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$200 fine over Indian hemp possession
A MAN was fined $200 in a Magistrate’s Court yesterday on a drug charge.
Miller-Uibo places 2nd in return to 200 metres
FRESH off the end of what could be described as her swan song in the women’s 400 metres at the World Championships in Eugene, Oregon a couple weeks ago, Shaunae Miller-Uibo returned to the 200 metres where she placed second.
Shaunae Miller-Uibo on 400m event: ‘I’m putting it to rest’
EUGENE, Oregon (AP) — Shaunae Miller-Uibo ran away with the 400-metre title at world championships. Now, she may be walking away from the one-lap event for good.
STRIKERS TOLD TO GET BACK TO WORK: Govt says it won’t be bullied - as judge rules action illegal
AFTER hundreds of airport employees refused to report to work yesterday, a court ruling declared the industrial action illegal - with workers ordered to go back to work.
Tynia Gaither denied spot in 200m final at Worlds
Despite running a personal best, Tynia Gaither was denied her third consecutive spot in the final of the women’s 200 metres at the World Championships.
Gaither advances to 200m semis, Strachan injured
One day after they both bowed out in the semi-finals of the women’s 100 metres on Sunday, Anthonique Strachan and Tynia Gaither returned yesterday to begin their campaign for a shot in the 200 in the World Championships at Hayward Field in Eugene, Oregon.
Goodman’s Bay
Should Government allow private enterprise to coolly take over public open space and no one lift a hand or even understand what is happening? I am concerned what is openly happening on Goodman’s Bay parking lot to the eastern side.
Strachan: ‘I felt like I got hit in my quad and that was it’
SPRINTER Anthonique Strachan said she was quite devastated when she suffered the grade one strain to her left quad during Monday night’s heats of the women’s 200 metres at the World Championships.
DELAYED: Majority of striking airport staff fail to report for work despite ‘illegal’ court ruling
AN estimated 80 percent of airport workers in New Providence who engaged in a lightning strike on Monday did not return to work yesterday, despite a recent court ruling ordering them to report for duty.
Couple fined after airport argument
AN AMERICAN couple were fined in a Magistrate’s Court yesterday on charges of disorderly behaviour, obstruction and causing harm to a police officer at Lynden Pindling International Airport.
Negotiations restart after industrial action at airport
THE government has restarted negotiations with the Bahamas Public Service Union (BPSU) following Monday’s industrial action with the hopes of having most of their grievances resolved by the end of August.
Three fined over drugs charges
A WOMAN and a pair of men were fined yesterday on two separate drug charges.
TA Thompson repairs to be complete ‘by start of term’
EDUCATION Minister Glenys Hanna Martin said yesterday repairs at T A Thompson Junior High School will be completed in time for the start of school on August 29.
Gaither 5th, Thomas 6th in Hungary meet
WORLD ATHLETICS CONTINENTAL TOUR
Sprinter Tynia Gaither and high jumper Donald Thomas, competing on the World Athletics Continental Tour 2022, got fifth and sixth place in their respective events as they continued to compete in Europe on Monday.
Relief packages for bus drivers ‘sorted this week’
TRANSPORT and Housing Minister JoBeth Coleby-Davis says she is hoping relief packages for bus drivers will be sorted out this week.
BTC not at Liberty’s top as revenue rise flattens
The Bahamas Telecommunications Company (BTC) was not among its ultimate parent’s best Caribbean performers during the 2022 second quarter as revenues flat-lined against prior year comparatives.
‘Unions need to find a solution apart from industrial action’
FORMER Labour Director John Pinder says he believes union leaders should apply more skills to getting matters resolved outside of industrial action that features, among other tactics, large numbers of workers calling in sick.
GOLD FOR SHAUNAE: Miller-Uibo wins 400m final at World Athletics Championships
As she tacked on the final piece missing from her glaring crown, Shaunae Miller-Uibo completed what she called her final global 400 metres by finally adding the World Championships title to her illustrious career that now has her pegged as one of the greatest ever.
Dome families to receive cash help
THE government will be providing monetary assistance to Abaco dome dwellers to assist with their relocation to permanent homes, according to Disaster Reconstruction Authority executive chairman Alex Storr.
Decathlete Ken Thompson in 7th after day 1
BIRMINGHAM, England — Although he’s currently in seventh place in the men’s decathlon at the 2022 Commonwealth Games, Kendrick Thompson said he still has the confidence that he can perform much better.
