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Sydney Clarke eager to get her junior fall season underway
SYDNEY Clarke is eager to get her junior fall season started with the University of Alabama at Birmingham Blazers women’s tennis team. Clarke, who closed out her sophomore year in May by being named to the Conference USA All-Conference Singles Second Team, is set to begin playing for the Blazers September 16-18 in the Austin Peay Hidden Duals in Clarkesville, Tennessee.
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Govt to ‘step up the pace’ of rebuilding in Abaco
PRIME Minister Phillip “Brave” Davis says his administration has accelerated its rebuilding plans for Abaco and “stepped up the pace” in addressing the housing crisis on the island.
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You could save a life - be on watch for suicide risk
AFTER two suspected suicides in two days, health officials are calling for the public to be on the look out for the signs of suicidal behaviour in an effort to prevent future incidents.
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Forecasters keeping close watch on three systems
LOCAL weather forecasters are watching the development of three systems — two tropical storms and one tropical wave.
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Food cost ‘plateau’ looms despite 60% egg increase
Super Value’s president yesterday voiced optimism that food price inflation could start to “plateau” by end-September despite warning Bahamians that egg prices could suffer an imminent 60 percent increase.
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80 Haitian migrants held after vessel intercepted
EIGHTY Haitian migrants were apprehended when their vessel was intercepted in the Ragged Island chain on Sunday. Royal Bahamas Defence Force Commodore Raymond King said the group will be taken to Nassau.
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WORLD VIEW: COP-27 failing before it begins
THE most ominous sign of what the forthcoming COP-27 meeting on climate change portends for small states is that officials from a Group of 20 (G20) major economies, who met on August 31, failed to agree a joint statement at the conclusion of the meeting.
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THE KDK REPORT: Above all else – PART 2
THERE are certain definitive sink or swim moments throughout our lives that define each and every one of us. Those moments, while outwardly silent but internally screaming, require hope, stamina and strength of character to survive. This necessary strength is bolstered by knowing that someday, over time and as the seasons change, life will once again become bearable and if fortunate enough, happy and fulfilled.
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German man dead at work site in ‘suicide’
JUST two days following the tragic death of 41-year-old Anthony Tilme from suspected suicide, a 51-year-old German was found dead by alleged suicide at a condo construction site on West Bay Street.
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NAGICO mulls exit after $6m losses
A property and casualty insurer is mulling whether to exit the Bahamian market by seeking a buyer for its existing portfolio almost a decade after being licensed by the Insurance Commission.
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Bitcoin: The Story So Far
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BITCOIN is the original cryptocurrency, created in the aftermath of the 2008 global financial crisis when someone known as Satoshi Nakamoto (their real identity is unknown) published the blueprint. The aim was to bypass traditional financial intermediaries and end central banks’ control over money, relying instead on a peer-to-peer system supported by blockchain, which is the name given to cryptographic information distributed across a decentralised network.
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Sporting community shocked by Shavez Hart death
ABACO Olympian Shavez Hart, one of the country’s top male sprinters, was killed on Saturday morning in his hometown, sending shock waves through the sporting community, in particular track and field.
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Council sets deadline for property tax legal action
AN ABACO district council will later this month decide whether to initiate legal action against the Government over its alleged failure to rebate to it up to $60,000 in collected real property tax revenues.
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Jonquel Jones and Sun fall in 2-1 hole
Candace Parker helps Sky beat Sun 76-72
The Connecticut Sun lost a pivotal game three of the WNBA semifinals and surrendered home court advantage for the remainder of the series, but the story emerging out of yesterday’s game was the limited time Jonquel Jones received down the stretch.
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NPSA: Mystic Marlins rout Mighty Mitts in 25-14 slugfest
AFTER getting shutout on a no-hitter the night before by the front running C&S Hitmen, the second place Mystic Marlins bounced back on Saturday night and took their frustration out on the fourth place Chances Mighty Mitts in a slugfest.
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Pro basketball player Zane Knowles signs with new club
ZANE Knowles will continue his career in Bulgaria’s National Basketball League.
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Olympian Shavez Hart shot dead in Abaco
THE Bahamian track and field community is mourning the death of Olympic sprinter Shavez Hart who was shot dead early on Saturday in Abaco.
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Suspected suicide victim 'struggled with depression'
THE family of a suspected suicide victim revealed that despite the 41-year-old man being loved by many there were times when he still struggled with depression. Indrick Tilme, the younger brother of the deceased, said Anthony Tilme was like a “father” and his “best friend” in one.
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Dorian: We haven’t done enough
THREE years after Hurricane Dorian devastated Abaco and Grand Bahama, Prime Minister Phillip “Brave” Davis admitted that progress to have the islands restored to normalcy has been slow and not enough has been done to assist residents with rebuilding efforts.
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Alfie ‘Spy’ Bethel gave himself unselfishly to helping others
THE family and friends of the late Alfie ‘Spy’ Bethel will remember him as a caring and loving person who gave himself unselfishly to helping so many others.
