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A YOUNG MAN'S VIEW: A pledge of service to my hometown

Dear Long Islanders, To use the words of founding father Sir Cecil Wallace-Whitfield, today “my soul is dancing!”

Devynne Charlton leads the way

DEVYNNE Charlton came within a second of a margin in matching her co-women’s world indoor 60 metres hurdles record, while Grand Bahamian Terrence Jones inked his name on another Bahamian men’s national record.

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'Across the board' impact fear from air safety woes

The Bahamian economy will be impacted “across the board” if deficiencies in its aviation safety regime are not rapidly addressed, top industry executives warned yesterday, with airline expansion plans and a proposed Aircraft Registry having to be placed on hold.

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Athletes set personal bests at IAAF World Youths

THERE were no medal-winning events for Team Bahamas at the 8th IAAF World Youth Athletics Championships in Donetsk, Ukraine.

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Swimmers advance to finals at the CAC Games

ALL three Bahamians in action in the pool yesterday advanced out of the heats into the final of their respective events at the XXII Central American and Caribbean Games in Veracruz, Mexico.

St Christopher's in Rum Cay celebrates its rededication

THE excitement of the recent rededication of St Christopher’s Anglican Church in Port Nelson, Rum Cay, will linger in the hearts and minds of many, and not only residents, but in the minds of the Diocesan Bishop Laish Boyd and Joann Boyd as well.

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Inmate shot dead at work site

AN inmate on the Bahamas Department of Correctional Services’ work programme was shot multiple times and killed while on his job yesterday.

Ultimate goal: by 2017, field Bahamian team at World Baseball Classic

GRATEFUL for the opportunity to compete against some of the best players in baseball at the international level, the Bahamas’ leading players on the baseball diamond hope to represent the country the next time they appear at the World Baseball Classic.

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Anthonique's double gold

The Bahamas’ medal haul and place in the standings could increase today as four Bahamians will be featured in final events as IAAF World Junior Championships continue in Barcelona, Spain.

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Four Bahamians in finals today

The Bahamas’ medal haul and place in the standings could increase today as four Bahamians will be featured in final events as IAAF World Junior Championships continue in Barcelona, Spain.

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Abaco fitness weekend a hit

THE 2012 Great Abaco Family Fitness Weekend was considered a smashing success by all concerned.

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Bahamas Youth Flag Football League champions crowned

THE 2023 Bahamas Youth Flag Football League (BYFFL) season is now in the books after three champions were crowned over the weekend on the playing fields opposite the original Thomas A Robinson stadium.

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Gardiner is back

It was a comeback for the ages for Bahamian reigning Olympic 400 metre champion Steven Gardiner over the weekend at the South Carolina Invitational at the University of South Carolina.

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Athletes on fast track at BAAA Odd Distance Meet

BEFORE taking a break for the Christmas holiday, the Bahamas Association of Athletic Associations got in its Odd Distance Track and Field Meet.The meet, held Saturday in the original Thomas A Robinson National Stadium, is normally held at the beginni

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The Bahamas sends its condolences after the death of Prince Philip

Condolences to the Queen and the Royal Family have poured in from around the world including from here in The Bahamas.

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Cooper says the govt’s proposed housing policy ‘unfair, elitist and discriminatory’

EXUMA and Ragged Island MP Chester Cooper says while the Progressive Liberal Party supports homeownership for young professionals, he thinks the Minnis administration’s policy in this area is “unfair, elitist" and “discriminatory".

Ministry’s travel visa platform now being powered by Kanoo

THE Ministry of Tourism’s Bahamas travel visa platform is now being powered by Kanoo, a payment processing company owned by young Bahamian professionals making history.

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Vaccine supplies facing problem

A PAN American Health Organisation official has said there will be a short period of “limited access” to the Oxford-AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine due to shipment and manufacturing issues.

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More than 21,000 people have received vaccinations

MORE than 21,000 people have been inoculated against the COVID-19 virus to date, as the government awaits the second shipment of COVAX-generated vaccines scheduled to arrive in May.

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Region sees rise in cases and deaths

A PAN American Health Organization official has revealed that over the past week, 1.5 million new COVID-19 cases have been reported in the region with some 40,000 related deaths.