BPL ‘not aware’ of major outage
AMID complaints from some residents in western New Providence this week about recent continued power outages, Shevonn Cambridge, Bahamas Power and Light chief executive officer said power cuts were not intentional or caused by BPL.
Man accused of $100k theft from store
A MAN was granted $20,000 bail yesterday after being accused of stealing $100,000 worth of inventory while employed at 700 Wines and Spirits in Inagua.
Eight months in jail for bail breaches
A MAN was sentenced to eight months in the Bahamas Department of Correctional Services yesterday for habitually violating his Supreme Court bail for murder and armed robbery charges.
Inagua pair on drugs charges
TWO Inagua men were charged in the Magistrate’s Court on separate drug charges after being found with $10,000 and $5,000 worth of Indian hemp respectively.
Demarco pleased with Team Bahamas’ effort
DESPITE losing by 18 points to Argentina, head coach Chris DeMarco said he was still pleased with how the Bahamas national basketball team performed during their FIBA Americas 2023 World Cup Qualifying match on Monday night.
Judoka Johnson at Cadets World Juniors
AFTER getting stopped in his only match at the Cadets World Junior Championships in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bahamian judoka Xavion Johnson said he’s even more committed to making it on the international level.
Wilson is WNBA defensive player of the year
WITH the season-ending awards shared out, Bahamian Jonquel Jones fell short of winning her first Defensive Player of the Year Award in the Women’s National Basketball Association.
Inaugural Abaco Tennis Back2School Jamboree ‘a great success’
THE Abaco Tennis Association (ATA) has fulfilled its motto of “Preparing Our Youths for Success through Tennis” by hosting its first Back To School Jubilee.
Boys kick off CONCACAF U-17 qualifiers with 2-1 victory over Saint Martin
THE Bahamas Football Association’s under-17 boys kicked off their 2022 CONCACAF U17 Qualifiers with a big 2-1 victory over Dutch territory Saint Martin.
Jonquel Jones and Sun take 1-0 lead into game against Sky
Connecticut Sun (25-11, 11-7 Eastern Conference) at Chicago Sky (26-10, 15-3 Eastern Conference)
PETER YOUNG: Boris’ last hurrah – or is it?
FOLLOWING last week’s column about the Conservative Party’s leadership contest in Britain, I should like to offer further comment today on the situation facing the winner that includes an immediate predecessor who remains very much on the scene.
FACE TO FACE: Karate king Brian and his journey to the next level
HE was like The Bahamas’ own Karate Kid back in the day. Brian Beckford earned a brown belt at age 15 and by age 17, he was a blackbelt champion. Today, he is a 7th degree blackbelt Shihan who has sown seeds of positivity and personal power with those who will carry the torch and take karate to the next level in The Bahamas.
Man tells of ‘cool brother’ lost in dog attack
THE brother of a 61-year-old man who police suspect was mauled to death by several dogs remembered him as a promising young basketball player who lost his way due to drugs and mental illness.
Union claims teachers reassigned in breach of industrial agreement
BAHAMAS Union of Teachers president Belinda Wilson claimed a handful of teachers at public schools were reassigned in breach of the union’s industrial agreement.
Minister agrees a long way to go in education
EDUCATION Minister Glenys Hanna Martin admitted she agrees with observers who feel that “we have a long way to go in education” after the recent release of the BJC and BGCSE statistics.
‘Second class citizens’ in the financial system
A Bahamian crowdfunding platform was yesterday moving aggressively to solve the challenges faced by small retail investors “cut out of the financial system”, adding: “We’ve treated these people like second class citizens.”
Bahamas urged to ‘get serious on education fix’
The Bahamas was yesterday urged “to get serious about fixing” its long-standing education crisis amid private sector fears that it will continue to undermine workforce productivity and economic competitiveness.
