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Murder accused ‘confessed to shooting three people’

A POLICE officer testified on Wednesday in the Supreme Court that murder accused Renaldo Hudson confessed to shooting three people during a robbery gone bad in which two persons were killed in March 2016.

New sailing champions crowned in Best-of-the-Best Regatta

The Ministry of Agriculture and Marine Resources’ second annual Best-of-the-Best Regatta concluded yesterday in Montagu Bay with three new champions crowned.

Teacher murder: Two found guilty

A SUPREME Court jury yesterday returned unanimous guilty verdicts for two of three individuals accused of the 2015 murder of former Queen’s College elementary teacher Joyelle McIntosh.

Women’s national volleyball team advances to 2nd round

The Bahamas Volleyball Federation women’s national team joined the men in advancing to the second round of the AZOVA qualifying series for the 2018 FIVB World Volleyball Championships.

Fishermen told to 'take charge'

A Cabinet Minister has urged Bahamian fishermen to “take charge” of their industry following a heated meeting that produced little agreement on the sector’s way forward.Renward Wells, pictured, minister of agriculture and marine resources, lamented t

Bahamas Hoopfest to honour Waltiea Rolle

ANOTHER event is set to be added to the list of NCAA Division I basketball tournaments hosted in the Bahamas during the Thanksgiving holiday weekend.

Hitmen stop Truckers, take 3-1 lead

For the second game in the series, Courtney Smith got a timely hit - this time a two-run home run - to help propel the pennant winning CS Hitmen to a 4-0 whitewashing of the defending champions Commando Security Truckers.In game four of their New Pro

Coaches assist student athletes in Andros

WHAT was supposed to be a visit to the island to help in their celebrations turned out to be a rewarding experience for both sprint coach Andrew Tynes and jumps coach James Rolle as they imparted their knowledge to a number of student-athletes from Andros over the weekend.

DIANE PHILLIPS: From here to Glasgow

IT is 4,581 miles from Lynden Pindling International Airport to Glasgow International Airport in Scotland, a country known for its castles, golf, bagpipes and its own mischievous Chickcharney, the Loch Ness Monster.

‘Lawful killing’ in police shooting

THE shooting death of a 20-year-old at the hands of police officers in the Masons Addition area four years ago was justified in the circumstances, a jury found yesterday.

THE FINISH LINE: C&S Hitmen ‘were clearly the best team down the stretch’

Last week we celebrated the Johnson’s Lady Truckers, winners of the New Providence Softball Association’s 2016 ladies championship.

DIANE PHILLIPS: I stopped by a building while on Dowdeswell Street

SOME things you just have to set eyes on to appreciate. Like Beyonce. Or Taylor Swift. Or a building on Dowdeswell Street that was recently transformed.

Volpi, Morales win half marathon

Once was not enough for Jonathon Volpi. After coming here for the first time last January to win the half marathon in the third annual Marathon Bahamas weekend, Volpi returned and pulled off another victory in the inaugural Bahamas Half Marathon.

Christie anxious to take the House floor

PRIME MINISTER Christie has said he cannot wait to take the floor of the House today to clear up the controversy over stem cell research and his and his party’s relationship with fashion designer Peter Nygard.

Sports in brief

WITH the Bahamas Softball Federation’s Austin Knowles National High School Softball Tournament completed over the weekend, the attention will now switch to the 2013 National Round Robin Championship series this weekend (October 31 to November 3)

How the Caribbean lost out

The bastardisation of a line from Shakespeare’s Hamlet most aptly sums up the response of our flyboy Minister of Foreign Affairs, Fred “Supersonic” Mitchell: “Me thinks thou dost protest too much.”

‘The Golden Princess’

A Pan American Games record, two Bahamas national records and a pair of medals, inclusive of a gold and bronze, has left ‘The Golden Princess’ Arianna Vanderpool-Wallace beaming with excitement and more confident as she left Toronto, Canada, to prepare for the 16th FINA World Championships in Kazan, Russia, next month.

INSIGHT: Secrets and the dark ages

Three months shy of the third anniversary of Prime Minister Perry Christie’s August 2012 pledge to enforce the Freedom of Information (FOI) Act within his term, it was announced last week that the revised bill would be released for public consultation.

Moody’s: Bahamas in ‘low growth trap’

Moody’s believes the Bahamas has been “stuck in a low growth trap” for this entire century, its average per annum GDP expansion of 1.5 per cent under-performing the Caribbean.

Young stars emerge at inaugural Frederick Sturrup Boxing Show

THE inaugural Frederick Sturrup Boxing Show on Saturday night saw a brief relief of Meacher ‘Major Pain’ Major, a full recovery of Tyrone Oliver and the emergence of some bright young stars, led by Maleko Davis.

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