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Moncur: My critics are not sanctified

FORMER Senator Rodney Moncur said people who question his appointment as a violence interrupter with the Ministry of National Security are “not sanctified” or filled with the Holy Ghost.

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Plea for Kietta

I am writing on behalf of the dog on the street named Kietta to formally complain about the terrible conditions she is in, the way she is being treated, and my concerns. As a former owner, this is really unsettling.

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‘WHERE ARE OUR WAGES?’ – Former staff of Club Land’Or claim they are owed thousands of dollars

FORMER employees of the shuttered Club Land’Or resort on Paradise Island claim they are owed thousands of dollars in unpaid wages, severance pay and other benefits despite long years of dedicated service before the resort’s closure in 2020.

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Man charged with assault with a dangerous instrument granted bail

A 32-year-old man who denied assaulting another man with a handsaw nearly two months ago was granted $5,000 bail before his trial.

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FACE TO FACE – There is hope: Two baby girls after six year wait

I MET Vandera Carey several years ago when I was coordinating UNESCO’s Jazz Day Celebrations with Dr Leon Higgs. She told me that she would like to be a part of the event. While we knew Vandera would deliver a lovely performance, we discovered that it is the stage where her personality comes alive. She went up on that stage and performed her heart out, and the crowd loved her. Meanwhile, her biggest fan, her husband George, was waiting in the wings.

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Baseball prospect Adari Grant performs well in minor league camp

ADARI Grant has yet to receive his minor league assignment for the 2022 season, but the highly touted St Louis Cardinals prospect made enough of an impression in preseason minor league camp for franchise staff to take notice.

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FACE TO FACE: A return to Eleuthera to be part of something truly special

WHEN Keyron Smith was a little boy growing up in Eleuthera, he was fascinated by the planes that would fly above his home across the street from the North Eleuthera Airport.

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Versatile Ras Delancy makes his transition to the high jump

AFTER earning the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SIAC) Volleyball Player of the Year for the Benedict College Tigers last week, Bahamian Ras Jesse Delancy showed his versatility as he made the transition to track and field where he competed in the high jump.

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Brandon Hutchison and Keyshawn Strachan shine at the Penn Relays

DESPITE the extremely cold weather conditions, strongman Keyshawn Strachan and Brandon Hutchison produced outstanding individual performances in leading the St John’s College Giants and St Augustine’s College Big Red Machine teams at the Penn Relays over the weekend in Philadelphia.

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THE KDK REPORT: Even bright stars fall

THROUGHOUT the course of our lifetime, there is an unwavering and universal truth that we must all accept.

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Family tree chopped down by the rules

This will come as a shock to all members of Ancestry DNA, who are involved in building family trees.

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A mother to one, daughter to many, and a nurse to all

Kelsha Roberts, a registered nurse at the Princess Margaret Hospital in the Intensive Care Unit, is this week joining her colleagues throughout the country to celebrate National Nurses Week.

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Prep basketball prospect Rashawn Ferguson commits to Mounties

ANOTHER Bahamian prep basketball prospect will head to Canada to begin his collegiate and academic career.

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Apparent conflict

Appointment of the Chairman of Town Planning Committee to Subdivision and Development Appeal Board – an apparent conflict of interest.

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‘We are going to have to play together’

Deandre Ayton looks ahead to game 6 against Mavericks

The Phoenix Suns have an opportunity to clinch a second consecutive berth to the Western Conference Finals but Deandre Ayton said he expects tonight’s game six matchup to be one of the toughest in the series.

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Restoring Nassau’s glory days

Every time I drive through downtown Nassau it depresses me.

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On form Jazz Chisholm Jr leads the Miami Marlins

JAZZ CHISHOLM JR continues his transition to breakout star for the Miami Marlins and is not only a team leader, but among the league leaders in several offensive categories.

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Summit to discuss COVID and climate change

REGIONAL leaders are expected to discuss COVID-19’s impact, the effects of climate change as well as disaster preparedness at the ninth Summit of the Americas scheduled to be held in Los Angeles this summer.

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Flooding shows need for insurance

Why does insurance coverage matter in this new Climate Change era? Unfortunately, flooding like what we had this weekend will be the norm rather than the exception. My useful advice to you is to make sure to take the opportunity to call anyone of the insurance companies within The Bahamas if you need any hurricane insurance (Life, Home, Auto, Marine, Business, Aviation, etc...). Most experts predict that this upcoming hurricane season will be another active one. I know that hurricane and homeowners’ insurance are expensive, but I beg you to consider the alternative.

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Fox has first hit, stolen base of career

LUCIUS Fox ended his drought at the plate and achieved a career milestone with the first hit and first stolen base of his Major League Baseball career.