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FACE TO FACE: LeRon Rolle - Aiming for world success in archery
THE Bahamas has had the kind of international success in sports that some small countries only dream of. Bahamians stand tall, beaming with national pride when their national anthem is played from podiums around the world, knowing that another athlete has captured a gold medal.
$2m allocated to repair roads on New Providence
THE Ministry of Works officials said $2m had been allocated to repair roads and remove potholes.
EDITORIAL: The law must be the law for all
IN this column yesterday, we highlighted the frustration many people felt when investigations are promised but nothing ever seems to be delivered.
BPL’s 71% cost hike branded ‘outrageous’
Private sector executives yesterday branded the 71 percent hike in Bahamas Power & Light’s (BPL) total energy costs as “outrageous” and “brutal”, with one saying: “I don’t know how businesses are surviving.”
$700m external loan goal ‘looking very favourable’
The Government’s bid to raise almost one-third of its near-$2.2bn gross financing needs for the 2023-2024 fiscal year from external banks is “looking very favourable”, a senior official revealed yesterday.
More than 50 competitors in the 50th National Bodybuilding Championships
WITH so many of the top competitors earning their professional card and others opting not to compete anymore, the Bahamas Bodybuilding Federation is still pressing on to provide some top notch competitors for the future.
Three men charged with armed robbery and murder
THREE men were remanded in custody after they were charged with a series of armed robberies in New Providence, including a botched attempt that ended in a man being shot and killed in February.
Two months sentence for stealing $20 worth of Lysol
A MAN was sentenced to two months in prison after admitting to stealing $21 worth of aerosols last week.
WORLD VIEW: Haiti urgently needs a genuine and representative transitional government
HAITI’S non-elected President, Dr. Ariel Henry has been identified as a significant part of the current crisis in Haiti. Henry and a small clique, who surround him, are hardly running the affairs of the state. Indeed, as armed gangs control more than 60 per cent of Port-au-Prince and the main corridors throughout Haiti, the disappearance of the state is obvious.
INSIGHT: Sound policy decisions over soundbites to tackle crime
A RECENT spate of shocking crimes – including sex attacks against elderly women – has prompted some familiar talk. We must be tougher on crime, tougher on criminals. Perhaps so – but in our reaction, we appear to be falling into an old trap of seeking to carry out action, any action, without regard to whether or not it really works.
THE KDK REPORT: Proactive approach need so all are able to afford health care
IN Japanese culture, having a garden pond filled with Koi fish is believed to bring good fortune to home owners and their visitors.
Andros Chickcharnies take home gold in golf
Grand Bahama Lucayans secure silver, NP Buccaneers win bronze
THE Chickcharnies will carry the sixth Bahamas Games team gold medal home to Andros.
Navigators, Adventurers claim their gold medals
THE Exuma and Ragged Island Navigators along with the Eleuthera Adventurers brought gold to the Family Islands after winning the basketball segment of the Bahamas Games.
Lucayans, Adventurers bring home the gold
Men’s marathon slugfest highlights Bahamas Games softball title games
WHILE the ladies’ three-hour affair for the 6th Bahamas Games softball gold medal was won by the grit and determination of a 13-year-old, the men’s marathon slugfest was secured on the strength and power of six home runs.
Minister Bowleg: ‘This was a great Bahamas Games’
AS the curtain came down on the sixth Bahamas Games, Minister of Youth, Sports and Culture Mario Bowleg said he was pleased with what he saw from the nine days of competition.
DEREK SMITH: Linking climate risk, compliance and actuarial science
THIS summer, my compliance intern is an actuarial science major. In several instances, both she and I have been asked, "Why would an actuarial science major choose the area of compliance for their summer internship at an insurance company?"
DIANE PHILLIPS: There will never be another gingerbread house
THERE will never be another gingerbread house. Not like the ones Graham Bruce created, the magical, whimsical three feet high edible works of art handmade of gingerbread, brown sugar and love, adorned with sparkles, candy, nuts and candy canes, complete with windows that let the light shine through. They were architectural and culinary wonders, those gingerbread houses, days in the making and happy slow hours in the guilty devouring.
Andros Chickcharnies in the lead after day 2
Bahamas Games golf tournament at Ocean Club on Paradise Island
THE Andros Chickcharnies are still holding onto the lead after two days of competition in the 6th Bahamas Games golf tournament at the Ocean Club on Paradise Island.
Drama and controversy hits softball competition
THERE was some drama and a little bit of controversy as the sixth Bahamas Games’ action packed softball competition continued yesterday in the Bankers’ Field at the Baillou Hills Sporting Complex.
LeRon Rolle sets national record in archery
MULTI-talented LeRon Rolle has returned home from the Central American and Caribbean Games in El Salvador, San Salvador, where he set a new national record in the Open Men category.
