Roadrunners Track Club hosts 22nd annual awards banquet
ON Saturday, the Roadrunners Track Club, led by president and head coach Dexter Bodie, hosted their 22nd annual presentations and awards banquet for their athletes.
Albury Jr following in his brother’s footsteps
AFTER watching his big brother Deyton Albury leave Temple Christian to pursue his basketball career in high school in the United States, Michael Albury Jr has made the transition to Florida from Teleos Baptist Academy where he was a star player for the Cherubims basketball team.
Govt to offer proposal to BPSU members today
THE Davis administration plans to present its final proposal to the Bahamas Public Service Union (BPSU) today, State Minister of Public Service Pia Glover-Rolle said yesterday. She is hopeful a new industrial agreement can be signed before the end of the year.
Public servant concerns ‘to be resolved by first quarter next year’
STATE Public Service Minister Pia Glover-Rolle said yesterday that by the first quarter of next year the government is aiming to resolve the long-standing concerns of public servants from the Ministry of Social Services.
Man, 73, jailed for ten years over unlawful sex with eight-year-old girl
A 73-YEAR-OLD Grand Bahama man convicted of having unlawful sexual intercourse with an eight-year-old girl was sentenced to ten years behind bars yesterday.
Suspect charged with fatal stabbing
A 20-YEAR-OLD man appeared in Magistrate’s Court yesterday in connection with last week’s fatal stabbing in Pinewood Gardens. Shamar Hepburn faced Magistrate Kendra Kelly on a charge of murder.
14-year-old guilty of injuring man
A TEENAGER was sent to Simpson Penn Centre for Boys after admitting to injuring a man yesterday.
Media have an agenda over Sears
It is now patently clear that the main media organisations may have an agenda to force the resignation of the Hon Alfred Sears as they have anointed itself prosecutor, judge and jury in this developing political saga. We have yet to hear and digest all of the facts herein.
FROM FTX TO PRISON AS BAIL DENIED: Sam Bankman-Fried remanded in custody until February court date
DISGRACED former FTX CEO Samuel Bankman-Fried was denied bail by Chief Magistrate Joyann Ferguson-Pratt and remanded to the Bahamas Department of Correctional Services (BDCS) until his next court appearance in February.
Former FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried denied bail
Former FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried has been denied bail by Chief Magistrate Joyann Ferguson-Pratt and has been remanded to the Bahamas Department of Corrections.
Getting glam for the holidays
If there is ever a time to “get fix up”, like Bahamians say, the Christmas season is it.
Bahamian barista places in the top 3 of regional coffee competition
AFTER winning a local competition and placing in the top three of the regional contest stage, local Starbucks barista Shanyhah Bowe has returned home from Costa Rica enriched with an even greater appreciation for coffee.
FACE TO FACE: Following a path that is still evolving
WHEN Deidre Moss graduated from the College of the Bahamas with an Associates Degree in Journalism and Mass Communication back in 2007, she dreamed of making her mark in the media field and impacting lives.
Detention Centre upgrades ‘to cost at minimum seven figures’
LABOUR and Immigration Minister Keith Bell revealed that necessary upgrades to the Carmichael Road Detention Centre will cost “seven figures at the very minimum”.
Mitchell defends Sears over BPL fuel hedging
FOREIGN Affairs Minister Fred Mitchell yesterday defended Works and Utilities Minister Alfred Sears over the controversy surrounding the latter’s conflicting statements over the Bahamas Power and Light fuel hedging issue.
Cooper hails ‘transformational’ National Investment Funds Bill
ACTING Prime Minister Chester Cooper yesterday hailed the National Investment Funds Bill 2022 as a “transformational” piece of legislation that will lay the foundation for public sector investing and reinvestment in support of the country’s national development goals.
Thankful for a helping hand in a time of need
CHERYL Adderley said since being diagnosed with a brain tumor, her life has changed drastically as she now depends on the assistance of Social Services.
