Tryouts in full swing for school golf championships
OVER 20 junior golfers participated in the school golf championships tryouts hosted at the Bahamas Golf Federation’s (BGF) nine-hole golf course yesterday.
Versatile triple jumper Bayli Major gets athletic scholarship
VERSATILE triple jumper Bayli Major became the latest member of the Red-Line Athletic Track Club to receive an athletic scholarship to further her education at college.
Cousin testifies Adrian Gibson sole signatory for Edwileno Holdings
IN the ongoing criminal trial of Adrian Gibson and others, the Long Island MP’s cousin, Rashae Gibson, testified yesterday that he was the sole signatory for Edwileno Holdings, a company involved in purchasing property in both Shirley Park and Venice Bay.
OpenAI’s legal battle with Elon Musk reveals internal turmoil over avoiding AI ‘dictatorship’
A seven-year-old rivalry between tech leaders Elon Musk and Sam Altman over who should run OpenAI and prevent an artificial intelligence “dictatorship” is now heading to a federal judge as Musk seeks to halt the ChatGPT maker’s ongoing shift into a for-profit company.
Performing Arts Alive Theatre helping develop young talent in Grand Bahama
PERFORMING Arts Alive Theatre (PAAT) is leaving a mark on young lives in Grand Bahama by nurturing talent, instilling confidence, and creating opportunities for students to excel in the performing arts.
Man charged with unlawful sexual intercourse with 15-year-old girl
A 58-year-old man yesterday denied molesting an underaged 15-year-old girl four times earlier this year.
Body of French national found after being missing in waters near Exuma
POLICE discovered the body of a 21-year-old French national after he was reportedly trapped in rough waters and reported missing on Monday in Exuma.
Three people claiming police abuse in 2018 have court date set for February next year
THREE plaintiffs in an alleged police abuse trial were informed that their next court date is set for February next year, seven years after police allegedly tortured them for a criminal confession in Eleuthera’s Governor’s Harbour Police Station in January, 2018.
Nassau and PI targeting winter-weary Londoners
The Nassau & Paradise Island Promotion Board (NPIPB) last week marketed the destination’s warm weather attractions to a UK audience through an event held at London’s Canary Wharf.
Bahamas launches National Cyber Security strategic plan
The Bahamas has launched its National Cybersecurity Strategy (NCS) in a bid to better protect its digital infrastructure from rapidly-evolving online threats.
Alexis and Shevano cart off majority of awards
ALEXIS Roberts and Shevano Nixon carted off the majority of the female and male awards during the Red-Line Athletics’ sixth annual Scholar & Athletic Awards Christmas Party.
What can we do as needs greater than ever?
WE keep hearing it time and time again – charities and non-profits are finding donations harder to come by and the need greater than ever.
Legendary entertainer "Peanuts" Taylor dies
THE prime minister has paid tribute to "Peanuts" Taylor, saying he is "deeply saddened" by the news of his death. Mr Davis said: "The Bahamas has lost one of its finest sons."
Christmas ‘light at end of tunnel’ for tourism
Bahamian resorts were yesterday said to be “optimistic” that the peak Christmas and New Year period “may even surpass” 2023’s performance, as one executive said: “We needed this light at the end of the tunnel.”
Bahamasair loses one-third of fleet for more than week
Bahamasair’s managing director last night confirmed that one-third of its fleet has been grounded for more than a week after damages caused by a “blown tyre” forced another plane offline.
Governor: Collateral register will boost business lending
The Central Bank’s governor says business lending and confidence will be boosted by legislation to create a regulatory framework that will enable “mobile assets” to be pledged as credit security.
Bahamasair privatisation urged over travel delays
An Abaco yacht and charter company’s proprietor yesterday demanded accountability and Bahamasair’s privatisation after the airline’s plane shortage caused travel delays for frustrated visitors.
Gov’t in $9m tax boost as ‘sword of Damocles’ lifted
The sale of four private islands in the Exuma cays has eliminated “the sword of Damocles” that was hanging over its former owners’ heads and netted the Public Treasury a multi-million dollar tax boost.
Search underway for French tourist missing at sea
A 21-year-old French man from Canada was reported missing at sea in Exuma yesterday.
