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Rolle gets 40 years jail for murder of Kessinger

RODRIGO Rolle was emotionless yesterday as a judge sentenced him to 40 years in prison for murdering an elderly American woman during a home invasion in Cat Island in 2017.

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‘I feel confident in this team’

Coach Philip Major Jr said he likes the chances of Team Bahamas advancing to the Davis Cup Juniors Finals in November.

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‘Crime is down’ but rise in rape

POLICE Commissioner Clayton Fernander said serious crimes decreased by 21 per cent in 2023, although rape increased by 11 per cent.

Woman accused of trying to kill man with her vehicle

A WOMAN was remanded to prison yesterday after she allegedly tried to kill a man with her vehicle on Carmichael Road last week.

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WSC contractor killed as two shot dead over weekend

TWO men were killed in New Providence and Abaco over the weekend.

Three men charged on the murder of Renaldo Pinder

THREE men were behind bars yesterday after they were accused of killing a man last week.

Man found with loaded gun granted bail

A MAN was granted bail after he was accused of having a loaded gun in New Providence last month.

Restraint in politics and in government

ANTHONY Seldon, the well-known British headteacher and political observer has written books on each of his country’s prime ministers over the past 40 years.

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FRONT PORCH: Restraint in politics and government

ANTHONY Seldon, the well-known British headteacher and political observer has written books on each of his country’s prime ministers over the past 40 years.

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Minister ‘agenda’ against Murphy

RETIRED commissioner of the Bahamas Department of Correctional Services Charles Murphy claimed in court yesterday that National Security Minister Wayne Munroe had a personal agenda against him and failed to adequately explain why he sent him on administrative leave after the 2021 general election.

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Otabor, Cartwright win

While some of the top elite athletes took care of business in China and Bermuda, a number of collegiate and local athletes were in action in various meets in the United States of America.

Rudeness by agent for Bahamasair trip

Recently, several members of my family travelled to George Town, Exuma, to attend a 95th birthday celebration for a member of our family.

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Beautiful Grand Bahama project is praised for helping YMCA

KAREN Pinder-Johnson, the YMCA’s executive director, has praised Beautiful Grand Bahama (BGB) for assisting with much-needed improvements to the facility and its sporting amenities.

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Police ‘have technology to catch assassins’

POLICE have the technology to determine who is receiving assassination orders from inmates at the Bahamas Department of Corrections and the resources to prove someone is a gang member, National Security Minister Wayne Munroe said yesterday.

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Bahamas ratifies World Relays team

IN less than three weeks the World Athletics Relays will return to Paradise on May 4-5 at a newly renovated Thomas A Robinson National Stadium.

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Four teams on the verge of victory

Four teams competing in the Government Secondary Schools Sports Association (GSSSA) Baseball/Softball Championships have the same goal in common - one more win.

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Woman claims she stabbed former lover with a knife in self-defence

A WOMAN testified yesterday that she stabbed her former lover last year because he tried to force his way into her home.

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Student fights with school resource officer at Eight Mile Rock High School

AN Eight Mile Rock High School student fought a school resource officer on Monday in a chaotic incident captured on camera.

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NPBA Finals: Discount Distributors Rockets win Division One title

THE Discount Distributors Rockets added another chapter to their long-standing rivalry with the Commonwealth Bank Giants in division one play.

Rowing Bahamas’ inaugural rowing regatta Saturday

ROWING Bahamas, the newly formed local body for the watersport, will host its inaugural rowing regatta on Saturday.