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Plea agreements bring high rate of convictions

THE Director of Public Prosecutions Office secured a high conviction rate of 85 percent in 2021 while its use of plea agreements recovered after COVID-19 caused disruption in 2020, according to Director of Public Prosecutions Garvin Gaskin.

Bastian records 4th double double of season

BAHAMIAN student athletes at various levels of NCAA basketball opened their conference schedules following a series of COVID-19 related postponements.

New location drives 80% of December sales rise for AID

A major Bahamian retailer yesterday revealed that its newly-opened Blue Hill Road and Coconut Grove store was responsible for 80 percent of the December sales increase seen in Nassau.

Dire predictions of how bad it could be

A NEW study has projected that due to the Omicron variant in The Bahamas, daily case numbers could reach a high of 2,610 by February 13.

Top official hopes surge is slowing down

THE country recorded 2,489 cases of COVID-19 in the first clinically monitored week of 2022, according to Acting Chief Medical Officer Dr Phillip Swann.

Sir Sidney a hero of The Bahamas

Sir Sidney Poitier was a Bahamas National Treasure and priceless Jewel to the world, which shared his God-gifted talent of acting with the world on the world stage on television and in movies.

Air Canada’s pause ‘certainly bad news’

A senior tourism official yesterday said he would have been more “worried” if Air Canada had suspended its weekly Exuma flight for commercial reasons rather than COVID-19.

McCoy’s double double leads Tigers to 10th straight victory

MALACHI McCoy and his Benedict Tigers continue their win streak to highlight Bahamian players in NCAA Division II.

Worker shortage fears on Omicron explosion

Bahamian employers yesterday voiced fears that the rapid explosion in Omicron cases could result “in our whole system being challenged” by the absence of key workers.

$1.1m donation by FTX to benefit agriculture

FTX Digital Markets announced a $1.1m donation to the newly created non-government, not-for-profit, Agricultural Development Committee.

University partners in fight against gender violence

UNIVERSITY of The Bahamas has taken a firm stance against gender-based violence as it partners with the Bahamas Crisis Centre and Rotary Bahamas in a bold new social awareness campaign.

VAT slash ‘not reckless’ as revenues up $160m

The Ministry of Finance’s top official yesterday said the VAT rate cut “is not a reckless, populist act” as he revealed the Government has outperformed first half revenue targets by $160m.

Around town

Sort of around town... the big McDonald protest at their Oakes Field branch seems to be all over as the line up of cars to their drive through lane certainly confirmed that.

Education among top ‘development gaps’

The Bahamas faces its biggest “development gaps” in the areas of education and environmental performance, an Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) report has confirmed.

Digital banking can’t be ‘rammed down throats’

A senior banker yesterday said the industry must adopt the “Mary Poppins with medicine” approach in encouraging more Bahamians and businesses to switch to digital transactions.

COVID shutdown for auto dealer’s ‘major generator’

One of an auto dealer’s “two major generators” has likely been forced to close until tomorrow after almost one-third of staff tested positive for COVID-19 amid the latest case surge.

ISLAND INSIGHTS – Climate Change: Are we ready?

In this segment, we will explore the issues Small Island Developing States (SIDS) such as The Bahamas face regarding climate change. The Bahamas, among other countries within the region, are extremely vulnerable and sensitive to the direct and indirect impact of climate change. It is a topic of concern that some countries have taken seriously while others are moving at a slower pace to address such pertinent issues.

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