RBDF braces for surge of Haitian migrants as instability increasing
THE Royal Bahamas Defence Force (RBDF) is ramping up border security in anticipation of a potential wave of Haitian migrants, as instability in Haiti worsens, and as migrants increasingly turn to motorised boats instead of traditional sailing sloops.
Team Bahamas fifth at the Caribbean Amateur Golf Championships
THE Bahamas’ team didn’t perform as well as expected at the 2025 Caribbean Amateur Golf Championships at the Barbados Golf Club over the weekend.
Bahamas Athletic Pride hosts 6th All-Star Survival
FROM July 3-6, the Junior Baseball League of Nassau (JBLN) field was the epicentre of elite girls’ softball in The Bahamas, as the BAP (Bahamas Athletic Pride) programme hosted its 6th edition of The Show All Star Survival this weekend.
Carl ‘Flashy’ Hield on his way to world title fight
Carl “Flashy” Hield is getting closer to his dream of fighting for a world title. On August 30 in Caracas, Venezuela, Hield is scheduled to fight for the World Boxing Association’s FedeLatin title against Carlos Jimenez. If he’s successful, Hield would be guaranteed a top 15 ranking in the world and a possible shot for the world title.
Ultimate Champion Sports under-11 captures major DFW World Series title
ULTIMATE Champion Sport Academy, formed by Bahamas Baseball Association president Clarence ‘CJ’ McKenzie to enhance the development of young baseball players in the country, had a pretty good trip to the USSSA World Series in Dallas, Texas, last week.
Decathlete Kendrick Thompson 3rd, Olympian Ian Kerr wins 200 metres
IT was a good weekend for a number of rising Bahamian athletes competing in various track and field meets in Europe and the Caribbean.
Delayed court decision has man ‘financially and emotionally impacted in a bad way’
A MAN involved in a years-long employment dispute says he has been left financially devastated and mentally drained after waiting nearly a year for a ruling because the judge who heard the case moved on without delivering a judgment.
Wilson: Govt spending nears $250m on national security projects
NEARLY a quarter-billion dollars in national security projects are in motion this fiscal year, according to Financial Secretary Simon Wilson, who spoke at a high-level conclave on Monday focused on improving financial accountability in government operations.
Promotion of over 300 immigration officers largest in dept history
A TOTAL of 340 immigration officers were promoted yesterday during a ceremony hailed as the largest in the department’s history — even as questions persist over the future of the department’s directorship.
Four in hospital after shooting
FOUR people were injured in a shooting in the Mason’s Addition area last night.
Young exuma dad killed in motorcycle accident
KEVON Taylor, a 22-year-old father of two, had been counting down the days to celebrate his daughter’s first birthday. Instead, his family is now planning his funeral after he was killed in a tragic motorcycle crash in Exuma in the early hours of Monday morning.
Education director finds suicide stats ‘shocking’
EDUCATION Director Dominique McCartney-Russell called the finding that one in five Bahamian teens have attempted suicide “shocking”, noting the Ministry of Education has logged only a handful of such incidents. She said students often hesitate to disclose their struggles to school officials.
‘Sebas eyeing run as MP’
WEBSHOP owner Sebas Bastian is seeking the PLP’s nomination in Fort Charlotte, according to multiple Tribune sources.
BTC chief in ambition to be Caribbean ‘reference’
The Bahamas Telecommunications Company’s (BTC) chief executive says he is pushing to become the Caribbean “reference” and leader as this nation readies to host a major industry summit.
Tourism urges boating fee ‘pause to save the summer’
The Bahamian tourism industry is urging the Government to “pause” the new and increased boating fees until end-October to “save the summer season” and ensure “we get it right”.
Grounded mailboat in $1.88m insurance fight
A Bahamian mail boat operator’s bid to obtain summary judgment over a $1.881m insurance dispute related to a grounded vessel has been sunk by the Supreme Court.
‘A miracle I survived boat accident horror’
AN American tourist who narrowly survived a brutal boating accident in Exuma said it is a miracle he survived.
Bahamian man shot dead in Tennessee in rent dispute
A 26-year-old Bahamian man was shot and killed in Nashville, Tennessee, early Saturday morning following a dispute over rent money, according to the Metro Nashville Police Department (MNPD).
