BAAA to celebrate athletes, assist in hurricane relief effort
THE Bahamas Association of Athletic Associations (BAAAs) is set to launch a community outreach initiative to celebrate athletes and assist in the post-Hurricane Dorian restoration effort.
Sunshine Auto Wildcats clinch NPSA title
IT wasn’t the four-game sweep they expected, but the Sunshine Auto Wildcats clinched the New Providence Softball Association Ladies titles.
Vilmar, Petion on ‘Grizzly’ roster for upcoming season
THE country’s basketball pipeline to Missouri West Plains Grizzlies continues this season with a pair of Bahamians on the roster for the upcoming season.
Buddy Hield: ‘I’m just thankful that we got to an agreement’
AS a member of the Sacramento Kings for the foreseeable future, Buddy Hield said the focus now returns to the basketball court and getting his Kings to the playoffs.
Ayton and Suns host Hield and Kings tonight
THE NBA officially tipped off last night, but the marquee game for the Bahamas takes place tonight as the country’s biggest names in the sport face off in their first regular season head-to-head matchup.
26-year-old being treated for malaria
A BAHAMIAN resident who had recently travelled to Europe, Africa and the Mediterranean is being treated for malaria, the Ministry of Health revealed yesterday.
‘Church promoting anti-gay violence’
THE Bahamas Christian Council has used “trickery” and encouraged violence against the country’s lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex community, instead of rejecting continued injustices toward the minority group as the organisation is mandated to do.
Darville asks: Is Grand Bahama project credible?
SENATOR Dr Michael Darville is questioning the “credibility” of government’s Heads of Agreement for a new $64 million medical school in Grand Bahama.
DEMOLITION BAN ‘MUST BE LIFTED’ – Minnis orders AG: Get shanty town order thrown out
PRIME Minister Dr Hubert Minnis has instructed Attorney General Carl Bethel to petition the court to lift a standing injunction that prohibits the government from demolishing shanty towns in the country.
Child patients hit by drug shortage
THE worldwide shortage of the drug vincristine, which is used to treat cancer among children and teens, had an impact on local treatment, Health Minister Dr Duane Sands said yesterday.
Deportee’s return ends in jail term
A Haitian man who was previously deported was sentenced to a year in prison yesterday for coming back into the country under a fake name and trying to apply for a work permit with a fake letter of approval.
Shaunae Miller-Uibo invested with national honour
The postseason awards continue for Shaunae Miller-Uibo as she was officially invested with her National Honour - the Order of Lignum Vitae - yesterday at Government House.
WSC agrees deal to expand GPS tracking system
THE Water and Sewerage Corporation signed a contract yesterday for the expansion of its GPS tracking solution, which will help support improvements within its operations. Speaking at the contract signing, WSC Executive Chairman and Long Island MP Ad
Be strong, today and tomorrow
The aftermath, rescue, recovery and ongoing restoration from hurricane Dorian was hailed with #Abacostrong and #GBStrong sentiments of optimism and faith to rebuild.
No way out
The Prime Minister and the Attorney-General have made it clear that any “amnesty period” after Dorian has ended and that Government will now rigidly enforce laws requiring repatriation of undocumented immigrants, or else lock them up. That’s fine as a legal principle, but realistically how will it be executed?
Emission question
What is the level of emissions pollution of the cruise ships in Nassau Harbour — Half Moon Cay — Coco Cay upcoming MSC Cay/Ocean Cay and Disney?
Hypocrisy of awards system
Queen’s Honours and now National Honours — who should receive them?
EDITORIAL: Union pays price for wrong tactics
WHEN junior doctors walked out on strike in August, initially there was sympathy for the medics, but that sympathy ran out very quickly.
After battling the hurricane, residents now face an infestation of rodents and flies
RESIDENTS in Hudson Estates, Grand Bahama, are very concerned about the large piles of debris that have been left in that private subdivision since the passage of Hurricane Dorian seven weeks ago.They complained that the mounds of debris and garbage
