Swearing costs woman
A 26-year-old woman who used obscene language and resisted arrest was yesterday ordered to complete 40 hours of community service.
Teenage fight ends in court hearing
A TEENAGER who denied hurting another youngster in a fight last week was yesterday granted $3,500 bail ahead of his trial.
We are an ocean nation
Prime Minister Dr. Hubert Minnis recently stated that he is “totally against oil drilling in our waters” but claims the government could not get out of the contract that was signed with Bahamas Petroleum Company (BPC).
Praise for Fort Charlotte Road Traffic
I am so pleased to be able to write this letter about my successful experience with Road Traffic this month!
Davis and Panthers get win over Miller Jr and Eagles
RADSHAD Davis had the better individual performance and his FIU Panthers got back into the win column with a dominant performance against Franco Miller Jr and the Florida Gulf Coast University Eagles.
Global baseball tournament comes to Grand Bahama
THE Grand Bahama Port Authority, Limited (GBPA), along with the Grand Bahama Power Company (GBPC) and iElite Sports Academy based out of Nassau, Bahamas, is pleased to be among the sponsors of the upcoming New Balance Future Stars Series (NBFSS) 2020 World Combine international baseball tournament, taking place at the Emera Caribbean Baseball Park in Grand Bahama later this week.
Scottish FA partners with UEFA to help develop Bahamas soccer
SCOTLAND’S Football Association partnered with the Union of European Football Association’s (UEFA) outreach programme to aide the development of the local game in the Bahamas.
Blue Chips Athletics Throwers Meet Saturday
BLUE Chips Athletics is scheduled to hold a throwers meet Saturday at the original Thomas A Robinson Track and Field Stadium 8-10 am.
UB Mingoes return to practices following strict protocols
THE University of The Bahamas athletic teams have returned to practice adhering to strict COVID-19 protocols as national restrictions are eased.
Atlantis confirms Cove's February 11 re-opening
Atlantis yesterday unveiled the next stage in its COVID-19 re-opening plans by confirming the 600-suite The Cove resort will be receiving guests from February 2021.
CIBC suffers major loss amid $94m dividend wait
CIBC FirstCaribbean International Bank (Bahamas) plunged to a $63.543m net loss for the year to end-October 2020 as it awaits permission to pay almost $94m in total dividends to shareholders.
Fisheries body supports conch export ban by '22
A fisheries advocacy body has backed the Government's plan to ban conch exports by 2022 as well as its plan to ban foreign nationals from working on Bahamian-owned fishing vessels.
Opposition deputy slams 'starving' of capital works
The Opposition's finance spokesman yesterday slammed the Government for racing "to impose additional taxes and further starve capital works that could spur the economy".
Jamaal Greene coming to forefront as assistant coach in the NCAA
BAHAMIAN basketball players have been making their presence felt in the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) and now Grand Bahamian former player Jamaal Greene is coming to the forefront as an assistant coach.
EDITORIAL: After COVID, it’s time to tighten our belts
Here come the cuts.
FRONT PORCH – A nation for sale: Another generation of scandal
On Tuesday the United States Department of Justice charged 79-year-old Peter Nygard with racketeering offences and sex trafficking.
STATESIDE: A senseless death lit a fire which won’t go out
George Floyd died at the hands and knees of Minneapolis police officers just about six months ago. His senseless death ignited long-simmering protests and counter protests all across the US.
‘Pandemic has delayed courts’
THE COVID-19 pandemic has added more backlogs to the courts, but Chief Justice Brian Moree, QC, said the judiciary is working its way through those cases which have been disrupted since March.
‘Why can restaurants open but the Fish Fry stays closed?’
FISH Fry vendors in Exuma are calling on the competent authority to allow them to resume operations, saying it’s “unfair” that other restaurant operators on the island have been given the greenlight to reopen while their businesses remain closed.
