Officer says woman kicked him in groin
A POLICE officer yesterday claimed he was kicked in the groin by a woman he attempted to arrest.
Pair ordered to take drug counselling classes
TWO men were ordered to attend drug counselling classes yesterday after they were found on separate occasions with small quantities of marijuana.
U-14 girls triumphant: Bahamas nets 2-1 win over Suriname at ITF North Central American Caribbean Under-14 Pre- Qualifying World Junior Tennis Tournament
After watching the thrilling victory of the Bahamas Lawn Tennis Association boys’ team on Monday, the girls prevailed with a 2-1 decision over Suriname yesterday at the International Tennis Federation’s 2022 North Central American and Caribbean Pre-Qualifying World Junior tennis tournament.
Red-Line athletes post personal bests at annual meet in Kentucky
SOME top 10 performances were posted and personal best times achieved by athletes from the Red-Line Athletics, Swift Athletics and Star Trackers Track Club as they participated in the 28th annual Kentucky High School Indoor Track & Field Meet over the weekend in Lexington, Kentucky.
Devynne Charlton pulls off big victory, Nairn erases his national record
DEVYNNE Charlton, preparing for the World Athletics’ Indoor Championships next month, pulled off a big victory yesterday at the Orlen Copernicus Cup in Torun, Poland, while LaQuan Nairn erased his own Bahamas national record at a meet in Arkansas over the weekend.
Carifta Games: Two qualifying performances are revoked
TWO CARIFTA-qualifying performances, posted in the under-20 boys’ shot put at Roadrunners Track Club’s Dianna Lynn Thompson Time Trials over the weekend at Thomas A Robinson Track and Field Stadium, have been revoked.
Increasing numbers for BLTA Play Tennis programme
DURING the first month of the spring edition of its developmental programme, The Bahamas Lawn Tennis Association (BLTA) has employed a consistent and structured approach.
DPM: Health travel visa’s speed ‘no excuse’ on lapses
THE deputy prime minister yesterday argued that the speed with which the Health Travel Visa had to be put in place to re-open the tourism economy was “no excuse” for governance failures.
AML Foods targets $250 entry level wage growth
AML Foods yesterday said it will increase entry level wages to $250 per week by next year while aiming to retain 75 percent of its existing workforce.
PETER YOUNG: A man for all seasons
DESPITE the sadness of the occasion, how inspiring it was to be present at the funeral service for Sir Godfrey Kelly in Christ Church Cathedral on Friday. A large congregation remembered and paid solemn tribute to a great Bahamian who had touched the lives of so many of his compatriots over the period of his own long life and who will be so widely missed.
FACE TO FACE: A job offer we can be thankful wasn’t declined
HE held on to a letter from the Bahamas Government for nearly three weeks before responding. His response would ultimately change the course of his life forever. The young, bright attorney was headed to the country to do circuit court in Montego Bay, Jamaica when he got the invitation to work for the Bahamas Government.
No approval from ministry for concert by Shenseea
HEALTH officials are not aware of plans for an upcoming advertised concert and have not given any approval, Health and Wellness Minister Dr Michael Darville said yesterday.
EDITORIAL: Repair these broken graves
THE scenes at the Spikenard Graveyard are horrific.
Mid-year budget to miss deadline after House suspension
THE mid-year budget review - required by law to be tabled in Parliament by the last Wednesday in February each year — will not be tabled on time due to a “mutually agreed suspension” of the House of Assembly.
‘One or two cases’ of COVID in schools
EDUCATION Director Marcellus Taylor revealed that there have been “one or two cases” of COVID-19 in schools recently which were “largely contained”.
‘Mechanisms are in place’ for 72 hour antigen tests
HEALTH Minister Dr Michael Darville said mechanisms are in place to ensure people take a rapid antigen test 72 hours after travelling from abroad or from New Providence or Grand Bahama as required by new rules.
Shotspotter ‘not necessary’ in Freeport
NATIONAL Security Minister Wayne Munroe said the ShotSpotter technology could come to Grand Bahama if there is a consistent occurrence of gun violence on the island.
Munroe pledge on Grand Bahama police resources
DURING his first official visit to Grand Bahama yesterday, National Security Minister Wayne Munroe pledged to seek resources to improve the conditions of police facilities and for proper working equipment for police on the island.
Auto dealers to seek price control freedom
The Bahamas Motor Dealers Association’s (BMDA) president says the industry plans to address “the very outdated policy” of price controls with the Government, adding: “We need to let it go.”
