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Jonquel Jones scores 12 as Sun beat Sky in Game 1 of WNBA semis
CHICAGO (AP) — DeWanna Bonner had 15 points and Jonquel Jones scored 12 points with nine rebounds to lead the Connecticut to a 68-63 win over the Chicago Sky in Game 1 of their WNBA semifinals series last night.
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Sports Ambassador Chris Brown: ‘I am just blessed and honoured’
BAHAMIAN Olympic athlete Chris “Fireman” Brown said that his transition to being appointed sports ambassador has been a blessing and an honour.
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Village Road Improvement Project now expected to be done in November
THE $6.4 million Village Road Improvement Project, originally expected to be completed in September, is now expected to be done in November, said Minister of Works and Utilities Alfred Sears.
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Community service for woman who punched former boyfriend's lover
A 36-year-old woman who punched her former boyfriend’s lover in the face earlier this month was ordered on Friday to complete 150 hours of community service.
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Family waiting for progress in search for missing men at sea
SISTERS of the boaters who disappeared at sea on Monday are awaiting progress in the search for their loved ones who were travelling from Bimini to Andros.
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Homeowners association barred from fee collection
A Lake Cunningham homeowners association was yesterday barred from demanding maintenance fees from a subdivision’s residents after the Supreme Court ruled it has no standing to levy the charges.
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$7.5m PI food store to create 75 posts
A Freeport-headquartered supermarket will break into the New Providence market in 2023 via a $7.5m investment at Paradise Island’s Hurricane Hole redevelopment that will create 75 permanent jobs.
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Press secretary: Ask retailers about food costs
PRESS secretary Clint Watson says he wants Bahamians to question retailers and wholesalers on how certain relief measures implemented by the government to lower food costs have been passed on to consumers to lessen the impact of rising inflation.
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BPL’s power plant deal, $535m funding ‘on hold’
Bahamas Power & Light’s (BPL) top executive last night revealed the troubled utility’s mammoth $535m refinancing and New Providence power plant deal with Shell are both “in abeyance”.
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Pintard: FNM will not tolerate aggression
FREE National Movement leader Michael Pintard said his party will not tolerate “blatant disrespect” or any other form of aggression after a Free National Movement Meritorious Council Member was assaulted by another party member at a meeting earlier this week.
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‘15 percent rise’ hailed as exam results released
THERE was a 15 percent increase in the number of BGCSE candidates who received a C or higher in five or more subjects this year, according to Director of Education Marcellus Taylor.
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IT’S NOT OUR FAULT, MR WATSON: Food retailers hit back after press secretary blames them for prices
Food retailers yesterday hit back over assertions that some merchants have not passed the Budget’s tariff cuts on to consumers via reduced prices, adding: “You can’t point the finger of blame at us.”
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Lyford Cay condo developer to move on ‘final approval’
The developer behind a controversial Lyford Cay condominium project yesterday said it will move forward to obtain “final approval” despite planning authorities requiring that the number of units be slashed by 30 percent.
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DPM hails Hurricane Hole developer for ‘uplifting’ PI
The deputy prime minister yesterday hailed Sterling Global’s multi-million dollar Hurricane Hole redevelopment for “uplifting Paradise Island” and the wider Bahamian tourism product.
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Family calls for killer to be held accountable
THE uncle of a 20-year-old man who was shot and killed on Saturday in Centreville has called for the killer to be “held accountable in a way that he or they will regret”.
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Online portal to help civil servants
THE Department of Transformation and Digitisation, which falls under the remit of the Ministry of Economic Affairs, has launched its new ICT self-service portal as a part of its efforts to enhance efficiency in the delivery of government services.
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School and BREEF win global contest
GRAND Bahama’s Bishop Michael Eldon School’s vertical hydroponics garden project has been named as one of five global winners of the Foundation of Environmental Education GAIA 20:30 Biodiversity Campaign Best Practice Competition.
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Bahamas suffers ‘a heartbreaking loss’
Before a jammed-packed Kendal Isaacs Gymnasium last night, the Bahamas men’s national basketball team dropped a heartbreaking 86-81 loss to Venezuela in the first game of their fourth window of the FIBA Americas World Cup Qualifier.
