Four months sentence for having hemp and cocaine
A 50-year-old man was sentenced to four months in prison last week after admitting to possessing two different illicit drugs last weekend.
PETER YOUNG: Trump making headlines before assuming office
The world’s media has been overloaded recently with stories that people are making fun of some of President-elect Trump’s latest pronouncements in advance of his inauguration next week.
Strong start for Kacy Smith and D’Angelo 6 at Week 1 of Winter Equestrian Festival
SHOW jumper Kacy Lyn Smith began the 2025 competition year with a strong showing at Week 1 of the Winter Equestrian Festival (WEF), riding her own 14-year-old Oldenburg gelding D’Angelo 6 in the 1.20m Amateur Jumpers Division and placing in 2 out of 3 classes.
Winners emerge in KPMG Youth Winter regatta
AFTER two days of racing in very different conditions, including the shift and gusting winds on Saturday and low wind on Sunday in Montagu Bay, Norman and Nash Cartwright, Drake Knowles, James Hunnicutt and Kai Harvey emerged as the winners of the KPMG Youth Winter Regatta.
‘Jazz’ Chisholm Jr secures $5.85m deal
After making his contribution in his transition from the Miami Marlins to the New York Yankees during the season last year, Bahamian Major League versatile baseball player Jasrado “Jazz” Chisholm Jr was awarded with a major contract over the weekend.
Top Golfer Cameron Riley eliminated
ALTHOUGH he improved his score on the second day, Grand Bahamian Cameron Riley admitted that his putting wasn’t enough to get him out of the qualifying round of the Bahamas Golf Classic.
Preserving culture through folklore
Nine-year-old Caerwyn Turnquest recently claimed the youth division of the cultural folklore costume contest at the Ministry of Youth, Sports, and Culture’s “Culture at The Cay” event on Majority Rule Day.
Academy recognises trio as top-performing students
Bahamas Global Academy recently recognised Alyssa McSweeney, Seth Thompson, and Shanya Francis as the top-performing students for the first quarter of the 2024-2025 academic year.
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Man accused of having over 200 hemp gummies charged with drug possession
A MAN was granted bail on Thursday after he was accused of having over two hundred marijuana-infused gummies earlier this month.
Department of Corrections reviewing video of an officer fighting with a civilian
A VIRAL video showing a uniformed Bahamas Department of Correctional Services (BDOCS) officer fighting a civilian is now under review by the department’s Internal Affairs Unit.
Gov’t will ‘feel the might of workers’
The Trades Union Congress (TUC) president last night warned the Government it will “feel the might of the workers” as members of 14 unions prepare to initiate a 48-hour nationwide strike beginning today.
‘Most competitive food industry in the world’
Super Value’s owner says The Bahamas has “the most competitive food distribution industry in the world” as he pushed back against the Prime Minister’s assertion that lack of choice is fuelling the high cost of living.
Public company ‘exemption’ boost to Jack’s Bay developer
An Eleuthera resort community developer is now able to “entertain more and more deep pocketed investors” after obtaining a public company ‘exemption’ from the Securities Commission of The Bahamas.
Beware ‘populist trap’ over $30m food-based VAT cut
The Government is being warned to avoid “the populist trap” caused by extending tax breaks to wealthy and higher income Bahamians/residents who do not need such concessions.
Healthcare workers strike forces closure of clinics
Some ninety percent of junior doctors have called in sick across the country as industrial action by healthcare workers forced the closure of follow-up clinics today.
Christie: My govt started work on GBPA
FORMER Prime Minister Perry Christie said his administration began efforts to change the management of Freeport.
Swingers win GB Pineyard Rush Junkanoo Parade
THE Swingers unoficially won Grand Bahama’s Pineyard Rush Junkanoo Parade after delivering a show-stopping performance that allowed them to dethrone six-time champions Platinum Knights to capture their first victory in nine years.
STRIKE: At least 14 unions set to take action
AT least 14 labour unions are threatening to begin a two-day nationwide strike today, according to Trade Union Congress (TUC) president Obie Ferguson, who warned that there will be a “reckoning” and the government will feel the “might of the workers” after three years of unmet demands.
HUBERT MINNIS: Remove all taxes on food
Prime Minister Philip Davis gave a New Year’s address on January 8.
