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Energy 'major constraint' for 25% of firms

Around one in four Bahamian businesses have identified high electricity costs as “a major constraint” to doing business, according to a World Bank report, a percentage a senior private sector official described as “low”

OPINION: Excitement brewing for IAAF Worlds

THIS past week was quite an eventful one for sports in the Bahamas.

Final list of candidates named for BUT election

THE stage has been set for the upcoming Bahamas Union of Teachers general and district elections with the final approved list of candidates being revealed yesterday.

‘King Eric’ unveils Palm Cay Princess

In preparation for the 60th National Family Island Regatta, a local sailing icon christened a new sloop before it sets sails in Georgetown, Exuma, next weekend.

Pair charged over shooting of policeman

TWO men accused of the recent hold up and near-fatal shooting of a senior police officer were charged in Magistrate’s Court yesterday.

Greenslade rejects tabloid rumours over police shooting

COMMISSIONER of Police Ellison Greenslade yesterday denied tabloid rumours claiming Superintendent Clayton Fernander was involved with criminals and that his police-issued weapon jammed the night that he was attacked.

Waltiea to Lynx up next season

Although she follows NCAA coach Yolett McPhee-McCuin in another historic moment when she was selected in the third round with the last of the 36 picks for the Women’s National Basketball Association (WNBA), center Waltiea Rolle said she’s not looking to report to Minnesota Lynx until the 2014 season.

YOUNG MAN'S VIEW: Sub-standard airports and no strategic plan

IN the wake of the tragic mishap at the airport in Mayaguana, one has come to discover that the Bahamas has a lax aviation regime which—but for conscious pilots and operators—could have resulted in far more aircraft-related accidents/crashes across the archipelago.

Two arraigned over policeman shooting

THE two men suspected of shooting police Superintendent Clayton Fernander were arraigned in court at noon today.

Police investigate as windscreens of cars are smashed

POLICE are working to find out who smashed the windows of more than a dozen parked cars in southwest New Providence over the weekend.

McPhee-McCuin first Bahamian head coach in NCAA Division 1 basketball

HISTORY-making milestones have become commonplace for Yolett McPhee-McCuin over the course of her storied basketball career and the latest may give her the greatest opportunity to influence young lives.

Police shooting: second arrest

Police officers last night arrested a second suspect in connection with the shooting of Supt Clayton Fernander.

Possibly fatal bullet was deflected from officer's heart

ALTHOUGH senior officer Clayton Fernander may have to undergo amputation after he was shot multiple times at “point blank range” Wednesday night, Police Commissioner Ellison Greenslade said “it’s nothing short of a miracle” that a gold medallion hanging around his neck deflected bullets from directly striking his heart.

UPDATED: Commissioner hopeful that Clayton Fernander will pull through

TWO policemen – including senior officer Clayton Fernander – were shot in separate incidents last night, prompting Commissioner of Police Ellison Greenslade to call for the Bahamian public to unite to fight the unprecedented level of crime facing the nation.

35 candidates in union race

THIRTY-FIVE candidates have submitted nomination papers for the 15 positions on the executive committee of the Bahamas Union of Teachers, BUT secretary general Stephen Mcphee confirmed.

Man cleared of murder

A MAN was acquitted of a nine-year-old murder charge yesterday after the prosecution, following its statement to the jury, closed its case without offering any evidence. 

COB's annual track classic 'ran well'

Tamaz Thompson, Antonique Butler, Julianna Duncanson and Leslie Dorceval were all double medal winners at the College of the Bahamas’ Third Annual Track Classic on Saturday.

Sports in brief

THE College of the Bahamas is scheduled to hold its Track and Field Meet at the new Thomas A Robinson Track and Field Stadium on Saturday.

Carifta swimmers' 30-medal haul

A 30-medal total and fifth place finish for Team Bahamas at the 28th CARIFTA Swimming Championships in Kingston, Jamaica, gives Bahamas Swimming Federation executives optimism on the future of the programme, but also placed local issues within the sport at the forefront.

DJ Chronic takes his father's advice to heart: 'be better'

HIS RISE to popularity started from humble beginnings in the small community of Englerston, Nassau. Through the many trials he had to overcome, Tiko, also known as DJ Chronic, has risen to the top of his game.

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