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Pro boxer Carl Hield: ‘It feels good to be 5-0-0 with five knockouts’
BAHAMIAN pro boxer Carl Hield stepped into the ring for a fifth straight bout in the professional ranks and was successful once again to remain undefeated.
GSSSA track & field set for feb .28
THE excitement is brewing in the air for the 30th edition of the Government Secondary Schools Sports Association Track & Field Championships and the Ministry of Education is more than enthused about putting it on from February 28 to March 1 at the original Thomas A Robinson stadium.
Suspect remanded over 283 breaches of his bail
A MAN who allegedly breached his bail 283 times over two years was remanded to prison yesterday.
FRONT PORCH: Signs of failure and dysfunction still plague us
Last year there were 103 homicides in Greater London, with a population of approximately 8.9 million. The Bahamas, with approximately 400,000 people, had 110 murders, the majority of them on New Providence, with a population of approximately 300,000. Stabbing accounted for 65.05 percent of the homicides in London. The greater majority of homicides in The Bahamas are caused by guns.
‘Pregnant with opportunity’: FOCOL’s $25m rights issue
FOCOL Holdings is “pregnant with opportunities”, its chairman said yesterday, as it unveiled a $25m rights offering for existing shareholders to finance further expansion plans.
DPM: Crime coverage woe ‘losing momentum’
THE Deputy Prime Minister yesterday voiced optimism that damaging media coverage of The Bahamas is “losing momentum” with major resorts reporting peak winter occupancies “in excess of 80 percent”.
Gov’t to split ‘smart city’ money streams with Aliv
THE Government’s digitisation chief yesterday said it will evenly split the “new money” generated through its three-year partnership with Aliv to transform downtown Nassau into a “smart city”.
Bahamas reported among escapees from EU blacklist
THE Government’s growing optimism that The Bahamas will imminently escape the European Union’s (EU) tax blacklist appeared justified yesterday amid reports this nation is among those set for delisting.
Bahamas enjoys 20% ‘audience reach’ jump
THE Deputy Prime Minister yesterday said The Bahamas has enjoyed a 20 percent increase in “audience reach” as it increases advertising spending to counter saturation media coverage of its crime woes.
Man charged with murder of Davinique Gray
A 26-year-old man was remanded yesterday for allegedly killing Davinique Gray, a 16-year-old murdered while charging her phone at home in Nassau Village last month.
Bethesda Medical Mission partners with PHA to provide free dental services in Grand Bahama
THE Public Hospitals Authority announced that Bethesda Medical Mission Inc will provide free medical and dental services in Grand Bahama from February 19 to 26.
Woman who allegedly abandoned her three underage children was granted $9,000 bail
A MOTHER was granted $9,000 bail after she allegedly abandoned her three underaged children at home earlier this month.
ALICIA WALLACE: If PM doesn’t like the headlines he needs to change the story
I HAVE taken issue with many headlines for various reasons, from being sensational to the point of misleading anyone who started and stopped there to the use of inappropriate language such as “unlawful sexual intercourse” instead of clear, correct language like “rape".
Nurses ‘exhausted and fed up’ as some wait over four years for confirmation
BAHAMAS Nurses Union president Muriel Lightbourn is angered by how long it takes to confirm some nurses in their posts, saying some have been waiting since 2020.
Agriculture group targets $25m for 20% of chicken, egg market
BAHAMIAN agricultural entrepreneurs have unveiled ambitions to raise $25m in financing that will enable them to “tap into 20 percent” of this nation’s chicken and egg import market.
North Andros forced to ‘pilot banking’ as ABM vandalised
NORTH Andros has been left without easy access to cash for an “extended period of time” after the area’s sole automated banking machine (ABM) was vandalised.
Tribune Sports Valentine’s Day Special
WHILE the focus today is on lovers, Tribune Sports shares the love and commitment of at least three couples who spent their time participating in sports either as executives, officials or coaches.
Two champions take home the hardware
The CH Reeves Raptors and DW Davis Royals both repeated as champions for the junior girls and boys division in the Government Secondary Schools Sports Association (GSSSA) basketball championships yesterday.
Man ordered to do community service after admitting to choking his female co-worker
A MAN was ordered to attend community service yesterday after he admitted to choking his female co-worker on the ground at Chances on Meadow Street earlier this month.
PETER YOUNG: No lessening of last year’s troubled times
HAVING written this weekly column continuously for nearly five years, apart from the odd short holiday break, it has been hugely disappointing personally to have been prevented through ill health from producing it since the beginning of January. But it feels good to be back in harness today even though there are two subjects rather than the usual three.
