First high school flag football tourney Saturday
THE Bahamas Youth Flag Football League (BYFFL) has released the schedule for the country’s first high school flag football tournament.
Freedom Baptist Academy marks another banner year
ALL of the hard work and persistence paid off for Freedom Baptist Academy as they celebrated another banner year for their Warriors boys and girls basketball teams.
Boxers are ready for the big dance
THE visiting boxers competing on the All-Bahamian professional boxing card tonight at the Kendal GL Isaacs Gymnasium are not just excited to be here but are eager to put on a show for the Bahamian fans.
Minus excited about All-Female boxing show
FIRST Class Promoter Michelle Minus got a lot of high praise for bringing professional boxing back to the Bahamas. But she said tonight’s All-Female show will be one that the public will not forget.
Queen’s College ‘the Strongest Chess School on New Providence island’
ASPIRING chess players from across New Providence participated in the competitive Scholastic Chess Team Championship.
IHOP to open Mall at Marathon location on Tuesday
THE IHOP franchise is getting ready to open the doors at its Mall at Marathon location – with the opening day set for Tuesday next week.
STATESIDE: US making strides in renewable energy, but more must be done
IT’S safe to say that most of us are significantly more aware of climate change, and its potential affects on our lives and those of our children and grandchildren, than we were even a decade ago. Also, the political import of the issue of climate change has receded somewhat in the US, particularly inasmuch as guns, anti-wokeness and abortion have overtaken climate change denial as a rallying issue for conservatives and Republicans.
EDITORIAL: The size of our climate fight
WHEN our leaders talk about the impact our nation has suffered from the impacts of major storms, it can sometimes be hard to get an idea of the scale of the blows we have suffered.
Casuarina Bridge opens bringing residents of East Grand Bahama some relief
THE Casuarina Bridge reopened yesterday to the relief of many residents who live “Over the Bridge” and in East Grand Bahama.
Sweeting denies stall vendor claim of victimisation; reviewing issue
A WOMAN says the government is forcing her to give up her only source of income: her stall at Potter’s Cay Dock.
Bell says we must be diligent on citizenship applications
AFTER Chief Justice Sir Ian Winder criticised the lengthy delays people encounter in response to their citizenship applications, Immigration Minister Keith Bell defended the process yesterday, stressing the need for due diligence.
FRONT PORCH: RCI beach club a bad deal, but Bay Street needs to be revitalised
MANY generations of Bahamians have walked or driven past St Andrew’s Presbyterian Kirk (Church) on Shirley Street in downtown Nassau. The iconic buildings, just east of Peck’s Slope, Market Street, Gregory’s Arch and Government House atop Mount Fitzwilliam, form part of an historic cityscape.
Bahamas hurricane loss triple that of Caribbean
The Bahamas has suffered almost triple the amount of hurricane-related losses and economic damage compared to that experienced by other Caribbean countries over the past 20 years, it was revealed yesterday.
Esso dealers fearing rent hikes will hit all
The Bahamas Petroleum Retailers Association’s vice-president yesterday said he is “very, very concerned” by a dispute that has left one Esso dealer fearing he has no choice but to “give them back their station”.
Sir Franklyn ‘surprised’ at hint margin talks ending
FOCOL’s chairman says he is “surprised” that Bahamian petroleum retailers indicated negotiations over a margin increase had ended because talks were ongoing at the Prime Minister’s Office yesterday.
Hunt for gunmen after shooting
Police are hunting two gunmen after a shooting that left a man in hospital on Wednesday.
Courier firms blocked on ‘seven figure’ tax arrears
Several courier companies have been temporarily barred from clearing imported shipments over their failure to pay up to “seven figures” in due taxes to the Government, a top official confirmed last night.
‘Don’t beat my son on his hip’
A BIMINI mother whose son was beaten to the point of bruising said she warned school administrators not to beat him on his hip because his “kidney is in his pelvis”.
Munroe: We’ll toughen gun licence rules
THE government will toughen up the requirements to obtain licensed firearms, National Security Minister Wayne Munroe said yesterday - including testing requiring the owners to show they can safely use the weapons.
