All results / Stories

Tease photo

Minister to seek truth over student's injuries

MINISTER of Education Jerome Fitzgerald vowed to get to the truth over claims a student was so severely beaten by a headmaster that he eventually had to have surgery.

Attorney calls for more active drone enforcing

A Bahamian aviation law specialist yesterday stressed the need for “active enforcement” of laws governing the use of drones, after the Civil Aviation Department warned against their use in the Love Beach area.

Tease photo

Paul de Souza wins Bahamas Junior National Sunfish Championships

Paul de Souza managed to outmanoeuvre the competition, making the best of shifting and variable wind and wave conditions to secure overall first place in the Bahamas Junior National Sunfish Championships in Montagu Bay.

Tease photo

Modular units to bring relief to space-needy Rand Memorial Hospital

THE installation of modular units at the Rand Memorial Hospital is underway and soon residents will no longer have to sit and wait on the porch at the Accident and Emergency Department.

Union chief: Pharmachem closure ‘staggers’ economy

A Grand Bahama industrial union head says PharmaChem Technologies’ shutdown tomorrow “staggers” an already weak economy and will have a major negative impact on the island.

Tease photo

Man cleared in Blair raid case

A SUPREME Court jury yesterday acquitted one of two men accused of the October 2014 shooting death of Blair Estates resident Andre Cartwright after finding insufficient evidence to convict him for the role prosecutors alleged he played in the crime.

Scotia withdrawals limit sparks calls for intervention

AN advocacy group is blasting what it describes as a “disconnect” between the Canadian commercial banks and the needs of their customers, while urging the Central Bank to facilitate a system which addresses the needs of both sides. Dr Denotrah Arche

Tease photo

28-year-old accused of stabbing man to death

A 28-year-old man accused of stabbing another man to death in the Pinewood Gardens area in June will appear before a Supreme Court judge in a month’s time.Whitney Johnson will appear before Justice Bernard Turner to be formally arraigned in connectio

Tease photo

Saints Athletics: Targeting underprivileged athletes

A relative newcomer to the athletics scene in the Bahamas, the Saints Athletics Club seeks to reach a wider demographic of young athletes l

THE FINISH LINE: Kudos to International Elite, Max D for helping our baseballers get to next level

IT’S one thing to talk about what you can do, but it’s another to actually go out there and do it.

Tease photo

'Double' aviation score to be serious player

An aviation law specialist says The Bahamas must double its safety and regulatory audit score to achieve "a brighter future" and be treated as a serious international player in the sector.

Tease photo

Fishermen told to donate to charity over crawfish catch

THREE fishermen must donate a combined $1,650 to a local charity after they pleaded guilty in Magistrates Court yesterday to being in possession of 40lbs of undersized crawfish.

Tease photo

FNM Deputy: ‘No comprehensive plan’ on crime

THE Free National Movement has called on the government to get a grip on rising violent crime.

Baseball players helping to guide student athletes

By RENALDO DORSETT Sports Reporter rdorsett@tribunemedia.net Giving back to the community and helping to guide a young generation of student athletes remains paramount for two Bahamian baseball players who have reached the pinnacle of their profession. A

Tease photo

Former FNM MP Saunders shot dead

DON Saunders was looking forward to a week-end of catching up with his foster brothers and father — a ritual for him before marking Easter at St Christopher’s Anglican Church — when he was shot and killed in a yard on Margaret Road in Gambier Village last night.

Sports Notes

SOFTBALL BANKERS LEAGUE AFTER taking a break, the Banker's Athletic Association will resume its softball league on Saturday at the Banker's Field at the Baillou Hills Sporting Complex. Here's the schedule of games on tap: 1 pm BAF Financial vs CI

The spinning PLP

I LAUGHED heartily reading the column by Stanley Cartwright ‘How many firms does it take to spin a lie?’ (September 5).

Tease photo

Body fished from waters off Bay Street dock

POLICE fished a partially decomposed body from waters off the former Pioneers Shipping Dock located on Bay Street yesterday.

Tease photo

Tennis players put in quality fitness training with MacFit

LOCAL tennis players Danielle Thompson, Larikah Russell and brother and sister Justin and Savannah Roberts got a chance to get in some quality fitness training yesterday from MacFit trainer Jimmy Mackey.

Tease photo

SENSELESS: Father-of-three’s murder leaves families reeling

THE Coconut Grove community was left in shock and disbelief in the aftermath of the murder of Mario Cartwright, a husband and father of three small children who was shot unexpectedly as he entered a corner store on Wednesday.