Couple ‘made things work’, drop charges
A COUPLE who appeared in Magistrate’s Court yesterday for causing harm and assault against each other withdrew the charges, with one of the accused saying the two were working on things.
$100k fine for drugs charges
A MAN was fined $100,000 yesterday for drug charges dating back to 2014.
Man accused over death threat
A MAN was arraigned yesterday for threatening a woman with death over the weekend.
Devynne celebrates with her alma mater
Shares World Indoors 60 metre hurdles silver medal
As part of the celebrations for her first global track and field meet, women’s national record holder Devynne Charlton shared her IAAF World Indoor Championships 60 metres hurdles silver medal with her alma maters at St Francis/Joseph and St Augustine’s College.
‘Golden girl’ Shaunae has eyes on World Outdoors
COMING off her World Indoor Championship gold medal performance a couple weeks ago, there’s one more major title Shaunae Miller-Uibo wants to add to her résumé and that is the World Outdoor Championship crown.
Unfinished business: NPBA to resume postseason play at AF Adderley Thursday
WITH some unfinished business from the 2019/20 season that was interrupted because of COVID-19, the New Providence Basketball Association is scheduled to resume its postseason play starting on Thursday at the AF Adderley Gymnasium.
Flowers: ‘What an amazing person Anita Doherty was’
LONG before she made her mark in the sporting community in New Providence and Grand Bahama, businessman Craig Flowers said he got a first hand view of the late Anita Doherty’s sporting prowess and administrator skills in Liberia.
Peyton Wong ranks 6th in High Point Rider standings
UNIVERSITY of Tampa Equestrian Peyton Wong ended her competition season ranked 6th overall in the 2022 High Point Rider standings for Zone V Region 5 of the Intercollegiate Horse Shows Association (IHSA).
HUBERT EDWARDS: The IMF’s ‘inconclusive’ concluding statements
This article concludes my assessment of The Bad points in the International Monetary Fund’s (IMF) recent Article IV statement on The Bahamas, starting with the recommendation for increased interest rates and then considering The Concerning issues.
Dorian small home repair contractors owed $400k
The Disaster Reconstruction Authority (DRA) owes $400,000 to contractors for the post-Dorian Grand Bahama small home repairs programme, a Cabinet minister said yesterday, with 1,100 homeowners still awaiting funding approvals.
Athletes get set for CARIFTA trials starting Friday
IN anticipation of the finals trials this weekend and subsequently the CARIFTA Games over the Easter holiday weekend, the top sprinters eligible for Team Bahamas got a chance to go through a block start session.
PETER YOUNG: Unwise words of a US President
SO much information about the Russian invasion of Ukraine, now into a second month, is being bandied about that it is said that people are finding it increasingly hard to separate the im-portant from the less significant and from that which is just plain wrong. It seems they are searching for reliable information and, in particular, for any indication that the horror of the fighting in all its forms – not least the murderous attacks on civilians – may somehow be brought to an end.
FACE TO FACE: Overcoming every obstacle
WHEN Aneesah Abdullah was a teenager, she aspired to work at the United Nations (UN) one day. She was an avid reader of the Los Angeles Times, Newsweek, and Reader’s Digest. She soaked up news on world affairs and with it, she found inspiration to make a difference in the world.
EDITORIAL: Being prepared is first step in crime strategy
BARELY had our recent Royal visitors departed the country, having brought the international spotlight our way, than Prime Minister Philip “Brave” Davis turned the media spotlight onto an old problem – crime.
Tributes paid after death of ‘true warrior’ Anita Doherty
TRIBUTES were issued yesterday for deceased former educator and civic leader Anita Doherty.
Wilson not surprised by learning loss survey
AFTER a recent Learning Management System survey revealed the extent of children who did not attend virtual classes, Bahamas Union of Teachers President Belinda Wilson said changes must be made to improve the delivery of quality education to students.
FOCOL chief: Little we can do over $6 gas prices
THE president and CEO of FOCOL Holdings Ltd said that local gas distributors have little say over fuel prices due to global supply issues, after Bahamian prices jumped past $6 a gallon.
‘Vola’ Francis hopeful of Bay St return as Sir Franklyn is honoured
THE leader of the Saxon Superstars is hopeful for a full return of Junkanoo parades on Bay Street this year with proper government and stakeholder collaboration.
Cruise port’s $300m finish moved back to early 2023
The completion of Nassau Cruise Port’s $300m transformation has been pushed back to early 2023, its top executive has revealed, with $110m worth of landside and buildings construction now set to move into high gear.
