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Junior Baseball League of Nassau wins the title in Long Island

THE Bahamas Baseball Association took its junior development programme to Long Island over the weekend with the Junior Baseball League of Nassau winning the title.

Whitfield Ching Jr making his presence felt

THERE are many players in the pipeline who are hoping to make their presence felt on the international scene in basketball and one of them is Whitfield Ching Jr.

Listen to commodore on issues of accountability

COMMODORE Raymond King is to leave his post – but we hope that some of his suggestions do not leave with him.

Man charged with molesting 15-year-old

A 21-year-old man was granted bail yesterday after being accused of molesting a 15-year-old girl last month.

A tribute to J Henry Bostwick

The Honourable J Henry Bostwick, a nation builder and titan at the criminal bar has gone home to take his rest.

BTVI Story: Never giving up pays off for Ralitsa

This summer, Ralitsa Rahming is expected to graduate from the Bahamas Technical and Vocational Institute (BTVI) for the fourth time.

Abaco blazes branded resident ‘wake-up call’

Abaco residents and businesses yesterday described the recent fires that erupted on the island a wake-up call for greater precautions and readiness to be taken in future.

Mother tells inquest son ‘terrified’ of officer

THE mother of Deshoan Smith, one of three men shot and killed by police in a 2020 incident, said he was “terrified” of one of the officers involved when he was hospitalised for a separate shooting in 2019.

Businessman alleges woman extorted $14,000

A 36-year-old woman was granted bail yesterday after being accused of extorting $14,000 from a local businessman.

Celebrating Bahamian talent and culture in UK

THE Performing Arts Alive Theatre (PAAT) of Grand Bahama recently returned from its inaugural Pride of The Bahamas tour in the UK, a two-week cultural showcase celebrating Bahamian talent.

Bikes for all at Black Point

Students at Black Point All-Age School are riding into the future with brand-new bicycles, thanks to a generous donation from local investor.

Broker/dealer ordered to pay $850,000 over e-mail fraud

A Bahamian broker/dealer has been ordered to pay $850,000 plus interest in compensation to a trustee and its client after all fell victim to an e-mail fraud that caused a $1.5m loss.

Ex-Abaco Chamber chief blasts downtown Nassau fire response

A former Abaco Chamber of Commerce president yesterday questioned how the island’s volunteer fire fighters will be compensated as she blasted the response to last week’s downtown Nassau fire.

GB Shipyard names new chief executive

Grand Bahama Shipyard has named Chris Earl, a retired rear admiral in the Royal Canadian Navy, as its new chief executive with effect from yesterday as it proceeds with its $600m expansion drive.

Red-Line Athletics hosts 4th annual Youth Track Classic

Meet organiser Tito Moss said he couldn’t be happier with the way things turned out for their Red-Line Athletics’ fourth annual Youth Track Classic.

INSIGHT: Caribbean nations need funding to recover after major disasters, but where is it?

Whitney Mélinard still remembers the moment Hurricane Maria’s winds tore through Dominica in 2017. As lightning flashed outside her window, she realised the neighbouring house had completely vanished. “I questioned, was the house there? Was it further behind? There was not a structure. There was nothing,” she recounts.

SIR RONALD SANDERS: A silent emergency: Mental health issues demand our voice, our will, our action

Across the nations of the Americas, a silent emergency is suffocating hope, stealing futures, and exacting an unbearable toll in lives lost and potential squandered. That “silent emergency” is a mental health crisis which is growing, unrelenting, and still, tragically, hidden in plain sight.

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