BAISS basketball: Senior girl Falcons earn 32-27 victory over Saints
IT wasn’t the type of performance that head coach Hattie Moxey anticipated, but she was delighted that her Jordan Prince Williams Falcons flew out of Kingsway Academy with a hard-fought win over the Saints.
More than 100 Haitians face court
MORE than 100 Haitians were charged in court yesterday with illegally entering the country over the weekend.
Trial for man accused of stabbing woman to death moves another step closer
A MAN’S trial for allegedly stabbing his common-law wife to death in front of four of her five children over a decade ago will be heard before Supreme Court Justice Renea McKay.
Grand Bahama Children's Home enjoys special lunch
A GRAND Bahama couple, in partnership with Wendy’s restaurant, hosted the children and staff at the Grand Bahama Children’s Home to a lunch on Friday.
Long range binoculars?
Haitian sloops being able to enter the Bahamas and seemingly have free will until just within eye-shot of Nassau - Why?
Entrepreneurs in first anniversary
A boutique print shop and shipping company based in Centreville is celebrating its first business anniversary this month.
In the NPBA, Stingers rout UB Mingoes, Stampers top Eagles Nest
THE PJ’s Stingers stung the University of the Bahamas Mingoes 87-69 and the Triple K Stampers stomped past the Leno Eagles Nest 97-94 as the New Providence Basketball Association continued its regular season at the AF Adderley Gymnasium.
Ayton and the Suns end skid with 115-111 win over Buddy and Kings
PHOENIX (AP) — Kelly Oubre Jr matched his career high with 26 points, including a one-handed rebound jam with 11.1 seconds to play, and the Phoenix Suns snapped a six-game losing streak, rallying from a 21-point deficit to beat the turnover-prone Sacramento Kings 115-111 last night.
Number of traffic fatalities is a ‘major concern’
COMMISSIONER of Police Anthony Ferguson yesterday said the number of traffic fatalities in the country is a source of “major concern”, as he revealed that 69 people died in 63 traffic accidents in 2018.
Taylor Industries closes after 74 years
Taylor Industries, the 74 year-old electrical retailer and contractor, was yesterday said to have ceased operating with its sole location completely locked down.
Web shop tax hikes ‘in our best interests’
The web shop industry tax hikes are in “the best interests of the Bahamian people” due to the social costs the sector imposes, a Cabinet minister argued yesterday.
Union leader’s ‘distress’ on anti change labelling
A Bahamas Power & Light (BPL) union leader yesterday asserted he “absolutely and totally embraces change” via renewable energy, adding that he was “distressed” to read otherwise.
Govt working on GB summer airlift
The Government is working to build a summer airlift initiative for Grand Bahama while remaining “resolutely focused” on selling the Grand Lucayan resort, a Cabinet minister said yesterday.
Bahamas sails to 45% booking rise via kayak
Destination booking website, Kayak, has named The Bahamas as one of its top five locations to visit in 2019 after bookings increased by 45 percent over the past year.
Downtown Nassau in ‘dire need’ of plan
DOWNTOWN Nassau remains in “dire need” of planning and development, a local architect said yesterday, describing the area as “horrible” and “embarrassing”.
01082019 EDITION
Tuesday, 8th January, 2018.
FACE TO FACE: For those murdered – that’s it. Nobody wins when somebody drops
Having been a journalist for more than two decades now, I have witnessed the spike in murders in this country.
Mould not the main problem as school reopens
THE Department of Environmental Health Services has determined that mould was not the “principle problem” identified at CH Reeves Junior High School as classes resumed on schedule yesterday.
Good times ahead, says PM Minnis
THE economic foundation has been laid and now Bahamians can expect to reap benefits of the government’s work since it took office, Prime Minister Dr Hubert Minnis has said.
Family heartbreak as RBDF marine named as victim in motorbiking accident
A 27-year-old Royal Bahamas Defence Force marine has been identified as the man fatally struck during a traffic accident early Sunday morning.
