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53-year-old man was victim of latest killing

THE man who was shot dead outside his Kool Acres home on Wednesday night has been identified by area residents as 53-year-old Nathan Stubbs. According to police, the incident occurred shortly before 10pm outside the victim’s residence.

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Pair guilty over marijuana find

A MAGISTRATE yesterday fined two men who were found with a quantity of marijuana outside a home two months ago.

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Optimist North American Sailing Championships in Nassau next week

THE Optimist North American Championship (OPTINAM) is a large, high profile junior sailing event hosted annually at different locations around the North Americas and Caribbean.

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Shamar Burrows and Tigers nationally ranked at No. 10

AFTER the first two weeks of the season, Shamar Burrows and the Dalhousie Tigers are nationally ranked at no.10 in Canada’s U Sports men’s basketball power rankings.

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Roadmasters’ Bahamas Half Series November 20

BAHAMAS Roadmasters Running Club (BRRC) is busily making final preparations to stage its 10th Annual Bahamas Half Race Series. Leading a list of notable sponsors is the renowned US-based health care provider, Cancer Treatment Centers of America (CTCA).

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STATESIDE: Watching the election

FOR months, headlines have screamed out warnings that the future of American democracy was at stake in Tuesday’s elections.

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NICOLE MAKES LANDFALL: 800 seek shelter as hurricane hits Grand Bahama and Abaco

MORE than 800 people were forced to seek shelter yesterday as Hurricane Nicole barreled across Abaco and Grand Bahama, dumping heavy rain and gusty winds – stirring up painful memories for many still reeling from Dorian’s devastation.

FIBA World Cup ‘23 Americas Qualifiers postponed

WITH the impending impact of Tropical Storm Nicole on The Bahamas, FIBA and the Bahamas Basketball Federation announced the postponement of the latest window of the World Cup 2023 Americas Qualifiers.

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Junior college basketball prospects soak up early season success in US

BAHAMIAN basketball prospects have teamed up at the junior college level across the United States and have experienced early season success with their respective programmes.

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WEDNESDAY UPDATES: Hurricane Nicole

Speaking this evening, Acting Prime Minister Chester Cooper said in Eleuthera, Andros and New Providence “schools and universities will resume classes tomorrow (Thursday) and all government workers are asked to return to duty.

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ALICIA WALLACE: Speaking out with a strong voice on climate action

OVER the next few days, there will seem to be no end to the conversations about COP27.

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No resolution over food price control ‘stalemate’

The Bahamian food distribution industry was last night said to have reached a “stalemate” over efforts to strike a price control deal with the Government via a 1,000-strong product list designed to “more than half-way” meet its demands.

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‘Rethink’ Lucayan deal via complex break-up

A former Grand Lucayan Board member yesterday urged the Government to “rethink” its strategy for selling the resort by splitting up the complex and re-opening the largest hotel property.

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Baha Mar’s contractor: ‘Fake’ your work better

A senior executive with Baha Mar’s main contractor urged employees to better conceal “fake” construction work amid assertions that it failed to “properly perform” its duties to the project and its original developer.

36 people evacuated from Sweeting’s Cay

THIRTY-SIX residents from Sweeting’s Cay were evacuated yesterday afternoon from East Grand Bahama where coastal flooding is expected to occur with the passage of Tropical Storm Nicole.

It is firearm possession, Minister

It is commendable that, in his search for answers to our vexing crime problem, Minister Wayne Munroe would allude to the complexities involved in sentencing and would point out, rightly, that, contrary to the opinions of some, we actually have comparatively stiff sentencing for a variety of offences.

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Overstaying in country for 4 years brings fine

A PERUVIAN man was yesterday fined $3,000 after he admitted to overstaying in the country for over four years. Eddye Juan Maica Panana, 54, was among several men who were charged in Magistrate’s Court yesterday with either illegal landing or overstaying.

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Man jailed for punching his child’s mother in the mouth

A 32-YEAR-OLD man who punched his child’s mother in the mouth last week was sentenced to two months behind bars yesterday.

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Woman faces fraud claim

A 53-YEAR-OLD woman accused of fraud was charged in Magistrate’s Court yesterday.

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$8k bail in firearm case

A 20-YEAR-OLD man, allegedly found with a 9mm pistol and six unfired rounds of ammunition, was granted $8,000 bail yesterday.