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Two men charged with armed robbery of a man in his home

TWO men were remanded in custody after they were accused of stealing $500 from a man during an armed home invasion in Fox Hill earlier this month.

Newbold: God not done with me yet

DESPITE the injuries and some unrelated track issues that sidelined his glaring career, quarter-miler Stephen ‘Dirty’ Newbold admits that God is not finished with him yet.

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Taureano: I’ll honour my late father’s wish - and hang up the gloves

ONE of the last words of advice professional boxer Taureano ‘Reno’ Johnson got from his father, Erwin Johnson, before he passed away yesterday was that “it’s time to hang up the gloves.”

Genesis triumph at BSAA annual meet

THE Bahamas Scholastic Athletic Association completed its annual track and field meet on Friday at the original Thomas A Robinson Track and Field Stadium with Genesis Academy emerging as this year’s champions.

Nassau Gas chief pledges to fully refund all investors

A Bahamian company that raised equity capital through the collapsed ArawakX platform has pledged to return all funds to investors once they are verified, its principal saying: "I want to get out of this mess."

Bahamas financial services: 'Revisit' 15% minimum tax

The Bahamian financial services industry is calling for the 15 percent minimum global corporate income tax to be "revisited" as it violates the sovereign right of nations to set their own tax systems and rates.

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Property tax pace 20% up amid ‘over aggressive’ fear

Real property tax collections are pacing 20 percent ahead of the previous record year, the Government’s top finance official disclosed yesterday, as he predicted it will be “very close” to its full-year deficit target.

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Man accused of three murders

A MAN was remanded in custody yesterday for allegedly killing three people in New Providence last year.

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Soaring into Grand Bahama’s future

THE Bahamas appears set to have its first licensed skydiving operation after a Grand Bahama company conducted a successful demo dive under the watchful eyes of the Civil Aviation Authority Bahamas (CAAB) yesterday.

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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.

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Get set for the summer

THE International Game Fish Association (IGFA) Kids Fishing Camp programme will be held this summer.

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Carifta games Kenny Moxey Jr opts for just the octathlon, leaves out pole vault

KENNY Moxey, Jr, is one of the few athletes who qualified for more than one event at the 51st CARIFTA Games that will be held in Georgetown, Grenada, over the Easter holiday weekend.

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Bringing joy to the people

AS HE prepares to come home for the World Athletics Relays, a flood of happy memories wash over 28-year-old Steven Gardiner.

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INSIGHT: Walking the fine legal line between removing barriers and retaining protections

THE speed of justice in The Bahamas is anything but fast – this we know.

‘Bizarre’: France, Holland keep Bahamas blacklisted

FINANCIAL and legal executives yesterday slammed The Bahamas’ continued inclusion on national blacklists of European Union (EU) member states as “crazy” and “bizarre” given its recent delisting by that bloc.

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PI Crown Land battle splits Court of Appeal

The Bahamian entrepreneur seeking to restore Paradise Island’s lighthouse has split the Court of Appeal over his long-running Crown Land lease battle with the Government.

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FTX prosecutors push for tougher sentence

US prosecutors are exploiting the $426m transfer of digital assets to the safekeeping of Bahamian regulators to press for a harsher prison sentence for FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried.

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Witness: Police threatened me over statements

WHEN the drug trial of former Police Staff Association chairman Sonny Miller continued on Friday, a witness claimed he was threatened not to discuss his statements to police in court.

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AG plays down prospect of referendum on juries

ATTORNEY General Ryan Pinder downplayed the possibility of eliminating jury trials after prominent former and current judges emphasised the benefits of such a move.

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Gardiner wins season opener

IT was another good season opener for Bahamian quarter-miler Steven Gardiner.