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Sydney Clarke donates to children’s hostel
ALTHOUGH she was coming off her loss in the final of the Bahamas Lawn Tennis Association’s 2022 Giorgio Baldacci Open Nationals, Sydney Clarke was quite upbeat as she showed up with a car full of food items and presents at the Children’s Hostel for her third consecutive Christmas giveaway.
Providence Storm Basketball Club Holiday Classic gets underway
COUPLE OF UPSETS ON DAY 1 OF FOUR-DAY TOURNAMENT
DAY one of the 2022 Providence Storm Basketball Club Holiday Classic saw a couple of upsets from the Jordan Prince Williams Falcons and the Charles W Saunders Crusaders yesterday at the CI Gibson Gymnasium.
Basketball standout Rhema Collins prepares for Ole Miss
AS she continues her transition to college, University of Mississippi bound Rhema Collins came home to take advantage of some training from professional player Ryan Moss and veteran women’s coach Anthony Swaby. Moss and Swaby took Collins through a series of workouts yesterday at the Kendal Isaacs Gymnasium as the 6-foot, 2-inch forward took the break from her final season with the Webb School in Bell Buckle, Tennessee.
Man hunted after high-speed chase
A MAN is being hunted by police after a high-speed chase after he fired a gun towards a security guard and damaged a business establishment in the Marathon Road area on Friday.
US man accused over gun
AN American man was granted $12,500 in cash bail in Magistrate’s Court after being accused of bringing a gun into the country last week.
$5,000 fine for marijuana possession
TWO MEN and a woman were in court last week on two separate drug charges. One of the men faced a $5,000 fine after admitting having 5lb of marijuana.
Man accused of stealing phone at gunpoint
A MAN was remanded to prison by the Magistrate’s Court after being accused of stealing a woman’s cash and phone at gunpoint earlier this month.
DIANE PHILLIPS: Rising to support brothers in need
ON Friday, December 16, the story of brotherly love was the subject of this column. It was the story of two brothers named Lorenzo and Devon Knowles, Long Islanders who came to Nassau to work 15 years ago and for most of those years worked through, or in some connection with, the late Sir Durward Knowles, the first eight years at Queen’s College, later at Montagu Gardens restaurant until it closed. They often worked multiple jobs. After Sir Durward died, they scraped by doing odd jobs, looking after a parking lot, washing dishes at other restaurants, cobbling together a few dollars daily to feed themselves, sometimes going hungry, always faithful to church and Bible study, even when they walked in the rain to get there.
Bahamas shrugs off FTX for perfect ‘40 out of 40’
The Bahamas yesterday shrugged off FTX’s implosion through what the attorney general hailed as the “enormous accomplishment” of a perfect score in the fight against financial crime.
Psychological test for theft accused
A MAN was ordered to have psychological evaluation after being sent to prison on a shop-breaking charge.
Man accused over failed murder bid
A MAN was remanded to prison yesterday in connection with a failed murder attempt outside a bar on East Bay Street last week.
Ministry says it is tackling flooding near Cable Beach
THE Works Ministry said it is addressing ongoing flooding issues in an area near Cable Beach following recent complaints.
No drop in sales for festive season
SANTA has come early for some Bahamian retailers, who said they have seen no decrease in sales so far for the holiday season, despite some local shipping issues.
PMH renovation to start ‘next week’
HEALTH and Wellness Minister Dr Michael Darville said renovations at Princess Margaret Hospital will begin as early as the beginning of next week.
Gas station warning of New Year lay-offs
A gas station operator yesterday warned the 24 percent minimum wage increase will “almost certainly” force the sector to cut staffing levels unless the Government grants a long-awaited margin increase.
Water Corp: $1.2m claim was resort financing ploy
The Water & Sewerage Corporation has defeated a $1.227m damages claim for trespass that it alleges was merely a ploy attempting to force it to finance a planned Andros eco-resort.
‘Unenviable balancing act’ confronting The Bahamas
The Bahamas “faces an unenviable balancing act between food security and fiscal discipline”, the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) warned yesterday, with global financial developments proving “particularly concerning”.
ALICIA WALLACE: Handling the holidays
IN just a few days, Christmas Day will be here and we will all hear people saying some version of, “All that, and one day and it’s over.” The build-up to Christmas is long, everyone seems to be frantic, and everything is expensive and time-consuming. Many resources go into planning and executing Christmas activities, and for many of us, it is all an untouchable, unchangeable practice, but what if we took a step back?
‘Lots of muscle’ required for $142m toxic BOB pile
The Bank of The Bahamas bail-out vehicle must now employ “lots of muscle” to recover its remaining “toxic” loan collateral valued at $142m, its chairman revealed yesterday.
Two face court over alleged cutlass attack
TWO men were granted bail in Magistrate’s Court yesterday in connection with an alleged cutlass attack.