One year later, Human Rights Committee has no members appointed nor meetings
MORE than a year after a resolution was passed to establish a Human Rights Committee in Parliament, no members from the House of Assembly have been appointed, and the committee has never met.
Charlton 6th in 100 hurdles final at the Paris Olympics
PARIS, France — Despite getting off to a slow start, world indoor champion Devynne Charlton came back and secured another sixth-place finish in the women’s 100 metres hurdles final at the 2024 Olympic Games.
Bahamas 3rd overall at Caribbean Amateur Jr Golf Championships
FOLLOWING an unfortunate fifth-place finish at the Caribbean Amateur Junior Golf Championships (CAJGC) last year in the Cayman Islands, the Bahamas’ junior golfers moved up two positions this time around to finish third overall in Kingston, Jamaica, at the Caymanas Golf & Country Club.
Billie Jean King Cup: Bahamas finishes eighth overall
THE 2024 Billie Jean King Cup (BJKC) Americas Group III Tournament did not end with the best results for Team Bahamas in Tacarigua, Trinidad & Tobago.
Drumeco Archer: ‘We did a remarkable job as a team’
PARIS, France — With the 2024 Olympic Games now concluded, Bahamas Association of Athletic Associations president Drumeco Archer said the Bahamas may not have come away with a medal, but the performances of the athletes were noteworthy.
Charisma Taylor thrilled with her performance at Olympics
PARIS, France — Charisma Taylor had the time of her life at the 2024 Olympic Games.
Minister: Devynne Charlton’s 6th overall ‘is a source of pride for all of us’
PARIS, France — Minister of Youth, Sports and Culture Mario Bowleg commended Team Bahamas on their performances at the 2024 Olympic Games.
No medals, no per capita victory
PARIS, France — The curtain came down on the 2024 Olympic Games with the Bahamas’ streak of winning a medal at every four year spectacle since 1992 in Barcelona, Spain, coming to an end. It wasn’t about winning medals that really counted, but it was the performances of the 20-member team in swimming and athletics that mattered the most.
Deputy Chief Magistrate Debbye Louise Ferguson dies
The Office of The Judiciary today announced the sudden passing of Deputy Chief Magistrate Debbye Louise Ferguson.
Protestors reject proposed GB electricity rate increase
Former FNM vice-chair Richard Johnson led a protest in Grand Bahama today against the electricity rate increase proposed by the Grand Bahama Power Company.
Govt expands on relief measures for Eleuthera's power woes
The Ministry of Energy and Transport today announced additional measures to address Eleuthera's ongoing power challenges, including a 50 percent rebate on last month's base rate for all Eleuthera customers.
4m passengers new airport record
THE Nassau Airport Development Company said the Lynden Pindling International Airport (LPIA) welcomed a record 4.06 million passengers in fiscal year 2024, a milestone in the airport’s recovery from the pandemic.
Abaco residents are sceptical shelter ready by year’s end
DISASTER Risk Management Authority officials say a long-awaited hurricane shelter in Abaco will be completed by the end of the year, but Abaco residents are sceptical.
‘We’re so proud of you’
ALTHOUGH The Bahamas failed to win a medal at the Olympics for the first time in 36 years, Minister of Youth, Sports, and Culture Mario Bowleg congratulated Bahamian athletes and emphasised how impressive it is to qualify for the sporting extravaganza.
Man found shot to death in South Beach is 79th murder
POLICE are investigating a fatal shooting in South Beach that has raised this year’s murder count to 79.
‘Hoping for miracle’ in blue hole search
THE daughter of a 50-year-old man who vanished in Long Island’s Dean’s Blue Hole on the same day the family buried her grandmother is holding out hope for a miracle.
Bowleg sets right tone after Olympics
MINISTER of Youth, Sports and Culture Mario Bowleg is right to salute our Bahamian athletes as they come to the end of their olympic 2024 journey.
Upset over Junkanoo in Canada
Junkanoo is a centuries-old part of our Bahamian tradition and a direct link to our African heritage that was brought here by enslaved Africans where it fell on fertile ground and has flourished.
Relaunch of small home repair initiative sees contracts signed for 40 homes in GB
PRIME Minister Philip “Brave” Davis led the relaunch of the Small Homes Repair Initiative over the weekend, signing a contract to repair 40 home repairs in Grand Bahama.
