$5m worth of cocaine found in Grand Bahama
A JOINT Bahamian-US law enforcement operation led to a $5m drug bust in Grand Bahama yesterday morning, the largest drug seizure here on the island so far this year.
Four arraigned on illegal ammunition, firearm charges
THREE men and a minor were arraigned in the Magistrate’s Court yesterday on several illegal ammunition and firearm possession charges.
21-year-old man accused of rape
A 21-YEAR-OLD man accused of raping a woman earlier this month was remanded to prison yesterday.
Ayton returns, posts double double
Deandre Ayton returned to the Phoenix Suns starting lineup and the defending Western Conference champions extended their league-leading win streak to eight games.
‘Buddy’ fires for 22 points
DETROIT (AP) — Chavano “Buddy” Hield scored 22 points and Tyrese Haliburton added 17 points and 10 assists as the Sacramento Kings routed the Detroit Pistons 129-107 last night.
‘Tanny’ scores 13 with three blocks in Rams’ 96-94 win
LATHANIEL Bastian had an impressive debut in his transition to NCAA Division II basketball to highlight the weekend from Bahamians at the top tier of the sport.
Bahamian basketball players standouts in junior college
SEVERAL Bahamian athletes delivered standout performances for their respective programmes at the Junior College level.
INSIGHT: We’re not being alarmist - the dangers we face are real
SMALL island states are experiencing global warming in ways that most of us can barely imagine.
We need ‘A New Day’ for science in The Bahamas
DID you know that for more than a year most scientific research in The Bahamas has all but stopped because of one Government department?
KDK REPORT: A legacy of influence
I have flat feet. My mom has flat feet, my dad, my siblings, my cousins. We’re just a happy flat-footed Cartwright family.
INSIGHT: An end to curfews but will call for discipline go unheard?
AFTER a year and a half of curfews, The Bahamas got back to a world where everyone didn’t have to get home by midnight. No more COVID Cinderellas, where instead of your car turning into a pumpkin after the clock struck 12, it turned into a fine or a court appearance instead.
Iram Lewis, Kwasi Thompson make bids for FNM leadership
IN a bid to gain support, Central Grand Bahama MP Iram Lewis has sold himself as a man for the people who will get the Free National Movement “back on track” and more in touch with ordinary Bahamians if elected as the party’s leader at this month’s convention.
MP says COVID-19 bill timing ‘last minute’
ST Anne’s MP Adrian White has accused the government of being late in bringing the COVID-19 Pandemic (Special Provision) Bill 2021 to Parliament.
Families displaced after Haitian community fire
SEVERAL families have been displaced after a structural fire in a Haitian community just off the Kool Acres Subdivision last night.
Cable targets $80m New Providence fibre roll-out
Cable Bahamas plans to invest $80m over the next two-three years on rolling out its New Providence fibre-to-the-home network, its top executive has revealed.
‘Unprecedented’ tourism boost via COVID upgrade
Resorts are eyeing “unprecedented” Christmas occupancies after the US upgraded The Bahamas’ COVID status, a top hotelier said yesterday, with many on pace to beat pre-pandemic levels.
BOB: Unleash us for commercial lending
Bank of the Bahamas’ managing director is urging the Central Bank to “level the playing field” by removing the restrictions imposed on its commercial lending in the wake of its near-collapse.
Officials 'expecting Bahamians to be disciplined' as curfews end
WITH the country’s state of emergency now over— bringing an end to curfews and lockdowns—Minister of Health and Wellness Dr Michael Darville said officials are expecting Bahamians to be disciplined during this new period.
Senator ‘grateful to be alive’ after plane skids off runway
PROGRESSIVE Liberal Party senator Randy Rolle says he is grateful to be alive after his plane skidded off the runway and landed in bushes in Exuma on Friday afternoon.
