$1,000 to win in essay competition
Students can win up to $1,000 in an essay competition on sustainability and climate change sponsored by solar company Inti Corporation in cooperation with the Ministry of Education.
Battling it out to build bridges
STUDENTS took up a challenge to build bridges in a contest last week - with a tough battle to determine the winning entries.
FTX US chief bids to cut-off Bahamas
FTX’s US chief yesterday shattered the temporary ceasefire with the Bahamian provisional liquidators by launching a legal bid to deny them access to any assets caught in the crypto exchange’s multi-billion dollar collapse.
250 jobs to come in Exuma project
A new $500m project for Exuma promises to boost that island’s tourism and spark significant job growth.
Judge rules officer was unlawfully detained
A JUDGE ruled a police officer was unlawfully arrested in 2016 after declaring support for Maria Daxon.
NO INQUESTS IN 74 POLICE SHOOTINGS: Human rights report highlights absence of Coroner’s probes
THE latest US report on human rights in The Bahamas reveals that 74 police-involved shooting deaths are awaiting inquests at the Coroner’s Court.
NO BAIL FOR ACCUSED ON SEX WITH 13-YEAR-OLD
A 27-year-old man accused of illicit sexual relations with a 13-year-old girl last summer was remanded yesterday.
McPhee-McCuin and Ole Miss Rebels stun Stanford, reach first Sweet 16 in 16 years
Coach Yolett ‘Yo’ McPhee-McCuin and her University of Mississippi Lady Rebels are now into the National Collegiate Athletic Association’s Sweet 16 of the women’s national basketball tournament for the first time in 16 years.
$7K BAIL FOR TEEN ON ARMED ROBBERY CHARGE
A 17-year-old man accused of robbing a woman at gunpoint last year was granted bail yesterday.
Realtor’s four agents join brand’s top 15%
A BAHAMIAN real estate company and its executives have been recognised during its brand franchisor’s 2022 Annual Global Performance Awards.
$500m resort project to do ‘wonders’ for Exuma
THE deputy prime minister yesterday said a $500m resort development targeted at Exuma’s Cave Cay project will “do wonders for the entire area” through creating one of the largest marinas in The Bahamas.
Food retailers await price control easing
FOOD retailers are eagerly anticipating next month’s end to the expanded price control regime as several smaller operators were yesterday said to be on the brink of closure.
Manpower concerns over Exuma investment surge
LABOUR shortages, and the tendency of major developers to rely on foreign contractors, has left Exuma businesses pessimistic over how much they will benefit from multi-million foreign direct investment targeted at the island.
Cruise deal strikes nerve
The Minister of Education gave her opinion on the pending cruise deal and it seems to have struck a nerve, especially with the politically active. Is it what she said or how she said it? Some are saying that it is more about the time that she chose to say it, however, this is a view she has always held.
Ed Bethel
And then there were three. On Monday, March 13, the media profession in The Bahamas lost a giant of a journalist and broadcaster, Mr Ed Bethel.
$3.5K BAIL ON FIVE BAIL VIOLATION CHARGES
A MAN denied five counts of violating bail conditions yesterday while on release for a charge of attempted murder - and has been granted bail again.
CONCACAF Nations League: Bahamas vs Trinidad, March 24
THE Bahamas Football Association (BFA) proudly announces the upcoming Concacaf Nations League match, scheduled for 4pm March 24 at the Thomas A. Robinson National Stadium.
Rising tennis star Major Jr signs athletic scholarship with Howard University Bison
AS he prepares to complete his high school education at Windsor High School, Michael Major Jr is now looking forward to making the transition to college.
Inter-school National Golf Championships April 17-21 at BGF’S 9-hole driving range
AFTER hosting two successful events in 2021 and 2022, the Bahamas Golf Federation’s Junior Golf Association is eager to put on the third edition of the Inter-School National Golf Championships.
