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Ex-minister blasts water report as 'frivolous excuse'

A former minister yesterday slammed a report blaming changes to the Blue Hills water plant contract for an increase in ‘red water’ as “a frivolous excuse” for the current government’s failure to address the real problem.

'Cudas' get the victory

THE Barracuda Swim Club dominated their 2014 Leno Corporate Services Barracuda Invite at the Betty Kelly Kenning Swim Complex over the weekend, winning by almost 1,000 points over their nearest rival.

Governor General announces Independence Honours

THE nation’s leading lights have been recognised in the Independence Honours, as announced by Governor General Cornelius Smith.

STATESIDE: The third-party candidates who the big boys don’t like at the party

Did you know there were 21 third-party candidates who received votes in the American presidential election of 2016?

FACE TO FACE – Patrice Rebranded: I’ve earned my stripes and love what I’m doing now

When you listen to the radio this week, you’ll likely hear a brand new song to dance to. Patrice Murrell’s latest single is yet another fun, upbeat tune. She is known for her bubbly pizazz; but in 2020, Patrice is showing off a more sophisticated, sexy, chic side of herself.

TOUGH CALL: Crocodiles in the Bahamas

EVERYTHING you always wanted to know about crocodiles in the Bahamas is contained in a paper recently published in the Florida Museum of Natural History’s scientific bulletin.

Operators rout RBDF Waves

THE Bommer G Operators routed the Defence Force Waves 73-40 as the New Providence Women’s Basketball Association continued its regular season at the DW Davis Gym on Saturday night.

Bahamas ‘off to great start’ at Slow Pitch World Cup

THE Bahamas national team showed that they know how to win by a blowout and the slightest of margins as they pulled off their double header at the WBSC Co-Ed Softball World Cup in Plant City, Florida, yesterday.

Sports notes

THE New Providence Oldtimers Softball Association continued its divisional playoffs in the Archdeacon William Thompson Softball Park at the Southern Recreation Grounds over the weekend.

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.”

Tureano Johnson takes on new management team

TUREANO ‘Reno’ Johnson’s middleweight professional boxing career has taken on a new management team heading into his return to the ring.

Bommer Gee Lady Operators get 18-15 win over Stingers

Teenager Rochea Morley came in and shut down the Lady Stingers’ offence, while her battery mate Takera Collie highlighted the Bommer Gee Lady Operators come-from-behind victory in the bottom of the sixth.

Bahamas blasts Barbados, 10-4

UNLIKE the men’s national soccer team that was outclassed at home in the FIFA World Cup Qualifier on Wednesday, the men’s national beach soccer team made an impressive debut in the CONCACAF Beach Soccer Championships 2015.

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.

Resort ‘had to close’ for renovation

THE noise of construction work around the pool areas of Sandals Royal Bahamian Resort and the ungainly images of the construction work will be so disruptive that guests could not be expected to remain in the vicinity while repairs take place, Sandals’ Construction Project Manager James Wilson said yesterday.

New show focusing on women aims to transform local TV industry

Being a modern-day woman in the Bahamas can get complicated. And no one knows that better than comedienne Tracy Ann Perpall.

TUC takes Sandals to court over long-delayed industrial deal

PRESIDENT of the Trade Union Congress (TUC) Obie Ferguson said that the union had been left with “no other alternative” but to file criminal charges against Sandals Royal Bahamian and its top executives for failing to negotiate an industrial agreement since 2009, a move prompted by the recent termination of union officers employed at the Cable Beach all-inclusive property.

Hurricane season expected to be above average

FORECASTERS are predicting an active 2016 storm season in the Atlantic region, with as many as eight hurricanes forming, of which three are projected to be major storms.

BASRA appeals for duty exemption on boating safety equipment

AFTER seeing so many lives needlessly lost at sea, a Grand Bahama BASRA official is calling on government to allow for safety equipment to be imported duty free for Bahamian boaters.

Guilty – FTX exec admits illegal campaign donations

THE former co-chief of executive of FTX Digital Markets, Ryan Salame, yesterday pleaded guilty to making tens of millions of dollars in illegal campaign contributions to US politicians and engaging in a criminal conspiracy to operate an unlicenced money transfer business.

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