Nygard’s lawyers ask for six-year sentence for crimes
PETER Nygard’s legal team in Canada suggested he be sentenced to six years in prison for his sexual assault convictions, citing his age, health and heart conditions.
Call for changes in adoption and fostering as would-be parents face frustration
TWO Free National Movement senators want changes in the adoption and fostering processes in the Bahamas.
Lamar, Rhanishka ready to make a splash at Olympics
As the first two competitors to represent the Bahamas in competition at the 2024 Olympic Games, Lamar Taylor and Rhanishka Gibbs have expressed their delight in getting the ball rolling for Team Bahamas in the swimming competition.
Love Ya Dog: Dellarease Sabrina Johnson-Hield and her dog Belle
READERS have been hearing our call to join in our Love Ya Dog campaign.
The Psychology of Dealing with Loss: Failing When It Counts
IN the world of sports, success and failure are two sides of the same coin.
Lamar, Rhanishka ready to make a splash at Olympics
As the first two competitors to represent the Bahamas in competition at the 2024 Olympic Games, Lamar Taylor and Rhanishka Gibbs have expressed their delight in getting the ball rolling for Team Bahamas in the swimming competition.
Getting youth exposed to food production
LOOKING back over the past year at the Centre for Training and Innovation (CTI) farm in Rock Sound, Eleuthera, undoubtedly, one of the highlights for me as the farm development officer has been the chance to tour so many people through our farm operation.
US TV reports on 2013 disappearance at yoga resort
AN American man reportedly went missing 11 years ago at the same yoga retreat where Chicago native Taylor Casey was a guest when she recently went missing.
Man accused of house-breaking
A MAN was remanded to prison yesterday after he was accused of breaching his bail for a house-breaking offence.
Child in critical condition after near-drowning
A FOUR-year-old boy is in critical condition after being found unconscious.
Digital payments push arrives on Eleuthera
Eleuthera residents and business owners discussed digital payments solutions with almost a dozen providers and presenters at the island’s recent second annual Digital Expo.
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‘Decades-long norm’ on fisheries poaching over
FISHERMEN yesterday hailed “fantastic” progress in combating foreign poachers as they bid to match the “record catches” enjoyed by many last year when crawfish season opens on August 1.
Athol Island go-ahead one month after ‘cease’ order
ENVIRONMENTAL regulators gave the go-ahead to an Athol Island developer just one month after ordering him to “cease and desist” unauthorised construction activities at the same location.
Union ‘ready for action’ over reforms to BPL
A UNION leader yesterday asserted that Bahamas Power & Light (BPL) staff are “p***** off and ready for action” amid uncertainty over how they fit into the Government’s energy reform plans.
Union chief: Minister’s Pike meeting ‘flies in worker faces’
THE head of the Bahamas Power & Light (BPL) line staff union yesterday asserted that the arrival of workers and equipment from a US contractor “flies in the face of the workers”.
Halt order given on Athol Island
THE Department of Environmental Planning and Protection (DEPP) said it issued a cease and desist order regarding a project on Athol Island.
Prosecutors push for 15-year sentence in Nygard sex trial
PROSECUTORS in Canada want former Lyford Cay resident Peter Nygard to get a 15-year prison sentence for sexual assault convictions.
‘PLP broke promise made before election’
IN excluding unions from talks about the future of Bahamas Power & Light, the Davis administration is violating a pre-election memorandum of understanding Prime Minister Philip Davis signed, according to Bahamas Electrical Workers Union president Kyle Wilson.
