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STATESIDE: Biden’s age, inflation and immigration record to be tested
POLITICIANS are quite comfortable lobbing verbal grenades at an incumbent president of the opposing party, and the current crop of Republican office holders and job seekers is no different. In the steady, numbing drumbeat of GOP criticisms of Joe Biden and his administration, the loudest seems to be about his age.
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Hunt for gunmen as three shot
POLICE are searching for the suspects behind two shootings that occurred on Sunday and Monday.
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Second murder in two days
POLICE are investigating a second homicide in as many days after a man was shot dead yesterday morning off Hamster Road.
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WNBA Finals: Jonquel Jones and the Sun are eliminated
THE 2022 season ended on a disappointing note for Jonquel Jones and her Connecticut Sun.
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‘Sooner the better’ for end to mask mandate
A top hotelier yesterday asserted that the Government will “secure tourism’s continued upward momentum” if it eliminates the remaining COVID travel restrictions, adding: “The sooner we do it the better off we will be.”
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Queen Elizabeth II, Britain's monarch for 70 years, dies – updates
Queen Elizabeth II, Britain’s longest-reigning monarch and a rock of stability across much of a turbulent century, has died. She was 96.
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Jones, Sun force decisive Game 5
UNCASVILLE, Conn (AP) — DeWanna Bonner and Courtney Williams each scored 19 points to help the Connecticut Sun rout the Chicago Sky 104-80 last night and force a decisive Game 5 in their WNBA semi-final series.
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Sky to host winner-take-all game 5 tonight
THE ninth meeting between Jonquel Jones’ Connecticut Sun and Chicago Sky will determine which team will advance to the WNBA Finals and which team will see its 2022 season come to an end.
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Bahamians pay tribute to monarch
BAHAMIANS are mourning the loss of 96-year-old British monarch Queen Elizabeth II, who died yesterday afternoon after 70 years on the throne.
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EDITORIAL: The long battle to defeat HIV/AIDS
THE end of the AIDS epidemic is in sight?
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Jonquel Jones and Sun fall in 2-1 hole
Candace Parker helps Sky beat Sun 76-72
The Connecticut Sun lost a pivotal game three of the WNBA semifinals and surrendered home court advantage for the remainder of the series, but the story emerging out of yesterday’s game was the limited time Jonquel Jones received down the stretch.
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ALWAYS THERE FOR US: Queen Elizabeth II dies age 96
AFTER 70 years on the throne, making her the longest reigning monarch in British history, Queen Elizabeth II died peacefully at her summer residence in Scotland yesterday at the age of 96.
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Jasrado Chisholm ruled out for rest of year
JASRADO “Jazz” Chisholm Jr has been sidelined for over two months and, with the MLB regular season winding down, the Miami Marlins officially ruled out their All-Star second baseman for the remainder of the year.
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Tropical storm warning remains in effect for Southeast Bahamas
TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE SOUTHEAST BAHAMAS WHICH INCLUDES THE ISLANDS OF INAGUA, MAYAGUANA, ACKLINS, CROOKED ISLAND, SAMANA CAY, LONG CAY AND RAGGED ISLAND. A HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE TURKS AND CAICOS ISLANDS.
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Lincoln Bain loses appeal over $64k repayment
FIREBRAND political activist Lincoln Bain has had the threat of a 90-day prison sentence eliminated despite losing his appeal against having to repay $64,000 over a failed investment deal.
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‘Let businesses set own rules over mask rules for customers’
GROCERY store managers said yesterday that while they support the lifting of the country’s mask mandate, they also believe businesses should be allowed to set their own mask wearing rules for customers.
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Marlins sweep Titans, make it to finals
ACE pitcher Thomas Davis liked what he saw from his Sigma Blue Marlins as they swept aside the Atlantis Titans in two straight games to advance to the New Providence Softball Association men’s championship series.
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Thomas, Murray named to Arizona Fall League Rosters
A PAIR of Bahamian minor league baseball players achieved another career milestone with promotions to the Arizona Fall League.
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Gaither, Charlton in Diamond League Final
Sprinter, high hurdler all set for big event in Zurich
After four months and 12 meetings, high hurdler Devynne Charlton and sprinter Tynia Gaither are the only two Bahamians who survived for a spot in the Wanda Diamond League Final this week in Zurich, Switzerland.
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Just two diseases cost taxpayer $35m
Just two diseases consume more than one out of every six dollars in the Government’s annual health budget, it was revealed yesterday, with its public clinics facing an “extraordinary requirement for improvement”.
