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‘MY FAMILY MUST SLEEP LIKE A DOG’: Haitian father of three speaks out after latest shanty demolitions
A HAITIAN father of three said his family must sleep “like a dog” in his truck after bulldozers destroyed his home of more than 20 years in a New Providence shanty town yesterday.
Parking, access and occupancy among concerns over project
NEIGHBOURS of a proposed western condo development raised concerns at Department of Physical Planning public hearing last night.
Cougars beat Saints 71-61 to win Game 1
THE Charles W Saunders Cougars, the defending senior boys’ champions, withstood every onslaught from the Kingsway Academy Saints and held on for a hard-fought 71-61 victory.
Man admits to possession of 5 pounds of marijuana with intent to supply
A MAN was fined $5,500 after admitting to having over 5lbs of marijuana last week.
MVP jones’ double double leads Liberty to win
BEHIND the Most Valuable Player (MVP) performance of Grand Bahamian Jonquel Jones, the New York Liberty upset the Las Vegas Aces to win the Commissioner’s Cup.
Resort revenue growth relies on 5-7% room rate increases
THE BAHAMAS is relying on a 5-7 percent increase in room rates (ADRs) to drive resort revenue growth in 2024 due to limited opportunities to expand occupancies, a senior hotelier has revealed.
The Bahamas stuns Panama in 6-5 win
AFTER losing their first two games, the Bahamas team stunned sixth ranked Panama in a dramatic come-from-behind victory on Monday at the World Baseball Softball Confederation Under-15 Championships in Boca Chica, Dominican Republic.
BAHAMAS LADIES ON ‘ROAD TO GOLD CUP’: Women’s national soccer team to host Grenada tomorrow
For the first time in about three decades, the Bahamas senior women’s national soccer team will get a chance to compete on the international stage just like their male counterparts.
William ‘Knucklehead’ Johnson Cross Country Invitational was a success
THE sixth edition of the William “Knucklehead” Johnson Cross Country Invitational saw athletes come out in droves to compete at the Bahamas Golf Federations’s (BGF) Baillou Hills Sporting Complex Golf Course on Saturday morning.
In tribute to Long Island’s HM
Once in a while, there walks onto the stage of this world a man whose vision is as broad as the universe - a man who seems bigger than life; a man whose timing is always punctuated by question marks.
‘PTI Road Traffic proposal never made it to Cabinet’
TRANSPORT and Energy Minister JoBeth Coleby-Davis suggested that a businessman who presented a proposal to the government for the Road Traffic Department did not demonstrate that he could fulfil certain requirements for the project.
Hero World Challenge at Albany: Tiger Woods has a sloppy finish for a 75
NASSAU, Bahamas (AP) — Tiger Woods held up just fine yesterday in his first time competing in eight months, except for limping at the end. That was more about his golf than his fused right ankle.
Sonja Knowles Track Classic on Saturday
THE fourth edition of the Sonja Knowles Track Classic returns to the original Thomas A Robinson Stadium this Saturday and Sunday with a new timing system to facilitate a quicker and more efficient track meet.
Get set for the summer
THE International Game Fish Association (IGFA) Kids Fishing Camp programme will be held this summer.
$1,000 fine for stealing motorcycle
A MAN was fined $1,000 after admitting to stealing a motorcycle last week.
‘Burden cannot be heavier with corporate income tax’
Corporate income tax must not impose a heavier tax burden on businesses than what already exists, private sector executives are warning, while urging that such proposed reform cannot be viewed in “isolation”.
Gov’t told: Avoid ‘piecemeal approach’ over tax reforms
The Opposition’s leader yesterday urged the Government to avoid “a piecemeal approach” to reform in the FNM’s response to the corporate income tax proposal, warning: “We have a very small margin for error.”
Eric Wiberg – PBM Mariner seaplane sinks near Royal Island
ON the night of Wednesday, July 19, 1944, at Royal Island, North Eleuthera, Lt (jg) HL Hayes crashed while landing in a turbulent sea. No injuries to the personnel occurred, but both wing floats were torn off the plane and the starboard wing tip bounced on the bottom and finally sank in 20 feet of water. The plane was damaged beyond repair and was later surveyed.
SHAUNAE CRUISES TO WIN IN ZURICH: Miller-Uibo clocks 51.83 in 400 metres
It didn’t take Shaunae Miller-Uibo that long to get her legs back under her. In fact, in just her second international meet since having her baby boy on April 20, she said it’s all about getting ready to defend her women’s 400 metre title at the Olympic Games in Paris, France.
‘Buddy’ Hield scores 11 points in win over Giannis and Bucks
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Giannis Antetokounmpo scored an NBA season-high 54 points, but committed two turnovers after Tyrese Haliburton’s go-ahead 3-pointer with 1:29 left and the Indiana Pacers beat the Milwaukee Bucks 126-124 last night.
