Surfers eliminated
Although they both gave gallant efforts in their repechage yesterday, Bahamian surfers Joey Gale and Lili Wagner were eliminated from the competition at the ISA World Surfing Games.
Defendant’s girlfriend testified she witnessed him kill a man in 2021
A MAN was denied bail yesterday after being charged with the 2021 murder of a man in Pinewood Gardens in what prosecutors said was retaliation for the alleged assault of his mother.
Man charged with assault with deadly weapon
A MAN was granted bail yesterday after being accused of assaulting someone with a handgun over the summer.
One year jail for man found with a single bullet
A MAN was sentenced to one year in prison yesterday after admitting to possessing a single round of .40 ammunition last week.
World Athletics Championships Profile: Charisma Taylor
IN her senior debut at the Olympic Games last year in Paris, France, personal stylist Charisma Taylor made the bold step at competing in both the women’s triple jump and the 100 metre hurdles.
Freshman QB Graham Knowles opens season with ‘a memorable performance’
GEORGIA Tech freshman quarterback Graham Knowles opened his 2025 collegiate football season this Saturday with a memorable performance, delivering just one pass for one of the most explosive plays of the game.
Govt says just 20 teaching vacancies left as ministry interviewing candidates
EDUCATION Director Dominique McCartney-Russell says the ministry is in the process of interviewing candidates to address remaining teacher shortages, with only 20 vacancies left nationwide.
Union says reluctance to transition to Bahamas Grid Company due to uncertainty over benefits
AFTER Bahamas Power and Light (BPL) officials said workers are unwilling to transition to the Bahamas Grid Company (BGC), a union leader claimed yesterday the reluctance stems from uncertainty over benefits.
Nassau port volumes exceed July forecast by double digits
Nassau’s major commercial shipping port beat projections for the first month of its 2026 financial year by double digits for all major imports, it was revealed yesterday, following last year’s 14.7 percent profits jump.
Canadian airlines double Nassau service for winter
Canadian airlines are more than doubling non-stop service to Nassau during the upcoming winter tourism season to account for 10 percent of inbound flights to the Bahamian capital.
American Airlines set to grow Bahamas winter flights 18%
American Airlines yesterday confirmed it will launch three weekly flights to Bimini from Miami International Airport in mid-February 2026 to coincide with the peak winter tourism season.
Bahamasair terminates pilot at centre of Abaco falling out
Bahamasair yesterday said it has dismissed a senior pilot following an internal probe into a cockpit dispute with a co-pilot that temporarily grounded a flight in Marsh Harbour and disrupted operations.
Bahamasair operating with just 50% of turbo prop fleet
Bahamasair has been operating with just 50 percent of its ATR turbo-prop fleet since mid-August after its most recently-acquired aircraft joined others in maintenance, it was revealed yesterday.
BPL to phase-out rentals on Eleuthera by June ‘26
Bahamas Power & Light (BPL) is aiming to phase-out rental generation on mainland Eleuthera by June 2026 as an Opposition election candidate said a recent discount “does not scratch the surface”.
Developer eyes second $500m project approval in 6-7 months
The developer behind the $200m Rosewood Exuma project is hoping to receive environmental approvals for its second $500m project within six to seven months.
AML Foods holds to $250m sales target despite blaze
Top AML Foods executives have pledged that the mid-April 2025 blaze which destroyed two stores “will not define us” with the company holding to its target of hitting $250m in annual sales by 2030.
‘It was a complete slam dunk case’
A charter operator branded a judge’s refusal to halt the release of a foreign vessel, which he helped apprehend for alleged fisheries violations, “unfortunate” and blasted: “This was a complete slam dunk case.”
BASRA warns boaters against treating it as a tow service
BOATERS who treat the Bahamas Air Sea Rescue Association (BASRA) like a towing service are putting lives at risk, according to operations manager Chris Lloyd, who said the misuse has already cost the organisation valuable volunteers.
Atlantis plans to build $10m PI School
Atlantis’s bid to construct a $10m school on Paradise Island has been hailed by other developers and realtors alike for “feeding into the renaissance” of the destination and boosting its competitiveness.
Smith Upset by Baha Mar’s repainting of ‘Ringo’
TOBY Smith, the sculptor behind the flamingo statue at the JFK roundabout, has accused Baha Mar of “bastardising” his work after the resort repainted the piece without his input and erased his signature.
