Athletes put on a show at Silver Lightning’s Road to Tokyo Track & Field Classic
IN the first track club meet since the CARIFTA Games over the Easter holiday weekend in Trinidad & Tobago, some of the members of the Bahamas team got to put on a show over the weekend.
Bahamas Lawn Tennis Association holds Team Trials for 2025 Billie Jean King Cup and Davis Cup
The Bahamas Lawn Tennis Association (BLTA) held the Team Trials for the 2025 Billie Jean King Cup (BJK) and Davis Cup (DC) at its National Tennis Centre.
Tennis phnom Khai Rees ‘dazzles’ at tourney in Greece
YOUNG Bahamian tennis sensation Khai Rees, playing in the ATP tour in Crete, Greece, just played the match of his career, but was beaten.
Lions, Big Red Machine win flag football titles
St Augustine’s College Big Red Machine made it look so easy in their three-peat, while the HO Nash Lions had to dig down deep in their comeback for their first title as the Bahamas Youth Flag Football League completed its third annual High School Tournament.
ERIC WIBERG: Mailboats which sank in Bahamas over 200 years
More than 300 mailboats have served The Bahamas over 200 years, and many dozens sank; whether from groundings, fires, system failures, waves, neglect, Cuban bombs in Miami canals, or otherwise. These are stories of those casualties, some of which claimed the lives of passangers and crew. While not comprehensive, it is illustrative of the dangers faced in shallow but perilous waters. The accounts are drawn from newspaper archives, interviews, and callers who provided details during a ZNZ Radio programme hosted by Spence Finlayson called “Immediate Response” in 2022.
STATESIDE: Who is Trump emulating with military parade plan?
History is full of examples of military parades and reviews. This is topical today because plans are far advanced for a precedent-setting extravaganza in mid-June in Washington DC. It’s interesting to take a look at how this idea has evolved and developed.
FRONT PORCH: Fake news, disinformation, and falsehoods
There was fake news since the beginning of news gathering and reporting. News and information have been manipulated throughout human history.
DIANE PHILLIPS: Saga and miracle of Victoria Court
Great buildings are a lot like great people. It’s hard to keep a good one down. They may be fired at, burned, slammed and lambasted. But they rise again and with each assault, they summon the strength to come back bigger, better, stronger.
Murder suspect tells court he has schizophrenia
A 50-year-old man accused of fatally stabbing another man earlier this month appeared in Magistrate’s Court on Friday, telling the court he suffers from schizophrenia.
Land reforms to ‘wash out’ bogus title claims
The Government’s land reforms promise “a massive transformation” that will ultimately “clean out the system” and better secure property ownership rights for all Bahamians, it was asserted yesterday.
Sarkis loses bid to block CCA’s latest $1.7bn challenge
Sarkis Izmirlian’s bid to block a fresh appeal of his $1.7bn damages award by China Construction America (CCA) has been rejected by a US court despite assertions it has just a 4 percent chance of proceeding.
Berry Islands ‘frustrated’ over road and communication woe
Berry Island residents yesterday voiced concerns about road paving delays, a lack of infrastructure and unreliable telecommunications services.
Doctors Hospital profit down 60% on cost hike
Doctors Hospital suffered a near 60 percent year-over-year net income decline over the nine months to end-October 2024 as expenses growth outstripped revenue rises amid its ongoing expansion.
AG: Bahamas ‘must preserve’ anti-financial crime ‘40 of 40’
The Attorney General yesterday said it is “vital” The Bahamas maintain its perfect ‘40 out of 40’ compliance on global anti-financial crime standards with just-unveiled legislative reforms dedicated to that goal.
40-year-old Man shot dead at All Saints Way
Police call for the public’s assistance as a 40-year-old man was gunned down while sitting in his vehicle on All Saints Way last night.
Welcome to our new commodore
CAPTAIN Floyd Moxey assumed command as the ninth Commodore of the Royal Bahamas Defence Force (RBDF) yesterday, stepping in at a time when The Bahamas is reinforcing its southern maritime presence in response to the worsening crisis in Haiti.
Archbishop Pinder: Election of new Pope beginning of new era
ARCHBISHOP Patrick Pinder said Thursday’s election of Pope Leo XIV marked a moment of joy for the Roman Catholic community in The Bahamas, calling it the beginning of a new chapter while affirming continuity with the Church’s global mission.
Court of Appeal quashes Williams’ murder conviction
THE Court of Appeal has quashed the murder conviction of Marcellus Williams and substituted two lesser convictions for robbery following a successful application to reopen his appeal.
‘Pay up $100k’ for unlawful detention
THE Supreme Court has denied the government’s attempt to reopen a long-settled liability case in the high-profile unlawful detention lawsuit brought by Jamaican national Matthew Sewell, while imposing a financial condition for delaying payment of a $2m damages award.
