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Family wants answers over man's death
A MAN was reportedly struck by a car while walking home in the Berry Islands last week, dying hours later.
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Inquest begins at last into death after skiff struck by RBDF vessel
THE coroner’s inquest into the death of Christopher Turnquest got underway yesterday with the court presented with testimony on sea conditions, weather patterns and the varying extent of vessel damage after the October 2016 incident.Through nearly an
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Gone fishing
THE fishing grounds near Eleuthera and Abaco have been lively over the past week with the best to be found near Eleuthera about a mile off the Dutch Bars or at Shallow Ground, which is closer to Harbour Island.
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FRONT PORCH: Removal of pride is necessary to experience mercy
PRIDE is a master of disguise. It cloaks itself in all manner of outlandish costumes, intending to mislead oneself and others. Its powers of obfuscation are immense. Pride is so clever, so insidious that it tricks and befuddles our truer selves like a distorting funhouse mirror at a carnival.
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Junior Tennis Nationals being held in memory of Byron Ferguson
HE’S still missing, but the family of Byron Ferguson is keeping his memory alive by sponsoring the Bahamas Lawn Tennis Association’s Junior Nationals this week at the National Tennis Centre. The tournament got started on Saturday and will wrap up on
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Cays fears over who will carry out tests
WITH no COVID-19 testing facilities yet identified for several Abaco cays, many residents there are expressing concern about travellers’ ability to meet the five-day antigen testing deadline.
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Lockdown easing is 'great relief' on Abaco
Abaco's Chamber of Commerce president hailed yesterday's further easing of lockdown restrictions as "a great relief" in the island's battle to recover from the twin ravages of Dorian and COVID-19.
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Cat Island is suffering
Cat Island is so beautiful, but it has a good reason to sing “O Lord We Got Do Right In" - you see the people of Cat Island had made you honourable for the past 21 years please tell us what have you done for us lately or in the past 21 years?
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Oneil returning to Africa to train with younger brother
AFTER making two trips by himself, O’Neil Williams is returning to Africa to train with his younger brother, Ramon.
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Results from Rotary Club of New Providence Horse Show
LAST weekend, the 10th Annual Rotary Club of New Providence Horse Show was held. Here are the results. The division champions and reserve champions are highlighted in bold. The judge was Clayton Farrell, owner of Fox Lea Farm in Venice, Florida.
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MEDITATION: Catching the green light for Jesus
WHEN we drive toward a light that has been green for some time, we often make a little more of an effort “to catch the light”. If we are at the stop sign and we pause for a second after the light changes, very often the motorist behind us will signal rather loudly with a blast of the horn to get us moving. In both instances, there is a response to the colour green that gets us in motion.
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Nassau airport operator unveils new scholarship
VANTAGE Airport Group, which manages both Lynden Pindling International Airport (LPIA) and Greater Moncton Roméo LeBlanc International Airport, has introduced a new aviation scholarship. The Rob Robichaud Vantage Airport Group Scholarship offers $9,0
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Task force to look into government house security
NATIONAL Security Minister Marvin Dames announced yesterday the appointment of a “review committee” tasked with investigating the security issues related to the shooting death of Petty Officer Percival Philip Perpall at Government House on April 28.
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sports inbrief
BASKETBALL GSSSA FINALS THE Government Secondary Schools Sports Association (GSSSA) best-of-three championship series is slated to begin at the Kendal Isaacs gym on Thursday. In the junior girls division at 4pm, the H O Nash Lions are scheduled to take on
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British blood donors
I WATCHED with interest this evening an appeal on ZNS news for donations of blood from The Princess Margaret Blood Bank, Doctors Hospital Blood Bank and The Bahamas Red Cross.
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'A Religious Revolution' wins photo competition
‘A RELIGIOUS Evolution’ was the first-place winner of a photo competition to mark the 150th anniversary of the Anglican Diocese of The Bahamas and the Turks & Caicos Islands.
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A call to prayer
Pray for The Bahamas according to the follow schedule: • Monday, July 16: Pray for people with names from A - C• Tuesday, July 17: D - F• Wednesday, July 18: G - I• Thursday, July 19: J - L• Friday, July 20: M - O• Monday, July 23: P - R• Tuesday, Ju
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Basketball fraternity mourning death of 'Big O'
The basketball fraternity, especially those in Grand Bahama, is mourning the passing of Oral ‘Big O’ Jones.The former forward/centre was 51 years old. He died in New Providence around 3am Tuesday following a massive heart attack, according to reports
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US 'saved more than 200 lives' after Dorian
THE “heroic efforts” of the United States Coast Guard and Customs and Border Protection saved more than 200 lives in the aftermath of Hurricane Dorian, according to a press release from the US Embassy in Nassau. The press release added that hurrican
