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Workers protest outside Parliament

MORE than 100 Ministry of Works employees protested the government’s failure to uphold their Industrial Agreement outside the House of Assembly yesterday. The workers included plumbers, maintenance staff, sanitation officers and street cleaners.

Young child dead, mother in hospital after hit and run

A young child is dead and his mother in critical condition in hospital after they were the victims of a hit and run accident early this morning.

Consulate in Dubai considered to boost finance sector

THE Bahamas is exploring the placement of a consulate in Dubai to serve the financial services sector, the ship registry and to assist with the incorporation of Bahamian companies. Planning is also in the early stages for the Bahamian pavilion for the 2020 expo in Dubai, which will require the recruitment of Bahamian professionals to assist in its design and construction.

SCHOOL UPDATES

11.30am UPDATE: Teachers at Stephen Dillet are planning to walk off campus at 3pm after waiting for over an hour-and-a-half for the Minister of Education Jerome Fitzgerald to come and address them.

Taxi driver guilty of killing former girlfriend

TAXI driver John Adderley was yesterday found guilty of the murder of his former girlfriend.

POLITICOLE: Charlie Charlie - who is the real demon?

LAST week, I wrote that we were in the asylum. Little did I know that this week I’d be able to specifically substantiate that claim. But I can’t yet decide who is most culpable for ushering in the madness.

Bahamian coaches discuss pressing issues affecting local sports

SOME of the most influential members of the Bahamian coaching fraternity came together to discuss some of the most pressing issues affecting local sports on both the local and international levels.

Asue Draw supports King Eric Gibson All-For-One Regatta

ASUE Draw, in its commitment to pump more than $200,000 into regattas this year, made a contribution to the King Eric Gibson All-For-One Regatta to be held in Montagu Bay over the majority rule holiday weekend.

BEMU signs new agreement

THE government signed a new industrial agreement with the Bahamas Educators Managerial Union (BEMU) during a brief ceremony at the Office of Prime Minister yesterday.

Bahamians get early start in NCAA Division I

THE NCAA Division I basketball season is still days away from tip-off but several Bahamians got an early start to their 2022-23 campaigns with exhibition games.

Lanisha Rolle urges understanding for tornado victims

SOCIAL Services and Urban Renewal Minister Lanisha Rolle visited the tornado-damaged areas in Grand Bahama and urged people to be very “sensitive” and understanding to the victims who suffered significant damage and what they are going through at this time.

Fox hill families: We need more help

WHEN gunshots go off in Fox Hill, as they do almost every night according to residents there, Lavern McPhee Gray’s heart flops.

Ole Miss ladies end 5-game losing streak, Bahamians struggle in NCAA Division I

OLE Miss Women’s Basketball finally ended a five-game losing streak. However, other Bahamian players and their programmes across NCAA Division I continued to struggle over the weekend.

Call for juveniles on remand at Department of Correctional Services to be relocated

POINTING to the landmark Court of Appeal ruling on the treatment of children in the justice system, child rights advocate and lawyer Tavarrie Smith called on Attorney General Allyson Maynard-Gibson to immediately relocate juveniles on remand at the Bahamas Department of Correctional Services.

‘Coach Yo’ and Ole Miss on a hot streak

WITH just two games remaining until the end of the NCAA Division 1 season, coach Yolett McPhee-McCuin and the University of Mississippi (Ole Miss) Rebels have turned it up a notch to reel off four straight wins.

Jury expected to give verdict in murder trial

A SUPREME Court jury is expected to hand down its verdict today in the trial of a man accused of murdering a banker outside his Compass Point office.

Basketball Olympic journey begins this year

WHEN the Bahamas Basketball Federation chose to revamp its national team programme and its coaching staff, its intention was to bring greater focus and organisation in the sport for the country on the international stage.

FNM slams Fitzgerald performance as minister

THE opposition FNM has charged that Minister of Education Jerome Fitzgerald appears to have less concern and lower expectations for poor students.

Sandals give gift to high school

Sandals give gift to high school THE Sandals Foundation donated some much-needed supplies to DW Davis Jr High School's Family and Consumer Sciences Department, just in time for the students to prepare for the practical side of their Bahamas Junior Certif

Bahamas Bowl: Blazers take title to UAB

THE University of Alabama at Birmingham Blazers, the athletic programme that features Bahamian star Sydney Clarke on their women’s tennis team, came back to town on Friday and took home the 2022 HomeTown Lenders Bahamas Bowl football title. The Blazers, with the go-ahead touchdown from Jermaine Brown Jr on 4th-and-1 with one minute and 33 seconds left, held on as Rennard Ellis tackled Jalen Walker at the 1-yard line on the final play of the game that was sealed with kicker Matt Quinn booting in the extra point for a 24-20 win over Miami (Ohio) RedHawks at the Thomas A Robinson National Stadium.

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