Bahamas golfers snap Jamaica’s stranglehold in the Caribbean
THE Bahamas Golf Federation's 14-member team finally snapped Jamaica's stranglehold of the Caribbean Golf Association's Four Ball Championship by turning in a dominating performance to win this year's title over the weekend.
Hield ‘being a mentor to the younger’ Bulls
‘VJ’ has another strong performance for 76ers
BAHAMIAN NBA players Chavano “Buddy” Hield and Valdez “VJ” Edgecombe continued their preparations for the upcoming regular season, with Hield showcasing his perimeter shooting for the Chicago Bulls and Edgecombe producing another strong scoring performance for the Philadelphia 76ers.
Cancer changed me –but it did not define me
Zia Scantlebury-Wallace was in the shower during the Covid-19 pandemic when she first discovered a lump in her armpit.
Miller-Brice shares more than 1,000 shirts and a message of care for Breast Cancer Awareness Month
Seabreeze MP Leslia Miller- Brice gave her constituents a message of awareness, early detection and community support after distributing more than more than 1,000 pink and white shirts for Breast Cancer Awareness Month.
Girls’ Brigade launching new initiative to modernise programmes
The Girls’ Brigade of The Bahamas and The Turks and Caicos Islands is launching a strategic initiative to modernise its programmes for today’s young women.
SAC honours Lorraine Symonette- Armbrister for a Lifetime of Public Service
Lorraine Symonette-Armbrister’s career tells a remarkable story of public service and an enduring contribution to education in The Bahamas - from helping Bahamians turn the humble conch shell into entrepreneurial opportunity, to playing a role in the digital transformation of the nation’s classrooms
BEFORE THE WHISTLE BLOWS: The power of prevention and earlier awareness
Imagine standing on a railroad track. The day is beautiful. Everything is quiet. You look in both directions and see nothing. You hear no whistle.
Shake it up: How whole-body vibration can help in physiotherapy
If someone told you that standing on a vibrating platform could be part of your physiotherapy treatment, you might reasonably wonder whether you had wandered into the wrong clinic.
Minister reaffirms government commitment to helping those with disabilities
Minister of Social Services, Senator Barbara Cartwright, has reaffirmed the Government’s commitment to strengthening protections and expanding opportunities for persons with disabilities, declaring that inclusion must extend to the workplace, schools, transportation, housing and full participation in community life.
Digital asset transactions dropped 70% after FTX
DIGITAL assets business involving The Bahamas “contracted by more than 70 percent” in the year after FTX’s collapse, it has been revealed, with less than 3 percent of such transactions linked to “criminal activity” in the nearly two years to end-July 2026.
GB growth optimism matches concerns over business costs
MORE than half of Grand Bahama’s businesses are cautiously optimistic over the island’s economic outlook for the next 12 months with almost two-thirds both expecting to grow but citing cost of doing business concerns.
Chamber chief fears taxpayers ‘saddled’ with up to $412m in GB Power debts
GRAND Bahama’s Chamber of Commerce president is warning that taxpayers may ultimately be “saddled” with more than $400m in debt repayment obligations linked to the island’s electrical utility as he voiced concern over whether its “90-95 percent” supply reliability will endure.
Bahamas provider ‘victim’ of top Brazilian bank fraud
A Bahamian financial provider yesterday asserted it is a “victim” of Brazil’s largest-ever bank fraud amid allegations that itself, and a network of locally-domiciled investment funds, were used to “improperly dissipate” $430m in misappropriated monies.
St. Anne’s Club to focus on disaster prep
ST ANNE’S School students are being encouraged to take a more active role in keeping their communities safe, with a proposed club set to introduce them to disaster preparedness, weather monitoring and hazard awareness.
Nine BGCSE As earn SAC student $140k college scholarship
SAC graduate earns $140,000 All-Bahamas Merit Scholarship
Confidence, character key messages at LevelUp workshop
HELPING children build confidence, develop good character and prepare for success in the classroom and beyond was the focus of a back-to-school workshop that brought students and their families together at the National Art Gallery of The Bahamas.
Mother grieves 21-year-old son in Eleuthera traffic accident
A GRIEVING mother has recounted the heartbreak of losing her 21-year-old son in a traffic accident in Eleuthera on Friday, just days before he was scheduled to undergo surgery in New Providence.
Bahamian passengers accuse Copa Airlines of leaving them without food, water and adequate assistance
BAHAMIAN passengers have accused Copa Airlines of leaving them without food, water and adequate assistance during a nearly 12-hour ordeal aboard a flight diverted to Colombia, with one traveller alleging racial discrimination and others claiming they were left to find their own accommodation after disembarking.
Police probing two separate murders
POLICE are investigating two separate murders that occurred just hours apart in New Providence on Friday night, leaving two men, aged 37 and 25, dead.
Death in prison custody after ‘proper meds denied’
THE family of a man who died less than three months after returning to prison has accused correctional officials of denying him proper medication and medical care despite assurances to the court that his serious health conditions could be managed in custody.
