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Gathered to remember and to pray

THE soaring murder rate is triggering grief-stricken relatives of people killed over the years by gun violence, dozens of whom gathered yesterday to mark Families of Murder Victims Day with prayer, songs and tears.

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Garvin Clarke named Player of Week again

For the second time this year as he makes his transition from the University of Akron to the Indiana University of Pennsylvania, Garvin Clarke has been named the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) West Athlete of the Week.

NPBA Recap: Regulators and Heatwaves in win column

THE Leno Regulators and Heatwaves snuck away with victories in division one and two of the New Providence Basketball Association (NPBA) on Monday night.

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Minister: National stadium ‘repairs are going quite well’

CONCERNS have mounted as repairs continue at the Thomas A Robinson National Stadium and Betty Kelly- Kenning Aquatic Centre about whether the renovations of both venues will be completed in time for the 2024 CARIFTA Aquatics Championships and World Athletics Relays in March and May respectively.

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Man accused of molesting 11-year-old girl in Eleuthera granted $5,000 bail

A 20-year-old man was granted $5,000 bail yesterday after he allegedly molested an 11-year-old girl in Eleuthera last week.

Charter Yacht Show to feature 60% more boats

The Bahamas Charter Yacht Show is this week returning for its second-year from January 25 to 28.

Gov’t yet to decide over Abaco ports

A CABINET minister yesterday said the Government has yet to make a final decision on the two proposals it received to operate and manage North Abaco’s port.

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Cougars senior boys destroy Stars, 75-23

The Charles W Saunders Cougars showed the Bahamas Academy Stars why they are the Bahamas Association of Independent Secondary Schools defending senior boys’ basketball champions.

BAISS Inter-School Track & Field Meet could be postponed

THERE’S a possibility that the Bahamas Association of Independent Secondary Schools may have to either delay or postpone their inter-school track and field meet this year.

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Elite pro hurdler Charlton leads the pack

ONCE again, elite professional hurdler Devynne Charlton led the Bahamian contingent of athletes competing in various meets around the United States of America with another world-leading performance in the women’s 60 metres hurdles.

Track and field athletes make the cut for CARIFTA

THE sixth edition of the DTSP Wolf Pack Track Classic saw the trend of athletes qualifying in field events continue while track athletes joined the count.

Tata Steel announces plans to cut 2,800 jobs in a blow to Welsh town built on steelmaking

INDIAN firm Tata Steel announced Friday it will close both blast furnaces at its plant in Port Talbot, Wales, eliminating 2,800 jobs, as part of plans to make its unprofitable U.K. operation leaner and greener.

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‘Commissioner will look to resolve ankle monitor issues with vendor’

NATIONAL Security Minister Wayne Munroe said Police Commissioner Clayton Fernander would meet Metro Security Solutions leaders, hoping to get on the same page about the ankle monitoring system after the two sides blamed the other for challenges.

Blacklistings breaching Bahamas’ human rights

THE Bahamas plans to potentially approach the International Court of Justice (ICJ) with the argument that multiple blacklistings have breached its citizens’ human rights, it was revealed yesterday.

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Man shot after police say he took weapon from a female officer

POLICE shot a 29-year-old man yesterday after he allegedly disarmed a female officer.

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STATESIDE: Pennsylvania key to Biden’s election bid

GRAY, ominous clouds hung low over the city’s hills and valleys, more than a hint of cold rain lingering in the still air. Trees stood bare and leafless against the bleak sky. Scranton was ready for the winter to come.

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BDOCS 2022 annual report tabled in House

THE Bahamas Department of Correctional Services’ Internal Affairs Unit investigated 56 reports of alleged misconduct involving prison officers in 2022, with disciplinary action happening in nearly 80 per cent of the matters reported.

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FTX Bahamas wind-up ‘halted’ if no Ray deal

FTX’s Bahamas wind- up “would be halted” without a deal with their US adversary, its liquidators have revealed, as they seek an extension to the legally-mandated 90-day deadline to hold a first creditor meeting.

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Man accused of ambushing and murdering another man in Montell Heights last week

A 44-year-old man is behind bars after he allegedly ambushed and gunned down a 28-year-old man in his car in the Montell Heights area last week.

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Abaco man accused of raping a woman in Marsh Harbour last year remanded

A 29-year-old man was imprisoned yesterday after he allegedly raped a 27-year-old woman in Abaco last March.