GIBSON AND LYNES TAKE ON MITCHELL: Both apply for PLP chair ahead of convention
FORMER Cabinet minister Shane Gibson and attorney Robyn Lynes have applied to be chair of the Progressive Liberal Party, setting up a race with the incumbent office holder, Fred Mitchell, at the party’s convention on November 9 and 10.
National Sports Awards: Who will claim Tourism Impact honours?
THE National Sports Awards are on the horizon and with 26 awards to be presented, more nominees have been revealed.
Tennis players shine at Pan Am Games
GOOD EFFORT: Team Bahamas competed well at the Pan American Games in Santiago, Chile. Sydney Clarke, Justin Roberts and Kevin Major Jr all competed in the singles competition. In the first round, Sydney Clarke - the only female from the Bahamas - faced American Jamie Loeb.
UB Mingoes turn in the largest win ever in international play
LAUDERHILL, Florida — The University of The Bahamas men’s soccer team scored early and often against Fort Lauderdale University in The Mingoes’ largest win in international play.
Bahamas Bowl is on the move to Charlotte
The ninth edition of the HomeTown Lenders Bahamas Bowl will be hosted in Charlotte at the Jerry Richardson Stadium to commence the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division one Football Bowl Subdivision season.
Elite Girls Basketball League back in action on Saturday
IN an effort to provide more opportunities for the high school players to improve their level of play before they head into international competition, Ryan Turnquest and a group of coaches have formed the Elite Girls Basketball League.
Sports Notes
THE New Providence Volleyball Association will continue its regular season action tonight with another double header at the DW Davis Gymnasium, followed by a pair of games on Sunday at the same venue.
NPWBA elects new officers
NEWLY-elected president Anastacia Sands-Moultrie, along with a new team of executives, will lead the way for the New Providence Women’s Basketball Association for the next four years.
PLP’s move on Gibson about optics
The recent decision of Progressive Liberal Party (PLP) leader, Brave Davis, to overlook Shane Gibson as the party’s standard bearer is not just a matter of political strategy; it’s an emblematic statement about where the party stands and the direction it hopes to take. For the astute political observer, this move demands both rigorous analysis and critique.
Man receives one year in jail for molesting six-year-old
A 22-year-old man was sentenced to one year in prison yesterday after he was found guilty of molesting a six-year-old girl two years ago.
Teen boy sentenced to 20 months after admitting to possession of a loaded pistol
AN 18-year-old was sentenced to 20 months in prison yesterday after admitting to having a loaded gun in the ceiling of his house last weekend.
Man accused of $25k bank fraud and money laundering granted $8,000 bail
A 20-year-old man was granted $8,000 bail after being accused of defrauding a bank of over $25,000 this year.
Two men bound over to keep the peace after admitting to possessing marijuana
TWO MEN were bound over to keep the peace after admitting to two separate drug offences yesterday.
IAN FERGUSON: Large firms must join Gov't to back MSMEs
It is no secret that micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) play a major role in stimulating economic development in The Bahamas. Both governments and large private enterprises should begin to ask themselves what they can do to encourage the growth of MSMEs, thus enabling them to contribute more significantly to the national economy.
Investment Policy revamp planned
The Government is aiming to revamp the National Investment Policy (NIP) and is holding consultations with industry in a bid to eliminate approval process red-tape, a senior official said yesterday.
Illegality of abortion is dangerous
Some 85 years ago, a doctor in England examined a 14-year-old girl and determined that she was sufficiently developed physically to carry her pregnancy to term.
$131,000 worth of suspected marijuana seized
Authorities from the Royal Bahamas Police Force, the Bahamas Customs Department, and the Bahamas Department of Immigration confiscated suspected marijuana worth an estimated $131,000 on Thursday.
STATESIDE: While GOP indecisive on Speaker, would a coalition option even be considered?
EVERY morning for the past three weeks has brought with it news reports of a different potential solution to a paralysing problem that has rendered inoperative the American legislature.
FRONT PORCH: Bahamas govt needs to take climate change more seriously
JUST this week, a new international study was released finding that in the coming decades increased melting of the ice shelves of Western Antarctica is “unavoidable”. It is yet another warning to the global commons and world leaders. Sea-level rise may be even greater than previously thought.
