Green nets hat-trick as UB wins 3-1 over Inter-17
THE University of The Bahamas men’s soccer team’s unbeaten streak moves to four on Ronaldo Green’s hat-trick in their 3-1 win over Inter-17 FC on Sunday at the Roscow A.L Davies Soccer Fields.
Big Red Machine athletes leave an ‘impression’ on 2025 Penn Relays
HIGHLIGHTED by the Bahamas’ first 1-2 finish in the girls’ javelin and an impressive boys’ 4 x 400m relay run, the St Augustine’s College Big Red Machine left their impression on the 2025 Penn Relays.
Bahamas Handball Federation hosts coaching course
DR Bojic Cacica likes what she’s seen so far from the local primary and high school teachers who are participating in the International Handball Federation’s D License Coaching Course.
Ex-FNM chair is receiver for Elliott Lockhart assets
A former FNM chairman and senator is the Supreme Court-appointed receiver charged with selling-off assets owned by an ex-MP and Supreme Court judge in a bid to recover millions of dollars for his alleged victims.
Insurer eyeing $1m profit fall after 2024’s 64% jump
A Bahamian insurer yesterday revealed competitive pressures will likely cause about a $1m drop in 2025 profits in the absence of hurricane payouts following last year’s 64 percent net income increase.
PM hails doubling of GB medical school’s campus
A Grand Bahama-based medical school will “near double” the size of its campus and student enrollment following the signing of its latest agreement with the Government, the Prime Minister is asserting.
Businesses fear ‘nightmare’ over water improvements
Businesses in the Joe Farrington Road area yesterday voiced fears that they will be facing “a nightmare” this summer as a result of Water & Sewerage Corporation infrastructure upgrades valued at around $1m.
Jokers Wild announces final curtain for May 25
An iconic Bahamian comedy and entertainment venue has announced it will bring the curtain down on a long-running 36-year history when it stages its final show at Atlantis on May 25.
Bahamas teams with Emirates airline to promote local tourism
A major Middle Eastern airline and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs have signed an agreement to jointly promote tourism to The Bahamas.
South Andros companies ready for banking ‘Plan B’
A South Andros business owner yesterday said companies will have to “go to plan B” once the area’s sole bank cuts operational hours at its Kemp’s Bay branch to just one day per week from Monday.
Minister blasts back at BOB ‘finger-pointing’
A Cabinet minister yesterday hit back at the Opposition’s leader by asserting that political “partisanship” should not intrude into ensuring Family Island communities have consistent access to banking services.
Man with manslaughter conviction admits to Exuma Street cutlass attack
A MAN with a prior manslaughter conviction was remanded to prison yesterday after pleading guilty to assaulting his neighbour with a cutlass on Exuma Street last week.
Musician and public service driver Lawrence Leo Rodgers dead at 78
LAWRENCE Leo Rodgers, a well-known public service driver and former musician, died Monday at the age of 78 after a battle with cancer.
Attorneys criticised lead investigator’s handling in case of police-involved shooting of three men
THE lead investigator in a deadly 2020 police-involved shooting near Cowpen Road came under heavy criticism yesterday, with attorneys for both the victims’ families and the accused officers attacking his handling of the case.
Influential GB entrepreneur Mario Donato dead at 82
MARIO Donato, one of Grand Bahama’s most influential entrepreneurs and largest private employers during his peak, died on April 27 at age 82 after a prolonged battle with cancer.
Three men missing at sea rescued near New Providence
THREE men who went missing at sea earlier this week are safe after being rescued near New Providence.
The history of The Bahamas told by Bahamians
FOR the first time in four decades, Bahamian high school students will study their country’s past through a textbook written entirely by local scholars.
FNM leader calls on govt to quickly address status of Bahamian nurses
FREE National Movement Leader Michael Pintard has urged the Davis administration to act swiftly to resolve the status of dozens of Bahamian nurses still awaiting regularisation, warning that continued delays could worsen the country’s healthcare crisis.
Pintard accuses Davis of sending confusing and damaging message
FREE National Movement leader Michael Pintard yesterday criticised Prime Minister Philip “Brave” Davis for suggesting several weeks ago that Bahamian law enforcement officers may have been “entrapped” in a US drug trafficking probe, accusing him of sending a confusing and damaging message.
Deveaux undecided on seeking re-election
HOUSE Speaker Patricia Deveaux says she has not yet decided whether she will seek re-election, saying she is still praying about the decision and weighing her options.
