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04292024 EDITION

Monday, April 29, 2024

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Man accused of having gun and ammo pleads not guilty

A 28-year-old man was granted bail of $8,000 after he was allegedly found with a loaded gun on a motorcycle last month.

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YES Giants national basketball champions

CONGO TOWN, South Andros - It was quite a phenomenal week for the Your Essential Store (YES) Giants as they repeated as the division two champions of the Bahamas Basketball Federation (BBF) National Round Robin Tournament in South Andros just a few days after successfully defending their division two title in the New Providence Basketball Association (NPBA).

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Sports calendar

FAMILY and friends of the late Ray Minus Jr are scheduled to hold a Ray Minus Jr Day on Saturday.

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Lamar Taylor: ‘It’s just that I am tired right now’

WHILE Lamar Taylor welcomed the opportunity to compete against one of his toughest rivals in the Caribbean, he was disappointed that he didn’t perform as well as he anticipated with the matchup against Trinidad & Tobago’s Olympian Dylan Carter.

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Bahamian traditions soon to end

AROUND 8pm on a rainy night in April some 60 years ago, sitting in the dining room of one Charlie Major, whom I regarded as the finest athlete in the history of The Bahamas.

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Cabinet approves virtual court to be built at Dept of Correctional Services

NATIONAL Security Minister Wayne Munroe said Cabinet has approved the construction of a new virtual court at the Department of Correctional Services.

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Tyesha Tynes a ‘stroke’ above the rest

Freshman Tyesha Tynes was pleased with the way she was able to make her presence felt for the Hastings College Lady Broncos women’s golf team this season.

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Stage set for National High School Track & Field Championships

OFFICIALS of the Ministry of Youth, Sports and Culture (MOYSC) have collaborated with the Ministry of Education (MOE) to officially launch the 2024 National High School Track and Field Championships under the theme “Ringing in a New Era of Sporting Excellence”.

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CARIFTA medallist Lanaisha earns full ride scholarship to the University at Albany

CARIFTA bronze medallist Lanaisha Lubin has signed a contract for a full ride scholarship for the University at Albany in Albany, New York.

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Fernander disagrees with Pintard that anti-gang bill may make criminals of innocent parents - ‘We do our investigation’

POLICE Commissioner Clayton Fernander disagrees with Free National Movement leader Michael Pintard, who believes the anti-gang bill passed in the House of Assembly earlier this month may make criminals out of innocent parents.

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NPBA: Giants return to the finals

THE Commonwealth Bank Giants and Your Essential Store (YES) Giants will both return to yet another New Basketball (NPBA) Providence Association Finals.

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Woman in custody for attempted murder after Carmichael Road hit-and-run

Police are questioning a 23-year-old woman in connection with the attempted murder of a man in the Carmichael Road area last night.

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Man on bail fined for damaging monitoring device

A MAN was fined and is expected to pay for damages after he admitted breaking his monitoring device in Bimini last month.

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Man charged in Golden Isles robbery and sexual assault

A MAN was imprisoned on Friday after he allegedly robbed and sexually assaulted a woman at gunpoint near Golden Isles Road earlier this month.

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Man charged on five counts of incest for molesting his niece

A 25-YEAR-OLD man was remanded in custody yesterday after he was accused of molesting his underaged niece five times over the last two years.

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Man asks to avoid ankle monitor because he says it attracts sharks

A MAN failed to convince a judge that his electronic monitoring device should be removed because it allegedly attracts barracudas and sharks while he is deep-sea diving.

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Father released after son pleads guilty to drug possession

A MAN was sentenced to nine months in prison on Friday after he admitted to having $1,600 worth of drugs last week.

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Pregnant woman granted conditional discharge after slapping woman

A visibly pregnant woman was granted a conditional discharge on Friday after she admitted to slapping another woman last week.

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Man sentenced to 7 months for marijuana possession

A MAN was sentenced to seven months in prison on Friday after he admitted to having 3oz of marijuana in his possession last Tuesday.