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New book looks at gender inequality in The Bahamas
DR JULIETTE Storr, professor emerita at Pennsylvania State University and former UB professor of journalism and communication, recently presented her book “Gender Inequality in The Bahamas — Violence, Media, and Law” to Ann Marie Davis at the Office of the Spouse of the Prime Minister.
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American couple rebuild after Hurricane Dorian devastated their Guana Cay retirement home
AMERICANS Norvell and Mark Slezycki went on an emotional roller-coaster after Hurricane Dorian swept away their dream retirement home in Great Guana Cay, Abaco.
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‘Elron promised he would stop robberies’, said mother
THE mother of Elron Johnson, the 17-year-old who police killed after he tried to rob the Double Dragon Restaurant on East Bay Street last year, said two months before he was killed, her son promised her he would stop committing robberies while on remand at Simpson Penn.
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GAIN AN EDGE: Conversation and compromise: Elevating the youth voice in climate action
Ashawnté Russell, a biology major with a minor in chemistry at University of The Bahamas (UB), is painfully aware that The Bahamas is under threat and her recent year-long service in the Office of the Prime Minister (OPM) reinforced that certainty. It also opened doors for the youth voice – hers included – to be elevated in national and global conversations about climate change.
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Suspensions lifted
Less than nine months after the son-father combo of Greg Burrows Jr and Sr were served with suspensions of 15 and five years respectively, the Bahamas Baseball Association lifted the sanctions with immediate effect.
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Retired police investigator denies he was on ‘fishing expedition’
A RETIRED police investigator denied a defence attorney’s suggestion that he was on a “fishing expedition” when he and a team of officers searched vehicles allegedly belonging to Adrian Gibson in Long Island.
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AG blasts ‘utter foolishness’ of France’s Bahamas blacklisting
The Attorney General has slammed France’s decision to keep The Bahamas on its national tax blacklist as “complete and utter foolishness”.
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CARIFTA: Team Bahamas racks up five medals in evening session
St George’s, Grenada: It was an eventful evening session at the Kirani James Athletics Stadium where Team Bahamas racked up five medals to close out day one of the 51st CARIFTA Games.
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DPM’s alarm: ‘Shockingly low’ GB Carnival port participation
The deputy prime minster has warned Grand Bahama businesses not to be “passive observers” of the island’s economic revival after their initial participation in Carnival’s $600m port project was “shockingly low”.
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Soaring boat insurance ‘huge cost’ to Bahamas
ASTRONOMICAL boat insurance costs are having a “huge” impact on Family Island hotels and marinas through shortening the tourism season by a month and leaving many “empty” over the summer.
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Devynne Charlton master of her feet, fate, and soul
TATTOOS are rarely meaningless. Every day, we glimpse the most precious things dyed across the skin of strangers, whether it’s pets, children, or proverbs.
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Lamar Taylor: ‘It’s just that I am tired right now’
WHILE Lamar Taylor welcomed the opportunity to compete against one of his toughest rivals in the Caribbean, he was disappointed that he didn’t perform as well as he anticipated with the matchup against Trinidad & Tobago’s Olympian Dylan Carter.
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Royal Caribbean to start PI site clearance
Royal Caribbean yesterday confirmed it is “right at the cusp” and aiming to begin site clearance for its $100m Paradise Island beach club this week with a Heads of Agreement signing “very close”.
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‘Mind-boggling’ timing over Gov’ts $357m GBPA claim
A FREEPORT attorney yesterday asserted it was “mind-boggling” that the Government should again “throw darts” at the Grand Bahama Port Authority (GBPA) given the island’s $2bn investment pipeline.
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Big Red Machine just keeps rolling
The St Augustine’s College (SAC) Big Red Machine kept rolling at the 2024 National High School Track and Field Championships where they claimed six out of eight division victories on Sunday evening at the original Thomas A Robinson Stadium.
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Treasure Cay gets ‘break we’ve waited 35 years for’
TREASURE Cay stands poised for “the break we’ve been waiting for for 35 years” after a Florida-based developer last night confirmed he has a “binding” deal to acquire the Abaco development.
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PETER YOUNG: NATO fulfils its purpose
Celebrations of the 75th anniversary of NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organisation) were in full swing last week as all concerned paid tribute to the success of this remarkable intergovernmental military alliance since its founding in 1949. In the words of its Secretary-General, Jens Stoltenberg, “NATO is bigger, stronger and more united than ever” and has broadly ensured peace, democracy and prosperity for its members.
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