NASSAU, BAHAMAS — A 10-year-old girl who was shot during a drive-by shooting last week has passed away in hospital this morning, according to police. Lorencia Simmons Walkes was among a group of people hanging out in front of a home at Belville Close off Iguana Way on May 29. According to reports, three men […]
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Mar-a-Lago arrest spotlights security risks at Trump estate
PALM BEACH, Florida (AP) — As palm trees swayed in the ocean breeze, Yujing Zhang approached Secret Service agents in the Mar-a-Lago parking lot. She said she was going to the swimming pool at the Palm Beach presidential estate and presented agents with two Chinese passports in her name. That raised suspicions with her screeners, […]
Nassau Cruise Port bidder focused on increasing passenger spending
Nassau Cruise Port bidder focused on increasing passenger spending NASSAU, BAHAMAS – The CEO of one of three companies vying to win approval for the redevelopment and management of the Nassau Cruise Port, on Sunday expressed that if successful, the company will collaborate with members of the business community – especially those downtown – toward […]
Former Bahamasair minister calls for explanation on recent delays
Progressive Liberal Party Leader (PLP) Phillip Davis called on the minister with responsibility for Bahamasair Dionisio D’Aguilar to explain what led to the breakdown of services at the national flag carrier this past weekend. Company officials earlier cited electrical issues with one of the state-run company’s jets, which left flights backed up for hours and […]
Bahamas learns Nations League opponents
The Bahamas men’s national soccer team learned its opponents for the first edition of the 2018-19 CONCACAF Nations League over the weekend. The Bahamas plays its first game in September against Belize in September, Antigua and Barbuda in October, Anguilla in November and then Dominica in March 2019. The League comes to a close with […]
Isnord, Tigers win seventh state title
Wilkenson Isnord and the Pompano Beach Blanche Ely High School Tigers got off to a slow start but ramped up its pace on its way to the Class 8A state championship in the FHSAA Boys Basketball State Finals on Saturday at the RP Funding Center. Isnord made his presence felt early on the inside and finished the […]
Warning signs may have been missed in school shooting case
PARKLAND, Fla. (AP) — Months before authorities say Nikolas Cruz walked into his former high school and slaughtered 17 people, the troubled teen began showing what may have been warning signs he was bent on violence. “Im going to be a professional school shooter,” a YouTube user with the screen name “Nikolas Cruz” posted in […]
Florida high school shooting plunges city into mourning
PARKLAND, Fla. (AP) — Just before the shooting broke out, some students at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School thought they were having another fire drill. Such an exercise had forced them to leave their classrooms hours earlier. So when the alarm went off Wednesday afternoon shortly before they were to be dismissed, they once again […]
‘Flooorida’ goes to jail
Twenty-one-year-old Handerea Rolle, who become a Bahamian Internet sensation in recent weeks, was hauled before the courts today on drug charges regarding yesterday’s seizure of 1 ¾ pounds of marijuana. Rolle’s snap chat video went viral two weeks ago and she made the now famous comment ” “Broke people shop Miami and I shop in […]
Coast Guard rescues Bahamian man missing for 2 weeks
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — U.S. Coast Guard crews rescued a Bahamian national who had been missing for two weeks. A Coast Guard statement said a good Samaritan notified them that a boat with one person on board was taking on water some 10 miles (16 kilometers) off West Palm Beach Monday afternoon. The […]