‘WE’RE HUMAN TOO’: Shanty town residents hit out at authorities on tactics employed in raid
RESIDENTS of The Farm shanty town in Abaco have hit out at what they claimed were heavy-handed tactics carried out during a raid on their community.
Hurdler Devynne Charlton qualifies for the Olympics
Devynne Charlton joined arch-rival and national record holder Pedrya Seymour in surpassing the Olympic Games qualifying standard in the female 100 metre hurdles over the weekend.
Miller makes CARIFTA Games standard in 200m
JUST before anchoring Swift Athletics to an impressive come-from-behind victory in the under-20 boys’ 4 x 400 metre relay, Wendell Miller powered his way past the qualifying standard in the 200m for the CARIFTA Games.
‘Jazz’ hits his first home run of season
JASRADO “Jazz” Chisholm Jr faced two-time Cy Young award winner Jacob deGrom and took the Mets’ ace 100mph fastball for a deep shot to right field for his first home run of the 2021 season.
Alleged drowning on Eleuthera
POLICE on the island of Eleuthera are investigating an alleged drowning which occurred on Saturday.
A prison officer speaks out
I am a corrections officer at the Bahamas Department of Corrections (BDOCS), and feel that it is my duty as a public servant to speak out about what I am seeing take place at the institution. I must say that the statement given by Commissioner Murphy to the media regarding inmate unrest at BDOCS was in my opinion untrue.
Butters picks up his second NCAA Division I offer
SHAVAUL Butters has picked up his second NCAA Division I offer of his prep recruitment process.
Volcano’s ash cloud turns day into night (video)
ACCORDING to Lisa Benton, a Bahamian living in Barbados, “day turned into night” when ashes from La Soufrière volcano eruption on St Vincent descended on Barbados.
21-year-old mother jailed for false COVID test result
A 21-year-old mother was sentenced Friday to six months in prison for presenting a false Doctor’s Hospital COVID-19 test result when she attempted to travel earlier this week.
54-year-old faces three charges
A 54-YEAR-OLD man was arraigned Friday on three charges, including possession at night of a housebreaking instrument.
Lewis opens Job Ready Programme in Grand Bahama
YOUTH, Sports, and Culture Minister Iram Lewis officially opened The Job Ready Programme in Grand Bahama on Friday.
Dozens of workers receive first vaccine dose at Atlantis
DOZENS of hotel workers received their first dose of the Oxford-AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine at the Atlantis resort on Friday.
Man shot dead in Kemp Road area
A MAN wearing an ankle monitoring bracelet was the country’s 32nd murder victim Friday when he was fatally shot in the Kemp Road area.
EDITORIAL: Nothing adds up in Abaco shanty raid
THE raid on The Farm shanty town in Abaco yesterday was a big operation.
DIANE PHILLIPS: Man’s best friend - then it’s time we started treating them properly
When it comes to pets, humans can be a downright mess. Even those of us who love our Bellas, Fluffys and Fidos and smugly think we are spoiling them, are doing them wrong.
A COMIC'S VIEW: Big Apple gives marijuana green light
IT HAS long been said about New York, that if you can make it there, you can make it anywhere.
Students lead the way to raise $2,500
THE students and alumni of St Paul Methodist College donated $2,500 to the Grand Bahama Children’s Home yesterday.
Senate to debate home ownership resolution
WHEN the Senate next meets it will debate a resolution recently tabled in the House of Assembly which is designed to bring home ownership to young Bahamians.
‘No justification for illegal invasion of homes’
HUMAN Rights Bahamas has condemned what it called an “illegal” and “regressive” invasion of homes at a shanty town in Abaco yesterday.
