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Lady Truckers take commanding 2-0 lead

The Johnson’s Lady Truckers survived a scare, pulling off a marathon 19-11 slug-fest over the Lady Hitters to move into the driver’s seat in their New Providence Softball Association ladies’ best-of-five semi-final playoff series.The Lady Truckers, a

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THE FINISH LINE: Sailors Holowesko and McKinney following in footsteps of 'Sea Wolf'

EVEN as icon Sir Durward ‘Sea Wolf’ Knowles is still making headlines at home long past his retirement, the sport of sailing continues to sail on with the distinguished performances from Mark Holowesko and Gavin McKinney.One month after McKinney made

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Cartwright books ticket to main draw

After falling short in her first two tournaments in her return to the United States, Kerrie Cartwright booked her ticket to the main draw of the $15,000 Hilton Head Island in the first of three consecutive tournaments in South Carolina this month.The

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Be positive about change and give back

RAQUEL PINDER’S Beauty Beyond Feelings organisation recently delivered yet another sold out show - hosting a “Dear Future Me” themed conference at the British Colonial Hilton.As the owner of her very own hairstyling company, Styles By Kelly P, Raquel

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Shaunae is a class act on schools tour

BTC endorsed athlete and Olympic gold medalist, Shaunae Miller-Uibo was in town a week ago, and she toured several schools sharing an inspiring message.Mrs Miller-Uibo’s tour started with her meeting BTC’s new interim CEO Dexter Cartwright, then movi

SPORTS NOTES

THE top scorer in the Financial Bowling League competition last night was Stan Bethel of Strike Force with a 610 high three game set.

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Jury find Blair raid gunman guilty

TIANO D’Haiti was convicted by a Supreme Court jury yesterday after finding him unanimously guilty for the role he played in the October 2014 shooting death of Blair Estates resident Andre Cartwright.

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Jury hears final arguments in Blair home raid case

SUPREME Court jurors yesterday heard submissions from both Crown prosecutors and defense counsel as to why Tiano D'Haiti should or should not be convicted and sentenced for the October 2014 murder of Blair Estates resident Andre Cartwright.

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Man cleared in Blair raid case

A SUPREME Court jury yesterday acquitted one of two men accused of the October 2014 shooting death of Blair Estates resident Andre Cartwright after finding insufficient evidence to convict him for the role prosecutors alleged he played in the crime.

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Lady Wildcats claw their way to 10-5 win over Lady Sharks

NO matter how they play during the regular season, the Sunshine Auto Lady Wildcats always find a way to make their presence felt during the New Providence Softball Association’s postseason.

BTC brings relief to Bimini

IN the wake of Hurricane Irma, BTC is helping to bring much-needed relief to communities on the island of Bimini. The company's CEO Dexter Cartwright and Customer Experience Vice President Eldri Ferguson-Mackey along with volunteer teams comprised o

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'I wouldn't have given ride to man if I'd known he was a murder suspect'

A WOMAN testified yesterday how she would have never taken one of two men accused of the 2014 murder of Blair Estates resident Andre Cartwright to hospital had she known the gravity of the matter of which they are accused. Shecoya Davis, taking the

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Help hurricane victims by text

BTC has launched a national text-to-donate campaign drive allowing all Bahamians to participate in fundraising efforts to assist those most affected by Hurricane Irma.

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Blair raid suspect arrested in Paradise Island hotel

SUPREME Court jurors heard yesterday how one of the accused men in the 2014 shooting death of Blair Estates resident Andre Cartwright was arrested by police in a hotel room on Paradise Island the day after the incident in question. Police Superinten

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Blair raid suspect said he was just driving

TWO police officers testified yesterday how one of two men accused of the 2014 murder of Blair resident Andre Cartwright allegedly told one of them that he was not directly involved in Cartwright’s murder, but had served as a driver for the four susp

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A COMIC'S VIEW: Minnis playing I Spy

OVER the past few days, we (barely) avoided another downgrade by the ratings agency Moody’s (though they did rate our outlook as ‘negative’). That’s good news.

Bahamian manufacturers aiming to be ‘top of mind’

A Bahamian manufacturing organisation is seeking to become “top of the mind” again with policymakers, having this week launched a marketing campaign to revitalise the sector.

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Injured suspect went to hospital

A POLICE officer testified yesterday how one of two men accused of the 2014 murder of Blair resident Andre Cartwright presented himself to the accident and emergency room suffering from an injury shortly after the incident in question.

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‘Bogus police’ killed our son

SUPREME Court jurors yesterday heard how home invaders allegedly feigned being members of the Royal Bahamas Police Force in their attempts to burglarise a Blair Estates home in 2014 when Blair resident Andre Cartwright was shot and killed.

BTC tackles landline outage

Thousands of Bahamas Telecommunications Company customers experienced problems with their landline phones late Monday evening.