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Brian Miller denies murder of British dive instructor Gary Vanhoeck

A MAN denied murdering a British diving instructor in western New Providence when he was formally arraigned in Supreme Court on Friday.

Best-of-3 championship series all set for BSC basketball league

THE best-of-three championship series for the Baptist Sports Council’s 2016 Basketball League is all set.

FNM's plan for independent director of public prosecution 'would have prevented nolle prosequi affair'

THE CHAIRMAN of the Free National Movement (FNM) said on Friday that his party’s plan for an independent director of public prosecution would have prevented the “whole sordid affair” over the Attorney-General’s ‘nolle prosequi’ direction in the Sandals Royal Bahamian case.

First heroes of nation named in new honours

THE first recipients of the country’s National Honours were announced yesterday, with the top honour of the Order of National Hero awarded posthumously to Sir Lynden Pindling, Sir Roland Symonette, Sir Milo Butler and Sir Cecil Wallace-Whitfield.

Sting Junkanoo group joins Freeport parade

THE STING Junkanoo group out of the capital, headed by Gary ‘Super’ Johnson, made yet another grand appearance in the second city during the New Years Day Junkanoo parade in downtown Freeport, with Dyson Knight performing his latest hit “Gambling”.

National beach soccer team player profiles – PART I

AS part of the build-up to the Bahamas hosting the FIFA 2017 Beach Soccer World Cup in April and May, the regional championships will be held in Nassau next week featuring 16 top teams at the impressive new $2.5 million Malcolm Park West facility.

‘Reno’ seeks alternate path to coveted boxing titles

EVER since Tureano ‘Reno’ Johnson left Madison Square Garden Theater with the World Boxing Association’s International and World Boxing Council’s silver titles around his waist, the public wondered what was the next step.

'Reno' signs with Gary Shaw promotions

AFTER getting off to a fast start in his professional career two years ago, Taureano ‘Reno’ Johnson is hoping to step it up by signing an exclusive promotional contract with highly acclaimed Gary Shaw Productions.

FNM candidate confesses to $10k, 15-year tax debt

The FNM’s North Eleuthera candidate yesterday took “full responsibility” for his failure to settle a 15 year-old debt worth $9,500 to Bahamas Customs, and pledged to pay the full amount outstanding today.

Nike brings ‘best of the best’

The Bahamas is hosting some of the best high school seniors and underclassmen in America at the Bahamas edition of the Nike Elite Youth Basketball League Camp.

US man, three Bahamians, charged in connection with drug seizure

AN American man appeared in Magistrates Court on Thursday accused of several drug related charges in connection with a nearly half a million dollar drug seizure in Bimini.

Officers who assaulted two Haitian migrants on paid leave pending investigation results

THE immigration officers who attacked two Haitian men in a barber shop last month are on paid administrative leave. Immigration Minister Keith Bell said yesterday the investigation into their matter is ongoing and will take “as long as necessary” to ensure the right outcome.

No car rental boost from jitney closure

Car rental companies yesterday said high unemployment and reduced incomes meant they had seen no increase in business as a result of the government’s COVID-19 public transport shutdown. Gary Cox, general manager of Destiny Motor Car and Rentals, tol

Sawyer is a fine choice for senate

WE RESPOND to the letter written in your column published on Tuesday, 29th May. The letter was in reference to the Senate appointment of Gary Sawyer, candidate for the Progressive Liberal Party for Central & South Abaco.

Christie: PLP candidate will beat Ingraham

THE PLP's candidate for North Abaco will beat Prime Minister Hubert Ingraham, opposition leader Perry Christie predicted yesterday. Speaking at a mass rally in Abaco last night, Mr Christie told the crowd the is

Murdered US girl’s father suggests police force ‘cover-up’

IT’S BEEN 11 years since Gary Karp’s teenage daughter was found stuffed in a garbage bag and dumped in a canal in Florida, but Mr Karp says he will not rest until her killer is behind bars.

NPSA All-Stars in Classic

Some of the future players, led by versatile Valencia Gibson and Jeffery Gibson, took the spotlight on Saturday night as the New Providence Softball Association hosted its All-Star Classic.And in a show of appreciation to their performances in the pa

British man killed at dive centre

POLICE are asking the public’s assistance for information that could help them solve the murder of a British man on his sailboat at Stuart Cove’s diving centre in western New Providence on Friday night.

Sandals union: We will ‘not sit quietly’

The Bahamas Hotel Maintenance & Allied Workers Union (BHMAWU), which is the bargaining agent for the 600 Sandals Royal Bahamian employees, said yesterday that it would “not sit quietly” in the wake of the wake to the resort’s decision to make employees redundant, calling it “a sad day for the labour movement”.

Court hears questions on monitoring

AN issue was raised yesterday during a murder and armed robbery trial as to whether an employee of a company responsible for monitoring offenders put in the Electronic Monitoring Programme by the courts could speak to a report that was not signed by her supervisor.

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