Bahamas well ahead in CARIFTA Swim Championships
TEAM Bahamas is well on its way to a fifth-straight victory going into the fourth day of competition in the CARIFTA Swim Championships in Curacao.
Special Olympics Bahamas ready for CARIFTA
The 50th Oaktree Medical CARIFTA games got underway this morning at 9am at the Thomas A Robinson. The Bahamas’ ninth hosting of the CARIFTA games will include the Special Bahamas Olympics.
Bahamas on course for CARIFTA swim success
After the first two days of competition at the CARIFTA Swimming Championships in Curacao, Team Bahamas is well on its way to completing a five-peat with a commanding lead in the medal rush as well as the most points accumulated.
Woman dies after boating accident
Police in Grand Bahama are investigating a boating accident which claimed the life of a 50-year-old woman on Thursday.
Draft legislation on medical cannabis industry to be released for consultation
ATTORNEY General Ryan Pinder said draft legislation to establish a medical cannabis industry in the country should be released for consultation in about a month’s time.
Company agrees to pay fine over Exuma oil spill
THE company responsible for last summer's Exuma oil spill has agreed to pay a fine for environmental damage caused following the incident, according to Attorney General Ryan Pinder.
Public service wide promotional exercise announced
STATE Public Service Minister Pia Glover-Rolle announced a public service wide promotional exercise for all public servants who have already met the standard but did not receive promotions.
ACP B K Bonamy Jr: Public will be treated with utmost respect
ASSISTANT Commissioner of Police B K Bonamy Jr, the new officer in charge of the Grand Bahama and the northern Bahamas District, warns that disrespectful behaviour to the public by any officer will not be tolerated.
10-month sentence for having $80k worth of marijuana
A MAN was sentenced to 10 months in prison on Thursday after he admitted to having $80K worth of marijuana in his home last week.
$7,000 bail after firearm, ammunition charges
A 19-year-old male was granted $7,000 bail in court on Thursday after he was accused of having a loaded firearm in Nassau last week.
Man accused of threatening three people with shotgun
A 55-year-old man was granted $8,000 bail in court on Thursday after he was accused of threatening three people with a shotgun.
Man facing murder charges accused of thefts, breaching bail
A MAN facing two pending murder charges was denied bail in court on Thursday after being accused of a series of thefts and breaching his bail.
Chinese Embassy donates medical supplies to Public Hospitals Authority
THE Chinese Embassy donated a batch of medical supplies to the Public Hospitals Authority on Thursday.
STATESIDE: Even after Trump’s indictment little has changed on the political landscape
THIS morning, the 2024 American presidential election is almost exactly 19 months away. Is all the suspense already gone?
FRONT PORCH: Dame Marjorie Davis; nation builder, hero and a selfless exemplar
“True holiness does not mean a flight from the world; rather, it lies in the effort to incarnate the Gospel in everyday life, in the family, at school and at work, and in social and political involvement.” - Pope John Paul II
EDITORIAL: Give our helpers a helping hand
LACKING in resources, suffering a cut in government funding, sometimes loudly criticised publicly – it’s a wonder that Bahamian non-profit groups are able to do their work at all.
