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Dames: There's no quick fix on killings

NATIONAL Security Minister Marvin Dames rebuffed critics of the government’s actions on crime, telling reporters the Free National Movement came to office with crime at alarming levels and the problem could not be solved in three months.

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Davis: We’re headed away from the fiscal cliff

DESPITE nearly $1bn in liabilities and unfunded obligations left behind by the previous Minnis administration, Prime Minister Philip “Brave” Davis said the government is headed in the right direction away from a “fiscal cliff”.

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INSIGHT: Are we ready to become a republic?

Barbados was the centre of attention last week – as the nation officially became a republic.

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Coleby posts double double in Turkey debut

AFTER a strong preseason, Dwight Coleby made his 2020 debut in the Turkey Basketball League.

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UB Mingoes men beat Giants 69-51

THE University of The Bahamas Mingoes men’s basketball team pulled off a 69-51 rout over the TMT Giants as the two teams faced off in their second matchup of the New Providence Basketball Association (NPBA) season at the AF Adderley Gymnasium on Saturday night.

‘Little faith’ on $150m GFS deficit projection

The Opposition’s deputy leader has “very little faith” the Government will hit its projected $150 million deficit target for 2015-2016, following the $184 million ‘revision’ to the prior fiscal year.

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Mackey: The Best of Sports World 10 years old, getting stronger

THE Best of Sports World, a television talk show that highlights the performances of local and international Bahamian athletes, is now a decade old and getting stronger, according to director Carlos Mackey. When Mackey started the show in December 2

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Elite, developmental sports programme supports athletic achievement at The Lyford Cay International School

STUDENTS with exceptional athletic ability at The Lyford Cay International School (LCIS) now have new support for their ambitious goals: The Elite and Developmental Sports Programme (EDS).

RESULTS: Royal Bank of Canada National Swimming Championships

Girls 13-14 800 LC Metre Free 1, MacPhail, Anya I, BSC, 9:58.49. 2, Eneas, GiGi S, DSC-BA, 10:35.88. 3, Albury, Kaliyah G, BSC, 10:58.47. 4, Trotman, Jazmine M, SWIFT-BA, 11:05.61. 5, Mortimer, Madison H, ORCA, 11:19.54. 6, Albury, Taylor T, Abaco S

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Key supports senator amid party in-fighting

CENTRAL and South Abaco MP Edison Key yesterday criticised former Free National Movement members of Parliament and Cabinet ministers who “want to take over” the party as he defended FNM Leader Dr Hubert Minnis and embattled Senator Lanisha Rolle.

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Tributes paid to Levarity at funeral

PRIME Minister Perry Christie was one of several persons to pay his last respects yesterday to former Cabinet Minister and parliamentarian Warren J Levarity, who died last week.

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Cameron Riley qualifies for Great Abaco Classic

IN his second appearance on the Bahamas Professional Golf Association fresh from his initial season on the professional circuit, Grand Bahamian Cameron Riley emerged as the champion of the Korn Kerry qualifier for the Great Abaco Classic.

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Moxey hails $3.7m for new unit

GRAND Bahama Minister Ginger Moxey says $3.7m allocated for a new unit called Collab: Partnerships for Development would bring “impactful change” to her Ministry and Grand Bahama.

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Bahamians make season debuts in the minor leagues

SEVERAL Bahamian players made their season debuts last weekend at various levels in minor league baseball. D’Shawn Knowles and Todd Isaacs Jr opened play at rookie ball in the Pioneer League while Kristian Robinson advanced to Single A for the first

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TEAM BAHAMAS SET FOR OLYMPIC QUALIFIER: Selected to play in Group B in Valencia, Spain

As they all watched the FIBA Olympic Qualifying Tournaments 2024 draw unfold on Monday, assistant coach Moses Johnson said they are thrilled with the pool the Bahamas national men’s basketball team was placed in.

Govt alters course on tourist COVID testing

The government yesterday reversed course on its COVID-19 tourism protocols by announcing that all visitors must produce evidence of negative PCR swab tests to enter The Bahamas from July 1. Dionisio D’Aguilar, minister for tourism and aviation, told

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Governance reformer defends Fiscal Act on govt ‘latitude’ concern

THE Bahamas must strike “a balance between functionality and best practice”, a governance reformer said yesterday, after its fiscal responsibility law was criticised for giving government “too much latitude”.

Police need our support

Can you imagine going to work each day and not being sure you’ll survive your shift and see your family again?

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U Sports: Bahamians to tipoff regular season

BAHAMIAN basketball players at Canada’s top-tiered U Sports Level will tipoff regular season play this weekend after impressive showings on the exhibition circuit.

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Man, 43, faces separate charges of murder and attempted murder

A New Providence man was charged with murder and attempted murder in the Freeport Magistrate’s Court yesterday in connection with two separate shooting incidents in Grand Bahama.