‘CITIZENSHIP FIGHT WAS FOR EVERYONE’: Privy Council upholds ruling on birthright
THE Privy Council affirmed yesterday that children born out of wedlock to Bahamian men are citizens at birth regardless of their mother’s nationality, a consequential ruling that transforms how citizenship is attained in The Bahamas.
Argument escalates into fight at San Salvador school
AN executive at a school in San Salvador was injured after an argument with a parent on Wednesday morning, police said.
Boxer Carl Hield ousted
As the lone ranger representing the Bahamas at the International Boxing Association’s World Boxing Championships, Carl Hield’s run didn’t last past his first bout.
Noble Prep Basketball: Day one in the books
THE Noble Preparatory Academy’s (NPA) sixth edition of the Spring Classic Basketball tourney returned to Kendal GL Isaacs Gymnasium yesterday evening.
Red-Line track club to host two-day meet this weekend
THE Red-Line Athletics track club is set to host their youth and multi-events classic this Saturday and Sunday at the Thomas A Robinson stadium.
Men’s national beach soccer team set to be named today
THE Bahamas Football Association has not yet released the names of its 12-member team, but beach soccer chairman Gavin Christie said they will have a very diversified squad to compete in the Confederation of North, Central America and Caribbean Association Beach Soccer Championships.
Sunland Stingers emerge as baseball champions
THE Grand Bahama Baseball Secondary Schools Athletic Association (GBSSAA) completed its 2023 Steven Adderly/Bernard Aranha High Schools Baseball League on Wednesday at the Emera Baseball Park.
Man sentenced to jail for having a loaded firearm in his car
A MAN was sentenced to two and a half years in prison after he pleaded guilty to having a loaded gun in his car.
Four ounces of marijuana leads to man’s arrest in GB
GRAND Bahama police have arrested a Freeport man in connection with the discovery of illegal drugs in the Freeport area.
How can we create opportunity?
What areas can The Bahamas look at to create new job opportunities for Bahamians, particularly youth?
Imagine the difference
We have a lot of people who complain.
RCL and PI proposal
As a nature lover, I would like to express my feelings on the current debate over RCL’s development of a Beach Club on the Western end of Paradise Island. First of all, I totally agree with the fears of the various environmentalists. Opinions of expert environmentalists such as Joseph Darville should not be ignored. Who are the members of the Environmental Commission? What are their qualifications?
Approval sought for $65m Rose Island hotel project
The Government's investments chief yesterday disclosed that approval is being sought for a $65m resort Rose Island resort project to join $1.3bn worth of New Providence developments that have already received the go-ahead.
National symbols
Ministry of National Security correctly, especially with the 50th anniversary, puts out a warning concerning the use of the National Crest and other symbols of the State.
Son says he fled when father was shot because he was ‘scared’
THE son of the blind man shot and killed by police while he was driving a motorcycle in 2018 told a coroner’s court yesterday that he fled the scene because he was “scared”.
Court of Appeal upholds prison sentence for three drug convicts
THREE men convicted of having $1.6m worth of marijuana off the coast of Andros in 2019 had their three-year prison sentence upheld yesterday by the Court of Appeal.
PM: Bahamas' survival at stake over climate change
The Prime Minister has warned that The Bahamas will "not survive" unless it can become more resilient against, and better adapt to, the impact of climate change.
Eric Wiberg: The story of the aircraft lost in The Bahamas – Part III: New Providence – 60 land accidents
Thursday, 4th May, 2023.
STATESIDE: Is American political, economic and military dominance diminishing in the world?
IT seems like every couple of days there is a news story reporting on mounting evidence that increasing numbers of countries around the world are choosing to sit out the growing conflict between Russia and US-led NATO that is being played out on the fertile fields of Ukraine.
