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He fought for us all

CHARLES W Saunders, described as a “giant in the religious community”, died on Friday. He was 91 years old.

DeAndre gets scholarship offers from top colleges

THE suitors continue to line up for the top ranked high school basketball recruit in America, and although we are quite some time away from a final decision, Bahamian centre DeAndre Ayton mulled his first round of scholarship offers.

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Union chief says Lucayan payout is 'discriminatory'

A trade union leader yesterday labelled the government’s current payout offer to Grand Lucayan managers as “discriminatory” because it is less favourable than the terms obtained by line staff.

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INSIGHT: The road back has begun but there’s a long way still to go

A year ago, countries all around the world were in lockdown as governments scrambled to make sense of their pandemic responses.

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WORLD VIEW: Democracy is not guaranteed by elections alone

A BIZARRE moment at the 50th session of the general assembly of the Organization of American States (OAS), on October 20 and 21, was a claim by the outgoing Foreign Minister, Karen Longaric that her government had brought democracy to Bolivia.

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INSIGHT – The future of healthcare is here now: be bold

Picture this: you have just been in a car accident. You’re lying on a gurney in the ambulance, sirens blaring as they rush you to the hospital. There’s a family member in the ambulance who’s grasping your hand, terrified. The paramedic asks: “Are you allergic to any medications? Has anyone in your family ever had a bad reaction to their medicine? Have you ever had trouble with anaesthesia?” He’s looking at you and glancing at the family member as he asks. What do you say? Can your family member answer his questions?

Stingers top Giants 98-88, Pirates knock off Rebels 76-71

THE PJ Stingers and the Pirates emerged victorious as the New Providence Basketball Association continued its regular season at the AF Adderley Gymnasium Monday night.

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Chisholm’s 3B, 2B lead Marlins over Phillies for series win

JASRADO “Jazz” Chisholm Jr continues to emerge as the face of the Miami Marlins franchise and his hot start to the season has him among the team leads early in the 2022 season.

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Wilchcombe ‘very pleased’ with efforts to fight crime

TOURISM Minister Obie Wilchcombe yesterday said officials are making marked progress in protecting the country’s tourist areas from the criminal element.

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Dames: Multi-faceted plan needed on crime

FORMER Deputy Commissioner of Police Marvin Dames believes the government has been unable to control violent crime in the country because it is lacking a strategic plan that involves a multifaceted approach to the problem.

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NPBA: YES, Commonwealth Bank Giants are undefeated

YOUR Essential Store (YES) and Commonwealth Bank Giants are both still undefeated in the New Providence Basketball Association.Coming off the Christmas break, the Giants highlighted NPBA action Saturday night as YES pounded the Triple K Stampers 105-

Oil explorer told: 'Come clean' over unpaid fees

Oil exploration opponents yesterday urged the Government and Bahamas Petroleum Company (BPC) to "come clean" on all their commercial agreements including the latter's unpaid licence fees.

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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FIBA Centrobasket: Bahamas gets 79-59 win over Turks and Caicos Islands

After a trio of lopsided losses to open the tournament, Team Bahamas responded with a pair of wins to conclude the group stage at the FIBA Under-15 Centrobasket Championships for boys. Team Bahamas defeated The Turks and Caicos Islands 79-59 yesterday at the Fernando ‘Rube’ Hernandez Coliseo in Gurabo, Puerto Rico.

TECH TALK

• AMAZON has launched a paid streaming music service, the latest entry in an increasingly crowded field.

FRANCO MILLER AND REBELS ON TOUR IN CANADA

FRANCO Miller had his first opportunity to suit up as an official member of Ole Miss Rebels Basketball as the team continues its preseason foreign tour through Canada.The Rebels played the first two games of the tour in Montreal with wins over the Mc

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Jones and Company take Euro League title

JONQUEL Jones had another successful WNBA offseason as her team captured the EuroLeague women’s championship.

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Well-known Bahamian businessman Ken Perigord dies age 68

KEN Perigord, a well-known Bahamian businessman and benefactor, died on Monday afternoon at his home of cancer. He was 68.

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Man shot dead at Grand Bahama nightclub

The country has recorded its second murder of 2018 after a young man was shot dead outside a popular nightclub in Freeport, Grand Bahama.

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Elderly woman raped at home

AN elderly woman was raped in her home by a male assailant Wednesday night, police said.