Family shock over Father’s Day death
GEOVANI Rolle worked an early morning shift at Jet Nassau on Sunday because he wanted to spend that evening celebrating Father’s Day with his two children, a 12-year-old boy and a six-year-old girl.
Big data analytics: Driving informed business decision-making
In today’s fast-paced, digitally-driven world, businesses are inundated with an overwhelming amount of data.
Man who went to work despite positive COVID test loses dispute
THE Industrial Tribunal dismissed the trade dispute of a man fired after showing up to work at Atlantis despite having a positive COVID-19 test result.
Officer testified that Gibson ‘reached for a gun then pointed it in their direction’
THE officer who investigated the 2022 fatal police shooting of Rashando Gibson, 31, testified yesterday that officers believed the deceased matched the description of an armed robbery suspect.
Pakistan’s High Commissioner says recognition of Palestine’s statehood a ‘step in the right direction’
PAKISTAN’S ambassador to the US - who is also non-resident High Commissioner to The Bahamas - said Bahamian recognition of Palestine statehood is a “step in the right direction”.
STATESIDE: Remembering sports greats of the western US
Maybe the greatest sports stars of the American West have passed in the past ten days. Willie Mays, possibly the most multi-talented baseball player in history and talisman of the San Francisco Giants, died on Tuesday. And last week the great NBA “logo,” Jerry West of the Los Angeles Lakers passed away.
FRONT PORCH: Judith Thompson's journey of faith, hope and tenacity
FOLLOWING the attainment of majority rule and on the cusp of independence, The Bahamas required a revolution in education at every level. For generations, an unequal society failed to provide educational opportunity for the majority of the population.
Rising tennis stars competing at JITIC regionals in the Dominican Republic
FOUR Bahamians are competing in the U14 JITIC regional event in the Dominican Republic.
Shutdown possible warn gas retailers
GAS retailers are considering a shutdown after being disappointed that there was no margin increase included in the 2024/25 Budget.
Close call brings about a life change
A NEAR-DEATH experience gave Troy Roker the push he needed to leave behind a lifestyle of gangsterism for one of entrepreneurship.
Teen that drowned was avid fan of Junkanoo
ALTON Marshall, Jr, the 13-year-old boy who drowned in a pool on Monday night, was an avid Junkanoo fan who rushed with the Saxons during the recent Labour Day parade.
Bahamas loses Davis Cup opener
TEAM Bahamas dropped a 2-1 decision to Costa Rica as they started their competition in the Americas Group III Davis Cup tie yesterday in Asuncion, Paraguay.
Keyshawn Strachan enters transfer portal
KEYSHAWN Strachan, the Bahamas’ national record holder in the men’s javelin event, intends to continue his collegiate career at another institution next season.
Swimming nationals ‘probably the largest we will ever have’
Scores of international swimmers, including the former women’s 50 metres breaststroke world record holder, Russian Yulia Efimova, are expected to join a large field of local swimmers participating in the Bahamas Aquatics’ 2024 National Swimming Championships.
Men’s national basketball team training camp underway in Houston
THE Bahamas senior men’s national basketball team landed in Houston, Texas, on Monday evening and have since started their training camp in preparation for this month’s Acropolis Tournament in Greece and the 2024 FiBA Olympic Qualifying Tournament set for July 2-7 in Valencia, Spain.
Monthly bills for WSC as smart meters introduced
THE Water and Sewerage Corporation (WSC) is to switch to monthly billing with the introduction of smart meters, it was announced during the Budget debate.
Ingraham 'recovering well' after brain surgery to remove blood clot
Former Prime Minister Hubert Ingraham is recovering well and in excellent spirits after undergoing a two-hour brain surgery to remove a blood clot this afternoon.
PM: Tax dodging elite’s era is over
THE Prime Minister yesterday vowed that the days of The Bahamas serving as “a playground for the elite who....disobey the law and fail to pay their taxes” is over.
Benchmark avoids qualified audit opinion for third year
A BISX-listed company’s top executive yesterday voiced delight it had avoided a “qualified opinion” on its annual financial results for a third consecutive year, saying: “Nobody wants that.”
