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WNBA MVP Jonquel Jones designated as core player
THE Connecticut Sun have placed the core tag on reigning WNBA MVP Jonquel Jones, weeks ahead of what is expected to be a busy 2022 free agency period.
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In-person classes to resume on Monday
STUDENTS across the country will return to school campuses for in-person learning on Monday, the Ministry of Education, Technical and Vocational Training announced yesterday.
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Three facing drug charges
TWO men and a woman were charged in Magistrate’s Court yesterday on two separate counts of possession of dangerous drugs.
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Bad policy to open in a surge
It is important for schools to open. Our children need to be educated. They need to peer bond. They need socialisation.
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Three women accused of smuggling drugs
THREE women accused of smuggling drugs and other items into the Bahamas Department of Correctional Services were charged in the Magistrate’s Court on Friday.
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Income tax
Permit me to respond to a few questions posed to me by G Minnis (Friday, January 21, 2022), in reference to my recent letter decrying the regressive nature of the Bahamian economy and proposing corporate and personal income taxes to fix it.
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Newton seeks another term as BLTA president
Annual general meeting and election of officers all set for this Saturday
Perry Newton, the president of Sub Region Three of COTECC, will be seeking another two-year term as president of the Bahamas Lawn Tennis Association when the BLTA holds its annual general meeting and election of officers on Saturday.
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Construction projects will open 500 jobs
DR Robert Robertson, president of the Bahamas Technical and Vocational Institute, revealed that some 500 certified Bahamians are needed this summer for significant construction projects in the Family Islands.
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‘Our kids are ready to engage in after-school sports’
WITH the forum created by Best Events and Sports management team during the Meet & Greet for Minister of Sports Mario Bowleg, the sporting associations and federations got to express their grievances over the state of sports in the country in the COVID- 19 environment.
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Cruise ship sails to Bahamas to avoid fine
A CRYSTAL Cruises ship was diverted to The Bahamas over the weekend after a United States judge issued an arrest warrant for the vessel over its unpaid fuel bills, according to international reports.
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Audit of human resources to begin in public services
STATE Public Service Minister Pia Glover-Rolle revealed on Friday her ministry will be conducting a human resources audit across the public service sector starting next month.
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‘WE DID OUR BEST TO HELP HEAVENLY’: Police alerted to her ordeal but she would not make a complaint
SENIOR officials have insisted law enforcement did all in its power in the days leading up to the murder of 21-year-old Heavenly Terveuus by her boyfriend and father of her child, Fenron Ferguson.
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Clint Watson and standards in public office
When he was the host of Beyond the Headlines at Eyewitness News, Clint Watson, now Press Secretary in the Office of the Prime Minister, saw it as his job to hold certain public officials accountable.
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Coleby set for United Arab Emirates National Basketball League
DWIGHT Coleby joined his third club of the 2021- 22 season while several other Bahamian frontcourt players had season high performances for their respective clubs.
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Immigration officer and DJ in court after viral video
AN immigration officer and a local DJ have been charged with causing grievous harm to a woman last week during an incident that was captured on video and later went viral.
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Minister: ‘Government is not stopping you from playing sports’
MINISTER of Youth, Sports and Culture Mario Bowleg called on sporting bodies to be more innovative and diversified in their leadership, while advising them of the revision of the Bahamas Sports Advisory Council, provisions for the development of faculties for the seventh Bahamas Games in 2023 and to make the federations more self-sufficient as they relaunch sports in paradise.
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EDITORIAL: We hear the outcry, now where is the action?
THERE has been an outcry following the death of Heavenly Terveus.
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McCoy and Bastian stand out in NCAA Division II basketball
BAHAMIAN student athletes continue to have a major impact on their respective programmes in NCAA Division II basketball.
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WE PRAYED OVER HER ’TIL HER LAST BREATH: Pastor tells of horror as woman died fleeing gang shootout outside church
CHURCH goers prayed over a fatally wounded Claudette Capron as she took her last breath after being hit by stray bullets on Tuesday night.
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$1,000 fine for overstaying
A JAMAICAN man who overstayed his welcome in the country by four days was yesterday ordered to pay $1,000 to avoid spending one month behind bars.
