GBPA unveils new statue celebrating 70 years of Freeport
THE Grand Bahama Port Authority (GBPA) launched Freeport’s 70th-anniversary celebrations on Friday with unveiling an 850lb Hawksbill Turtle sculpture at its headquarters on Mall Drive.
INSIGHT: Judge current actions, not promises for later
DESPITE frequent calls for legislation on the issue of marital rape from activists, Bahamian women – and even the prime minister’s wife – the attorney general has said it won’t be happening during this administration.
Junior Junkanoo parade results
CR Walker Senior High, St John’s College, CH Reeves Junior High School, Judith P Thompson Primary and Refresher for Kids Preschool emerged as winners in various divisions of last week’s Junior Junkanoo parade.
Man accused over assault rifle
A MAN awaiting a murder trial was remanded into custody after he was accused of having a banned assault rifle near his home last week.
Ministries on alert over Cat Island flu outbreak
BOTH the Ministry of Education and the Ministry of Health and Wellness are keeping an eye on an outbreak of a flu-like disease at Arthur’s Town Comprehensive School in Cat Island.
Turtle sculpture unveiled as part of Freeport anniversary
The Grand Bahama Port Authority (GBPA) kicked off Freeport’s 70th-anniversary celebrations with the unveiling of an 850lb Hawksbill Turtle sculpture at its headquarters on Mall Drive on Friday.
Bail denied in theft case
A MAN awaiting trial for attempted murder was denied bail on Friday after he was accused of stealing car parts and damage.
Prisoner stabbed to death, two more injured
A PRISONER was stabbed to death and two more were injured at the Bahamas Department of Correctional Services on Saturday morning.
STRACHAN: ‘I think it’s a win-win for boxing in the Bahamas’
WHILE he welcomed the newly formed Bahamas World Boxing Federation, Vincent Strachan said the Boxing Federation of the Bahamas isn’t going anywhere.
Enter the Bahamas World Boxing Federation
Move over Boxing Federation of the Bahamas. There’s a new boxing organisation in town called the Bahamas World Boxing Federation.
NPBA to present rings, season awards tonight
TONIGHT will be a special one for the division one and two athletes and coaches in the New Providence Basketball Association (NPBA).
NCAA: Guard Deyton Albury scores 16 points to help Utah State Aggies win
BAHAMIAN guard Deyton Albury and the Utah State Aggies men’s basketball team kept up their winning ways on Wednesday night against the University of Nevada Rebels in National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) basketball action.
Dwaine Stevens was always a ‘people’s person’
IT was a nostalgic night to remember the commitment and dedication that the late Dwaine “Man” Stevens offered to the Bahamas as a coach and executive in both basketball and softball.
DR KENT BAZARD: To ice or not to ice? Evaluating the role of cryotherapy in injury management
FOR decades, icing has been a go-to method for treating sports injuries. Coaches, athletes and therapists alike have relied on cryotherapy to reduce pain and inflammation, aiming for a quicker return to play.
Mingoes hold on for 3-2 victory over Future Stars
IT was a tough 90-plus minutes for the University of The Bahamas Mingoes men’s soccer team but they held on for the 3-2 victory over Future Stars F.C. Sunday at the Roscow Davies Soccer Fields.
Sports calendar January 31 2025
THE 22nd Star Performers Track and Field Classic is scheduled to take place on Saturday at the original Thomas A. Robinson Track and Field Stadium.
DIANE PHILLIPS: What if......it took just a few dollars to save the life of this father of four; this mother’s son?
All his life, from the time he was old enough to wish he could climb one, Michael Claridge has been in love with trees. He can’t remember a time when he didn’t follow Mom, and later, work with her to trim and preserve the greatest silk cotton, mahogany, sapodilla, madeira, mango trees in The Bahamas from being the youngest crew in A-1 Tree Trimming to be the arborist everyone turned to.
ERIC WIBERG: Wrecks on remote Hogsty Reef in the southeastern Bahamas, between Great Inagua and Acklins, are so numerous – at least 115 documented in the past 250 years, and probably over 150 – that h
Wrecks on remote Hogsty Reef in the southeastern Bahamas, between Great Inagua and Acklins, are so numerous – at least 115 documented in the past 250 years, and probably over 150 – that here we focus on just those since the 1960s.
IAN FERGUSON: How to design mentoring programmes that work
In an era where job loyalty is increasingly rare, and employees are quick to seek better opportunities, retaining top talent has become a formidable challenge for corporate leaders. Although most Fortune 500 companies have mentoring programmes, very few staff actually benefit from them. Mentorship initiatives require great sensitivity in design if they are to experience any significant measure of success.
BPL warns Eleuthera to brace for ‘a little bit of growing pain’
Bahamas Power & Light (BPL) executives yesterday revealed that Eleuthera will experience “a little bit of growing pain” as the utility initiates a 90-day plan to resolve the island’s frequent power outages.
