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US naval vessel hosts Independence Day event

THE US Embassy in Nassau on Friday celebrated the 246th Independence Day anniversary of the United States aboard the US Navy Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer, USS Lassen (DDG 82), while docked at Prince George Wharf.

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Gov’t turns down Ginn bid and plan

The Government has rejected a bid to acquire the former Ginn sur mer project, which planned to construct a 28-storey “iconic tower” modelled on Alexandria’s ancient lighthouse, in its present form.

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Bahamas senior men’s national basketball team sweeps USVI

THE Bahamas senior men’s national basketball team completed a sweep over the US Virgin Islands and advanced to the second round of FIBA World Cup 2023 Americas Qualifiers.

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Jonquel selected to team Stewart for WNBA All-Star game

CONNECTICUT Sun star Jonquel Jones will play her fourth WNBA All- Star game as a member of “Team Stewart.”

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NPSA opens fastpitch season

AFTER a two-year hiatus as a result of COVID-19, the New Providence Softball Association opened its 2022 fastpitch season over the weekend with the new look Cybertech Blue Marlins and the veteran Sunshine Auto Wildcats getting off to an impressive start.

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National Independence Cycling Championships: Daley, Sawyer split titles

IN a fierce battle over the past two days, Spanish Wells’ Lorin Sawyer and Kevin Daley split the men’s time trials ands road race titles at the Bahamas Cycling Federation’s National Independence Cycling Championships.

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Two more murders in nation

POLICE are investigating after two separate murders in the country.

Davis on court case backlog

On Tuesday, 28th, June 2022, I was taken aback after hearing the Hon Prime Minister’s charge regarding the backlog of criminal cases and how the High Courts of the Commonwealth of Bahamas ought to step up to the plate. This appears to be an assertion in error by the Hon Prime Minister Philip ‘Brave’ Davis.

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Man punched sister

A MAN was placed on conditional discharge and told to behave by a magistrate after he admitted to punching his sister after a night out drinking alcohol.

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Discharge over bar threat

A MAN, charged in a magistrate’s court with threatening another man at a bar, was yesterday given a conditional discharge and told to behave.

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Team Bahamas 4th at the Caribbean Amateur Junior Golf Championships

TEAM Bahamas fell short of their goal of getting into the top three with a fourth-place finish at the Caribbean Amateur Junior Golf Championships in Humacao, Puerto Rico.

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Wanda Diamond League: Gaither 4th in 200m, Charlton 5th in 100m hurdles

AFTER their victories at the Bahamas Association of Athletic Associations’ National Track and Field Championships over the weekend, TyNia Gaither and Devynne Charlton got fourth and fifth respectively in their return to the Wanda Diamond League on Thursday.

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Calvary Deliverance celebrates 40 years

CALVARY Deliverance Church started 40 years ago in the home of its founding pastor. Today the church stands committed shepherding the spiritual lives of those that walk through its doors and being a resource of hope for those in the community.

‘No bang for the buck’: Insurer eases off motor

A Bahamian insurer says it is “shying away” from providing third-party motor coverage because “the bang for the buck is not worth it” when returns are weighed against potential losses.

The Marxist Leninist neighbour

The month of June saw an uptick in the number of Cuban migrants being apprehended by Defence Force and US Coast Guard personnel.

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Man accused over gun and ammo

A MAN was granted bail in a Magistrate’s Court yesterday after facing firearm and ammunition charges.

Gorospe dominates Caribbean amateur junior golf

AIDEN Gorospe continues to be the top performer thus far for Team Bahamas at the 34th Caribbean Amateur Junior Golf Championships in Humacao, Puerto Rico.

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Jones posts 6th double-double of season

(AP) – BAHAMIAN WNBA star Jonquel Jones scored 24 points with 11 rebounds and five steals but it wasn’t enough as the Chicago Sky beat the Connecticut Sun 91-83 yesterday.

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ALICIA WALLACE: Turning back the clock for ears and minds that won’t open

LAST Friday, in a 6-3 majority vote, the US Supreme Court overturned Roe v Wade, the 1973 ruling that a woman’s liberty to choose to have an abortion was protected by the constitution.

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Stock split revival with Fidelity ‘on $25m track’

Fidelity Bank (Bahamas) will unveil plans for its long-awaited stock split at next month’s shareholder meeting, its chief executive revealed yesterday, as it eyes a total $17.5m dividend payout to investors in 2022