Golden Girl takes first place again - with triumph in book awards
Running Sideways, the biography of two-time Olympic Gold Champion and Golden Girl Pauline Davis of The Bahamas, took top place in the biography category of the International Book Awards announced in Los Angeles last month.
Executive joins Bonefish and Tarpon Trust Board
A SENIOR Atlantis executive has joined the Bonefish and Tarpon Trust as a board member
Pinder: We’ll be off EU blacklist in November
ATTORNEY General Ryan Pinder said The Bahamas would be removed from the European Union’s blacklist in November.
AC challenges at Justice Centre ‘being addressed’
SUPREME Court Deputy Registrar Renaldo Toote said the air-conditioning challenges that prompted workers to walk out of the Garnet Levarity Justice Centre in Grand Bahama are being addressed.
Rise in illnesses caused by heat
HEALTH officials have seen an increase in heat-related illnesses in recent weeks, with more younger people affected.
Bell: I’ll speak in House on immigration questions
IMMIGRATION Minister Keith Bell said he would answer Free National Movement questions on various matters, some controversial, in the House of Assembly next week.
Man killed and two hurt in latest shootings
NEW Providence police are investigating two separate shootings that killed a man and left two others in hospital yesterday.
‘GIVE ANSWERS ON VIOLENCE PROBES’: Human rights group wants govt to clarify state of investigations
HUMAN Rights Bahamas is urging the government to be more forthright about the status of investigations into alleged misconduct by law enforcement officers.
Charged with bail violation after murder accusation - and granted bail again
A MAN on bail for murder who allegedly failed to charge his electronic monitoring device was granted bail again yesterday.
Relief for 23-year-old cleared of armed robbery
A YOUNG man breathed a sigh of relief after he was cleared of armed robbery charges in the Supreme Court yesterday.
Two jailed for housebreaking
TWO men were sentenced to two years in prison after they were found guilty of housebreaking in New Providence earlier this year.
18 months in jail over gun
A MAN was sentenced to 18 months in prison after admitting to having an unlicenced gun on Hospital Lane earlier this week.
Layer of Saharan dust will affect the Bahamas by the weekend
RESIDENTS are urged to “safeguard their health” as a plume of Sahara dust moves over the south-east Bahamas.
Temperature rise poses additional threat to sensitive coral reefs
CLIMATE change is causing heat that threatens the existence of coral reefs in the Bahamas.
Tourism officials target amphibious aircraft sector numbers to double
TOURISM officials forecast the arrival of 40,000 amphibious air passengers this year and are targeting the sector for growth.
