Atlanta Smoke win title
After getting over the jetlag in their opening loss by one run, the Atlanta Smoke bounced back and pulled off two consecutive abbreviated blowout victories over the Orlando Monarchs.
Atlanta Smoke win title
After getting over the jetlag in their opening loss by one run, the Atlanta Smoke bounced back and pulled off two consecutive abbreviated blowout victories over the Orlando Monarchs.
Mako Aquatics emerges as champions of swim nationals
THE annual Bahamas Aquatics swimming championships, held from June 18-22 at the Betty Kelly Kenny Aquatic Centre, was an action-packed four-day competition, not only showcasing outstanding athleticism, team spirit and personal growth but also celebrating its 53rd anniversary.
‘Shooting Hoops, Not Guns’: Peace on Da Streets Basketball tourney to celebrate its 30th anniversary
NEXT month, the energy of Nassau will intensify as the Peace on Da Streets Basketball tournament will celebrate its 30th anniversary, from July 14-19, commencing on July 20 at the Kendal Isaacs Gymnasium.
Rugby: Jamaica routs Bahamas 52-15
THE visiting Jamaican men’s rugby team welcomed the Bahamas men’s national team back to international play with a huge 52-15 decision on Saturday at the Winton Rugby Pitch.
Anthaya confirms she’s going to turn pro as track, field athlete
AS her younger sister Anthaya Charlton confirmed that she’s now going to turn pro as a track and field athlete, veteran hurdler Devynne Charlton continued to make her presence felt on the circuit.
Health moving to address GB medical waste issues
The Ministry of Health is in negotiations to address the potential dangers caused by the transport of hazardous medical waste through the purchase of an incinerator.
Cultivation centres close to completion
Cultivation centres in New Providence and Eleuthera are in the final stages of development with Eleuthera's Hatchet Bay location set to be completed by the end of the 2025-2026 fiscal year.
Minister defends $2.25m sunken vessel allocation
A Cabinet minister has defended the Government's decision to allocate $2.25m in the 2025-2026 Budget to the removal of sunken vessels from Potter's Cay and elsewhere in The Bahamas.
Royal Caribbean to fill 150 PI posts by summer's end
Royal Caribbean's top Bahamas executive says the cruise line is targeting summer's end to fill 150 posts at its Paradise Island beach club with the second round of recruitment currently underway.
FNM to slash yacht tax rate 'highest in Caribbean-Atlantic'
The Opposition yesterday pledged to slash a yacht charter tax rate, which the industry has branded "the highest in the Caribbean-Atlantic region", by more than 70 percent in percentage terms if elected.
'Huge relief' as the Gov't drops 'void' coveyances
Attorneys have branded the Government's abandoning of legal reforms that would have treated unrecorded real estate deals as "void" as "a huge relief".
Boater backlash on fee increases plus ID install confusion
Marinas in the northern Bahamas have been hit with multiple cancellations due to a combination of boating industry uproar over new and increased fees plus confusion over planned legal reforms.
INSIGHT: Enforcement on the last frontier: A blueprint for a Bahamian environmental police force
Across The Bahamas, in hidden communities, kiln flames devour underbrush for charcoal, apathetic to the choking smoke and vanishing habitat. Heavy equipment operators bulldoze topsoil into gullies, exposing water tables and tainting aquifers. On far-flung cays, excavators carve into mangroves and crush beach rock, reshaping pristine shores into ersatz paradises built on stolen ecology.
INSIGHT: How to stay safe during heat waves – and heat stroke warning signs to watch for
Summer is just getting started, and millions of people are under heat advisories as a major heat wave spreads across large parts of the central and eastern US in June 2025.
SIR RONALD SANDERS: The continuing distress of the Haitian people
The situation in Haiti is worsening, and the ordinary people of Haiti — already among the most impoverished in the Western Hemisphere — are its most tragic victims. They continue to exist, barely, in conditions of extreme poverty, rampant violence, and diminishing hope for a better life.
INSIGHT: How to see through the fake news shared online
My phone pinged the other night with a message – a Whatsapp note being circulated describing a scandal involving a senior figure in the government. Except, after even a few moments of reading the alleged scandal, it was clearly untrue.
THE KDK REPORT: The ties that bind
The often-discussed life-long sacrifices that mothers make for their children are globally well-documented. Mothers are the backbone of every society in every nation throughout the world and the bond between a mother and her child is arguably the strongest entity on planet Earth. But this tangible connection doesn’t only occur within the human race. Within the animal kingdom, similar examples of maternal altruism and devotion are evident.
‘No difference’ in cases despite island manhunt
POLICE Commissioner Shanta Knowles has pushed back against accusations that the Royal Bahamas Police Force gives preferential treatment to investigations involving its own officers, maintaining that all homicide cases are handled with the same urgency and care.
No anti-gang prosecution yet - but police chief says officers are gathering evidence
ALMOST four months after Commissioner of Police Shanta Knowles announced the Royal Bahamas Police Force (RBPF) was investigating its first case under the Anti-Gang Act, officers are still working to gather enough evidence to bring the matter before the court.
