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The Bahamas went a perfect 3-for-3 this weekend at the 2018 Caribbean Free Trade Association (CARIFTA) Water Polo Championships in Kingston, Jamaica. Team Bahamas built on a solid showing in the early rounds and completely dominated the final round matchups in each division. In under-19 boys action, The Bahamas avenged its CARIFTA final loss to Jamaica on Sunday, knocking off the...

Following two grueling days of competition at the Bahamas Association of Athletic Associations (BAAA) IL Cares Foundation Caribbean Free Trade Association (CARIFTA) Trials, the BAAA yesterday ratified the team that will represent The Bahamas at home over Easter weekend. With the competition being held in New Providence, Team Bahamas will be able to field a full 80-person roster at the...

Lourawls “Tum Tum” Nairn played the final game of his collegiate career yesterday with the Michigan State Spartans. Much like the rest of the season, Nairn played a reduced role, logging just two minutes in a 55-53 loss to No. 11 ranked Syracuse, the last team selected for the field of 68. Nairn and the third-seeded Spartans came in as...

Supreme Court Justice Indra Charles has approved an application by 30 former Gaming Board employees, who were fired last year, to have a trial date set to determine whether they should be reinstated. Wayne Munroe QC, who represents the group, reported to Eyewitness News that the Judge determined an injunction was not necessary and that damages would be sufficient. If...

A 46-year-old man pleaded with the court on Friday to “let his wife go” moments after they were both charged in connection with the discovery of $20,000 worth of marijuana. The newlyweds, who appeared before Deputy Chief Magistrate Subusola Swain, were charged with possession of dangerous drugs with the intent to supply. According to reports, shortly after 6:00 a.m. on...

Scores of teenaged girls were encouraged by Member of Parliament for Englerston Glenys Hanna-Martin on Friday, to show up in all categories of life as the best version of themselves to make a difference. Hanna-Martin’s words came at the 14th annual Girls Leadership Conference hosted by Strengthening, transforming, restoring, affirming young women (S.T.R.A.W.) Incorporated Centre for Women© held at the...

Prime Minister Dr. Hubert A. Minnis encouraged Grand Bahama students on Friday “to take advantage” of the information gained from a one-day technology seminar at the Grand Lucayan. Addressing a room full of students from various schools in the nation’s second city, Dr. Minnis also reminded the students that they are the future. “Technology, as you know, is the future...

Ophthalmologist Dr. K. Jonathan Rodgers, MBE, and Director of the Lyford Cay Foundation, Inc. Mrs. Alessandra Holowesko, have been elected Chair and Vice-Chair respectively of the University of The Bahamas (UB) Board of Trustees. Legislated under the University of The Bahamas Act 2016, the Board of Trustees serves as the governing body of UB and is responsible for the general...

Minutes after his team was eliminated by Buffalo in what could be considered the biggest upset of the 2018 National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Tournament so far, Pac-12 Player of the Year Deandre Ayton doubled down on his decision to go pro. Ayton openly admitted that he only wanted to play one season of collegiate basketball before arriving in Tucson...

Team Bahamas is 2-1 so far through the 2018 Caribbean Free Trade Association (CARIFTA) Water Polo Championships in Kingston, Jamaica. The under-16 boys got off to a good start, dominating Barbados on its way to its first win of the tournament. Team Bahamas under 14 water polo. Behind five goals from Gabriel Sastre, team Bahamas cruised to a wire-to-wire 20-2...

It was a tough night on the hardwood for local basketball fans, as three Bahamians were eliminated in the opening round of the postseason on Thursday. Most brackets were ruined following Deandre Ayton and the Arizona Wildcats’ loss to Buffalo in the first round of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) tournament. Number Four Arizona came in as heavy favorites but...

The recent firing of Water and Sewerage Corporation (WS&C) former General Manager Glen Laville is not sitting well with the Progressive Liberal Party (PLP). In a statement issued Thursday, PLP Leader Philip Brave Davis shared his concerns for Laville’s abrupt dismissal and encouraged the current Minister of Works and W&SC Chairman to “re-examine this matter”. The statement read: “The  dismissal...

“Disappointing” is how Minister of Education Jeffrey Lloyd described a protest by members of the Bahamas Union of Teachers (BUT) outside its headquarters Wednesday. While he did not dismiss the numerous concerns, the union brought to the forefront, he said he was still disappointed. “I have sat with the union and I’ve sat with the president and I have said...

Bahamas Gaming Operators Association (BGOA) President Gershan Major yesterday announced the organizations intent to increase its civic and philanthropy donation from $4.1 million to $7.1 million. In a press statement, Major said the additional $3 million will assist the BGOA in executing its planned social initiatives for the year beginning with an ‘Adopt a School’ program. “The BGOA set out...

This year’s Industrial and Technical Career Fair in Grand Bahama attracted more companies and organizations than last year, according to State Minister for Grand Bahama Senator Kwasi Thompson who said the event will “go a long way in establishing Grand Bahama as a Tech Hub.” According to Thompson, the nation’s second city is poised to become the Silicon Valley of...

At least four students from Florida International University (FIU) are dead, following the collapse of the pedestrian bridge across Southwest Eighth Street in Miami-Dade Thursday. Another nine were taken to nearby hospitals according to the Associated Press. According to Deputy Council General Sandra Carey of The Bahamas Consulate’s Miami Office, it is too early to determine the nationality of those...

Bahamas Agricultural and Industrial Corporation (BAIC) Executive Chairman Michael Foulkes said, Bahamian companies are taking advantage of opportunities provided by international trade partnerships. While addressing delegates attending the CARIFORUM-EU Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) at the SuperClubs Breezes Thursday, Foulkes said, The Bahamas is ‘privileged’ to be a part of the CARIFORUM-EU EPA and through BAIC, supports the work of Caribbean...