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DeMarco Foundation voices support for Jonquel Jones
THE president and director of local LGBTQIA+ group The DeMarco Foundation voiced support for Jonquel Jones after the WNBA star said her sexuality hindered her marketability.
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Man accused of assault on woman police officer
A MAN was granted bail in a Magistrate’s Court yesterday after he was charged with assaulting a female police officer, resisting arrest and disorderly behaviour.
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EDITORIAL: Nice words, but what is actually being done?
GLASGOW last year, Rwanda this week, Egypt for the COP27 conference in November … with all this jetting around the world, our climate change problems must be on the way to being solved. No?
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Defence Force officer murdered
POLICE are trying to piece together the circumstances surrounding the murder of a serving Royal Bahamas Defence Force officer last night.
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‘No one allowed to own land that belongs to govt’
NATIONAL Security Minister Wayne Munroe has defended the 14-day timeframe given to squatters to vacate Crown Land, saying no one will be allowed to own land that belongs to the government.
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Team Bahamas ends up fourth overall
FIBA UNDER-15 CENTROBASKET CHAMPIONSHIPS
HAD it not been for two teams pulling out before the start of play, head coach Quentin ‘Three Ounce’ Hall feels the Bahamas’ boys national team would have performed much better at the FIBA Under-15 Centrobasket Championships in Gurabo, Puerto Rico.
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Mychal ‘Sweet Bells’ Thompson reflects on son Klay’s NBA triumph
HAVING watched as his son surpassed his achievements before his injury two and-a-half years ago, Mychal ‘Sweet Bells’ Thompson was grateful to witness Klay Thompson’s return to the Golden State Warriors as they reeled off their fourth National Basketball Association championship title.
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Govt plans medical cannabis regulation
ATTORNEY General Ryan Pinder says the Davis administration intends to advance comprehensive legislation to regulate a medical cannabis industry and a separate framework for industrial hemp.
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‘We will end vexing issues over citizenship’
ATTORNEY General Ryan Pinder confirmed yesterday the Davis administration will bring an end to the “vexing” issue of inequality between men and women regarding the transfer of citizenship through the proposed Nationality Bill 2022.
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Patrick Paul emerges as the overall winner of road cycling nationals
PATRICK Paul, Dorian Roach and Sanchia Fitzmaurice were among the winners of the New Providence Cycling Association Road Championships at the Clifton Heritage Center over the weekend.
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Ocean exploration boss - deal above board
A TREASURE hunter salvaging a wreck in The Bahamas yesterday branded National Security Minister Wayne Munroe’s recent comments as “inaccurate”, insisting that the process is “transparent”.
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Sunset Pilot Club makes history in Grand Bahama
THE Sunset Pilot Club of Grand Bahama has made history as the first chartered co-ed Pilot Club on the island.
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UPDATED: Shaunae Miller-Uibo and Steven Gardiner win 400m races in Paris
Devynne Charlton second in 100m hurdles
COMPETING in the same meet for the first time this year, Bahamian Olympic champions Shaunae Miller-Uibo and Steven Gardiner surged to impressive victories in the 400 metres on Saturday at the Wanda Diamond League Meet in Paris, France.
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‘Bring relief to people over high gas prices’
FREE National Movement deputy leader Shanendon Cartwright has urged the government to bring relief to Bahamians who are struggling with high gas prices.
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Court hears that suspect ‘tried to kill two police officers and a woman’
A MAN was remanded to the Bahamas Department of Correctional Services yesterday accused of attempting to murder two police officers and a woman.
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Man killed after two gunmen open fire on group
POLICE are investigating a shooting incident that left a man dead on Tuesday night.
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Clarity needed on Embassy spending
THE official opposition wants to see a full report detailing money spent on furniture and decor at an ambassador’s residence in Belgium.
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Leader award for Bahamian farmer
BAHAMIAN farmer Deon Gibson, an agricultural enthusiast, has been recognised as a “Leader of Rurality”.
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Juveniles put on probation for gay slurs and throwing rocks
TWO male juveniles were put on a year’s probation by a Magistrate’s Court yesterday for hurling rocks and homophobic slurs at a man last year.
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Woman attacked former business partner with piece of wood
A WOMAN was put on six months’ probation yesterday after threatening and attacking a former female business partner with a piece of wood.
