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Tornado sounded like a 747 crashing

THE sound heading his way was so forceful that Albert Rolle thought a plane was about to crash near his Grand Bahama home.

Woman at the Well: ‘New souls won for God’

Lives were transformed and new souls were won for God, according to the testimonies of the more than 300 Bahamians who attended this year’s ‘Woman at the Well’ conference.

From behind the scenes and into the spotlight

LACREASHA Thompson, a lab technologist at the Rand Memorial Hospital in Grand Bahama, became the July winner of the Public Hospitals Authority’s (PHA) Unsung Heroes Award yesterday.

Davis ‘uninspiring’ say PLP stalwart councillors

OPPOSITION Leader Philip “Brave” Davis is uninspiring to Bahamians, some Progressive Liberal Party stalwart councillors said yesterday as they prepare to vote for Englerston MP Glenys Hanna Martin at October’s convention.

Chamber slams Christie Govt’s insurance cancel

Hurricane Matthew’s fiscal impact means the Christie administration was “obviously incorrect and wrong” to cancel the Bahamas’ disaster insurance, the Chamber of Commerce’s chief executive said yesterday.

Grand Lucayan ‘knee jerk’ kills $350m plan

The Government was yesterday warned that any “knee jerk” Grand Lucayan solution could “kill” a $350 million proposal designed to transform Freeport into an Atlantis-style tourism destination.

Teachers pay hike promise

EDUCATION Minister Jeff Lloyd pledged yesterday to increase the salaries of teachers “to match the role educators play in society” as well as provide scholarships to instructors seeking to obtain master’s degrees and PhDs.

$500 fine for man who threatened to kill ex-girlfriend

A MAN was ordered yesterday to pay a $500 fine or face three months at the Bahamas Department of Correctional Services for threatening to kill his former girlfriend over three months ago.

Sports Notes

THREE of the Bahamian players have advanced to the semi-final of the SVGTA NLA Junior ITF Tournament in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.

Stephen Dillet Primary to open one week late

THERE will likely be a slight delay for students to start classes at Stephen Dillet Primary School by one week as officials await the arrival of new furniture and other equipment, Education Minister Jeffrey Lloyd said yesterday.However, delayed payme

Junior players still alive in tourney

Three of the Bahamas junior tennis players won their matches on Wednesday and are all in the quarterfinal rounds of the SVGTA NLA Junior ITF Tournament in St Vincent & the Grenadines.

From readers to leaders at Eleuthera summer camp

UNDER the theme “Today a Reader, Tomorrow a Leader,” 58 primary school students attended The South Eleuthera Mission’s literacy and numeracy summer programme which ran from June 26 to July 21.Funded by a grant from the Cotton Bay Fund, formerly the C

Sister Sister stays in the breast cancer race with prayer breakfast

Members of the Sister Sister Breast Cancer Support Group are getting ready to host their 13th annual prayer breakfast, and they are certain they only made it this far because of their faith.With a mission statement to provide supportive care, encoura

Teenage murder suspect denied bail

A 19-YEAR-OLD awaiting trial on a murder charge had his bail application rejected in Supreme Court yesterday.

Bail hearing next week for murder accused

A SUSPECT awaiting trial on a murder charge will have his bail application heard next week.Shawn McPhee and his lawyer Calvin Seymour appeared before Senior Justice Stephen Isaacs seeking pre-trial release for McPhee before his October 10 trial befor

Stem cell centre names Bahamian as president

The new owners of a Freeport-based stem cell therapy clinic have named Vincent R. Burton as its president.Black Beret Life Sciences, the life sciences investment and management arm of the Houston-based Bosarge Family Office, named Dr Burton to head t

In its best showing ever, Bahamas 9th in swimming

ENGLAND and the Republic of South Africa finished with eight gold medals each to top the charts as swimming came to a close in the 6th Commonwealth Youth Games at the Betty Kelly Kenning Swim Complex on Saturday night.

No moves to legalise marijuana

HEALTH Minister Dr Duane Sands yesterday shot down any notion that the Minnis administration is currently considering the decriminalisation of marijuana or legalisation of the drug for medicinal or recreational purposes.

Bahamas 'must do more'to combat cyber crime

The Bahamas must “recognise we’re not doing enough” to combat cyber criminals, the Chamber of Commerce’s chairman yesterday revealing the threat had given him several “wake-up calls”.Michael Maura, who is also Arawak Port Development Company’s (APD)

Bahamas 'falls too far': 129th on cyber security

The Deputy Prime Minister yesterday conceded that the Bahamas “continues to fall too far down the scale”, after this nation was ranked 129th out of 164 countries for its commitment and effectiveness in fighting cyber crime.K P Turnquest acknowledged

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