Gardiner seeks more time to challenge New York case
CONVICTED Bahamian drug trafficker Jonathan Eric Gardiner is seeking more time to challenge the federal case against him in New York, with his attorney telling a judge that she needs additional time to review the record because Gardiner was arrested long after his co-defendants.
Aircraft debris, additional remains found off Andros
AIRCRAFT parts recovered alongside human remains from a large debris field north of Andros are believed to have come from the plane that crashed with an American family of four aboard, investigators said, nearly a week after relatives mounted their own search and recovered the victims.
Loved ones gather as Stefan Davis’ remains return home from Miami
BAHAMIAN artist and entrepreneur Stefan “Legend” Davis was remembered as a man whose influence reached across generations as family and friends gathered at a Bahamasair hangar on Friday to receive his body following his sudden death in Miami.
Oil spill shuts LPIA runway for over an hour
AN OIL spill from a small private aircraft shut down Lynden Pindling International Airport’s only operational runway for more than an hour on Sunday, disrupting eight flights and temporarily leaving the country’s main airport without a usable runway.
Mom fights dog with bare hands to save her three-year-old daughter
A MOTHER fought a dog with her bare hands while holding her three-year-old daughter after the animal escaped from a neighbour’s yard and attacked the child, leaving her with head injuries that required surgery.
DEPP: School broke law with balloon release
JACK Hayward Junior High School broke the law when it held a balloon release during a recent awareness event, the head of the Department of Environmental Planning & Protection has said.
Pintard: It's fraud with public money
OPPOSITION leader Michael Pintard has accused the Davis administration of operating a National Investment Fund account outside the structure required by law after Central Bank governor John Rolle confirmed that the Fund’s board has never formally convened.
Bahamian green card holder accused of illegal vote in US
A BAHAMIAN green card holder who has lived in the United States for nearly 50 years is facing deportation after US authorities said an investigation found he illegally voted in the 2020 presidential election despite a criminal record that includes armed robbery, domestic violence and assaulting a police officer.
On September 10,1973...
ON September 10, 1973, Bahamian baseball player Wenty Ford made his Major League Baseball debut, taking the mound for the Atlanta Braves against the San Francisco Giants.
US ambassador Herschel Walker joins in as coach White shares his judo expertise
COACH Joshua White said he was delighted to be back in The Bahamas to share his expertise with members of the Eastwood Judo Club.
Top collegiate golfer Tyesha making impact
TYESHA Tynes, one of the top Bahamian female collegiate golf players in the United States, continued to lead the way for the Hastings College Lady Broncos golf team.
Minister meets with sports tourism stakeholders in US
WITH a change in portfolio at the new look Ministry of Youth and Sports, Minister Mario Bowleg and a delegation took the week to meet with the sports tourism stakeholders in New York and Miami, Florida.
Employees demonstrate amid residents’ Bahama Rock fears
BAHAMA Rock employees yesterday staged a public demonstration as Grand Bahama residents opposed to its proposed Freeport Harbour expansion accused it of using the imminent temporary lay-offs of 69 staff to pressure the Government into approving its project.
Environmental bond hold-up over DEPP’s payment issue
THE $200M Rosewood Exuma developer has revealed it was unable to lodge the environmental bonds mandated by its permits because the Government’s regulator has yet to set-up the required payment infrastructure.
Deltec defeats ‘negligence’ claim on £3.5m payments
A BAHAMIAN bank has defeated a breach of contract and negligence claim brought by a foreign client over the allegedly “unauthorised” transfer or £3.5m from her account even though a Supreme Court judge found its “procedures were open to criticism”.
Airport’s hotel winner chosen before year-end
THE NASSAU Airport Development Company’s (NAD) top executive yesterday revealed it plans to conclude the process of selecting a developer for its proposed hotel before year-end 2026 with public consultation over the project’s environmental impact set for September 29.
Bimini bounces back but other marinas down 15%
A LONG-SERVING Bimini dock master yesterday hailed last weekend’s US Labour Day holiday as “one of the busiest I’ve seen for a long time” for the island’s marinas and hotels although other Bahamian boating destinations did not fare so well.
DIANE PHILLIPS: Two who changed lives
ON the exterior they could not have been more different: she--almost-blonde, articulate, delicate of build, but strong of mind and voice, fiercely determined fighter through public speaking and the publishing world to shake up a world that slumbered in inequality among the sexes.
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