Shaunae wins Clermont Track Meet 100m with personal best
IT seemed as if Shaunae Miller-Uibo went back to her high school days at St Augustine's College as she competed in the 100 metres on Friday at the two-day Back to the Track: Clermont Track Meet.
10 new cases of COVID-19
The Ministry of Health confirmed on Saturday that there are 10 newly confirmed cases of COVID-19.
STATESIDE: In a nation divided by Trump and drowning in COVID, we need something to talk about - even sport
For as long as anyone can remember, the Washington Post has featured a full, separate sports page. The local teams have always gotten coverage ranging from barely adequate (women’s soccer) to full (the pro football team formerly known as the Redskins). Pulitzer Prizes have been awarded to feature writers. In many respects, the newspaper’s sports section has occupied as influential a place in its sphere as has the editorial section.
UPDATED: PM announces weekend lockdown, new midweek curfew hours
THE recent surge of COVID-19 cases prompted Prime Minister Dr Hubert Minnis on Friday to reinstate a weekend lockdown and implement a new 7pm to 5am curfew midweek.
Attorney pleads not guilty to obstruction of justice
ATTORNEY Phillip Lundy pleaded not guilty in the Magistrate’s Court on Friday to committing obstruction of justice.
Bahamasair suspend Saturday and Sunday flights
BAHAMASAIR suspended all scheduled flights on their route network for Saturday, July 25, and Sunday, July 26, due to the weekend lockdown.
Police warn on selling alcohol during GB lockdown
ASSISTANT Commissioner of Police Ashton Greenslade warned that the selling of alcohol at bars and private residences during the COVID-19 lockdown is not permitted. People who break the rules will be arrested and prosecuted.
NPEP donates $25,000 to three nonprofits assisting during pandemic
THE New Providence Ecology Park (NPEP) has announced a combined donation of $25,000 to support the work of three local nonprofit organisations assisting those in need due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
TROPICAL STORM HANNA REPORT: Friday 6pm
NEWS ON TROPICAL STORM HANNA ISSUED BY THE BAHAMAS DEPARTMENT OF METEOROLOGY FORECAST OFFICE SECTION, AT 6:00PM FRIDAY 24TH, JULY 2020.
TROPICAL STORM GONZALO REPORT: Friday 6pm
NEWS ITEM ON TROPICAL STORM GONZALO ISSUED BY THE BAHAMAS DEPARTMENT OF METEOROLOGY FORECAST OFFICE SECTION, AT 6:00 PM FRIDAY 24TH JULY 2020. …
EDITORIAL: Leaders must make the hard decisions
PRIME Minister Dr Hubert Minnis used a word yesterday that you don’t expect to hear from a government in power.
DIANE PHILLIPS: There really is no place like home - shame we don’t go out and see it
It began with a thin piece of paper that fell out of an old folder. I can’t explain why I kept it for more than 40 years or why I kept any of the stuff in that folder, for that matter. Instinct, maybe, but back to the slip of paper. It was a small 4.5”x 8.5” flyer, now yellowed with age, with the name and photograph of Earl Nightingale, the legendary author and radio personality who ruled the airwaves in the 1950s and ‘60s.
A COMIC'S VIEW: The Chronicles of COVID (Chapter Two)
Farmer Minnis, having watched the number of animals infected with COVID-19 explode in just a few short days, was livid.
Bishop: We’ll keep operating churches under guidelines from government
BISHOP Laish Boyd, head of the Anglican Diocese of The Bahamas & Turks and Caicos Islands, said although there is a spike in COVID cases, the Anglican community will continue to operate churches under the current government issued protocols.
Atlantis staff seek help from Social Services
SOME Atlantis workers have turned to the Department of Social Services for assistance amid the resort's protracted closure. The resort is considering not reopening until November, Tourism Minister Dionisio D'Aguilar said on Wednesday.
Abaco holds its breath after Baker's Bay cases
ABACO residents say they fear there could be more COVID-19 cases on the island after two workers employed at Baker’s Bay resort tested positive for the virus this week, with one official calling for a “shut down” to avoid a surge.Roscoe Thompson told
