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Search goes on for three missing at sea since January
THE Royal Bahamas Defence Force has not given up hope in finding three people who went missing at sea after leaving for a fishing trip last month.
Summer SLAM for a better Bahamas
THE eighth Summer SLAM, FOCUS – a programme of the Lyford Cay Foundations – engaged 169 students this summer in grades five to nine in creating solutions aimed at building a better Bahamas.Summer SLAM took place from June 22 – August 3 on the campus
More travel restrictions lifted
TRAVEL restrictions from China, Europe, South Korea and Iran will be lifted on July 1 when international commercial flights to The Bahamas resumes, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced yesterday. Residents and visitors coming to this country wi
Expectations loom large for infielder Daunte Stuart
FOLLOWING a breakout campaign as a sophomore, expectations loom large for Daunte Stuart headed into the upcoming 2022 campaign as one of the top players in the Southland Conference.
Mitchell pays tribute after death of Colin Powell
FOREIGN Affairs Minister Fred Mitchell issued a statement on the death of former United States Secretary of State Colin Powell, saying he was “an example of success as a Black man in America”.
Suspect accused of helping woman evade arrest denied bid for bail
A MAN was remanded to prison yesterday after he was arraigned on allegations that he helped a woman evade arrest in her alleged role in a murder plot.
Pastors wary UN resolution could support LGBT community
LOCAL pastors have raised concerns over the position The Bahamas is set to take on a United Nations resolution today on the protection against violence and discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity.
Judge delays decision over murder trials
A JUDGE has reserved his decision concerning which of two murder trials he will adjourn to a later date.
Government sets its sights on capital works projects
MINISTER of State for Finance Michael Halkitis said the government will soon be able to embark on some of its capital works projects, as many of the major projects like the controversial New Providence Road Improvement Project (NPRIP) will be coming off the books.
Child abuse 'increase during summer vacation'
By DENISE MAYCOCK
Murder victim Edgar George Dart hailed as hero by family
British citizen Edgar George Dart, who was shot and killed while in Grand Bahama, is being hailed as a “hero” by grieving family members.
Greene and J Addison win OSBA Challenge Series
PAUL Greene led his J Addison Prep basketball programme to another in-season tournament title in the Ontario Scholastic Basketball Association.
Jonquel Jones and Liberty get set to face Mystics
Jonquel Jones and the New York Liberty wrapped up one of their best regular seasons in franchise history and will now battle against the seventh-seeded Washington Mystics tonight to start their postseason run.
Sherman Ferguson claims men’s title
SHERMAN Ferguson, the quiet slugger for the BTC Elite Warriors, has been named the New Providence Softball Association men’s batting champion.
Insolvent adviser meets just 25% of $1m liability
An insolvent Bahamas-based investment advisor has been placed in Supreme Court-supervised liquidation due to its remaining cash balances covering less than 25 percent of its $1m-plus liabilities. Ed Rahming, the newly-appointed liquidator for Pacifi
BTC staff on ‘pins and needles’ over job cuts
BAHAMAS Communications and Public Officers Union (BCPOU) president Bernard Evans said yesterday that employees at the Bahamas Telecommunications Company (BTC) were on “pins and needles” over imminent redundancies, with a meeting expected with management early next week.
Chamber chief calls for end to prison ‘blackhole’
The Chamber of Commerce’s chief executive yesterday called for all Fox Hill Prison inmates to be placed in a mandatory work programme that would finance their incarceration, so that the funds to finance their jailing do not fall into a “blackhole”.
PM praise for ferry, casino developments
THE commissioning of a new speed ferry to Bimini and the opening of the Resorts World Bimini Casino was praised by Prime Minister Perry Christie yesterday for showing the confidence of the developers in both the Government and the people of the Bahamas.
Nearly 15,000 cast votes in local elections
FORTY-NINE persons were elected to serve as local government councilors on Grand Bahama for the next three years. During this year’s election, over 14,700 votes were polled on the island on June 22. In the City of Freeport District, a total of 8,530
Speaker wants MPs to abide by rules amid row over claims
HOUSE Speaker Halson Moultrie said yesterday he is not pleased with the general conduct of some parliamentarians in the House of Assembly. He urged members to abide by House rules as questions remain about what MPs will be allowed to say in Parliament without tabling proof of their claims.