EDITORIAL: Time to make Debbie proud
Take a walk downtown and you’ll be far removed from the paradise idyll The Bahamas is famed for worldwide.
PM playing the Pied Piper game
The so-called national address by the embattled Prime Minister was straight from the Twilight Zone.
Bowling elections on February 17
THE Bahamas Bowling Federation has released the names of persons nominated to run for office during the annual general meeting and election of officers set for February 17.
Long Island airport revamp’s $10m ‘cap’
The government’s efforts to cap the redevelopment cost for Long Island’s Deadman’s Cay airport at $10m have raised concerns over whether it will comply with international standards.
We must forget this obsession with courtesy titles in public
We have become seemingly obsessed with the proliferation of honorific and courtesy titles in public life, particularly when applied to current or former public servants.
Rolle and Slatter win national titles
Driskell Rolle and David Slatter, the two most consistent bowlers over the past decade, have emerged as the winners of the Bahamas Bowling Federation’s Nationals.
Rattlers senior boys top Cobras, 79-73
CHAD Smith and Denrico Burrows converted a pair of free throws in the final 16 seconds to help lift the CI Gibson Rattlers to a 79-73 victory over the Government Secondary Schools Sports Association’s defending senior boys champions CC Sweeting Cobras.
‘The Tank’ gearing up for title fight at home
SHERMAN ‘The Tank’ Williams, fresh off his second round knockout over Samuel Miller in Monteria, Colombia, on January 18, was invited to return for another bout to take on a Venezuelan on March 1.
One man serious, two more stable after triple shooting
POLICE are investigating a triple shooting that occurred in the Milton Street area late Monday.
My son's behaviour changed after attack – mother
THE mother of a 14-year-old boy who has accused a Grand Bahama man of unlawful sex said her son's "bubbly" behaviour changed in late 2016 when the alleged assault began.
Systemic land injustice is the problem – Johnson
AFTER he was criticised for suggesting Bahamians should “build out of your pockets” instead of going to a bank for a home loan, State Minister for Legal Affairs Elsworth Johnson said yesterday the recommendation was taken out of context and was meant to address systemic land injustice.
Lloyd: Issues at Black Point being addressed
EDUCATION Minister Jeffrey Lloyd said yesterday issues at the Black Point All-Age School are being addressed.
Crime in The Bahamas does not affect tourism
Educated statements of Ministers are supposed to be the norm, but week after week, we hear what can only be described as political mumbo-jumbo – verbal rubbish unfounded and unsupported by facts.
Resistance top Eagles 93-87, Shockers rout Mingoes 91-71
THE Caro Contractors Resistance and JD’s Seafood Shockers pulled off victories in the New Providence Basketball Association’s double header played at the AF Adderley Gymnasium on Monday night.
Taxi drivers in new ‘showdown’ threat
THE Bahamas Taxicab Union’s (BTU) president yesterday warned drivers were ready for a “showdown” over “sanctions” being imposed by tourism officials at Prince George Wharf.
MP fears for 101 Princess Cays workers
South Eleuthera’s MP Stephen “Hank” Johnson, pictured, yesterday voiced concern over the fate of 101 Princess Cays employees if the fire-damaged private cruise port is unable to resume operations “in short order”.
$10m investor: We can defeat WTO ‘concerns’
A $10m poultry farming investor yesterday expressed confidence that The Bahamas could follow Jamaica’s self-sufficiency lead despite its “concerns” over WTO’s potential impact.
Sentence delayed for man whose newlywed wife vanished at sea
MIAMI (AP) — A family dispute delayed sentencing Tuesday for a man whose newlywed wife vanished at sea as the couple sailed a catamaran off the Bahamas.
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Desperate mother in hunt for 12-year-old daughter
A MOTHER’S worst nightmare has become reality for Natasha Jean with her 12-year-old daughter missing for more than six weeks.
