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Beach soccer: Bahamas to face 'Reggae Boyz'

Taking advantage of the ambience of the sun, sand and sea, as well as the scenic view of Paradise Island, the Bahamas Football Association will open its historic Beach Soccer Faculty at Malcolm Park on Saturday. It’s the first of such a venue to be created in the Caribbean.

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Sports in brief

THE New Providence Volleyball Association continued its regular season with a double header at the DW Davis Gym.

THREE feared dead as boat capsizes

By SANCHESKA BROWN

Rape victim must file complaint to spark investigation

UNLESS the alleged victim files an official complaint, Immigration officials will not be investigating the claim that a Cuban woman was raped and impregnated while at the Carmichael Road Detention Centre.

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Two dead, three shot in weekend violence

TWO people are dead and three people, including an 11-year-old boy, were shot after yet another weekend of violence.

Lockhart, Rolle fall short of top 24

NATIONAL bowling champions Sonith Lockhart and Driskell Rolle both fell short of advancing to the top 24 round of the QubcaAMF Bowling World Cup in Krasnoyarsk, Russia.

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Push for talks on reparations

FOLLOWING the unanimous adoption of an action plan to pursue reparations for African slavery and native genocide, CARICOM nations will now prepare for a June conference with Europe to negotiate the issue ahead of making a formal claim.

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Sports in brief

THE New Providence Volleyball Association’s best-of-three playoffs got started at the DW Davis Gymnasium Wednesday night.

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Man accused of tourist's murder

A MAN on police’s most wanted list for more than six months was the final of five suspects arraigned in Magistrates Court in connection with the murder of American tourist Kyle Bruner.

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Bran criticises FNM over claims

DNA leader Branville McCartney yesterday criticised the authenticity of concerns raised by the FNM over reported downsizing at BTC.

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'Killings have become commonplace'

FREEPORT – Elder Paul Joseph of Grand Bahama said that killings have become commonplace in Bahamian society, where citizens are being gunned down and murdered almost every week. He said that some 992 murders have taken place in the country since 2000.

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Judge directs jury to acquit man of armed robbery, kidnapping charges

A JUDGE directed a Supreme Court jury to unanimously acquit a man of armed robbery and kidnapping charges yesterday.

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Figurehead for bank is latest in list of honoured fathers

NATHANIEL G Beneby is the latest father to feature in The Tribune who was honoured by Mount Tabor Full Gospel Church to mark The Bahamas’ 40th Anniversary of Independence.

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Top 40 Unveiled

INTRODUCTORY boot camp auditions ended Thursday as X Factor USA contestants were cut down to the top 40.

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'The More the Merrier'

“The More The Merrier”, a new two-act play by James J Catalyn, takes a look a serious topics such as family planning, child rearing, sexually transmitted infections, sex education or the lack thereof and HIV/AIDS.

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Celebrating Art in Public Spaces

HE CREATED landmark sculptures that have delighted both Bahamians and visitors alike for decades, and now the work of local artist Stephen Burrows is being carried on by his children with the help of a new foundation.

Government still waiting on US to answer cellphone spy row claims

THE government still has not received a formal report from the United States regarding the National Security Agency’s reported surveillance of mobile phone calls in the country, Foreign Affairs Minister Fred Mitchell said yesterday.

Sports in brief

THE New Providence Softball Association has revised its schedule of games for tonight in the Bankers Field, Baillou Hills Sporting Complex.

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Who's going to be the longest rallying junior in the Bahamas?

THE last time the Bahamas Lawn Tennis Association’s Junior Development Committee hosted its Tennis-A-Thon, more than $5,000 was raised for local charities.