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India firm claims it has ‘world’s safest’ vaccine

INDIA’S Bharat Biotech International claims to have developed “the world’s safest” COVID-19 vaccine and is hoping to register nations in the region as customers as soon as the World Health Organisation gives the drug the seal of approval.

Students get some pointers at junior golf clinic

PROFESSIONAL players Jackie Stoelting and Marissa Steen provided some tips to close to 70 government and private junior and senior high school students just before the start of the 2018 Pure Silk-Bahamas LPGA Golf Tournament. Stoelting and Steen par

BAAA looks to Senior Nationals after successful Youth and Junior event

AFTER hosting a successful combined Youth and Junior Nationals, the Bahamas Association of Athletic Associations is now preparing for their Senior Nationals this weekend at the new Thomas A. Robinson National Stadium.On Saturday at the original Thoma

BLTA team off to American Zone III Davis Cup tie this weekend

THIS weekend, the Bahamas Lawn Tennis Association will send off its team to the American Zone III Davis Cup tie in Costa Rica.

BTC owner predicting 'light at end of tunnel'

The Bahamas Telecommunications Company’s (BTC) ultimate owner yesterday said there was “light at the end of the tunnel” in its battle to fight off Aliv’s competitive threat.Balan Nair, Liberty Latin America’s chief executive, told a conference call i

‘I can’t let my child walk home alone’

PARENTS of Stephen Dillet Primary School students are fearful after a young girl was assaulted near the school on Monday afternoon.

A COMIC'S VIEW: Minnis playing I Spy

OVER the past few days, we (barely) avoided another downgrade by the ratings agency Moody’s (though they did rate our outlook as ‘negative’). That’s good news.

Anthaya our Junior Female Athlete of the Year

FROM the regional CARIFTA Games to the international stage at the North American, Central American and Caribbean (NACAC) Under-18 and Under-23 Championships, Anthaya Charlton had one of those sterling performances that enabled her to easily earn The

INSIGHT: Why all the rush? As a long-term user, trust me, there’s a dark side to marijuana

I smoked and inhaled my first marijuana joint in 1973 as a young adult. Prior to that I had a disdain for the same and all who were associated with it. No, I am not and have never been a prude nor an overt moralist. I simply do not and still do not believe in the ingestion of mind-altering, self-induced drugs or alcoholic beverages to the point of becoming incapacitated.

Food security needs additional 'real steps'

The Bahamas Light Industries Development Council (BLIDC) says other “real steps that need to be taken” besides creating a Food Security Task Force to help spur local production. Karla Wells-Lisgaris, the Council’s vice-president, responding to the p

Sydney Clarke: UAB ‘is the perfect fit for me’

As soon as the COVID-19 pandemic has subsided, Sydney Clarke is hoping that she can pack her bags and head off to Birmingham, Alabama, in August to begin her freshman year at the University of Alabama Birmingham (UAB) on a tennis scholarship.

Lack of funding: Pan Am U-20 team may not be able to travel

A LACK of funding and subsequent travel issues are once again prohibiting some of the top junior athletes in the country from participating against international competition.

Pedrya Seymour will not compete at IAAF Worlds

WOMEN’S 100 metre hurdles national record holder Pedrya Seymour will not be making the trip to Doha, Qatar, for the 17th IAAF World Championships, scheduled for September 27 to October 6.But Grand Bahama men’s junior national 200m record holder Terra

Twin brothers miss out on triple jump final spot

DOHA, Qatar: They were hoping for a double in the men's triple jump at the Khalifa International Stadium in their first appearance together at the International Amateur Athletic Federation's 17th World Championships.

Clarke chooses Blazers

After taking a site visit in October, top junior national team player Sydney Clarke has decided to enrol at the University of Alabama at Birmingham for her collegiate tennis career.

Curfew campaign row in Grand Bahama

THE Progressive Liberal Party is accusing two Free National Movement candidates and their campaign workers on Grand Bahama of unfairly campaigning after curfew and violating rules.

Unions ‘not surprised’ by result - and hoping grievances will be addressed

THE leaders of the country’s top labour unions said they are not surprised by the Progressive Liberal Party’s victory in yesterday’s election and are hopeful that their various grievances can be adequately addressed under the new administration.

Lewis first to hint at run for leadership

CENTRAL Grand Bahama MP-elect Iram Lewis said if he has the support, he would possibly challenge the leadership post of the Free National Movement when it becomes available at a convention in November.

PLP PARTNERED TO STAGE CARNIVAL: Process defended as standard practice in raising party funding

FREE National Movement Senator Maxine Seymour tabled a letter in the Senate yesterday that purports to show that the Ministry of Finance gave the Progressive Liberal Party temporary approval to import “equipment, apparatus, trailers and supplies” for the Christmas Carnival event.

Penn Relays: Mullings 2nd in the decathlon

NATIONAL record holder Ken Mullings picked up a second place finish in the men’s decathlon as the prestigious Penn Relays, now in its 125th year, officially began at the Franklyn Field in Philadelphia.

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