Deandre Ayton delivers historic performance in NBA Finals debut
Deandre Ayton delivered an historic performance in his NBA Finals debut and after he helped the Phoenix Suns to a game one win with his 22 points and 19 rebounds, the third year centre said he will be well-rested and ready to repeat that effort in game two.
Isaacs Jr quickly emerges as offensive team leader
TODD Isaacs Jr has been on an absolute tear at the plate since he made his debut with the New Jersey Jackals of the Canadian-American Division of the Frontier League.
Cycling is growing by leaps and bounds
TWIN presidents Roy Colebrooke and Barron ‘Turbo’ Musgrove have been steering the Bahamas Cycling Federation for quite a while. But they both admit that they have never seen the sport expand the way that it has right now.
Fashion alert! Jellies are resurrected for 2021 summer
Looking for the perfect Summer footwear? Well, it’s time to look to the past (your past, if you’re over 40) and consider jelly shows, because those colourful plastic shoes we loved wearing as kids are making a huge comeback in 2021.
Versatile teen goes big with her art
AT JUST eighteen years old, Katlyn Rolle has decided to go big with her art, literally.
EDITORIAL: Hesitation may be your last regret
OUR country’s hesitation to get vaccinated is coming home to roost – with Princess Margaret Hospital now at full capacity.
ALICIA WALLACE: Why are we wasting this chance to showcase our talents to the world?
Independence Day is approaching and the planned celebration is going to be different again this year. Due to the COVID-19 safety protocols, it will be an entirely virtual event.
Dames reveals new prison hope
NATIONAL Security Minister Marvin Dames yesterday said his ministry wants to construct a new modern medium security prison able to accommodate up to 500 inmates in an effort to bring about reform to the prison system.
Ambassador hopes China links will grow
CHINESE Ambassador to The Bahamas Dai Qingli yesterday celebrated the July 1 centennial anniversary of the Communist Party of China to give an insight into her country’s position in the world, its aims and relations with The Bahamas.
‘Vaccination rules up to the schools - and perhaps courts’
EDUCATION Minister Jeff Lloyd said any decision to make COVID-19 vaccinations mandatory for students enrolled in private schools will be “entirely up” to the institution itself but warned that such decisions “may be tested in court”.
‘High-end real estate busiest I’ve seen it’
A Bahamian developer yesterday said “the high end real estate market is the busiest I have ever seen it” as he prepares to break ground on a $40m project within the next two weeks.
Real estate chief’s rogue agent alert
The Bahamas Real Estate Association’s (BREA) president yesterday urged law enforcement to act against rogue foreign realtors engaged in property transactions in the Family Islands.
Union chief pledges ‘no public hardship’
Trade unions will “not create hardship for the Bahamian people” if they are “forced” to take industrial action over their multiple workplace grievances, a prominent leader pledged yesterday.
Customs GB approach branded ‘mind boggling’
Hopes were rising in Freeport last night that Customs is close to resolving the near-two week system malfunction that has tripled the length of time required to clear goods imported to Grand Bahama.
UPDATED: PM releases statement on assassination of Haiti President Jovenel Moise
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — Haitian President Jovenel Moïse was assassinated in an attack on his private residence, according to a statement Wednesday from the country's interim prime minister, who called the killing a "hateful, inhumane and barbaric act."
UPDATED: Plane in Abaco crash was reported stolen
THE airplane involved in Monday’s fatal crash in Abaco “appeared to struggle to get off the ground” at the runway in Treasure Cay before the incident, according to crash investigators.
$90m deal to expand PMH site
A $90m contract was signed yesterday to expand and upgrade infrastructure at Princess Margaret Hospital and the Rand Memorial in Grand Bahama.
‘Mother’ Pratt rushed to hospital with COVID
FORMER Deputy Prime Minister Cynthia “Mother” Pratt was admitted to hospital yesterday following a positive COVID-19 diagnosis more than a week ago.
NO-JAB PATIENTS LEAVE PMH FULL: New warnings as vaccine hesitancy fills hospital beds
AN uptick in COVID-19 cases has left Princess Margaret Hospital operating at full capacity, according to PMH administrator Mary Walker.
