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Sports Notes
THE New Providence Volleyball Association will continue its regular season action tonight with another double header at the DW Davis Gymnasium, followed by a pair of games on Sunday at the same venue.
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Tennis players shine at Pan Am Games
GOOD EFFORT: Team Bahamas competed well at the Pan American Games in Santiago, Chile. Sydney Clarke, Justin Roberts and Kevin Major Jr all competed in the singles competition. In the first round, Sydney Clarke - the only female from the Bahamas - faced American Jamie Loeb.
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Teen boy sentenced to 20 months after admitting to possession of a loaded pistol
AN 18-year-old was sentenced to 20 months in prison yesterday after admitting to having a loaded gun in the ceiling of his house last weekend.
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Man accused of $25k bank fraud and money laundering granted $8,000 bail
A 20-year-old man was granted $8,000 bail after being accused of defrauding a bank of over $25,000 this year.
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Illegality of abortion is dangerous
Some 85 years ago, a doctor in England examined a 14-year-old girl and determined that she was sufficiently developed physically to carry her pregnancy to term.
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FRONT PORCH: Bahamas govt needs to take climate change more seriously
JUST this week, a new international study was released finding that in the coming decades increased melting of the ice shelves of Western Antarctica is “unavoidable”. It is yet another warning to the global commons and world leaders. Sea-level rise may be even greater than previously thought.
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Staniel Cay residents fed up waiting for school to reopen
STANIEL Cay residents are fed up with how long the government is taking to reopen the Staniel Cay Comprehensive School, saying students have been learning in a church for over three years.
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Realtors cite shortage but listings rise ‘up to 1,492%’
Major realtors yesterday contradicted data showing new home listings rose “up to 1,492 percent” in the 2023 third quarter by arguing that inventory shortages mean The Bahamas remains “a seller’s market”.
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Objection to Bahamas KC testifying for Sam Bankman-Fried
US prosecutors yesterday raised objections to a Bahamian KC testifying in defence of embattled FTX founder, Sam Bankman-Fried, over his meetings with local regulators as the crypto exchange imploded.
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School monitors find boy, aged 12, living in car alone
SCHOOL attendance monitors tasked with getting drop-outs back in school recently found a 12-year-old boy living alone in a car.
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Battle 4 Atlantis all set for the Imperial Arena
College basketball tourney next month
The Bad Boys Mowers Battle 4 Atlantis is set to return to the Imperial Arena at the Atlantis resort on Paradise Island. The tournament will begin November 18-20 with women’s college basketball teams for the third year. The men’s tournament will follow the ladies from November 22-24 at the same venue.
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For team Bahamas, swimming concludes and tennis continues
THE swimming contingent wrapped up competition in the pool while the tennis players got back on the courts yesterday in Santiago, Chile.
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Minister optimistic about future of flag football in The Bahamas
MINISTER of Youth, Sports and Culture Mario Bowleg is optimistic about the potential opportunities that exist for Bahamians in flag football after the sport was added to the 2028 Summer Olympic Games in Los Angeles.
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Man and woman accused of stealing $3,000 granted bail
A MAN and woman were granted bail after allegedly stealing over $3,000 from a business earlier this year.
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Man and woman accused of stealing $3,000 granted bail
A MAN and woman were granted bail after allegedly stealing over $3,000 from a business earlier this year.
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EDITORIAL: As FTX saga unfolds, we need to hear the full story
THE story of FTX is still in the telling. The spectacular implosion of the crypto company put the spotlight of the world on The Bahamas – sometimes very unflatteringly.
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Govt spending over $1m to modernise and revamp website
MORE than $1m will be spent to revamp and modernise the government website, according to Wayde Watson, parliamentary secretary in the Ministry of Economic Affairs.
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Gas leak victim’s damages cut 77%
The Court of Appeal has slashed by 77 percent the damages awarded to a Bahamian homeowner after fuel leaks from a nearby Rubis gas station contaminated and polluted her property.
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FTX Bahamas: ‘Major progress’ in Ray talks
The Supreme Court will now hear the petition to put FTX’s Bahamian subsidiary into full liquidation on November 6, it has been disclosed, amid “substantial progress” in resolving the dispute with its US arm.