Eight months in jail over unlicenced gun
A MAN was sentenced to eight months in prison yesterday after being found guilty of having an unlicenced 9mm pistol and ammunition in 2020.
Man charged after human remains find
A FREEPORT man was charged in Magistrate‘s Court yesterday in connection with the discovery of human remains in bushes in East End, Grand Bahama.
Beyonce’s blasphemy
BISHOP Patrick L Wooden of the Upper Room Church of God in Christ in Raleigh, North Carolina has taken grave exception to Beyoncé Knowles-Carter’s “Denial” poem. The poem was penned by a British poet of Somali extraction, Warsan Shire, and is featured in the Beyoncé 2016 “Lemonade” album as a prelude to the second tract “Hold Up.”
SPORTS NOTES
THE Government Secondary Schools Sports Association is scheduled to hold its cross country championships starting at 8am on Saturday at the Thomas A Robinson National Stadium. The event will be staged in all ages for students in different age groups. Trophies and medals will be awarded to the top finishers.
Mackey Jr and Levarity get double doubles in win
BOTH Bahamian players posted double doubles to bring an end to Lyon’s two game skid in France’s Nationale Masculine 1 League.
UB homecoming kickoff game set for tonight
THE University of The Bahamas men’s basketball team has been practicing early mornings at the Kendal Isaacs Gymnasium as they get ready for the UB Homecoming Kickoff Game set for tonight.
UB Mingoes lose to The Strikers in straight sets
THE University of The Bahamas Mingoes women’s volleyball team got close again but just could not close it out in New Providence Volleyball Association action at The Anatol Rodgers Gymnasium on Wednesday night.
Top watercraft riders in Nassau for the P1 Aquax World Championship
LEADING watercraft riders from the United States, the Caribbean, Western Europe and Australia are arriving in Nassau for the P1 AquaX Bahamas World Championship, where the iconic Atlantis Paradise Island resort will be the host destination for the three-day event from today until November 6.
BFA empowers women to become soccer coaches
WITH a mandate to increase awareness and interest in the sport of football throughout the country, the Bahamas Football Association is doubling its efforts to train women to become coaches.
Two questions for our leaders
I just want to send two questions to Prime Minister Philip Davis, Minister Keith Bell and Minister Michael Halkitis.
STATESIDE: Political violence in the US
T HE stunning home invasion and severe wounding of American House of Representatives speaker Nancy Pelosi’s husband Paul last week proved that the U.S. can still shock itself. The assailant’s background and the awful response to the attack by Republicans who should know better are noteworthy for their discouraging revelations about current American society. More on that a bit later.
FRONT PORCH: Supporting the Dundas and performing arts
A FRIEND recalls going to the Dundas Centre for the Performing Arts for the first time decades ago to watch a live performance of a play, returning thereafter over the years for a smorgasbord of productions ranging from dramas to musicals.
Cinema complex warns of timing of minimum wage
FUSION Superplex’s chief executive officer said the timing of the minimum wage increase is “of great concern,” adding he hopes the government can offer businesses tax incentives to assist with the impact of this latest financial blow.
Row in House over wage rise
THE House of Assembly became heated at times yesterday when government MPs and members of the opposition engaged in a back-and-forth while debating a resolution to increase the national minimum wage.
Sears reveals road projects including pothole ‘blitz’
WORKS and Utilities Minister Alfred Sears announced yesterday two major road improvement developments, including a three-week “blitz” to repair potholes in New Providence.
Darville: Pharmacies were consulted
HEALTH and Wellness Minister Dr Michael Darville insisted yesterday that the government consulted with pharmacies before implementing changes to its price control regime, calling assertions from the opposition that the government did not do so “untrue.”
‘Corporal punishment is not abuse’ says bishop
BAHAMAS Christian Council president Bishop Delton Fernander says that he does not view corporal punishment as abuse.
Progress in pharmacy price controls dispute
Bahamian pharmacies and the Government were last night said to have made progress in resolving their price control dispute as one operator rejected the Prime Minister’s assertion that savings are not being passed on to consumers.
Gov’t slashes Q1 deficit by $116m
The Government’s fiscal deficit for the 2022-2023 first quarter was slashed by $116m year-over-year, it was revealed yesterday, with its revenues running 4-5 percent ahead of projections.
