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Three charged with murder

TWO Haitian men and a Bahamian man, all in their early 20s, are behind three of the country’s recent homicides, police have alleged.The three men were charged yesterday. Police claim 22-year-old Kervenson Pierre and 20-year-old Kerry Dufrene murdered

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Govt expects over 20 bids for Grand Lucayan

TOURISM Minister Dionisio D'Aguilar estimated the government will have received over 20 bids for the Grand Lucayan by the time it closes off acceptance of bids next month.

Star Performers Track Classic results

Results from the 10th Star Performers Track Classic held on Saturday at the Thomas A. Robinson National Stadium.

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Bahamas third overall in CARIFTA medal count

St George’s, Grenada — Despite a couple of bizarre turn of events, the BTC Bahamas Team actually ended up with a third place finish with 33 medals, including five gold, 15 silver and 13 bronze based on the gold medal tally as the 45th Carifta Games came to a resounding end last night at the Grenada National Athletics Stadium.

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54-member Carifta team named

FOLLOWING the final trials held over the weekend at the Thomas A. Robinson National Stadium, the Bahamas Associations of Athletic Association named a 54-member team to represent the Bahamas at the 2022 Carifta Games.

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Silver for national volleyball team

The Bahamas men’s national volleyball fell short in their bid to regain the CAZOVA (Caribbean Zonal Volleyball Association) Championships that they last held in 2012, losing to host Suriname in the championship game on Tuesday night at the Ismay Van Wilgen Sporthal in Parimaribo, Suriname.

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Business reaches 20-year landmark

ENTREPRENEURIAL Services Limited (ESL) has reached a 20-year milestone providing business solutions to keep Small and Medium-sized Enterprises in business in Grand Bahama.

Ministry targets 20-100% food import reduction

A Ministry of Agriculture consultant yesterday said the Bahamas was targeting between 20-100 per cent reductions on certain agricultural commodities, in a bid to boost foreign exchange earnings.

Developer seeks $10m in new equity finance

The developers behind Eleuthera’s French Leave Resort and Marina yesterday said they were “cautiously optimistic” about securing an additional $10 million in equity financing to fund the build-out of 20 more villas.

West Bay Street development’s rental rates 20% above target

A residential West Bay Street development was yesterday said to be more than 95 percent sold with rental rates some 20 percent higher than projected.

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Antigua and Barbuda leads “historic” declaration at OAS General Assembly

An historic “first” was recorded at the General Assembly of the Organization of American States (OAS) when 20 countries, drawn from Central America and the Caribbean, issued a joint declaration, calling on international financial and development institutions “to prioritize the provision of funds and resources to support the efforts of Central America and the Caribbean in addressing climate change, recognizing the urgency and magnitude of the challenges faced by these regions”.

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Teen boy sentenced to 20 months after admitting to possession of a loaded pistol

AN 18-year-old was sentenced to 20 months in prison yesterday after admitting to having a loaded gun in the ceiling of his house last weekend.

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Pros get 20-18 win over The Hurricanes

AFTER a long wait, Grand Bahama returned to the Commonwealth American Football League (CAFL) this weekend.

Baha Mar eyes $12bn payroll

REAFFIRMING its commitment to a majority Bahamian workforce, a senior Baha Mar executive yesterday the $2.6 billion resort development would position the Bahamas for economic growth and activity over the next 20 years.


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Working hard to honour Martin Luther King Day

MONDAY, January 20, was recognised in the United States as a day of service to commemorate Martin Luther King Day.

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New lawyer to be appointed in home invasion case

A NEW lawyer must be appointed to represent a man who is challenging his conviction and sentence before the Appeals Court for a failed home invasion that turned deadly.

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Teen and 20-year-old accused of separate murders

POLICE believe they have solved two of this year’s murders when they brought a juvenile and a 20-year-old to Magistrates Court on Tuesday to be arraigned in connection with the deaths.

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Man held on charges of Hospital Lane murder and attempted murder

A MAN is behind bars after being accused of causing the death of a 20-year-old male last month and wounding three people in a shooting incident early in January.

Tax stamps for tobacco products

TAX STAMPS will be placed on tobacco products in an attempt to recuperate the $20 million in revenue lost annually to smuggling, Prime Minister Perry Christie said.

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Man jailed for killing appeals

AN Abaco man sentenced to 20 years in prison for the 2009 fatal beating of Adam Evans appears in the Court of Appeal today.