Smashing up ex’s car brings probation order
A WOMAN was placed on three months’ probation in court yesterday after admitting to smashing her former boyfriend’s car and other belongings after she found he was cheating on her.
Bail granted in car attack case
A MAN accused of hitting a woman with his car was granted bail in Magistrate’s Court yesterday.
It’s gameday
After losing to Ohio in their initial appearance here in 2017, interim head coach Bryant Vincent said there’s still no better place for his University of Alabama at Birmingham Blazers men’s football team to be than here at the HomeTown Lenders Bahamas Bowl.
NPPPSSA honours Lynch and Stubbs
IN the spirit of the holiday season, the New Providence Public Primary Schools Sports Association found themselves on the giving and receiving end of gifts during their year-ending celebrations on Wednesday at Claridge Primary School.
Andrew Munnings returns home from training in Japan
AFTER returning home from a two-month training session in Osaka, Japan, top Bahamian male judoka Andrew Munnings said he’s so pleased with his performance that he definitely feels that he will be able to compete at a higher level in the future.
Don’t suffer Xmas hangover through financial indiscipline
The holiday season is almost upon us, and while Christmas is a wonderful opportunity to spend time with friends and family, it is also an occasion when a person’s “jolly spending” can create financial hardships for months to follow.
Arawak Cay vendors hit by gate’s closure
Arawak Cay vendors yesterday said the closure of the venue’s eastern gate entrance is creating a “turn off” for visitors to the Fish Fry and a drop in their income.
Investment fund bill to boost gov’t returns
The Attorney General yesterday hailed the National Investment Funds Bill (IFB) for providing a structure that will allow the Government’s ownership interests in private companies to be professionally managed.
Efforts to rebuild Treasure Cay’s sewerage system hit by ‘procurement, shipping delays’
The Water and Sewerage Corporation (WSC) yesterday conceded that efforts to rebuild Treasure Cay’s sewerage system have been hit by “procurement and shipping delays” in COVID-19’s aftermath.
Companies urged to build investor sustainability trust
A Bahamian accountant says it is vital that investors have trust in a company’s sustainability reporting in an environment where increasing emphasis is being placed on climate action.
STATESIDE: A change in the ‘Axis of Evil’ membership?
REMEMBER the Axis of Evil? That was a term very much in vogue back in the days of US President George W Bush, and the charter members of this putative unholy alliance were Iran, Iraq and North Korea.
FRONT PORCH: Ignorance poses threat to our political system
GORGING on US cable television news, quite a number of Bahamians mindlessly regurgitate the analysis of many of the babbling and bobbling talking heads on American television, breezily transposing much of the American political drama and insipid commentary to Bahamian politics.
Climate and health course held in Grand Bahama
OVER 130 community members and health professionals were present for the launch of the first climate and health ambassador training course this week.
LGBTI group wants to see non-discrimination in govt
THE Bahamas Organisation of LGBTI Affairs wants to see an across-the-board anti-discrimination policy implemented in government agencies in 2023, according to its spokesperson Alexus D’Marco yesterday.
Commission ‘cannot condone’ FTXs $100m Bahamas payout
A Delaware bankruptcy judge was yesterday told that the Securities Commission’s vehement rejection of Sam Bankman-Fried’s Bahamian creditor preferential payout plan proves there was no “collusion” with the FTX founder.
Cable unveils its first dividend in five years
Cable Bahamas’ top executive yesterday voiced optimism that it has “set the foundation” to become a dividend-paying stock once again with the unveiling of a first capital return to shareholders for five years.
Attorney to seek Bankman-Fried release
AN attorney representing embattled former FTX CEO Samuel Bankman-Fried says he will proceed with “whatever is necessary” to have his client released from the Bahamas Department of Correctional Services after he was sent there on Tuesday.
