Swim team off to T&T
The Bahamas’ 36-member swim team left town yesterday for Trinidad & Tobago on their quest for their seventh straight title over the Easter holiday weekend.
LPIA bracing for busy Easter weekend but forecasting below last year’s record arrivals
LYNDEN Pindling International Airport (LPIA) is bracing for a busy Easter weekend, anticipating 70,000 to 75,000 passengers despite forecasts slightly below last year’s record of 83,732.
SpaceX booster landing impact study expected by summer with town hall meetings to follow
THE government has announced that an environmental impact assessment (EIA) is expected to be completed and submitted this summer relating to future SpaceX booster landings.
Attorney’s absence delays sentencing of man convicted of 2013 murder
A MAN convicted of a 2013 murder had his sentencing delayed because his attorney failed to appear in court.
Man rejects plea deal and fires lawyer before sentencing for attempted murder of policeman
A MAN abruptly withdrew from his plea deal and fired his attorney yesterday, just moments before being sentenced for the attempted murder of a police officer in 2022.
Guilty plea to knocking man unconscious
A MAN was remanded into custody yesterday after admitting he knocked another man unconscious during a violent altercation last month near Lucky Heart Corner.
The Bahamas represented at FALC2025 aviation conference in Doha, Qatar
The Bahamas is represented at the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) Facilitation Conference 2025 (FALC 2025), which took place from 14 to 17 April 2025 in Doha, Qatar, under the theme, “Facilitating the Future of Air Transport.”
Anne’s Town Community Clinic reopens, expanded and upgraded
THE Anne’s Town Community Clinic officially reopened, fully renovated and equipped to deliver modern, high-quality healthcare to residents of Kemp Road.
Nassau’s Smart City in 35,000 Wi Fi hook-ups
The Deputy Prime Minister yesterday said the initiative to turn Nassau into a ‘Smart City’ will drive economic growth by allowing businesses to promote their products to cruise passengers.
Ayton Family Foundation holds fundraiser to support national basketball team
THE Ayton Family Foundation, founded by Bahamian National Basketball Association (NBA) player Deandre Ayton, held a fundraiser to support the Bahamas’ national basketball team and youth basketball development initiatives.
Travano McPhee: ‘Like I always tell her, she will be better than me
HEAD coach Travano McPhee said it will be interesting to finally get to coach his daughter Isabell Munroe when they travel to Trinidad & Tobago for the Bahamas swimming team’s quest for its seventh straight CARIFTA title.
LETTER: Applause for creative arts school
THE current administration is to be congratulated for its decision to create a National School for the Creative and Performing Arts. While it may be 50 years late, the school is a critical element for the development of cultural expression by the Bahamian community. The declaration of Independence in 1973 was not just an important public ceremony, it was the launch of a new nation, one to be defined more than anything else by a commitment to a shared identity. That identity demands a diet of cultural sharing. In recognition of this, early administrations created or recognised National cultural groups (Dance School and Company, Youth and Children’s Choirs, Youth Orchestra) but not the support needed to develop them.
LETTER: New era of politics is needed
Could social promotion in Bahamian politics be anything but a mirror reflection of our similar school system, where persons are passed up to the next level/grade/term in office, whether or not they deserve to be? Back in the good ol’ days, students had to pass certain tests in order to advance to the next class or grade level. Accordingly, there were classrooms with students separated by two or three years of age sitting next to each other. When students did not earn passing marks of, say, 70% (or perhaps 50%, in some cases) they had to “repeat” the course. Then, a newfangled notion of “social promotion” came along. In fact, and unfortunately, it is still in effect to this day.
EDITORIAL: Right to count the cost before proceeding
IT is the right move to take a breath when it comes to further SpaceX landings in The Bahamas.
Track athletes are ready for CARIFTA
With little time left before they head off to Trinidad & Tobago for the CARIFTA Games, Team Bahamas’ track and field athletes were all enthusiastic during one of their last practice sessions.
Ministry brings national teams together for ‘one big send-off’
WITH the CARIFTA swimming and track and field competition taking place at the same time in one country, the Ministry of Youth, Sports and Culture brought both national teams together for one big send off.
Sports calendar April 16
THE Reloaded baseball and softball programme for boys and girls is scheduled to hold its fourth invitational tournament April 18-21 at the Baillou Hills Sporting Complex. The event, organised by Stephen “Bishop” Beneby, is being sanctioned by the Bahamas Baseball Assocation, headed by Clarence “CJ’ McKenzie, and will be sponsored by the Pro Youth Foundation. It will feature baseball teams for boys and softball teams for girls from Grand Bahama and New Providence. It’s also anticipated that some teams from the Family Islands will also be in New Providence to participate.
Green’s hat-trick sends Mingoes past United
THE University of The Bahamas Mingoes men’s soccer team was back in action with a key 3-1 victory against United FC Sunday at the Roscow A L Davies Soccer Fields.
Lenox Lockhart wins Micro Swift Championship at the Stars Championship Series
BAHAMIAN racing prodigy Lenox Lockhart has all the momentum on his side when it comes to go-kart racing overseas.
