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Jonquel Jones posts first double-double of the season

The Bahamas’ Jonquel Jones posted her first double-double of the Women’s National Basketball Association (WNBA) season this past Sunday. Jones also turned in her second highest point total of the season as the second leading scorer in the New York Liberty’s win against the Phoenix Mercury. Although the Liberty team was without their All-Star guard Sabrina Ionesecu, the third-seeded team routed the Mercury 89-71.

DEREK SMITH: Uniting to battle modern slavery

In celebration of June 19, an historic date in history that marked the abolition of slavery in Texas, financial crime professionals are grappling with a different but uncomfortably similar problem: Modern day slavery and human trafficking.

Taxi drivers wait on 10% fare increase affirmation

The Bahamas Taxi Cab Union's (BTCU) president says drivers are just waiting on an announcement from the Ministry of Transport and Housing to make their 10 percent fare increase official.

Man accused of robbing grocery store with machine gun

A MAN was remanded to prison on Friday after being accused of holding up a grocery store with a machine gun last October and stealing over $1,400 in cash.

DIANE PHILLIPS: The immense significance of small men and women in the world

AT a public consultation the other night a man approached the microphone and started with the words, “I know I am just a small man.” He used the words small man almost apologetically, as if he wanted the audience to think he was insignificant, unimportant because he did not own a big business or to feel sympathy with him if we, too, were not the big shots in the room.

Charities asked: Do you hold any of FTX’s $5.4m?

FTX’s Bahamian liquidators are “liaising” with local charities and non-profits over the collective $5.4m in donations they received from the collapsed crypto exchange to determine if they still hold any of these funds.

‘Not scratched 10%’ of fly fishing potential

The Bahamas has “not even scratched 10 percent” of the fly fishing industry’s economic potential, it was asserted yesterday, amid “urgent” calls for it to rapidly increase guide numbers to “catch up” with rivals.

44 percent of students need ‘urgent intervention’

A LEARNING loss survey found that 44 per cent of public school students require urgent learning intervention, Education Minister Glenys Hanna Martin said yesterday.

Man charged with possession of child pornography on his phone

A 28-year-old man was imprisoned after allegedly having child pornography of underage boys on his phone.

Strachan sets new 100m personal best

SPRINTER Anthonique Strachan has her sights set on the World Championships in August and she’s already starting to make a statement to her rivals going into the biggest global international meet this year.

Daalan Adderley named NCBWA 2023 Third Team All-American

UNLIKE many of his peers from the Junior Baseball League of Nassau who took the direct route, signing professional contracts to play baseball, Daalan Adderley decided to go through the collegiate ranks.

‘Very competitive tournament’ expected at BLTA 2023 Junior Tennis National Championships

The Bahamas Lawn Tennis Association (BLTA) will continue their 2023 junior tennis national championships for the older division starting today. Juniors of the under 12 through 18 divisions will battle at the National Tennis Centre (NTC) starting at 2pm today.

Andros initiative set to create up to 700 jobs

A former Chamber of Commerce chief executive yesterday said 700-plus jobs are forecast to ultimately be created after Andros' community-based Tourism Cluster Development Programme launches on June 29-30

Just 8% of arable land being used for farming

Just 8 percent of all land allocated for Bahamian farming is presently being used for such purposes, it was revealed yesterday.

Doctors targets share offering for end-August

Doctors Hospital is targeting end-August 2023 for a share offering that will give more Bahamians an ownership interest in the healthcare provider just as it aims to “near double” pre-COVID’s $60m annual revenues.

Wendy’s says PI ambition not over despite reverse

The Wendy’s and Marco’s Pizza operator last night asserted it has not abandoned its Paradise Island ambitions despite the planning appeals board overturning the approvals previously granted for the former Scotiabank site.

‘Worst deal in history’ to give Gov’t $78m in 2023

Nassau Cruise Port yesterday estimated it will generate more than $78m for the Government during the 2023 calendar year after a Cabinet minister blasted the project as “the worst deal in Bahamian history”.

Bell on Nassau Cruise Port; Minnis administration ‘executed a bad lease’

IMMIGRATION Minister Keith Bell and former Prime Minister Dr Hubert Minnis clashed over the Nassau Cruise Port yesterday after the Carmichael MP said the Minnis administration executed a bad lease agreement.

Immigration Department collects $80m in revenue ytd; ‘largest in our history’

IMMIGRATION Minister Keith Bell said the immigration department collected nearly $80m in revenue between last July and this March –– the largest in the agency’s history.

‘NO ONE WANTS BOOTS ON THE GROUND IN HAITI’: Prime Minister says there’s no appetite for international force

ALTHOUGH United States Vice President Kamala Harris renewed the Biden administration’s push for a multi-national security force in Haiti during her visit to The Bahamas last week, Prime Minister Philip “Brave” Davis said there is still no appetite among CARICOM countries for sending forces to the country.

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