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PM DISCLOSING - BUT ONE IN TEN MPS DON’T: Unclear whether Davis missed the March 1 deadline

PRIME Minister Philip “Brave” Davis said his public disclosures would be filed yesterday if the documents had not been turned over on the deadline, which was Wednesday.

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SAC maintains lead on day 2

BAISS TRACK & FIELD CHAMPIONSHIPS

St. Augustine’s College built on their day one momentum as they lead team rankings for the second consecutive day. The secondary school is ahead of the competition with a day two total of 691.50 followed by the Queen’s College Comets with 607.50.

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Teen held without bail on charges of armed robbery and grievous harm

A TEENAGER was remanded yesterday after being accused of multiple crimes, including armed robbery and an attempted armed robbery that left a woman seriously injured last month.

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Panthers capture volleyball title

WINNING WAYS: The Panthers women’s volleyball team, coached by Jason Saunders, captured the New Providence Volleyball Association’s 2023 title at the Anatol Rodgers Gymnasium on Tuesday night.

Flats fishing regulations undergoing ‘fine tuning’

DRAFT regulations for the flats fishing industry have been completed and are now with the Attorney General’s Office for “fine tuning”, a Cabinet minister said yesterday.

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STATESIDE – Fox News lesson: Never mix actual news with entertainment

DO YOU know what the letter “E” stands for, in ESPN?

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More than 500 apprehensions of irregular migrants under Operation Restore

MORE than 500 irregular migrants have been apprehended in the last month, said Immigration Minister Keith Bell.

Reform to ‘decimate’ fiscal accountability

The Government’s bid to reform “deficiencies” in key public finance laws threatens to “absolutely decimate” fiscal transparency and accountability in The Bahamas, the Opposition charged yesterday.

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SAC Big Red Machine in the lead after day 1

The Big Red Machine leads the Bahamas Association of Independent Secondary Schools Track & Field Championships after a record-breaking day one.

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Judoka Xavion Johnson pulls off one of his greatest feats, wins gold

XAVION Johnson, one of the top, rising young judokas in the island nation, pulled off one of his greatest feats when he captured the under-18 60 kilograms title in the Matsumae Cup in Vejie, Denmark.

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Eggs ‘another cash cow Gov’t can milk’

A Bahamian agriculture entrepreneur yesterday voiced concern that the Government “sees another cash cow it can milk” to the detriment of existing producers with its $15m egg self-sufficiency project.

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GB Power ‘clawing way back’ in 25% profit rise

Grand Bahama Power Company was yesterday said to be “clawing our way” back to targeted net income after producing a 25 percent profits increase to $10m for the 2022 full-year.

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Gas station dealers mulling shut down

Gas station dealers are mulling a sector-wide shutdown this month amid growing concern about the ability of the industry’s fixed price controlled-margins business model to cope with a variety of cost increases.

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Registrar General woe is ‘beyond our control’

The Attorney General yesterday conceded that long-standing problems with the Registrar General’s Department’s online portal “are beyond our control” as lawyers and realtors branded the situation “a horror”.

J S Johnson puts COVID ‘in dust’ via 15% profit rise

J S Johnson shrugged off ongoing reinsurance capacity concerns to yesterday unveil a 15.1 percent profit increase for the 2022 that was aided by placing COVID-related restrictions “in the dust”.

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Man given 15 years in prison for rape conviction

A MAN was sentenced to 15 years in prison yesterday after he was convicted of attempting to rape a woman at gunpoint in her home in 2020.

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Man accused of abusing daughter granted $5k bail

A 40-year-old father was granted $5,000 bail after he was accused of abusing his 16-year-old daughter earlier this month.

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PETER YOUNG: Too soon to judge if China’s involvement is positive or not

THE world headlines said it all on Friday. On February 24, one year ago, life for millions of people changed in an instant when Russia launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine, expecting to take over the country in a matter of days. But, despite big advances at first, its assault on Kyiv itself was successfully repulsed and local Ukrainian forces later beat back attacks in other areas.

EDITORIAL: Govt should be applauded for egg project

FOR many years, some farmers have felt that governments have only paid them lip service when it comes to giving the industry a solid footing.

Farmer: ‘Blowing smoke’ of 30 years seems over

A Bahamian poultry farmer last night voiced optimism that the Government is finally serious about ending three decades of “blowing smoke” on food security as it formally unveiled its $15m egg self-sufficiency ambitions.