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Man in court in connection with armed robbery

JERMAINE Russell, 33, of Pinewood Gardens was arraigned before Magistrate Constance Delancey yesterday in connection a July 7 armed robbery.

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‘Totally devastating’: Water corp revenues shrink 61%

Hurricane Dorian and the COVID-19 pandemic have dealt a “completely devastating” blow to the Water & Sewerage Corporation’s cash flow with April revenues down 61 percent, its executive chairman revealed yesterday.

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SAC lead QC by 13.5 points on final day

A WIN in the final event of the day widened the margin for the St Augustine’s College Big Red Machine as they continue their bid to unseat the Queen’s College Comets as BAISS track and field champions. Headed into day three, just 13.50 points separa

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Election turnout was historic low

AT least 65 percent of registered voters voted last week in what was likely the lowest general election turnout in the modern history of The Bahamas.

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Gov't targeting $660m revenue rise in 4 years

The Government is targeting improved revenue yields equivalent to 4 per cent of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) as the centrepiece of its plan to generate a recurrent Budget surplus within three years, it was disclosed yesterday.

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Falling mortgage arrears improve commercial loan position

COMMERCIAL bank loan arrears improved in February by $60.2m, with the most significant decline in mortgage arrears which, according to the Central Bank of the Bahamas, contracted by $39.2m.

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Public servants left confused ahead of NHI introduction

BAHAMAS Public Services Union President John Pinder suggested yesterday that the silence by government officials over National Health Insurance has led to “confusion” for persons employed in the public service.

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Donation to help buy septic tanks for Sweeting’s Cay

THE Grand Bahama Rotary Disaster Relief Committee received a donation from the Bahamas Real Estate Association to help acquire septic tanks for rebuilt and renovated homes on Sweeting’s Cay.

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How to begin working on your dream (Part 2)

Most of us are conditioned to believe that hard work is the key to surviving the week. If we do not sweat, make up our faces or run around like a lost chicken day after day, we do not feel as though we have put in a good day's work.

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Dollar collapse

The United States (US) national debt has reached 26 trillion and is expected to reach 30 trillion in 2021.

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Baseball America: Chisholm is the No.1 d-backs prospect

JAZZ Chisholm continues to garner international recognition and a season of milestones has one media house projecting his rise in the Arizona Diamondbacks at an accelerated pace.

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New AC Systems being installed at PMH

THE installation of six 7.5 tons split HVAC units has begun at the Princess Margaret Hospital.

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Buddy: ‘We didn’t match their physicality’

NATIONAL Basketball Association player Chavano “Buddy” Hield said he couldn’t ask for more support than they got from the Bahamian public for the men’s national team matchup against the Dominican Republic.

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Sports notes

RISING tennis star Jacobi Bain lost in the semi-finals of the Celisus Thanksgiving Level 6 Tournament to seventh seed Yeudy Villar 6-1, 6-1 yesterday in Sarasota, Florida.

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Antoan Richardson makes the Texas Rangers’ top 40

IT WAS a definite step in the right direction for Antoan Richardson as he attempts to stake his claim with the Texas Rangers organisation.

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AUDRICK ANDRICK INGRAHAM

Funeral Service for the late AUDRICK ANDRICK INGRAHAM age 72 years of Taylor Street, Bamboo Town will be held on Friday April, 17th, 2015 at 10:00am at Mt. Tabour Church, Mt. Tabour Drive and Willow Tree Avenue, Pinewood Gardens. Officiating …

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Rochelle Monique Williams McKenzie

Funeral service for Rochelle Monique Williams McKenzie, 46 a resident of Teal Street, Pastel Gardens, will be held at Christian Tabernacle Church, Robinson Road, on Saturday 21st May, 2016 at 11:00 a.m. Officiating will be Apostle Christopher Russell, assisted by …

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Lulamae Gardiner

Last rites for Lulamae Gardiner aged 54 of Regency Park will be held on Saturday at 1:00 P.M. at Macedonia Baptist Church, Bernard Road Fox Hill. Officiating will be Rev. Hartman Nixon assisted by Rev. Ernest Mcphee. Interment in Macedonia …

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Port Lucaya: '95% won't survive further 2 months'

Tenants in Freeport’s Port Lucaya Marketplace are planning a march to highlight their plight, one operator saying yesterday: “I can’t see 95 per cent of us surviving another two months.”Troy Cartwright, who is leading efforts to organise the march, t

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Judith Cecille Adderley

Funeral Service for the late Judith Cecille Adderley age 65 years of Falcon Crest Eastern Estates, New Providence will be held on Tuesday 21st May, 2019 at 11:00 a.m. at St. Francis Xavier Catholic Church, West St. Officiating will be …