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Woman must repay $922 stolen from employer

A WOMAN was ordered to repay her former employer yesterday after admitting to stealing $922 from a gaming house in Long Island last year.

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It’s official: Janero signs with Marlins

Two years after he started playing baseball as a “late bloomer” at age of nine, Janero Miller said it was always his dream to become a professional player.

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Janero Miller signs with Miami Marlins as pitcher/outfielder

ALTHOUGH he was considered a late bloomer at the age of nine, Janero Miller will achieve one of his goals of becoming a professional baseball player at the age of 17.

NPBA: Tucker Boys beat Giants 57-56, Eagles top Rebels 76-60

THE New Providence Basketball Association continued its regular season action at the AF Adderley Gymnasium over the weekend with a pair of games played on Friday and Saturday night.

Whitewashing Majority Rule

Recently, I listened attentively as a 5th grade student gave the meaning of the colours in the Bahamian flag. She said that the black in the flag stands for the strength of the Bahamian people. I was surprised by this. When I attended school during the tumultuous 1980s, we were told by our teachers that the black stood for Black Bahamians. Nothing in the flag represents the White minority.

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Rev Dr CB Moss collapses at church service

REVEREND Dr C B Moss, a long-time advocate for the Over-the-Hill community, is hospitalised after collapsing during the Majority Rule Day church service at St Anges Anglican Church yesterday.

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Fox and Isaacs Jr encourage each other

AS childhood friends, Lucius Fox and Todd Isaacs Jr have been each other’s greatest inspiration on and off the baseball field.

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FNM: Davis govt has failed to address crime crisis

FREE National Movement deputy leader Shanendon Cartwright voiced concerns that the Davis administration has neglected the Bahamian people by failing to address the “crime crisis”.

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Man charged in connection with double homicide

A MAN was sent to prison on Friday in connection with the year’s first double homicide. This incident left a couple dead after armed assailants broke into their home while they slept.

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FRONT PORCH – Majority Rule: A shared celebration

THE LATE Roman Catholic Vicar General Monsignor Preston Moss grew up a stone’s throw away from the top of the hill East Street, not far from Mortimer Candy Kitchen.

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Govt ‘needs to get a grip on rising violent crime’

FREE National Movement deputy leader Shanendon Cartwright has called on the Davis administration to get a grip on the rising violent crime this year.

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UPDATED: Couple shot dead in their sleep

Two men are being questioned by police after a man and woman were shot dead in their sleep early on Monday morning.

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Tributes paid in final farewell to Andrew 'Dud' Maynard

PRIME Minister Philip “Brave” Davis with other officials joined the family and friends of Andrew “Dud” Maynard in a final farewell to the former parliamentarian at his funeral on Friday.

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Providence Storm Basketball Club Holiday Classic gets underway

COUPLE OF UPSETS ON DAY 1 OF FOUR-DAY TOURNAMENT

DAY one of the 2022 Providence Storm Basketball Club Holiday Classic saw a couple of upsets from the Jordan Prince Williams Falcons and the Charles W Saunders Crusaders yesterday at the CI Gibson Gymnasium.

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Long Islanders ‘excited’ by $250m resort and port

LONG Island’s Chamber of Commerce president yesterday praised the impending construction of a $250m resort and cruise port on the island and described it as “exciting”.

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BLTA Nationals: Sydney Clarke, Elena Mackey lead the charge

COLLEGIANS Sydney Clarke and Elana Mackey, the top seeded players, led the charge for the ladies during day one of the Bahamas Lawn Tennis Association’s Giorgio Baldacci Open Nationals at the National Tennis Centre yesterday. Top seed Clarke, a senior at the University of Arlington at Birmingham, pulled of a hard fought 6-4, 3-6, 6-4 win over Simone Pratt, while Mackey, the No.2 seed, easily secured a 6-0, 6-0 triumph over Saphirre Ferguson.

Ministry: Not all road fees affected

THE Ministry of Transport and Housing released a statement yesterday on impending Road Traffic Department fee increases, clarifying that not all fees have been affected by the adjustments set to take effect January 1, 2023.

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‘Tax and spend govt’ raises road traffic fees

THE Free National Movement has accused the Davis administration of being a “tax and spend” government due to the impending increase in Road Traffic Department fees.

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Bahamas 4th overall

CARIBBEAN BASEBALL CUP

Team Bahamas finished the 2022 Caribbean Baseball Cup in fourth place and missed out on an opportunity to qualify for the 2023 Central American and Caribbean Games.

NCAA Indoors: Athletes reach new milestones

BAHAMIANS continue to reach new milestones early in the NCAA Indoor Track and Field season.