All results / Stories
Sort By
Date
Authors
- Everyone
- Samora St Rose (145)
- Neil Hartnell (106)
- Renaldo Dorsett (77)
- Natario McKenzie (72)
- Brent Stubbs (65)
- Paco Nunez (23)
- Eloise Poitier (18)
- Dana Smith (16)
- Eileen Carron (16)
- Ava Turnquest (12)
Auto dealers: Numerous VAT questions unanswered
BAHAMIAN auto dealers are still pushing for 11th hour Value-Added Tax (VAT) concessions, with the sector still raising numerous unresolved issues just two weeks prior to implementation.
Service and conduct awards
NEARLY 100 law enforcement officers were awarded medals yesterday for having long service and being in good conduct within the Bahamas Department of Correctional Services. The ceremony, held at Government House, recognised and honoured some 85 corre
Majority of 52 week programme workers placed in private sector
Two thirds of the remaining unposted 52 week programme workers in the public service have been successfully placed in the private sector while the remainder are undergoing training.
Ayton and Suns take 3-2 lead
PHOENIX (AP) — Devin Booker scored 28 points, Deandre Ayton added 20 and the Phoenix Suns beat the Dallas Mavericks 110-80 last night to take a 3-2 lead in the Western Conference semifinals.
S&P: Bahamas to shrink by 16%
Standard & Poor’s (S&P) last night forecast that the Bahamian economy will shrink by an “unprecedented” 16 percent in 2020 as it further downgraded this nation’s sovereign creditworthiness.
Bahamas all set to soar at IAAF World Indoors
QUARTERMILERS Shaunae Miller and Chris ‘Fireman’ Brown and jumpers Donald Thomas and Bianca ‘BB’ Stuart are expected to lead the Bahamas’ contingent at the 15th IAAF World Indoor Championships in the Ergo Arena in Sopot, Poland, March 7-9.
The book of Amos
By Rev Angela Bosfield Palacious
Firearms possession
Jamilla Kennyatta Thomas, 33, inadvertently carried a live round of ammunition into the Bahamas. She was arrested at Lynden Pindling International Airport on May 29th as she prepared to board a return flight to the US-Glendale, California. The bullet was a single 9mm round. Jamilla was pregnant, incurred travel delay and sustained mental distress over this event. She had to plead guilty to criminal possession of ammunition before a magistrate and pay a serious fine to avoid prison.
UB Mingoes fall to Broward, FNU
THE University of the Bahamas continued their march towards becoming a part of the NAIA and its Sun Conference this past weekend with another road tour into Florida.
Hunter signs off at all-Canadian
Sammy Hunter concluded his prep basketball career, recognised as one of the top players in Canada.
Sports tourism to get boost as Bahamas hosts NCAA postseason
SPORTS tourism in the Bahamas achieved another milestone when it was announced that the Bahamas was one of two new venues set to host NCAA postseason games in 2014.
BEC: Restoring power to Crooked Island will take time
DESPITE having the necessary supplies and work teams already in place, restoring power to customers affected by Hurricane Joaquin on Crooked Island will take “some time” to complete, the Bahamas Electricity Corporation said on Friday.
Acklins residents say they are being denied hurricane relief
SOME residents in Acklins are reportedly being denied hurricane relief aid and supplies to repair their homes following severe hurricane damage on the island, according to a local resident.
Death of man, 64, now classed as a homicide
THE country’s murder count for the year now officially stands at 100 - after police yesterday classified the death of a man, whose family believes was beaten and robbed before he died in hospital last week, as a homicide.
Webshop courier robbery suspect 'fears for his life'
A MAN, in fear for his life, repeated his lawyers’ request to a magistrate for protective custody when arraigned yesterday in connection with the fatal shooting of a webshop courier in Pinewood Gardens.
Witness anonymity discussed in Mackey murder case
A JUDGE has reserved his decision on whether or not the prosecution has complied with the law regarding a statement obtained from an anonymous witness in the fatal shooting of Prime Minister Perry Christie’s press secretary Latore Mackey.
DNA: Deal with crime at all levels
A CONTROVERSIAL policing strategy that emphasises pursuing people who commit minor crimes is at the centre of the Democratic National Alliance’s proposed plan for curbing violent crime in the country.
Dame Joan’s odd verdict
It is with great sadness that I read the comments of Dame Joan Sawyer, a former Chief Justice and President of the Court of Appeal, today.
Bahamas rout T&T to top pool play in CBC U-16
AFTER a day’s rest, the Bahamas girls basketball team came back and routed Trinidad & Tobago by 53 points to win their pool play in the Caribbean Basketball Confederation’s Under-16 Girls Basketball Championship Tournament.
Teenager jailed for 25 years over killing
A TEEN was handed a 25-year prison sentence yesterday because a Supreme Court judge believed his tragic childhood influenced his conduct and subsequent involvement in the fatal shooting of a 19-year-old boy.
