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Environmentalist Darville concerned over SpaceX rocket landing agreement
LEADING environmentalist Joe Darville is concerned about government’s first-stage agreement with SpaceX for rocket landings in The Bahamas.
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Countdown to World Relays 2024 begins
THE year is 2024 and the stage is set in the picturesque Bahamas for yet another exhilarating edition of the World Athletics Relays just 200 days away.
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Serial groper falsely blamed of attempting to abduct girl
POLICE took Sidney Cooper, a serial groper whose prison release authorities publicised, into custody for his own protection yesterday after he was wrongfully accused of trying to abduct a 12-year-old girl.
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Fourth of July fireworks are a farce
The fourth of July fireworks orchestrated each year by the major resorts of the capital are a farce. Comedic, ludicrous, verging on the absurd – each time I experience them I cannot help but wonder: will The Bahamas ever become self-aware?
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Munroe warns against vigilantism after incident involving serial groper
NATIONAL Security Minister Wayne Munroe warned the public against vigilantism, saying information about a person’s criminal history is not an invitation to presume they are guilty of alleged attacks.
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EDITORIAL: One wait on NIB is over - another begins
AND so the long wait for an answer about the National Insurance fund is over. Or at least in part.
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By-election affirms Davis’ PLP
Mercifully the bye-election in West End and Bimini has come to a conclusion. It was almost like torture watching and listening to the groveling manner and semantics of the ‘failed’ putative ‘leader’ of the defunct FNM and the absolute humiliation of the venerable Bishop Ricardo Grant.
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Bahamas set to reach tourism's final frontier
The Bahamas has signed a first-stage agreement with SpaceX, the rocket and spacecraft maker founded by billionaire Elon Musk, which will position it as a destination from which to watch booster landings.
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‘Junkanoo in Paradise’ - A new musical running on stage at Atlantis
LOCALS and tourists are familiar with Junkanoo in Marina Village, near casinos and Bay Street in December.
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EDITORIAL: Citizenship not a political favour
BY his own admission, Keith Bell’s actions in conferring citizenship to a woman and two children at the funeral of her husband were unorthodox.
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GSSSA track & field set for feb .28
THE excitement is brewing in the air for the 30th edition of the Government Secondary Schools Sports Association Track & Field Championships and the Ministry of Education is more than enthused about putting it on from February 28 to March 1 at the original Thomas A Robinson stadium.
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Halkitis: We’re following law on publishing of contracts
Michael Halkitis, Minister of Economic Affairs, said yesterday the government is still complying with the Public Procurement Act and information is still being updated on the system.
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THE CORONATION: King Charles III crowned in Westminster Abbey
LONDON (AP) — King Charles III was crowned Saturday at Westminster Abbey, in a ceremony built on ancient traditions at a time when the British monarchy faces an uncertain future.
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Minister Bowleg looking forward to the new year
AS the new year unfolds, Minister Mario Bowleg has some bright ideas for the further development of his tripart Ministry of Youth, Sports and Culture in the Commonwealth of the Bahamas.
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FACE TO FACE – Teri Greenidge: Bringing the light of the Ethiopian Orthodox Church to others through service
One week after Easter was celebrated at various churches around the world, the Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church celebrated Tinsae – the Resurrection of Christ. On Sunday past, Tinsae was commemorated all around the world services as the culmination of Holy Week.
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PETER YOUNG: In the short term, the country’s energy security comes first
HAVING written as recently as August in some detail in this column about climate change, I only refer to the subject again today because it has hit the news in Britain following approval last week of a new offshore oil and gas development in the North Sea called Rosebank.
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PETER YOUNG: English wine on show? We’ll drink to that
THERE has been so much publicity about the Israeli-Gaza war that most people will be aware that it has moved to another deadly phase as the Israeli bombardment of Gaza intensifies and tanks and troops have also now crossed into the territory. The humanitarian situation has worsened and, in reaction, pro-Palestinian rallies are being held around the world.
