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Capital Football Summer Soccer Championships semifinals all set
AFTER three weeks of competition at the Roscow A L Davies soccer field, the Capital Football Label (CFL) Summer Soccer Championships semifinals are all set.
Saintus, Lightbourn victorious in Bahamas Half Marathon
CHRISTOPHER Saintus and Yunelis Lightbourn celebrated their second victories in the Bahamas Roadrunners’ Bahamas Half Marathon yesterday.
No Bahamas taxes on Shell’s $1.55bn profits
The case for imposing a corporate income tax was yesterday said to be have been strengthened by revelations that a Shell subsidiary paid not a cent in tax on $1.55bn of profits generated in The Bahamas.
Cornish trial for alleged rape and physical assault set for April 2024
NORTH Abaco MP Kirk Cornish’s trial for alleged rape and physical assault against his ex-girlfriend is set to begin on April 29, 2024.
Coleby Davis to meet with Hope Town District Council on boat fees
TRANSPORT and Housing Minister JoBeth Coleby Davis said officials would meet the Hope Town District Council this week to discuss the increase in boat registration fees, which they called outrageous.
Top swimmers look to make a splash at Pan American Games on Saturday
ZAYLIE Elizabeth-Thompson is expected to lead a contingent of female swimmers representing The Bahamas at the 19th Pan American Games - the largest multi-sport event in the Americas - in Santiago, Chile. A nine-member team, coached by Sara Knowles, will compete in the swimming segment of the event which is scheduled to begin on Saturday.
FINA Worlds: Taylor wins heat of 50 butterfly
LAMAR Taylor, coming off his historic performance at the Central American and Caribbean Games, posted a victory in his heat of the men’s 50 metre butterfly as the FINA World Championships got underway yesterday in Fukuoka, Japan.
Four shooting incidents over weekend leave one dead and five hospitalised
Four shooting incidents over the weekend left one man dead and five hospitalised.
Woman allegedly attempts suicide - Police chief shares alarm at rise in numbers
A 20-year-old girl is hospitalized after allegedly attempting to commit suicide by ingesting a quantity of pills.
Bail granted for four Ecuadorian migrants accused of drug smuggling
FOUR Ecuadorian migrants were granted bail after being accused of smuggling 100lb of cocaine into The Bahamas while enroute to the United States of America.
$15,000 reward offered to find missing Kyle
TWO months after 20-year-old Kyle Carey went missing, his family still hope for his return.
A celebration of Brazil coming to Mall at Marathon this Saturday
A CELEBRATION of Brazil is to be held at the Mall of Marathon on Saturday.
NPVA Recap: Panthers on a roll to close out the year
THE Caribbean Gas Panthers closed out the year with an unblemished record in the New Providence Volleyball Association (NPVA) standings after defeating the Set-sy Poppers at the DW Davis Gymnasium last week Friday.
URCA proposes 20% expansion in budget
The Utilities Regulation and Competition Authority (URCA) is for the second consecutive year proposing a major hike in its operating budget via a near-20 percent increase for 2024.
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.
White Dove camp teaches martial arts
The White Dove Organisation is holding its annual martial arts summer camp at the Columbus Primary School.
Jones and Liberty beat Aces 94-85
New York tightens up race for top seed in the WNBA playoffs
NEW YORK (AP) — Sabrina Ionescu scored 25 points and Breanna Stewart added 20 points, 12 rebounds and seven assists to help the New York Liberty beat the Las Vegas Aces 94-85 last night in the final regular-season meeting between the teams.
NPWBA is back after four-year hiatus
AFTER a four-year hiatus, the New Providence Women’s Basketball Association is back and so was versatile scoring machine Philicia Kelly.
Bain and Suarez win doubles title
NAIA Gulf ITA Regional Championships in New Orleans
Despite nursing a slight injury, Bahamian Jacobi Bain and his Xavier University of Louisiana partner Nereo Suarez still managed to win the men’s doubles title at the NAIA Gulf Regional Championships at the XULA Tennis Center in New Orleans.
‘Four hurricanes’ cost GB resort 20% of its revenues
A Grand Bahama resort generated “about 20 percent more revenue” prior to the “four hurricanes” that have struck the island since 2016, its senior executive has revealed.