All results / Stories
Sort By
Date
Authors
- Everyone
- Samora St Rose (174)
- Neil Hartnell (152)
- Natario McKenzie (109)
- Brent Stubbs (98)
- Renaldo Dorsett (97)
- Paco Nunez (69)
- Eloise Poitier (61)
- Eileen Carron (51)
- Ava Turnquest (39)
- Paul Turnquest (39)
Man on prison sentence for firearm possession loses appeal
A MAN’s 28-month firearm prison term was upheld yesterday after the Court of Appeal found there was little chance of him successfully overturning the sentence.
Man accused of two counts of attempted housebreaking granted $3,000 bail
A MAN was granted $3,000 bail after he allegedly attempted twice to break into a man’s house on West Bay Street last week.
‘Why would I kill Nassau’s quaintest hotel property?’
A Bahamas hotel proprietor last night said he would be “killing” his $500 per night core business and status as the “quaintest” property in Nassau if the complaints of nearby residents were at all valid.
Residents put ‘strong case’ against resort
Residents of two western New Providence communities were yesterday said to feel they have “made a very strong case” against rezoning a West Bay Street property to facilitate a hotel’s expansion plans.
Cabinet minister’s estate battling radio show host
A former Cabinet minister’s estate is locked in a legal battle with a well-known radio talk show host over who is the rightful owner of two lots that are accessed through Gibbs Corner.
28 DAYS TO QUIT SHANTY HOMES: 60 detained as eviction notices posted by govt
AUTHORITIES posted eviction notices throughout two unregulated communities in New Providence on Monday as the Davis administration restarts its effort to eradicate shanty towns.
Bain and Grants Town Cybots win title
THE Bain and Grants Town Cybots followed up their undefeated regular season with a Bahamas Government Departmental Basketball Association (BGDBA) title win on Monday.
Pioneer Dawn Knowles to be honoured
THE Bahamas Football Association (BFA) proudly announces the renaming of the esteemed New Providence Primary School Soccer Tournament to the “Dawn N Knowles Primary School Soccer Tournament.”
Jonquel Jones excited about return to the WNBA Finals with new team
AFTER playing her first six seasons in Connecticut, leading the Sun to the Women’s National Basketball Association Finals last year, Jonquel Jones is excited to be back for an encore this year albeit with her new team in the New York Liberty.
Over four-year sentence after man found with eight guns and 900 rounds of ammo
AN Office of the Prime Minister employee was sentenced to four and a half years in prison yesterday after admitting to having eight firearms and over 900 rounds of ammunition.
FACE TO FACE: What is the measure of a man? Remembering Obie Wilchcombe
“THE ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of comfort and convenience, but where he stands at times of challenge and controversy,” said Rev Dr Martin Luther King, Jr.
EDITORIAL: A vote passed - but what is mission in Haiti?
THE UN Security Council vote yesterday to send a multinational armed force to Haiti brings with it the very real prospect that Bahamian officers could be deployed in a dangerous situation by early next year.
Inflation to stay ‘high’ as food costs up 11%
The Central Bank yesterday warned Bahamian consumers that inflation will remain “high” in the near-term, and decline more slowly than in other countries, with food and drink prices rising 11 percent over the year to end-June 2023.
URCA in crackdown over communications outages
Regulators last night voiced their displeasure with inconsistent and delayed reporting of network outages by Bahamian communications providers as they moved to better protect consumers from such disruption.
‘Yes I have the power to be drug free’
Bahamas Lawn Tennis Association takes advantage of Bahamas National Drug Council Hobbies Fair
THE Bahamas Lawn Tennis Association (BLTA) participated in the Hobbies Fair hosted by the Bahamas National Drug Council (BNDC).
Arawak Cay & Ingraham
Kindly allow me space in your column to express an opinion in reference to Arawak Cay. I believe whenever the Rt Hon Hubert A Ingraham, former Prime Minister of the Commonwealth of the Bahamas, passes Arawak Cay, he let’s loose some 500 pound words.
Man gets 18 months in prison after admitting to gun possession, asks judge for leniency
A MAN was sentenced to 18 months in prison yesterday after admitting to having a loaded gun he claims he got from a murder victim shortly after the man was shot in 2021.
Man fined $2,500 after admitting to wearing unauthorised body armour
A MAN was fined $2,500 yesterday after admitting to wearing unauthorised body armour when police caught him following a brief car chase last week.
Two men accused of stealing a vehicle last month each granted bail at $5,000
TWO men were ordered to pay $5,000 bail yesterday after they were accused of stealing a car last month.
Residents ‘adamantly’ oppose resort’s West Bay expansion
Residents in two western New Providence communities are “adamant” a hotel should not be given permission to re-zone a West Bay Street property as “commercial” so it can develop a grocery store, cafe and other amenities.
