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PM promises BPL solution in ‘next two weeks or so’

PRIME Minister Philip “Brave” Davis urged residents to be patient after Bahamas Power and Light’s (BPL) load-shedding exercises left thousands without electricity.

Man charged with stealing car remanded without bail

A MAN was denied bail yesterday after he was accused of stealing a car on Robinson Road over the holiday weekend.

Man accused of causing harm and threatening an officer

A MAN was granted bail yesterday after being accused of injuring another person and threatening an officer over the holiday weekend.


STATESIDE: NAACP calls for DOJ to show commitment to racial equity by pardoning Marilyn Mosby

FORMER American football star O J Simpson’s death seven weeks ago reminded observers of a significant aspect of his 1994 trial on murder charges.

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‘We got nothing, we are forgotten,’ says a survivor of the HMBS Flamingo sinking

YEARS after Cuban military jet fighters attacked the HMBS Flamingo, stirring national unity among Bahamians, some Royal Bahamas Defence Force survivors believe they have not been sufficiently recognised and are disappointed about not being compensated for what happened.

$9,000 missing after police search home, woman claims

AN Ethiopian woman who became a naturalised citizen after marrying a Bahamian claimed that after police mistakenly searched her Marathon Estates home for drugs and firearms last week, $9,000 went missing from her house.


Harbour traffic needs monitoring

Once again I am concerned about the state of the Nassau Harbour.

The FNM needs Doc as leader

The Progressive Liberal Party government is a mess.

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Five students receive AI technology scholarship for KAUST in Saudi Arabia

Five stellar students of the University of The Bahamas were awarded a full scholarship to attend a summer course on Artificial Intelligence (AI) at the King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) in Thuwal, Saudi Arabia.


Security firm calls for more protection after two guards shot in armed robbery

PEOPLE who work for security firms have differing views on what the daylight armed robbery in Palmdale on Tuesday means about the adequacy of their protocols and procedures.

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Teams advance in high school soccer nationals

Three teams kept their quest of winning the 2024 Samuel P Haven Jr High School Soccer Nationals alive yesterday at Roscow A L Davies Soccer Field while another trio of teams were eliminated from the tournament.

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BLTA names Davis, Billie Jean King Cup teams

THE Bahamas Lawn Tennis Association (BLTA) has named its 2024 Davis Cup and Billie Jean King Cup (BJKC) teams.


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‘JJ’ is the fastest player in WNBA history to grab 2,000 rebounds, make 250 3s

JONQUEL ‘JJ’ Jones already has a long list of notable career accolades and she recently added one more during the New York Liberty’s recent four-game winning streak.

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Kraschanda qualifies for powerlifting nationals

POWERLIFTING is not the most popular sport in The Bahamas by any means but that has not stopped Bahamian powerlifter Kraschanda Oliver from carving out her own path to success.

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Paul de Souza is ILCA Bahamas Open National Champion 2024

IN a competitive mixed fleet of 28 sailors, defending champion Paul de Souza - head coach at the Bahamas National Sailing School - was crowned the ILCA Bahamas National Champion 2024.


FRONT PORCH: Our vibrant and well-tested Parliamentary democracy

Sociologically and biologically, humans are tribal by nature.

Teen gets three-year sentence for gun and ammo possession

A nineteen-year-old youth was sentenced to three years in prison yesterday after admitting to having a loaded gun last Friday.

Man dies on board boat at sea

A man has died after being found unresponsive on a pleasure vessel.


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05222024 EDITION

Wednesday, May 22, 2024

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Norius and wife take stage in New York, don’t make finals

JIMMY Norius said he and his wife Serena Norius had a little more competition than they anticipated this weekend in New York.