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Road Runners shine at awards banquet

Head coach Dexter Bodie was praised for opening the door and allowing so many young track and field athletes to pursue their dreams as members of the Road Runners Track and Field Club.

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Stingrays polish off the Knights

Proleine Miller, Janicka Collie, Britani Munroe, Tahj’Nee Thurston, Scharann Cash, Everette Thurston, Jeorjette Williams, Barinique McIntosh, Luxonica Young, Janeko Cartwright and Claudius Russell all had one thing in common.

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Students mix and mingle with world’s best golfers

About 46 students from 10 local government and private schools got a chance to mix and mingle with two of the top female golfers in the world yesterday in a LPGA Junior Clinic during the fourth annual Pure Silk Bahamas LPGA Golf Classic at the Ocean Club Golf Course.

Govt urged to move on proposed UAV legislation

THE Government was yesterday urged to “not sit too long” on proposed legislation to regulate the use of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) or drones, a prominent aviation attorney warning that the industry was evolving at a “rapid pace”.

Lady Operators stop Lady Truckers 12-6

HIGH school sensation Rochea Morley came up with the biggest hit of the game as her grand slam in-the-park fuelled a six-run surge in the bottom of the sixth inning for the Bommer G Lady Operators that eventually stopped the Johnson Lady Truckers in the ladies opener of the New Providence Softball Association double header in the Banker’s Field at the Baillou Hills Sporting Complex Saturday night.

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World Baseball Classic qualification: Team Great Britain in training camp

TEAM Great Britain, including members of the Bahamian contingent, has arrived in Regensburg, Germany and are currently in training camp as they prepare to chase 2023 World Baseball Classic qualification.

Gladstone businesses fear roadworks impact

Gladstone Road businesses yesterday voiced concern over whether customers will still have sufficient access to their enterprises both during and after the upcoming $29m, two-year road improvement project.

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Athletes depart for Penn Relays

With the athletes fuelled by the momentum coming off some big performances at the 50th Oaktree CARIFTA Games, they will now look to make their mark internationally.

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Rastafarian community hopeful on expunging records

MEMBERS of the Rastafarian community are cautiously optimistic about Prime Minister Dr Hubert Minnis’ promise that the government will start expunging the records of people convicted for the possession of small amounts of marijuana next year.

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BLTA adjusts Fed Cup team as Russell opts not to travel

WITH the most successful player Larikah Russell opting not to travel as the player/captain, the Bahamas Lawn Tennis Association has made some adjustments to the team that will represent the Bahamas in Zone B of the Americas Group II of the Fed Cup.Th

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Honouring our heroes

SIXTEEN Bahamians were recognised on National Heroes Day for the vast contributions they made to the development of the country.

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Authority ‘renewed all contracts’ pre-election

WORKS and Utilities Minister Alfred Sears says officials have identified numerous irregularities with contracts the Bahamas Public Parks and Beaches Authority issued before the September 16 general election.

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Ministry relaunches 'Shock Treatment' youth intervention programme

THE Ministry of National Security has announced the relaunch of its Shock Treatment youth intervention programme, which officials allege was shelved for no reason by the Minnis Administration, “leaving troubled children out in the cold”.

North and Central Andros in win column

THE North and Central Andros team finally snapped the Temple Christian Academy Suns’ three-year reign as champions of the Frank ‘Pancho’ Rahming National Primary Schools Track and Field Championships.

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BLTA names Davis and Fed Cup teams

The Bahamas Lawn Tennis Association named its Davis and Fed Cup teams set to represent the country in their respective events this year.

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Project aims to reform public finance sector

EFFORTS to improve how the government manages its affairs gained a boost yesterday with the launch of the Public Financial Management & Performance Monitoring Reform Project, an ambitious project funded by a $33m loan from the Inter-American Development Bank that aims to transform a sector often resistant to change.

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BLTA gets in gears for exciting showdown in the main draw

WITH the qualifying rounds completed, the Bahamas Lawn Tennis Association is gearing up for an exciting main draw in the Giorgio Baldacci Open Challenge Tennis Tournament at the National Tennis Center today.

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Stab wounds 'may have been self inflicted'

THE stab wounds a man received the night his girlfriend was fatally stabbed on Adelaide Beach could have been self-inflicted, a jury heard yesterday.

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Death on the stage reflecting deaths on the street

“EVERYONE you love will dead.” At least, that’s what the writers of two new Bahamian plays will have you believe. Stephen Hanna and Travis Cartwright-Carroll wrote two different yet oddly connected plays; Death on the Street and The Melancholy of Suzanna Turnquest.

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Concern over exposed power lines in San Souci

A SAN SOUCI resident said she is concerned for her safety, and that of others in her east New Providence neighbourhood, after Bahamas Electricity Corporation workers left live power lines exposed and hanging in trees on the community’s main road.