The Bahamas Aquatic Federation named the team that will represent the country at the upcoming FINA Aquatic Championships in South Korea this month. Joanna Evans, Izaak Bastian, Jared Fitzgerald and Margaret Albury-Higgs will compete in Gwanju at the global championships that begin on July 21. The team’s coach is Roric Fink, who currently serves as […]
Nicartha Murphy described as “life of the party” by those who knew him NASSAU, BAHAMAS – Police in the capital are investigating a stabbing incident that occurred on Wednesday, July 10, 2019, which left an adult male dead and another male detained in hospital. According to police reports, shortly after 9:00p.m. on Wednesday, two men […]
Bahamians receive national honours, some posthumously Eyewitness News Governor-General His Excellency C.A. Smith, in accordance with the Prime Minister and the National Honours Advisory Committee, on Wednesday announced the following awards under the National Honours Act, 2016. THE ORDER OF THE BAHAMAS The award of the Order of The Bahamas is conferred upon any Citizen […]
Both Shaunae Miller-Uibo and Steven Gardiner turned in strong performances on Tuesday in Hungaray at the Gyulai Istvan Memorial. Miller-Uibo set a meet record and season-best 22.18 seconds to win the 200 meters (m) ahead of Marie-Josee Ta Lou, who crossed the line in 22.76 seconds. Jenna Prandini, from the United States, was third in […]
Over $130,000 worth of repairs made to residence NASSAU, BAHAMAS – The cost of renovations and retrofitting of the new office space to house the chancery of the Bahamas High Commission in Canada in November 2017 cost taxpayers nearly $600,000, according to an auditor general’s report. The review of the commission’s accounts, completed by Auditor […]
NASSAU, BAHAMAS – As The Bahamas Government continues to seek ways to stimulate economic growth and reduce the 10.7% unemployment rate, a source of inspiration may lie in Co-ops and The Bahamas National Beekeepers Cooperative Society Limited (BNBC). With the philosophy “People helping people to help themselves,”community-centered Cooperative business enterprises bring together like-minded individuals focused […]
Investigators to travel to Big Grand Cay today to probe crash NASSAU, BAHAMAS – A 15-seater Agusta Westland helicopter that departed from Big Grand Cay in Abaco yesterday, crashed approximately two miles off the island, killing all seven Americans on board, authorities reported yesterday. The group was en route to Florida around 2 a.m. Police […]
Sport/Name Sex Category Event[s] Tennis Justin Roberts Male Athlete Men’s Single/Double Baker Newman […]
NASSAU, BAHAMAS – Progressive Liberal Party (PLP) leader Philip Brave Davis expressed on Tuesday that the party “welcomes” the departure of Brent Symonette from the Cabinet of The Bahamas. “It was the prime minister himself who sanctioned the award of government contracts worth tens of millions to companies in which Brent Symonette or his children […]
Mike Sands made Bahamian track and field history today. He was elected as president of the North America, Central America, and Caribbean (NACAC) region. Sands was one of five persons vying for the post, which was held by Victor Lopez. The NACAC electoral process took place in Queretaro, Mexico, just ahead of the 2019 NACAC […]
NASSAU, BAHAMAS — The Bahamas, through the National Emergency Management Agency, NEMA, launched the first National Disaster Preparedness Baseline Assessment, a year-long programme to measure disaster preparedness and risk. Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance the Hon K Peter Turnquest delivered the keynote address at the NDPBA kick-off ceremony at the British Colonial Hilton […]
A pair of local high school basketball players represented the country this week at the 2019 International Basketball Federation (FIBA) Basketball Without Borders (BWB) Americas Camp, hosted by the National Basketball Association (NBA). Deyton Albury, from Temple Christian, and Romad Dean, from Tabernacle Baptist, will attended the four-day camp, which was hosted in Medellin, Colombia. […]
Says someone should be ‘watching over the shoulders’ of Italian authorities NASSAU, BAHAMAS – Despite Italian authorities ruling the death of two Bahamians whose bodies were pulled from the Po River in Turin, Italy earlier this month as “accidental,” Progressive Liberal Party (PLP) Chairman Senator Fred Mitchell said the government should be pressing the Italian […]
Steven Gardiner had a strong showing in the Czech Republic today in the men’s 400 meters (m) at the 2019 Ostrava Golden Spike. Gardiner crossed the line first in 44.95 seconds, followed by Abbas Abubakar Abbas from Bahrain in 45.84 seconds and Luka Janezic from Slavonia in 45.97 seconds. Golden Spike is an annual athletics […]
Olympic champion Shaunae Miller-Uibo continues to build on what has been a stellar season so far. Today, at the Ostrava in the Czech Republic, Miller-Uibo ran a 300-meter (m) world record, crossing the line in 34.41 seconds. The previous record was 35.30 seconds, ran by Ana Guevara, from Mexico, in 2003. Americans Brittany Brown and […]
NASSAU, BAHAMAS – Donut lovers will have to wait until Thursday to satisfy their sweet tooth, as Dunkin Donuts Bahamas yesterday revealed that it is currently out of donuts and will not have more until Thursday. The Bahamian branch of the popular American-based franchise made the announcement on its Facebook page stating: “We sincerely apologize […]
The Bahamas picked up its first win of the 2019 Davis Cup Tournament in Costa Rica yesterday against Antigua and Barbuda. Phillip Major won his singles opener over Shakir Elvin in straight sets (6-4, 6-3), allowing just one game in the first set. In the rubber No. 2 match, Baker Newman fell to Jody Mangiley […]
