Devynne Charlton settles for third in the hurdles at the Wanda Diamond League
WORLD indoor 60 metres hurdles champion and record holder Devynne Charlton found herself right in the thick of things in a hotly contested women's 100m hurdles at the Wanda Diamond League on Saturday.
‘VJ’ stays with 76ers, Ayton traded to Wizards
WHILE Valdez “VJ” Edgecombe will continue in the resurgence of the Philadelphia 76ers, Deandre Ayton is out of the Los Angeles Lakers’ reconfiguration of their line up in the National Basketball Association.
URCA backs Cable, BTC on local satellite ‘contact’
Regulators have accepted arguments from Cable Bahamas and the Bahamas Telecommunications Company (BTC) that they should retain the power to mandate that satellite operators appoint a local representative over the latter industry’s opposition.
BPL pain failure: $38m arrears left despite 163% hike
The pain inflicted on Bahamian businesses and consumers by up to 163 percent hikes in BPL’s fuel charges failed to achieve the Government’s goal of wiping out the utility’s fuel arrears as a near-$38m unpaid bill remained.
Tax payers put on hook for $105m guarantees
Bahamian taxpayers have quietly been placed on the hook for a further $105m in government borrowing guarantees needed to underwrite new debt, refinance existing liabilties and pay-off prior defaults by the Bahamas Mortgage Corporation and Education Loan Authority (ELA).
'Govt Health Insurance resumption will be tested today'
A Bahamian surgeon yesterday said the Government’s pledge that health insurance coverage for hundreds of public sector workers has “resumed” will be “tested” today amid assertions that premium payment arrears could be as high as $100m.
Lightning strike triggers BPL explosion and massive outages
A LIGHTNING strike that triggered an explosion at Bahamas Power and Light’s Blue Hills Power Station yesterday deepened public anger over a summer of repeated outages, leaving residents, businesses, hotels, the airport and parts of Princess Margaret Hospital grappling with disruptions as critics accused the Davis administration of failing to fix the country’s electricity crisis.
Crash survivor hits $8k goal for leg surgery
THE last surviving female victim of the deadly Shirley Street crash has reached an $8,000 fundraising goal for surgery as she continues to recover from serious injuries that have kept her in hospital.
Mom: ‘no anger towards driver’
THE Shirley Street crash claimed a fifth life on Saturday, leaving one mother clinging to forgiveness after her 19-year-old son died in hospital while another demanded accountability after spending three agonising days in Canada trying to confirm whether her daughter was alive or dead.
The Future King who found freedom in The Bahamas
WHEN His Royal Highness Prince Charles arrived in The Bahamas aboard the Royal Yacht Britannia on July 5, 1973, he came as the representative of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II to witness the most defining moment in the nation's history - the birth of an independent Bahamas.
WORLD VIEW: A beacon of freedom seen across oceans:
TWO hundred and fifty years ago, in the sweltering heat of a Philadelphia summer, a small group of men did something without precedent in modern history.
Strong discipline required to stop company’s drif
It is unusual for a company to fail due to a single bad decision. More often, they fail because small compromises become accepted practice.
Steel worker spared conviction over marijuana possession
A 56-year-old steel worker was spared a criminal conviction after admitting ownership of 23 grams of marijuana found during a police search of a Carmichael residence, while his co-accused was convicted and fined after pleading guilty to possessing larger quantities of the drug.
Chamber warns on skills gap while praising jobless figures
THE Bahamas Chamber of Commerce and Employers’ Confederation (BCCEC) yesterday welcomed the country’s lowest sustained unemployment levels in years, but warned that skilled worker shortages and widening skills gaps continue to threaten business expansion and economic growth.
Mother to a Nation: From Coconut Grove to Government House, the remarkable journey of the Governor General
There are women whose names are written into history, and there are women whose influence is etched into the hearts of the people they have served.
Mitchell accuses FNM of sabotaging MP pay review
PROGRESSIVE Liberal Party chairman Fred Mitchell accused the Free National Movement and The Nassau Guardian of trying to sabotage the Davis administration’s push to improve allowances for parliamentarians.
Man gets $75k interim payout 20 years after police assault
A SUPREME Court registrar has ordered the government to pay $75,000 to Jamal Cleare, nearly 20 years after he suffered catastrophic injuries while in police custody and more than four years after liability for assault and battery was determined in his favour.
Twelve-year-old boy remanded in tragic Abaco boating death
A 12-year-old boy from Green Turtle Cay, Abaco, was remanded to the Simpson Penn Centre for Boys on Friday after appearing in court charged in connection with the negligent death of 15-year-old Kyron Curry, who died after falling into the water during a fishing trip near Nunjack Cay.
Allen says parents must bear responsibility for child crimes
FORMER Cabinet minister and attorney Algernon Allen said parents should be held more accountable when their children are accused of negligence or criminal conduct, arguing that the law allows parents to be charged in certain cases involving juvenile offenders.
One dead, six rescued after weekend boat explosion
A MAN died after an explosion tore through a vessel near Spanish Cay on Saturday morning, forcing seven men into the water as they tried to stay afloat.
