BAHAMAS Technical and Vocational Institute’s president Dr Robert Robertson says he doesn’t expect the institution will fully return to face-to-face learning despite declining COVID-19 infection rates, noting “the future of technical training is actually blended” learning.

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