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Ken Mullings levels up with Powerade sponsorship
BAHAMIAN professional athlete Ken Mullings, like many athletes, has his mind set on the Paris Summer Olympic Games, and with Powerade’s sponsorship he believes his goals can become reality.
FACE TO FACE - Paying it forward and creating lasting smiles
DR Welmilya Francis is living proof of how powerful the impressions are that we make on very young children.
Hurdler Pedrya Seymour making a comeback
ALTHOUGH she’s been inactive since she made her second appearance at the Olympic Games in 2021 in Tokyo, Japan, former Bahamian 100 metre hurdles record holder Pedrya Seymour is looking forward to giving it another shot. Now back in training with her original coach George Cleare in Louisiana, Seymour is working towards making the team that will represent the Bahamas at the Olympics in Paris, France, July 27 to August 11.
Wheelchair bound man earns Master’s degree
GREGORY Cash, Jr has once again overcome the adversities of life to obtain his Master’s degree in exceptional student education from Barry University.
Gunfight with police results in death of man
A MAN was shot dead by police in western New Providence yesterday morning, the first fatal police-involved shooting of the year.
Mark Knowles gives back
The Bahamas Lawn Tennis Association’s (BLTA) ‘Play Tennis’ participants got a special treat yesterday over at the National Tennis Centre (NTC) as retired Bahamian pro tennis player Mark Knowles paid a special visit to conduct a session with the young ones.
Sprinter Wanya McCoy ‘making the adjustment’
The decision to switch from playing basketball to running track as a high school student who moved from Doris Johnson to Queen’s College, from competing in the 400 metres to the sprints and transferring from Clemson University to the University of Florida, has paid off big dividends for Wanya McCoy.
Family waits for action on police killing
THE family of a man police killed in 2018 is concerned over the length of time police are taking to announce or act on recommendations from the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions concerning the officers who killed him.
Denisha Cartwright pleased with performance
DENISHA Cartwright knew sooner or later that she would qualify for the 2024 Olympic Games.
Cousin: Suicide ‘story is not adding up’
THE family of an influencer who died last week do not believe she committed suicide, insisting the “story isn’t adding up”.
Major Jr impressed with freshman season at Howard
BAHAMIAN collegiate tennis player Michael Major Jr recently returned home in good spirits after what he deemed a great freshman season with the Howard University men’s college tennis programme.
Blackbeard's Cay dolphin rescue complete - 5 taken to Atlantis care facility
The Ministry of Agriculture and Marine Resources has advised that all five remaining dolphins were rescued from Blackbeard's Cay/Balmoral Island.
‘Knew in my bones’ dolphins would become victims at cay
A Bahamian environmental activist yesterday revealed she “knew in my bones” more than a decade ago that the Blackbeard’s Cay project would hit trouble with its dolphins as the main victims.
Murder in Fox Hill hours after Mitchell warning
A MAN was murdered in Fox Hill yesterday morning, hours after area MP Fred Mitchell warned constituents to expect tit-for-tat killings following the murder of an alleged prominent gang member.
Ex-Minister: ‘Nothing to do with’ dead dolphins
An ex-Cabinet minister yesterday blamed US bankruptcy trustees for the plight of Blackbeard’s Cay’s dolphins as he had agreed to care being provided prior to their potential sale.
PETER YOUNG: Russian doublespeak
IT is always said that George Orwell was credited with inventing doublespeak after coining the term doublethink in his novel 1984.
Keric Rolle is leading the way for Bahamians
Keric Rolle is breaking barriers in the field of actuarial science, becoming one of a few Bahamians to attain the Fellow of the Society of Actuaries (FSA) designation.
Honouring their contributions to 50 years of excellence in track and field
THE newly formed Bahamas Track and Field Alumni hosted its inaugural Gala & Awards Dinner on Friday at the Balmoral Club where several persons were honoured for their contribution to 50 years of excellence in the sport.
'Social warrior and source of moral clarity' - Former National Security and Immigration minister Loftus Roker dies at 88
Former Minister of National Security and Immigration, and one of the signatories to The Bahamas Constitution, A. Loftus Roker has died.
‘Vexatious litigation’ delayed rescue of starving dolphins
AGRICULTURE and Marine Resources Minister Jomo Campbell defended government’s efforts to rescue five dolphins from Blackbeard’s Cay.
