Carifta Track and Field team 2nd with 37 medals - 16 gold, 13 silver, 8 bronze
PORT-OF-SPAIN, Trinidad – Drumeco Archer, president of the Bahamas Association of Athletic Associations, was hopping around the Hasely Crawford Stadium like an Easter bunny over the Easter holiday weekend.
Minister ‘to revisit charcoal sites’ to stamp out production
ENVIRONMENT and Natural Resources Minister Vaughn Miller says he plans to revisit previously cleared illegal charcoal-burning sites and inspect new locations in a renewed effort to stamp out unregulated coal production in southern New Providence.
Ambassador’s appointment for dinner at Fox Hill home
CHINESE Ambassador to The Bahamas Yan Jiarong visited a private residence in Fox Hill over the weekend to honour a Bahamian woman who recently returned from a Chinese government-sponsored seminar.
UN expert on first mission to Bahamas
THE United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) has appointed Dr Ana Touza as its new representative for Jamaica, The Bahamas, and Belize — bringing more than 20 years of development experience to a region confronting growing food security and climate challenges.
Violent incidents over Easter holiday
A series of violent incidents during the Easter holiday weekend left one man dead and several others injured, as police launched investigations into a fatal shooting, armed robberies, a home invasion, and multiple firearm-related offenses across New Providence and the Family Islands.
Tears as man jailed for ID card fraud
A man burst into tears after he was sentenced to one year in prison yesterday after admitting to using forged criminal records to fraudulently obtain a verified tourism vendor identification card.
man sent to sandilands for groping breasts of cashier
A 23-year-old man was remanded to Sandilands Rehabilitation Centre yesterday after admitting to sexually assaulting a convenience store cashier over the Easter weekend.
Man accused of murder at tyre shop
A 41-year-old man was arraigned yesterday in connection with the February murder of Kenneth Neilly on East Street South.
Attempted murder suspect remanded
A 25-year-old man was remanded to prison yesterday after being accused of attempting to murder a man near Burial Ground Corner earlier this month.
Glover-Rolle defends against union chief’s conflict of interest criticism
LABOUR and Public Service Minister Pia Glover-Rolle has pushed back against criticism that holding both portfolios creates a conflict of interest, insisting the arrangement improves coordination rather than undermining fairness.
Three men accused of last year’s fatal shooting of Elvardo Thompson
THREE men charged in connection with fatal shooting on Pinecrest Drive last year have pleaded not guilty and are expected to face trial in the Supreme Court on May 16.
Bahamas leaders mourn pope Francis
PRIME Minister Philip “Brave” Davis yesterday joined global leaders in mourning the death of Pope Francis at age 88, praising his legacy of compassion, humility, and moral leadership.
Man dies in boat crash in Grand Bahama on Good Friday
POLICE in Grand Bahama launched an investigation into a fatal boating accident that occurred Friday afternoon, resulting in the death of one man.
First conviction under Animal Protection Act
A MOTIONLESS dog, its body swarmed by flies, lay chained on a property off Soldier Road.
Cubans’ take-home pay ‘less than 16%’
CUBAN medical professionals in The Bahamas may have received as little as eight to 16 percent of what the government paid for their services, according to purported contracts and agreements published by a US-based human rights group — reviving scrutiny of an arrangement Bahamian officials had recently defended.
