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I suffered abuse, held my daughter as she died - let’s end this vicious cycle

Levita Thurston knows more than most the pain of domestic abuse.

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Rested Kings get 29 points from ‘Buddy’ Hield, defeat Magic 121-107

ORLANDO, Florida (AP) — Chavavo “Buddy” Hield scored a season-best 29 points, hitting seven 3-pointers, and the well-rested Sacramento Kings beat the Orlando Magic 121-107 last night.

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DIANE PHILLIPS: Out of the pandemic, a new way of talking

TEN years ago, unless you worked in the WebEx division of Cisco, you would never have heard the name Eric Yuan. Heck, even five years ago he was just one of those Silicon Valley geeks, an engineer with a dream, to create a better video conferencing system that was easy to sign in and out of, operated with low overhead expenses, offered high quality virtual interaction and was inexpensive for the consumer.

Wells should give public apology

I was shocked to hear the Hon Renward Wells, who is the Leader of Government Business in the House of Assembly, publicly berate Mr David Forbes, the Clerk of the House, for allowing a Private Members Bill to be read for a first time. Even though Minister Wells was seated at the time, in the moment of his anger and frustration he spoke loud enough that he could be clearly heard over the television.

One-in-five bullied at workplace

THE Bahamas could be suffering from a high rate of bullying in the workplace, according to the first study of its kind published in the International Journal of Bahamian Studies.

Do we care about our nurses?

We nurses are often referred to as the “backbone “ of the healthcare system and the front liners and gatekeepers in healthcare.

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Dames tells RBDF to make safe decisions

NATIONAL Security Minister Marvin Dames reminded Royal Bahamas Defence Force officers of their responsibility to ensure the safety of their vessels and crew members, urging them to make wise and well thought-out decisions while at sea.

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‘A nice, loving, kind girl - a good mom’: Domestic row turns to horror as mother and daughter killed

A MOTHER and her child were found slain at their Nassau Village home yesterday morning.

Department store in Freeport to close after 50 years

PARK and Shop is closing after nearly 50 years. Many persons flocked to the department store in downtown Freeport on Monday for its big closeout sale.The closure comes amidst continuing economic hardship on the island that has affected many business

‘Golden girl’ Miller-Uibo ties indoor 300m world record

OLYMPIC golden girl Shaunae Miller-Uibo, in a celebratory weekend with her husband, added her name to the women’s world indoor 300 metres record.

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Evans says Aliv will not steal major market share from BTC

BAHAMAS Communications and Public Officers Union President Bernard Evans yesterday dismissed assertions that newcomer Aliv will steal a significant market share from the Bahamas Telecommunications Company, charging that the former’s initial success is merely the result of “restrictions” placed on BTC by regulators to give Aliv “some advantage” to “get in the game”.

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NPBA takes break until month end

AFTER playing its doubleheader over the weekend, the New Providence Basketball Association will now take a break until the end of the month.

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Bahamas Bowl set to feature high-scoring teams

THE 2017 Bahamas Bowl features a matchup of high scoring teams as two of the hottest squads in their conferences get ready to set the stage for an intriguing game. The University of Ohio Bobcats and UAB Blazers will both enter the December 22 contes

Celebration loss ‘gives impression Freeport is dead’

The Grand Celebration’s three-month departure will “create the perception Grand Bahama is dead”, an ex-minister of tourism yesterday lamenting the “impact player’s” loss.

Reunited, and it feels so good -Xavier's all-girls class of 1967 celebrates 50th anniversary-

Fifty years after they stepped through the doors of Xavier’s College for a final time, the more than 20 women who made up the graduating class of 1967 came together to celebrate a milestone reunion.They came from all of the world, and from right here

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Four women jailed after airport drug seizures

FOUR women were collectively sentenced to two years and nine months in prison after pleading guilty to multiple drug related charges allegedly stemming from separate drug seizures at the Lynden Pindling International Airport earlier this week.

Sports Notes

THE Quality Home Centre Divers took a 2-0 lead over the three-time defending champions Sharks as the New Providence Oldtimers Softball Association opened its best-of-five championship series over the weekend. On Saturday in

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Post office operations suspended again amid problems

OPERATIONS at the General Post Office were suspended for the second day yesterday, despite a promise from Transport and Local Government Minister Frankie Campbell that issues in the building will be resolved “in the shortest period of time”.In an int

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Rattlers rout Suns 60-41 in Hugh Campbell Invitational

The 35th Hugh Campbell Invitational tipped off yesterday at the AF Adderley Gymnasium with the traditional inter-league matchups between BAISS and GSSSA schools highlighting day one.

Honouring Billy Graham

ON Monday, February 19, The Nassau Guardian published a quote by renowned American evangelist Billy Graham. Interestingly, a few other Graham quotes appeared in that publication during the previous week.