Officers ‘beat’ suspects on immigration raid
RIGHTS Bahamas chairperson Mona Agenor was arrested yesterday in an alleged violent encounter with police and immigration officials.
‘We won’t be bullied by Miller’
PROGRESSIVE Liberal Party deputy leader Chester Cooper has issued a warning to former Tall Pines MP Leslie Miller, telling him the PLP’s leadership team “will not be bullied”.
$37,000 donation for children's home
ATTORNEY Brenford Christie, a trustee of the Alice Sauberli Trust, donated $37,000 to the Grand Bahama Children’s Home yesterday. Mr Christie also made a personal commitment to purchase ten cribs sorely needed at the Home. Minister of Social Servic
A booming rental world
Slowly people are realizing that the biggest economic betterment that has come about in the past 3-4 years is the “service tourist accommodation” the AirBnB service condo-house, etc.
Too many sign eyesores
Re: We need regulations to control the signs everywhere.
Sky Bahamas faces inspection stand-off
Sky Bahamas was last night embroiled in a new stand-off over an “on-site inspection” - scheduled for today - that its regulator will use to determine if the airline has addressed its concerns.
Crawfish season opens with warning on rules
AGRICULTURE and Marine Resources Minister Michael Pintard has warned stakeholders to comply with Fisheries Regulations as crawfish season opens today. The legal size limit for a crawfish tail is five and a half inches, while the limit for whole craw
Marlins trade Gallen to D-backs for Jazz Chisholm
After spending the past four years with the Arizona Diamondbacks, Jazz Chisholm is moving closer to home with the Miami Marlins in a deal before Wednesday’s trade deadline that will allow him to join fellow Bahamian right fielder Anfernee Seymour on the Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp Double-A team.
Roberts eliminated
JUSTIN Roberts’ appearance in the men’s singles at the 2019 Pan American Games in Lima, Peru, came to an end yesterday.
BBF boss Bowleg praises FIBA U-17 coaching staff
MARIO Bowleg, president of the Bahamas Basketball Federation, feels that he selected the right coach to lead the boys’ national basketball team at the FIBA Centrobasket Under-17 Championships in San Juan, Puerto Rico.
Church of God of Prophecy holds its annual bowling competition at Mario’s
THE Church of God of Prophecy recently held its annual bowling competition at Mario’s bowling alley, with hundreds of Prophecy bowlers, members and supporters flooding the event.
THE PRESS BOX: Cowboy Nation, here’s the deal with ‘Zeke’
SLOWLY, things are starting to progress positively in contract talks, with sources close to the situation confirming that an offer has been made to Ezekiel Elliott and proposals have been swapped.
‘Hooping By The Park’ tournament jumps off today
THE Caribbean Bottling Company (CBC) and the local basketball community had an exciting summer with a series of Sprite-sponsored events.
Inaugural Mario Bowleg Basketball Camp is free
WHILE the majority of summer basketball camps are staged in a gymnasium with a fee being charged, the inaugural Mario Bowleg Fundamental Basketball Camp is outdoors at the Garden Hills No.1 Park and it’s free of charge.
Eastwood Judo Club in 31st Annual USA Judo Championships
EASTWOOD Judo Club, headed by sensei Neville ‘Mickey’ Munnings, led a team of judoists to the 31st annual USA Judo Championships at the Convention Center in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, over the weekend.
Anthony Burrows Jr on winning streak
ANTHONY Burrows Jr, who won the Barnet Open Under-14 Boys last week, follows up with another good win in the Our Lady of Muswell Summer Series Tournament in Middlesex, Great Britain.
UB Mingoes women’s softball team in 15-0 loss to Wildcats
THE University of The Bahamas Mingoes women’s softball team allowed the Wildcats to score eight runs in the second inning as the defending NPSA champions Wildcats ended the game in three innings 15-0 Tuesday night in the Bankers Field at the Baillou Hills Sporting Complex.
Disney key to South Eleuthera 'survival'
Major investments such as Disney’s cruise port are essential if South Eleuthera communities are to “survive into another generation”, the island’s Chamber of Commerce argued yesterday. Thomas Sands, pictured , the Eleuthera Chamber of Commerce’s pre
'Rogue' group can't be found at Harbour Bay
Security staff at the Harbour Bay Shopping Centre last night said they knew nothing of a group now subject to an “extraordinary precautionary warning” from the Securities Commission.
'One of best closings' aids $68m lobster haul
BAHAMIAN fishermen yesterday voiced optimism for a “strong” 2019-2020 crawfish season following the previous one’s $68m haul and “one of the best closings in 22 years”. Keith Carroll, the Bahamas Commercial Fishers Alliance’s vice-president, told Tr
