High Commission hosts Bahamian Cambridge alumni
The British High Commission recently hosted the Bahamian alumni of Cambridge University for a celebratory dinner.
Mixed reaction to proposal to relocate roadside garages
SOME roadside garage operators are open but sceptical about the Davis administration’s desire to relocate such businesses from residential areas to designated zones, raising concerns over costs, space limitations, and unfulfilled promises from previous initiatives.
Man accused of gun charges admits curfew breach
A MAN was sentenced to six months in prison after admitting to breaching curfew conditions related to a pending drug and firearm trial, following the discovery of 100 rounds of ammunition at his home last year.
Businessman admits throwing stones through window
A GRAND Bahama businessman who pleaded guilty to causing damage at a local business establishment has been ordered by a magistrate to undergo evaluation and treatment at the Diah Ward of the Rand Memorial Hospital before sentencing.
Guilty of cutlass assault
A MAN was placed on probation yesterday after admitting to assaulting a landowner with a cutlass while attempting to pick bananas.
‘VJ’ scores 18 to help Bears hold on to beat Horned Frogs 61-58
WHILE the Baylor men’s basketball team kept rolling against the TCU Horned Frogs on Tuesday night, Bimini native Valdez ‘VJ’ Edgecombe Jr proved why he deserved to make the final cut for the 2025 Jerry West Shooting Guard Award.
FIBA Americup: Coach ‘Moon’ Mcphee impressed
THREE decades ago marked the first time the Bahamas men’s national basketball team qualified for what was formerly known as the Tournament of Americas (now known as the FIBA AmeriCup) under the tutelage of legendary coach Gladstone “Moon” McPhee.
Girls and boys compete at the World Jrs Tennis Championship in the Dominican Republic
TEAM Bahamas’ boys and girls are representing at the 2025 World Juniors Tennis Championship where the best in U14 tennis in the Caribbean and the Central American region are competing.
Tennis Champions crowned
THE first adult tournament on the Bahamas Lawn Tennis Association’s calendar was held this weekend - the third annual Eye of the Tiger doubles tennis tournament March 1-2 in beautiful Eleuthera.
Two men facing charges of child molestation and murder
TWO men were informed that their charges of child molestation and murder, respectively, would proceed to the Supreme Court.
Deltec demands $33m ‘stolen’ funds damages
A Bahamian bank and trust company is demanding “no less than $33m” in damages from a global payments provider after the latter “unlawfully withheld” more than $18m funds belonging to it.
Uncertainty if GB assets in Hutchison’s global port exit
Uncertainty prevailed last night over whether the Freeport Container Port and 50 percent ownership in the Freeport Harbour Company are included in CK Hutchison Holdings’ multi-billion dollar global ports deal.
URCA urged: ‘Cure abuse’ to stop political interference
Cable Bahamas is urging regulators to “cure this abuse” and “unnecessary financial burden” caused by governments dismissing its directors before they have completed their full term in office.
No blanket approach for moving roadside garages
A scrap metal yard proprietor, who says his business has operated without incident for 40 years, yesterday argued the Government should not adopt a blanket, one-size-fits-all approach to relocating such operations.
Super Value’s $500,000 egg gamble paid off
Super Value’s owner yesterday asserted its “$500,000 gamble paid off” with the restriction on how many low-priced eggs customers can buy now doubled from just two to four cartons.
Two killed in separate traffic accidents
TWO people were killed in separate traffic accidents, bringing the country’s road fatality count for the year to 11.
WSC TRIAL: ‘I’ll come up and slap you’, defence lawyer tells witness
A TOP defence attorney was cautioned in court yesterday after he threatened to slap Water and Sewerage Corporation (WSC) General Manager Robert Deal during cross-examination in the ongoing trial of Long Island MP Adrian Gibson and others.
Glover-Rolle silent on who gave support for pay change
PUBLIC Service Minister Pia Glover-Rolle said the administration has met with stakeholder groups that support bi-monthly pay for public servants –– but government officials have not identified the groups.
Yet more failures over disclosures
THE Public Disclosures Committee chairman said office inaccessibility and facility issues, including mould, have slowed the processing of this year’s public disclosures of public officials.
