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FACE TO FACE: It’s never too late to turn your life around

Amein Burrows has completely turned his life around and believes if he has done it, so can the countless young men in this country who find themselves in a revolving door situation with the cops and the courts. He found the life he was chasing after – quick, fast money, nice cars and girls – came with a price too heavy to bear.

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Truckers to face Wildcats in ladies’ championship

This will probably be a birthday celebration that Shevette Taylor won’t forget anytime soon.

pi assault suspect given bail

A 44-year-old man awaiting trial for the alleged assault of a woman near a Paradise Island parking lot earlier this month has been granted bail in the Supreme Court.Romeo Cartwright, who was employed at the Atlantis resort at the time of the incident

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Sharks stop Truckers 11-4 in six innings in NPSA semi-finals

MANAGER Stephen ‘Bishop’ Beneby liked the way his youthful Platinum Lady Sharks played last night.

Bank reformers: 'still much to do'

An anti-bank fee advocacy group yesterday argued there was “still much to do” to improve the industry, and expressed concern about insufficient education on the proposed credit bureau.Dr Denotrah Archer-Cartwright, lead organiser for Citizens Against

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Suspect denies PI assault

A MAN was remanded to prison yesterday after he pleaded not guilty to an assault charge in connection with an alleged attack on a woman at a Paradise Island parking lot over the weekend.Romeo Cartwright, 44, of King Fish Road appeared before Magistra

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Saunders signs minor league baseball contract with Mets

WARREN Saunders became the latest local baseball talent to sign a minor league contract during Major League Baseball’s international signing period.

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Henry Rolle to go full time with Puma MVP International Track Club

AFTER spending the past 20 years as an assistant coach at Auburn University where he helped to nurture and develop a number of Bahamian athletes as members of the Tigers athletic team, Henry Rolle is now venturing full time in the elite field of trac

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FACE TO FACE: Teenage twins on a mission for ‘everyone’s grammy’

Deaconess Esther Elizabeth Neely-Brown left such an indelible mark on the lives she touched that her legacy lives on even though she died in November 2016.

BTC in a 'fight for its survival'

A “yearning for better” Internet and TV services means the Bahamas Telecommunications Company (BTC) can reverse recent revenue declines if it deploys its latest infrastructure more rapidly, its past union president believes.Bernard Evans, pictured, w

Farewell to James Catalyn

It was with great sadness that I heard of the death of my fellow writer and thespian, James Catalyn.

BTC revenue revival after 10k client loss

The Bahamas Telecommunications Company’s (BTC) owner is targeting a 2018 second half turnaround for its slumping top line, after it lost another 10,400 mobile customers due to “competitive intensity”.Balan Nair, Liberty Latin America’s (LiLAC) chief

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Saunders family hold court over volleyball skills

THERE’S a lot of debate over who is the most talented family when it comes to the sport of volleyball in the country. There’s an even bigger argument in Gleniston Park Avenue where the Saunders family resides. Pioneer in the sport Jason Saunders, his

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Runners come out in support of Jonique Webb

On Saturday, persons from all walks of life showed up to lend their support to former Jordan Prince Williams High School multiple athlete Jonique Webb in her battle against lupus.A ‘Fighting Lupus, Finding Hope - Jonique’s Beast Mode’ run/walk race w

Blessing ceremony held for maternity unit

THE Princess Margaret Hospital’s Department of Obstetrics & Gynaecology held a blessing ceremony yesterday for its newly renovated Maternal & Child Health Labour Unit, and also revealed the introduction of a Maternal & Child Health Day Assessment Unit.

Scotia withdrawals limit sparks calls for intervention

AN advocacy group is blasting what it describes as a “disconnect” between the Canadian commercial banks and the needs of their customers, while urging the Central Bank to facilitate a system which addresses the needs of both sides. Dr Denotrah Arche

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Air conditioning relief for clinic

THE staff and patients at the Eight Mile Rock Community Clinic should begin to feel some relief from the heat as a technician has been dispatched to deal with the air conditioning problem, according to an official at the Public Hospitals Authority in

Beach vendors

Goodman’s Bay…has Parks given permission for Arawak Cay style beach concessions?

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Bahamas ends up 5th in 4 x 400m relay final

Team Bahamas was hoping to add at least one more medal to its tally before the 23rd Central American and Caribbean Games came to a close in Barranquilla, Colombia.But in the final of the men’s 4 x 400 metre relay on Thursday night, the quartet of Alo

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Thomas wins gold in high jump at CAC

High jumper Donald Thomas won the Bahamas’ fourth gold medal of the 23rd Central American and Caribbean Games in Barranquilla, Colombia.