Armando Moss qualifies for triathlon ahead of the Commonwealth Games
A RAINY weekend in New Providence held up just long enough for the Bahamas Triathlon Association to crown new champions in the return of its National Championships which served as both a CARIFTA and Commonwealth Games qualifier.
Men’s national soccer team split games
AFTER winning their opener by a pair of goals, the Bahamas men’s national soccer team lost by one to the Turks and Caicos Islands in the second game of their two friendly matches played over the weekend at the Thomas A Robinson National Stadium.
Jones posts double double in win
THE reigning WNBA MVP posted a double double en route to a home opening win for the Connecticut Sun.
Miller-Uibo third in Diamond League – wins for Gardiner and Wilson In Puerto Rico, Myers in Dominican Republic
WHILE Steven Gardiner prevailed in Ponce, Puerto Rico, Shaunae Miller-Uibo struggled in Doha, Qatar as the Bahamian reigning Olympic Games’ 400 metre champions took on some worthy opponents over the past two days.
Two dead after shooting and stabbing incidents
POLICE are currently investigating two homicides that occurred over the weekend after one man was shot to death and another man died after his sister reportedly stabbed him.
BPL Skyguard Severe Weather Alert 13th May: Nassau
STARTS: 05/13/2022 6:25 PM EDT EXPIRES: 05/13/2022 9:45 PM EDT
Fine for knife attack
A MAN was fined $300 in Magistrate’s Court on Friday for attacking another man with a knife.
Guilty plea to drugs charge, two others discharged
TWO MEN and a woman were charged in the Magistrate’s Court on Friday with drug possession and intent to supply.
Man gets probation for threatening to kill mother of his child
A MAN was put on probation for two years last Friday for threatening to kill the mother of his child.
Four-year sentence for stealing $2,918 worth of goods from car
ON Friday a man was sentenced in the Magistrate’s Court to four years in prison for stealing almost $3,000 worth of goods from a car.
Bimini police investigate alleged sexual assault on cruise ship
BIMINI Police are investigating an alleged sexual assault involving two crew members on board a Virgin Cruise Line.
DIANE PHILLIPS: Cars, cars and more cars
THERE are 145,000 registered vehicles, give or take a few, in The Bahamas, 90% of them likely on an island that measures 21x7 miles. The only thing we might have more of in terms of numbers is cellphones, but then there is one big difference. Just about everyone knows how to use a cellphone.
Deliverance from a terrible catastrophe
MARK Twain wrote a story called “The Great Catastrophe”. It concerns a group of people who get trapped in a tragic situation. They are doomed to die. They have no way to escape. They are, indeed, on the verge of a terrible catastrophe.
Kiosk eases access to sex offender registry
A KIOSK has been unveiled as part of the process to digitise the Sexual Offenders Registry.
EDITORIAL: The COVID problem - and the solution
TWO news stories on our front page today represent a collision of problem, and solution.
‘Police advice not victim blaming’
POLICE advice issued after a sex attack was given to help keep people safe and not to blame the victim, National Security Minister Wayne Munroe said yesterday.
Police confirm Long Island investigation concerning Water and Sewerage Corporation
ASSISTANT Commissioner of Police Leamond Deleveaux confirmed that police are in Long Island conducting investigations.
