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WOMAN KILLED ON WAY TO PRAYERS: Victim dies from yet another stray bullet in gangland attack
A WOMAN who was on her way to a prayer meeting was shot by a stray bullet and died on Robinson Road last night, police said.
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Immigration officer is one of two arrested over attack on woman
AN immigration officer is one of two men in custody after a video showing a man kicking a woman to the face, knocking her unconscious on a sidewalk, went viral on social media.
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Five arrests over drugs in separate incidents
DRUG arrests were made in Grand Bahama and Abaco in separate incidents this week that resulted in the arrests of five men.
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FACE TO FACE: A sacred place shared by generations
WHEN Joan Rolle first stepped foot on her property in Exuma it took her breath away. The panoramic views of the beautiful sea, the rolling hills… the scene was so awe inspiring she called it “a spiritual experience”.
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A rose that grows from concrete – Bahamian blogger launches successful shop and events company during pandemic
INSPIRED by a poem by the late iconic rapper Tupac Shakur, Bahamian Kiara Rose launched a blog in the midst of the pandemic which has evolved into a popular beauty and lifestyle website and produced an accompanying accessories shop.
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FRONT PORCH: Archbishop Tutu’s rainbow vision and ethic
A RELATIVE recalls a solemn service at Westminster Abbey in London, one of the United Kingdom’s and the Church of England’s most prestigious religious edifices. A Royal Particular, the Abbey is directly responsible to the British Sovereign, the head of the Church. It is the site of coronations since William the Conqueror in 1066.
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DIANE PHILLIPS: Strange as a 3-dollar bill, but it’s real and I get it
I HAVE a $3 bill. It’s Bahamian. I can’t remember where or when I got it, but I always believed there was something special about it so I tucked it away in a small basket with other odds and ends in my daughter’s room right next to a US $2 bill which I also cannot recall where or when I got it.
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Sir Sol’s equivalent a must for Lucayan
The Grand Lucayan must be acquired by a Sir Sol Kerzner equivalent to ensure long-term success, a hotelier said yesterday, arguing: “Business model is more important than cheque book size.”
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DIANE PHILLIPS: The Great Resignation – is The Bahamas vulnerable?
ALL the talk about everything COVID has made us weary.
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International basketball players head into break with wins
TAVARIO Miller helped his club extend their win streak, David Nesbitt scored a season high, and Jaraun Burrows led his club into the break with another season high to highlight Bahamian basketball players in various leagues across Europe and South America.
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Two held after car chase
POLICE arrested two men on Monday who led them on a car chase and had firearms.
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PETER YOUNG: Getting out of the pandemic isn’t the only thing we’ve got to worry about
AFTER reflecting in last week’s column about events in The Bahamas and Britain during the past year – in particular about the coronavirus crisis and a mood of growing optimism for the coming year – it might be interesting to look today at developments on the world stage as well.
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CDC warning on cruise ships will have ‘minimal’ impact
A LOCAL senator remains confident the impact from a Centers for Disease Control’s (CDC) warning advising against travel on cruise ships will have a “minimal” impact in The Bahamas although some tour operators are concerned.
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Buddy’ scores 26, Kings cool down Heat
CHAVANO “Buddy” Hield concluded 2021 in a bit of a shooting slump but had a resurgent performance to lead his Sacramento Kings to win in his first game of 2022.
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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.
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Are political parties ‘not for profit entities’?
Yes, carnival.....accepted the “tradition” party in-office has a business arrangement with the Carnival Company, but does the political party have a Business Licence? Has it a VAT Tin number?
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Are we all the same?
I knew a gentleman many years ago who spoke volumes to me as a young man, some the truth and a lot of bravado also. I was apprenticing for a machinist and he was one of my foremen. Paul was from Italy, and had worked for my dad’s firm for over twenty years. His conversations were like a Margaret Atwood novel, long, precise and often long winded, until finally a bead of truth appeared that was relevant to you the reader.
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‘My son was gunned down after death threat’
THE mother of a man who was shot dead in Wilson Track on Tuesday night said he had recently been threatened by a friend.
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Woman hit in face in robbery
A WOMAN was hit in the face and robbed of her handbag while walking near a bus stop in Freeport yesterday morning.
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Send in the clowns...
As a follow-up to the Christmas Carnival caper we now have the Dubai Debacle. The back-to-back mini-disasters by the PLP government are very revealing. We have a seemingly giddy, frivolous, non-serious prime minister who seems to like showmanship and hanging out with celebrities instead of substance.
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