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Bahamian legend Bonefish Folley dies at age 91
LEGENDARY fisherman and cultural icon Bonefish Folley has died at the age of 91.
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Correne Sands
Funeral Service for Mrs. Correne “Momma” Sands, 81 will be held at Wesley Methodist Church, Palmetto Point, Eleuthera, Bahamas on Saturday, January 5th, 2019 at 10:00 A.M. Officiating will be Rev Carla Culmer, assisted by Rev Elmena Bethel. Interment will …
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Norma Rosaline Vera Erskine
Memorial Service In memory of Mrs. Norma Rosaline Vera Erskine age 81 years of #303 East Street will be held at Light and Life Community Church, Madeira Street Palmdale on Saturday January 30th, 2016 at 11 a.m. Officiating will be …
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Olive Laverne Evans-Colebrook
Funeral Service for the Late Olive Laverne Evans-Colebrook, age 81 years of Peter Street West & Hospital Lane and formerly of Nicholl’s Town, Andros, will be held on Saturday May 24th, 2014, 10:00 a.m. at Abundant Life Bible Church, Abundant …
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Joseph Jerome Treco
Funeral Service for Joseph Jerome Treco age 81 of Gray’s, Long Island and formerly of Hamilton’s, Long Island who died on January 17, 2020 will be held on Saturday January 25, 2020 at 10:45 am at Mt. Carmel Catholic Church, …
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Amelie Dorvil
Funeral Service for Amelie Dorvil, age 81 of Allen Drive, off Carmichael Road and formerly of Port De Paix, Haiti who died on Monday, November 25th, 2019 will be at 2 p.m. at Gospel Assembly Church of God in Christ, …
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Suspect accused of killing his mother
A JURY was empanelled yesterday in the Supreme Court for the trial of a man accused of murdering his mother.
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Police hunt three in stealing probe
Three Grand Bahama men are wanted by police for questioning in connection with investigations into housebreaking, stealing and shopbreaking. Lavarr Laroda, 22, of Amberjack Street is wanted for housebreaking and stealing. He is six feet tall, weighs
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THE FINISH LINE: Pintard remarks 'like music to the ear', vote for All-Star select Jonquel
IT IS not how you start, nor how you get there. Most importantly, it’s how you finish. • The Finish Line, a weekly column, seeks to comment on the state of affairs in local sports, highlighting the highs and the lows, the thrills and the spills and
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Locals take on "Nature Walk" for diabetes cause
SOME walked, while others chose to jog or cycle through acres of Bahamian Coppice during the ACE Diabetes Nature Walk, Saturday. Participants followed Terry Miller, president of the Bahamas Association for Social Health (BASH), through the trails, while taking note of the natural vegetation and wildlife.
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Bahamian professional basketball players shine on the global stage
LAST weekend’s schedule on the pro basketball circuit featured a number of standout performances from Bahamian players across the globe. Jaraun “Kino” Burrows scored a season-high 31 points, grabbed six rebounds and dished four assists in FOS Proven
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Bahamas near bottom at 40% 'tax capacity'
The Bahamas is currently operating at just 40 per cent of its tax capacity, the Government’s US consultants have warned, ranking this nation near-bottom of 98 countries.
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Bahamas targets Latin American airlift doubling
THE Bahamas should be able to double airlift from Latin America in two years, the Ministry of Tourism’s director general said yesterday, adding that visitors from the region should grow to nearly 6 per cent of total arrivals in three years.
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Despite virus, Coleby and Japanese B-League resume play last weekend
DESPITE concerns expressed by several stakeholders affiliated with the Japanese B-League, Kadeem Coleby and the remainder of the league resumed play last weekend as the coronavirus COVID 19 outbreak continues.
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Wins for Caribs and Stingers as regular season returns
AFTER an exciting All-Star weekend, the New Providence Basketball Association returned to its regular season action on Monday night at the AF Adderley Gymnasium as the College of the Bahamas Caribs and the PJ Stingers picked up victories.
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$170m project must stop Exuma’s south ‘dying out’
EXUMA’S private sector says the $175m Torch Cay project is urgently needed to prevent the island’s southern end from “dying out”.
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Venture fund chairman laments MP interference
The Bahamas Entrepreneurial Venture Fund’s chairman said yesterday that efforts to promote financing opportunities in the Family Islands had met with little success, as entrepreneurs appeared to lack confidence to apply for funding.
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Revoke this man’s residency
IN 2010, a man (fictitious name Jay) was arrested at LPIA.
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Monkeypox
According to the Centre’s for Disease Control and Prevention, monkeypox is a rare disease caused by infection with the monkeypox virus, and is related to the variola virus that causes smallpox.
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Police vow to find hidden drugs
DEPUTY Police Commissioner Quinn McCartney yesterday warned persons cultivating drugs locally or on the family islands that police will be relentless in their search to uncover hidden narcotics and prosecute those responsible.
