Charisma Taylor thrilled with her performance at Olympics
PARIS, France — Charisma Taylor had the time of her life at the 2024 Olympic Games.
Minister: Devynne Charlton’s 6th overall ‘is a source of pride for all of us’
PARIS, France — Minister of Youth, Sports and Culture Mario Bowleg commended Team Bahamas on their performances at the 2024 Olympic Games.
No medals, no per capita victory
PARIS, France — The curtain came down on the 2024 Olympic Games with the Bahamas’ streak of winning a medal at every four year spectacle since 1992 in Barcelona, Spain, coming to an end. It wasn’t about winning medals that really counted, but it was the performances of the 20-member team in swimming and athletics that mattered the most.
Deputy Chief Magistrate Debbye Louise Ferguson dies
The Office of The Judiciary today announced the sudden passing of Deputy Chief Magistrate Debbye Louise Ferguson.
Protestors reject proposed GB electricity rate increase
Former FNM vice-chair Richard Johnson led a protest in Grand Bahama today against the electricity rate increase proposed by the Grand Bahama Power Company.
Govt expands on relief measures for Eleuthera's power woes
The Ministry of Energy and Transport today announced additional measures to address Eleuthera's ongoing power challenges, including a 50 percent rebate on last month's base rate for all Eleuthera customers.
4m passengers new airport record
THE Nassau Airport Development Company said the Lynden Pindling International Airport (LPIA) welcomed a record 4.06 million passengers in fiscal year 2024, a milestone in the airport’s recovery from the pandemic.
Abaco residents are sceptical shelter ready by year’s end
DISASTER Risk Management Authority officials say a long-awaited hurricane shelter in Abaco will be completed by the end of the year, but Abaco residents are sceptical.
‘We’re so proud of you’
ALTHOUGH The Bahamas failed to win a medal at the Olympics for the first time in 36 years, Minister of Youth, Sports, and Culture Mario Bowleg congratulated Bahamian athletes and emphasised how impressive it is to qualify for the sporting extravaganza.
Man found shot to death in South Beach is 79th murder
POLICE are investigating a fatal shooting in South Beach that has raised this year’s murder count to 79.
‘Hoping for miracle’ in blue hole search
THE daughter of a 50-year-old man who vanished in Long Island’s Dean’s Blue Hole on the same day the family buried her grandmother is holding out hope for a miracle.
Bowleg sets right tone after Olympics
MINISTER of Youth, Sports and Culture Mario Bowleg is right to salute our Bahamian athletes as they come to the end of their olympic 2024 journey.
Upset over Junkanoo in Canada
Junkanoo is a centuries-old part of our Bahamian tradition and a direct link to our African heritage that was brought here by enslaved Africans where it fell on fertile ground and has flourished.
Relaunch of small home repair initiative sees contracts signed for 40 homes in GB
PRIME Minister Philip “Brave” Davis led the relaunch of the Small Homes Repair Initiative over the weekend, signing a contract to repair 40 home repairs in Grand Bahama.
Harbour Island residents come together to bring fire at school under control
DEBRIS from demolished buildings at the Harbour Island All Age School caught fire on Friday, prompting a frantic effort from the community to stabilise the blaze and prevent it from spreading throughout the school.
Cruise ships get too much advantage
SHOULD we revert to the old status quo of what we allow open on the cruise ships whilst they are visiting as it seems what we have are too much advantage to the cruise companies?
More discussion needed over four-day workweek proposal
THERE has been much talk in the past week of a suggestion that the government is reviewing the possibility of bringing in a four-day working week – but among that discussion, there has been very little analysis of how such a thing would actually work.
Recently acquitted of 2013 double murder, man now faces another murder charge
A 29-year-old man recently acquitted of a 2013 double murder was granted $30,000 bail last week for his alleged involvement in a 2021 murder.
WORLD VIEW: Verification of election results - A pathway to progress for Venezuela
IN the immediate aftermath of the Venezuelan presidential elections, whose results were widely disputed within Venezuela and by the majority of neighbouring Latin American states, the Permanent Council of the Organization of American States (OAS) held a Special Session on July 31, under my chairmanship, to attempt to reach a consensus among the 32 active member states.
