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FRONT PORCH: Trump is not an American anomaly

Around 1997, about 23 years ago during a trip to New York City for a social justice conference, this columnist first met a fellow participant who lived in the city.

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McMinns lands coaching role

Eugene McMinns will have the opportunity to continue his football car on the sidelines after he joined the coaching staff of a Canadian collegiate programme.

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Jonquel leads the way for Russian Foxes

Jonquel Jones continues to lead UMMC Ekaterinburg Foxes in the Russian Championship Premier League.

Japan trio all in action - but with mixed results

The trio of Bahamian players in the Japanese B-League were all in action over the weekend with mixed results for their respective teams.

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COVID-19 figures pass 5,000 over the weekend

OFFICIAL COVID-19 figures surged to 5,163 over the holiday weekend, with New Providence leading the way with some 3,937 cases.

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‘Why need guns at Atlantis protest?’

OPPOSITION Senator Fred Mitchell yesterday questioned why police blocked protestors from walking over the Sidney Poitier Bridge on Wednesday and decried officers being armed with “assault weapons” at a “peaceful” demonstration.

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Chisholm can’t stop Marlins exit

Jazz Chisholm made his Major League Baseball postseason debut in what turned out to be the final game of the season for his Miami Marlins as they were eliminated from the playoffs.

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Show me the money

SCORES of Atlantis employees and members of an activist group chanted “Minnis got to go” as they protested near Parliament Square and marched for workers to receive their severance pay from the resort.

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Man accused of stealing pouch

A 30-year-old man was remanded to prison after he was accused of trying to steal a woman’s money pouch.

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Jonquel returns

After she opted out of the 2020 WNBA season, Jonquel Jones made her official return to the basketball court this week in the Russian Women’s Basketball Premier League.

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New 'Battle 4 Atlantis' over redundancy pay

Resort staff are planning to hold their own 'Battle 4 Atlantis' today by staging a march over the Paradise Island bridge to demand that they receive full severance packages from the mega hotel.

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Activists not reassured by oil explorer's pledge

Environmental activists yesterday said they were "even more concerned" despite Bahamas Petroleum Company's (BPC) assurance it has sufficient insurance to cover all costs associated with an oil spill.

Dispute over start of school orientations

DIRECTOR of Education Marcellus Taylor and Bahamas Union of Teachers president Belinda Wilson were at odds yesterday over the confusion surrounding this week’s school orientations.

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Pair are making it big in Japan

The Japanese B-League tipped off its season opener last weekend and a pair of Bahamian national team players saw their respective teams get off to perfect starts.

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Bridgewater’s star on the rise

Dominick Bridgewager is emerging as a star in France’s Nationale Masculine 2 (NM2) League.

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107 new COVID-19 cases, death toll reaches 100

The Ministry of Health reported on Monday that there were 107 new cases of COVID-19, one death, three deaths under investigation now confirmed as COVID-19 related and 100 recovered cases.

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Trump, still infectious, back at White House — without mask

BETHESDA, Md. (AP) — President Donald Trump staged a dramatic return to the White House Monday night after leaving the military hospital where he was receiving an unprecedented level of care for COVID-19. He immediately ignited a new controversy by declaring that despite his illness the nation should not fear the virus that has killed more than 210,000 Americans — and then he entered the White House without a protective mask.

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Bank of The Bahamas hit by Central Bank’s 3-year bar

Bank of The Bahamas’ top executive admitted its risk management had been poor as he revealed the Central Bank has blocked it from taking on new business borrowers for three-plus years.

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Bahamasair’s revenue off a ‘staggering’ $32m

Bahamasair’s “staggering” financial losses continue to mount, its chairman revealed yesterday, disclosing that revenues for its just-completed 2020 financial year were down $32m compared to 2019.

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Oil explorer: We’ve got tourism, fishing covered

A Bahamas-based oil explorer yesterday reassured that the insurance coverage for its first well will cover any tourism or fisheries losses “in the highly unlikely event” of any spill or environmental impact.