All results / Stories

Tease photo

Ayton shows potential as Suns win 4 of last seven

THE Suns have won four of their last seven games and Deandre Ayton has exhibited the potential the franchise eagerly anticipated this season.The second year centre is averaging 21.3 points and 12.7 rebounds during that stretch. Ayton scored 20 points

Tease photo

Pair accused of stealing $233,000 from ATM outlets

A 30-year-old security guard was remanded to prison yesterday after denying allegations he used his job to steal $233,000 from multiple ATM machines over the last four months.Travis Seymour denied stealing $233,100 from five First Caribbean Internati

Royal Caribbean aims to recruit more Bahamians

Royal Caribbean International yesterday said it has more job fairs planned for 2020 in a bid to increase its Bahamian workforce beyond the more than 300 currently employed. These Bahamians are either working on the cruise line’s ships or at its land

Tease photo

Strict enforcement of COVID rules during visit

HEALTH and Wellness Minister Dr Michael Darville suggested yesterday that there will be strict enforcement of COVID-19 rules during the UK Royals’ visit to The Bahamas this week, while assuring that any potential exposure to the virus amid the trip “will be dealt with”.

Tease photo

‘Hoopfest in Paradise’ high school basketball tourney to air live on ESPN

FOLLOWING the completion of the men’s and women’s college basketball games in December, the Bahamas will play host to the first Hoopfest in Paradise Tournament for high school boys’ basketball teams.

Tease photo

Deandre Ayton posts his 17th double double of the season

DEANDRE Ayton was off his minutes restriction and had his most dominant performance of the three games he has been back on the floor since his return from an ankle injury.

EDITORIAL: Tourism market remains volatile

THERE was mixed news on the tourism front yesterday – and it shows how the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on the economy are very much still with us.

Tease photo

Ayton sidelined with right leg contusion – Suns centre posts second straight double double

Deandre Ayton had his second consecutive double double of the season but was also sidelined with a right leg contusion.

Beach clean-up held in Grand Bahama

ALTHOUGH students did not participate in this year’s 36th International Coastal Cleanup on Grand Bahama, volunteers from civic organisations turned out in full force to clean beaches around the island.

Tease photo

Ngumi wins increased damages - but only $750K for illegal detention

THE Court of Appeal yesterday increased the damages awarded to Kenyan native Douglas Ngumi to $750,950 after he challenged the figure originally awarded to him for his unlawful six-and-a-half-year imprisonment at the Carmichael Road Detention Centre.

Bahamas briefs Swiss, UK on financial sector

A Bahamian delegation has visited Switzerland and London to meet with institutions and intermediaries that play a key role in driving business to the Bahamian financial services sector.

Tease photo

Gibson, Morley advance out of prelims in Peru

MEN’S defending 400 metre hurdles champion Jeffery Gibson and swimmer Laura Morley were the only two Bahamians to advance out of the preliminary rounds in both track and field and swimming as the XVIII Pan American Games got started for those two disciplines yesterday in Lima, Peru.

Tease photo

NPWBA: SAINTS TOP CHEETAHS 70-39, DESTROYERS STOP CONNECTORS 60-44

THE New Providence Women’s Basketball Association’s top seeds were in action Tuesday night with the last undefeated team adding another win and the second place team attempting to keep pace.

EDITORIAL: We need a Marshall Plan for Haiti

They came in their hundreds to mourn the dead.

Tease photo

FNM ‘spiteful’ to civil servants over politics

PROGRESSIVE Liberal Party (PLP) Chairman Bradley Roberts has accused the Minnis administration of being spiteful towards civil servants based on perceived political affiliation.

Tease photo

Staff sent home from hellhole headquarters

WORKERS at the General Post Office were forced off the job early yesterday by a failed air-conditioning unit and a leaking ceiling due to a broken pipe, according to Bahamas Public Services Union (BPSU) President John Pinder.

Tease photo

Redskins owner and Floridians donate vital relief supplies

HELP for the Bahamas in the wake of Hurricane Matthew is coming in from the United States, with the owner of the Washington Redskins NFL team and kind-hearted Floridians donating much needed relief supplies.

Tease photo

Miller-Uibo ends up 8th in 100, Thomas seventh

OPTING not to compete in the rematch of the women’s 400 metres from the 16th IAAF World Championships in London, England, Shaunae Miller-Uibo decided to try her hand in the 100 metres yesterday at the Grand Prix Birmingham in Birmingham, United Kingdom.

Tease photo

Urban Renewal project looks to rid Englerston of 600 derelict vehicles

SIX hundred derelict vehicles will be removed from the Englerston community, the start of a project government officials hope to extend to other constituencies in New Providence.

Top Colina executives inspire COB students

Colina Insurance executives sought to inspire the next generation of Bahamian professionals by discussing their career journeys before students during the College of the Bahamas (COB) recent Business Week.