Hield headed to the Chicago Bulls after being traded a second time
Chavano “Buddy” Hield is on the move again just days after being traded from the Atlanta Hawks to the Charlotte Hornets, the 33 year old Bahamian sharpshooter has already found himself with another new team.
Bahamas ‘outlier’ no more with trust VAT elimination
A SENIOR banker says key VAT eliminations will end The Bahamas’ position as an “outlier” when measured against trust rivals while these and other reforms “point very much in the right direction” for the nation’s financial services industry.
Resort battle on solar farm’s ‘salami slicing’
THE $200 Rosewood Exuma developer is pledging to vigorously oppose any assertion by its key opponents that a planned 22-acre solar farm represents “salami slicing” designed to cover-up the project’s full environmental impact.
Gov’t raised revenue goal to leave single month to get $900m
THE GOVERNMENT increased its 2025-2026 full-year revenue target despite being off-pace the original forecast with latest Budget figures showing it had a $700m shortfall to make-up during the final June month.
BEYOND THE BORDERS: The re-entry surprise
ON JULY 17, 2026, the US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) published a final rule at 91 FR 44976 ending "Duration of Status" (D/S) for F-1, J-1, and M-1 students and exchange visitors. Since 1979, these travelers were admitted for as long as they stayed enrolled in their program.
‘Take down the fence before somebody dies’
RESCUERS saved a 60-year-old American tourist from rough seas at Cabbage Beach yesterday after she was swept into the water while trying to get around a controversial fence which protesters say has been erected so close to the shoreline that beachgoers are being forced into the sea to pass it.
Senior police officer pleads ‘not guilty’ in pike killing
A POLICE superintendent whose fatal shooting of an American utility worker triggered US diplomatic pressure, an offer of FBI assistance and calls for a review of rules governing firearms carried by off-duty officers denied murder in the Supreme Court on Friday.
Sister says worker raised safety concerns before death
THE sister of a 38-year-old construction worker killed after the ground gave way beneath him at a Lyford Cay worksite says he had previously raised concerns about safety on the job.
PM: Powerful nations can't disregard rules
PRIME Minister Philip “Brave” Davis warned world leaders on Friday that the international system is becoming one in which powerful countries can disregard rules that still bind smaller states, declaring: “International order, where rules apply only to the weak, is not order. It is a hierarchy.”
Speed ace Lenox adds another solid result to first European season
Bahamian karting driver Lenox Lockhart closed out his 2026 Italian ACI Karting Championship campaign with another strong showing in Europe, finishing fifth in the MINI Gr.3 pre-final at Leopard Circuit Viterbo in Italy.
NPVA Night League growth fuels youth development and higher competition standards
New Providence Volleyball Association president Rhandi Elliott believes the continued growth of the NPVA Night League is creating more opportunities for young players to develop while raising the overall standard of volleyball in the country.
Dekel’s improved physique stands out at Ms Olympia
THE Bahamas Athletic Physique Alliance (BAPA), headed by Joel Stubbs, congratulated Bahamian Natural Figure Pro Dekel Quant on her outstanding performance at the 2026 Ms Olympia Competition.
Mingoes topple TCF 5-3 to stay unbeaten on weekend
It was raining goals in Coral Springs, Florida as the University of the Bahamas men’s soccer team got the 5-3 win over Trinity College of Florida (TCF) in their International Tour on Saturday.
Bahamas-born woman held under old US deportation order
A WOMAN who says she was born in The Bahamas is being held by US immigration authorities under a 24-year-old deportation order.
Cabbage Beach fence ordered removed again
A CABINET minister last night asserted that the developer consortium behind the Four Seasons Ocean Club Residences project will be ordered for the second time to take down the temporary Cabbage Beach fence designed to protect the public and visitors during construction
Davis urges stronger Africa-Caribbean economic ties
PRIME Minister Philip “Brave” Davis today called for Africa and the Caribbean to build and own more of the infrastructure through which their people, money and data move.
Pintard presses govt over BACSWN deal
FNM leader Michael Pintard raised concerns about “the continued secrecy surrounding the government’s arrangements with The Bahamas Aviation, Climate and Severe Weather Network (BACSWN)” in a social media post yesterday.
Mother and two daughters charged after school fight
A MOTHER and her two daughters were arrested after a fight between C.C. Sweeting students spilled into an attack on a police officer outside the school, police said.
CC Sweeting teachers protest over power and safety concerns
TEACHERS at CC Sweeting Senior High School protested outside the campus on Friday after weeks of power failures, warning that electrical faults have disrupted classes and created safety concerns for staff and students.
Straw vendors get month’s free rent after closure
STRAW vendors at the Bay Street Straw Market have been given a month’s rent free after complaints that a two-day closure for cleaning would cost them badly needed income during an already slow sales period.
