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Inaugural Pickleball After Dark tournament has successful debut

THE inaugural Pickleball After Dark tournament, hosted by the Bahamas Pickleball Federation and Baha Mar, held over the weekend featured more than 50 pickleball players at the Baha Mar John McEnroe Tennis Center, marking a successful debut for the evening competition and social event.

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Gomez vows to 'hold' Baha Mar to construction halt pledge

A former Cabinet minster is pledging to “hold” Baha Mar to its undertaking after construction work related to the $700m resort expansion launched despite an active and ongoing challenge to the project’s planning approvals.

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Davis: 'We will not have any political activity during lent’

THE PLP launches its national election campaign today – but will suspend public political events just two days later in observance of the start of Lent on Ash Wednesday.


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Symonette: ‘Inhumane’ to deport child killer after serving sentence

FORMER Immigration Minister Brent Symonette said deporting convicted murderer Chris Ferguson after he completes his 40-year sentence for killing Adriel Moxey would be “inhumane”, amid questions over the killer’s unresolved immigration status.

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Man killed by cop ‘was known to him’

A 28-YEAR-OLD man who was shot and killed by an off-duty police officer in Kemp Road last week knew the officer, say local residents, contradicting initial police statements that he was an “unknown” man encountered at the officer’s home.

INSIGHT: To believe or not. That is the question.

TODAY is the day for the start of the PLP’s election campaign.


DEREK SMITH: Taking on clients is first test of credibility and reputation

The connection between client onboarding and reputation is often under-estimated.

Don’t ‘blindly rely’ on AI

A Bahamian banker says the industry cannot “blindly rely upon” artificial intelligence (AI) and instead must use it wisely to drive efficiency and productivity.


Judoka Xavion Johnson brings home bronze

XAVION Johnson opened his 2026 judokan season over the weekend with a bronze medal performance at the Tunisia African Cup in Tunisia, North Africa.

‘This facility will match international standards’

When our Grand Bahama swimmers brought home victory after victory at CARIFTA

Jumper Sabriya has a field day, Sprinter Lamarr breaks 12-year-old NCCAA indoor track record

SPRINTER Lamarr Williams got a NCCAA indoor track record and jumper Sabriya Farquharson had a field day to lead a list of Bahamians competing this weekend in various track and field meets in the United States.


GB Power seeks to close sale ‘as soon as possible’

The Prime Minister has pledged his administration is working to resolve work permit challenges and other woes threatening Grand Bahama Shipyard’s projected expansion.

DPM Chester Cooper: Boating fees update ‘in due course’

The deputy prime minister has promised an update on potential reforms to the new and increased boating fees will be provided “in due course” with the MInistry of Finance and Ministry of Transport heading talks with the private sector.

Hugh Campbell Basketball Classic starts today

AFTER forfeiting the Government Secondary Schools Sports Association's title on Friday, coach Lamont “Red-Head” Armaly said his RM Bailey Pacers will be back to win the prestigious Hugh Campbell Basketball Classic.


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Neighbour helps rescue woman from house fire

A WOMAN was saved by neighbours who forced their way into her burning home off East Street South yesterday after an explosion tore through the interior, leaving her with upper body burns.

GSSSA Basketball: Senior Boys Game 3 called off

THE much anticipated game three of the Government Secondary Schools Sports Association's senior boys basketball championship series was not played on Friday at the Kendal Isaacs Gymnasium.

Pintard pledges to remove VAT from essential goods

FNM National Movement leader Michael Pintard said an FNM government would remove VAT from essential goods and services, framing the pledge as central to easing a cost-of-living squeeze he said has worsened under the Progressive Liberal Party.


Man pleads guilty in ‘planted drugs’ case

A 26-year-old man has pleaded guilty to drug charges related to an incident in which a relative claimed home camera footage showed police planting narcotics at his Carmichael Road home.

Judge denies bail again to robbery suspect who escaped custody

A SUPREME Court judge has again denied bail to a man awaiting trial for an armed robbery, ruling that his prior escape from custody and the strength of the Crown’s case outweighed any change in his circumstances.