Coroner shooting rulings ‘discouraged some officers’
POLICE Staff Association chairman Ricardo Walkes says a rise in unfavourable Coroner’s Court rulings has discouraged some officers from carrying out their mandate, adding that he supports equipping police with non-lethal weapons to reduce fatal encounters.
TUC threatens national strike
INDUSTRIAL action has been pledged “in very short order” by the Trade Union Congress (TUC) - with the airport and the foot of Paradise Island bridge to be targeted.
McKinney: Cold mix is Family Island solution
AN entrepreneur is looking to bring locally made cold mix asphalt to the Family Islands, which he says are under-serviced.
Bahamas ladies sweep Suriname 3-0 in the Billie Jean King Cup
Team Bahamas stayed undefeated with a 3-0 sweep over Suriname on day two of the 2025 Billie Jean King Cup in Santa Tecla, El Salvador.
Bahamas’ goodwill swimmers three-peat
TEAM Bahamas produced another splashing performance, winning the Goodwill Games Swimming Championships for the third consecutive year in Bridgetown, Barbados, over the weekend.
Clarence ‘CJ’ McKenzie remembers his father
BAHAMAS Baseball Association president Clarence “CJ” McKenzie had nothing but fond memories of his deceased father Selwyn “Pinny” McKenzie Sr.
Munnings Jr: Bahamas needs more attractions beyond the cruise port
VETERAN trade unionist and entertainer Freddie Munnings Jr believes The Bahamas cannot benefit from record visitor arrivals unless attractions are developed beyond the Nassau Cruise Port, resorts, and cruise line-owned private islands.
Govt signs $30m IDB loan to strengthen blue economy
THE government yesterday signed a $30m loan agreement with the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) to strengthen small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) operating in the country’s blue economy.
Former track and field athletes tie the knot
FORMER track and field athletes William ‘Knucklehead’ Johnson and Dawn Woodside-Johnson tied the knot on Monday at St Joseph Catholic Church.
BAIC workers say they remain trapped in limbo without hope
SIX months after voting for new union representation, workers at the Bahamas Agricultural and Industrial Corporation (BAIC) say they remain trapped in limbo — without coverage, without answers, and increasingly without hope.
Davis: Govt overhauling national curriculum to modernise eduction
PRIME Minister Philip “Brave” Davis said the government is overhauling the national curriculum as part of wider efforts to modernise education in The Bahamas, though he did not provide details on the changes.
Police officer arrested in Dino Bain’s ‘unlawful killing’ granted bail
A POLICE officer arrested after a Coroner’s Court jury found that Dino Bain was “unlawfully killed” during a police-involved shooting was granted emergency bail in the Supreme Court on Monday.
BTC launches 2025-26 Phone Book
JUNKANOO is being celebrated with the new BTC telephone directories this year.
Good Samaritan saves co-worker’s car from fire
A YOUNG man leapt into action yesterday, saving his coworker’s car from being engulfed in flames during a chaotic fire off Shirley Street and Dowdeswell Street.
Bahamas Bodybuilding, Wellness & Fitness Federation hosts its 2024 National Championships
THE Bahamas Bodybuilding, Wellness & Fitness Federation (BBWFF) successfully hosted its 2024 National Championships on July 26 at the University of The Bahamas, marking a groundbreaking moment in national bodybuilding history with the introduction of a Gym/Trainer-Coach Points Competition.
11-member team selected to participate in 52nd Central American and Caribbean Bodybuilding & Fitness Championships
AN 11-member team has been selected by the Bahamas Bodybuilding, Wellness and Fitness Federation to participate in the 52nd Central American and Caribbean Bodybuilding and Fitness Championships.
‘Peaceful protest’ at BLTA headquarters
A GROUP of Bahamian tennis coaches and former top players staged a peaceful protest outside the Bahamas Lawn Tennis Association (BLTA) headquarters on Saturday, calling for greater transparency, improved communication and accountability, along with democracy within the federation.
EXUMA BASKETBALL CLUB HOOPERS U CREDITS DONATION FROM RESIDENT BUSINESSMAN FOR UPGRADE FROM LOCAL TO AMATEUR
HOOPERS U, a boys’ youth basketball club with players from Nassau and Exuma, just scored its biggest win yet – leaping from traveling team to an Amateur Athletic Union (AAU) membership, thanks to a donation from long-time George Town, Exuma resident and developer of Turtlegrass Resort & Island Club Bob Coughlin.
ASURE Win Gaming officially announces its sponsorship of North Eleuthera Family Island Regatta
ASURE Win Gaming officially announced its sponsorship of the 2025 North Eleuthera Family Island Regatta, which is slated to begin on the island of Eleuthera October 9-13.
Enter the Dragon Boat
THE Goodman’s Bay shores will come alive again over the weekend of August 30-31 when the fourth annual Bahamas Dragon Boat International Festival is held.
