Falcons nip Rattlers 89-87 in overtime to win 9th title
THE 41st Hugh Campbell Basketball Classic ended last night at the Kendal Isaacs Gymnasium with the Tabernacle Baptist Academy Falcons taking their ninth title back to Grand Bahama.
Fishermen fear compressor ban to cause law breaches
FISHERMEN yesterday warned that a ban on compressor use outside of crawfish season could result in the law being broken on a consistent basis.
BPL fraud trial delay breaches ex-banker’s constitutional rights
An ex-banker charged with defrauding Bahamas Power & Light (BPL) of more than $1m has suffered a breach of his constitutional rights because his trial has yet to conclude after almost seven years.
90% Exuma boating boycott if anchorage deal proceeded
Visiting boaters were threatening to boycott the Exuma cays if the controversial outsourcing of all anchorages/moorings had proceeded, it was revealed yesterday.
Bahamian provider unveils first AI-powered loan officer
A Bahamian financial services provider yesterday unveiled what it described as the world’s first artificial intelligence (AI) powered humanoid loan officer, Evelyn Phylistina (Evie).
Declining Nassau harbour defences in five-ship wait
Nassau’s main commercial shipping port yesterday disclosed that five vessels were forced by the deteriorating harbour breakwater to wait out at sea during the three months to end-December 2024.
Man shot after filing rape complaint last year dies
A POPULAR DJ who feared for his safety after filing a police complaint to help a victim of a rape incident, was later shot and died over the weekend after months of suffering.
Govt cancels Exuma-wide moorings lease deal
The Government yesterday abruptly terminated the Exuma-wide moorings deal amid Opposition demands that “someone fall on their sword” and fears boaters may abandon the destination.
EIA ‘not needed’ in SpaceX landings
A TOP government environment official suggested yesterday that a full Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) for SpaceX’s rocket booster landings in The Bahamas was not necessary because the company’s Environmental Baseline Assessment (EBS) was comprehensive.
‘Daddy’s in heaven’ after fatal attack
QUINTON Arnett cancelled his 50th birthday trip to Las Vegas on Sunday because he could not bear the thought of travelling while his only son lay in a morgue, the victim of a cold-blooded murder on Saturday that his four-year-old daughter witnessed.
Exuma Cays moorings branded as ‘haphazard’
BLACK Point’s former acting chief councillor yesterday said asserted that the way in which Bahamas Moorings’ buoys were introduced to the Exuma Cays was “haphazard”.
Kelli Ingraham, daughter of former Prime Minister, dead at 45
KELLI Ingraham, the daughter of Prime Minister Hubert Ingraham daughter, died yesterday afternoon at 45 following a brief illness.
Fly fishing targeted for entrepreneurial growth
A $50,000 investment will help drive the Small Business Development Centre’s (SBDC) bid to nourish and grow the Bahamian fly fishing industry, it was announced yesterday.
Former PM Hubert Ingraham mourns passing of daughter Kelli Ingraham
Former Prime Minister Hubert Ingraham today confirmed the death of his daughter, Kelli Ingraham.
Gov’t: Competitive bid for mooring deal ‘not needed’
The Government last night defended the leasing of 49 mooring/anchorage sites in the Exuma Cays as “a significant step forward” for marine conservation and the country’s “sustainable boating infrastructure”.
Bahamasair passengers hit by long Friday delays
Bahamasair passengers were unable to return to New Providence until the early hours of Saturday morning following two mechanical breakdowns that left just one of its ATR turbo prop planes in service.
Hugh Campbell Classic final all set
IT will be the clash of the New Providence and the Grand Bahama titans as the two winningest teams in the history of the senior boys’ tournament will go head-to-head in tonight’s final of the prestigious Hugh Campbell Basketball Classic.
Chief Justice: ‘Impropriety’ over Crown Land’s theft
The Chief Justice has blasted “impropriety” by successive foreign investors who hatched a scheme to “wrongfully acquire” Crown Land that included a public road reservation in Harbour Island.
