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Evans to carry flag at XXI Commonwealth Games

GOLD Coast, Australia — Joanna Evans, now the face of the country’s international swimming competition, will carry the flag for the Bahamas during the official opening ceremonies for the XXI Commonwealth Games on Wednesday night.

NPBA: Triple header rocks AF Adderley

THE calendar flipped to November and to a full six-game slate last weekend in the New Providence Basketball Association with triple headers on both Friday and Saturday night at AF Adderley Gymnasium.

BACK HOME: Husband describes trip back to Nassau with his wife

Andrew Rolle, 57, and his wife Sherrell Williams-Rolle, 47, are currently in self-quarantine at home after returning to the country during the first phase of the government’s repatriation of Bahamians and residents stuck abroad.

LIFE LINES: Learning to think wisely

Most of us think too much. And most of those thoughts are unproductive and repetitive, like a tune we once played because we loved it but then couldn’t couldn’t stop it from going round and round in our heads for days.

Bahamians warned: 'No-no' to let others use your account

Bahamians were yesterday warned they could “land in jail” for money laundering and/or fraud if they let others use their bank accounts for illicit transactions.Superintendent Matthew Edgecombe, head of the Royal Bahamas Police Force’s anti-corruption

‘We can’t afford nurses’ overtime’

AS the Public Hospitals Authority has found itself saddled with high overtime bills - at one time climbing to $750,000 in just one month - Health Minister Dr Duane Sands said the controversial shift system for nurses has been a vexing issue.

Arise, Dame Janet

JANET Bostwick, the first woman elected to the House of Assembly, received her appointment as Dame Commander of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire, at an investiture at Buckingham Palace yesterday.

Judge dismisses Margaritaville war

Margaritaville’s Bahamian franchisee yesterday suffered a major reversal in its bid to block the brand’s $250m tie-up with The Pointe when a US judge dismissed its lawsuit.Judge William Dimitrouleas, sitting in the south Florida federal court, ruled

Junior tennis stars soak up experience in Palm Springs

SOME of the Bahamas’ talented tennis juniors are gaining much experience and showcasing their skills at the Lil Mo International in Palm Springs, Florida, where approximately 500 athletes are in attendance. Singles Main Draw In the Boys’ 11, Jackso

Deandre Ayton: ‘That’s what 45 minutes feels like, I’ve never played 45’

DEANDRE Ayton returned from a non- COVID-related illness with a season high scoring effort to help the league-leading Phoenix Suns avoid consecutive losses for the second time this season.

Triple top: Here are my leading MPs of the Year

THIS year was not a good one for the average Bahamian. On balance, since the advent of the ruling FNM regime, the economy has contracted and things are 'tough' for the bulk of the lower and middle classes. The upper classes, as usual, especially the politicians, apparently, and their cronies, have increased their net worth and appear to be living large on the proverbial hog.........the Adrosian one.

'Attack does not warrant formal advisory about travelling to America'

THE savage knife attack of a Bahamian at a Pembroke Pines eatery over the weekend, while “unfortunate,” does not warrant a formal advisory for Bahamians travelling to the United States, two Cabinet ministers have said.

Top PLPs in dark over Sandals nolle

A DAY after Labour Minister Shane Gibson hit out at Attorney General Allyson Maynard-Gibson for not informing him of her decision to stop a private prosecution against Sandals Royal Bahamian and two of its senior executives, two more senior Cabinet ministers have also come out against the handling of the matter - but the Attorney General last night swiped back at criticisms.

DNA leader doubts government was blindsided over resort job cuts

DEMOCRATIC National Alliance Leader Branville McCartney has accused Prime Minister Perry Christie and his administration of engaging in a “conflict of interest” with Sandals Royal Bahamian executives, resulting in his silence over the firing of 600 resort employees and the attorney general’s directive to issue a nolle prosequi for criminal action against the resort and two of its officials.

Customs still holds Fyre Festival assets

The Customs Comptroller yesterday said that while $10 million worth of sound stage equipment had been released, his department was holding other goods seized from the ill-fated Fyre Festival for auction.

BLTA gets in gears for exciting showdown in the main draw

WITH the qualifying rounds completed, the Bahamas Lawn Tennis Association is gearing up for an exciting main draw in the Giorgio Baldacci Open Challenge Tennis Tournament at the National Tennis Center today.

Sharks avoid sweep

On a night when he was being honoured by the New Providence Softball Association (NPSA), manager Stephen ‘Bishop’ Beneby made sure that his pennant winning Proper Care Pool Lady Sharks didn’t spoil the show at Baillou Hills Sporting Complex.

Tipping fees cover just 1/6th of landfill costs

Tipping fees at the Tonique Williams-Darling Highway landfill failed to cover even one-sixth of the facility’s $6.491 million operating costs during the 2010-2011 fiscal year, it has been revealed.

18-member team for 8th IAAF World Youth Champs

FOLLOWING the completion of its trials over the weekend at the original Thomas A Robinson Track and Field Stadium, the Bahamas Association of Athletic Associations on Sunday ratified its biggest team ever - 18 members - for the 8th IAAF World Youth Championships in Donetsk, Ukraine.

Art educators lead by example in 'Kaleidoscope' exhibit

IN ITS latest exhibit, the Public Treasury Art Programme (PTAP) pays tribute to art teaches across the Bahamas. Artwork from private and public school teachers in the Bahamas Art Educators Association is now being showcased at the Public Treasury Building in an exhibit called “Kaleidoscope”.

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