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November was Movember: Men’s Heath Awareness Month
Movember is an annual worldwide event in the month of November that is geared towards the health awareness of men. Men throughout the world are encouraged to not shave during November and grow a moustache as a sign of solidarity and unity in the effort to emphasis the importance of men’s health awareness.
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D-backs add Robinson to 40-man roster
KRISTIAN Robinson’s path to a possible return to the field just became a bit clearer for the 2022 season. The Arizona Diamondbacks added Robinson to their 40-man roster and he will be protected from selection in next month’s Rule 5 Draft.
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Banks report ‘fourfold’ fraud attempt growth
The Bahamas can stand “shoulder to shoulder” with any country on the strength of its anti-financial crime regime, the Central Bank’s governor said yesterday, as banks reported a “fourfold” rise in fraud attempts.
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Credit union ‘over grading’ migrates to medium risks
Credit unions’ “over-grading” of the financial crime threat posed by customers has gone too far in the opposite direction with the percentage classified as “medium risks” near tripling in 2020.
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Pinder tables citizenship proof
CENTRAL and South Abaco MP John Pinder II yesterday tabled a certificate confirming the loss of his United States citizenship, which was approved more than a month before the September general election.
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Pair accused of sex with children
TWO men were yesterday remanded to prison after it was alleged that they had unlawful sex with two children in separate incidents last week.
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27-year-old is man charged with murder
A 27-year-old man was charged in the Magistrate’s Court yesterday with murder.
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Bella’s mother released by bail order
A MOTHER who was charged with child cruelty in connection with the death of her four-year-old daughter D’onya Bella Walker was yesterday granted bail by the Supreme Court.
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Penalties for gun possession are too low
Like most of our problems, the answer to the reduction of violent crime in this country is maddeningly simple.
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What will it take for FNM win?
What will it take for the FNM to regain Government is obviously the crucial question facing the leadership of that party ... what will it take?
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Williams looks to smash his national marathon record
RETURNING to action on the international scene next weekend, O’Neil Williams said he would like nothing better for Christmas than to smash his Bahamian national marathon record.
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Fishermen urged to respect Nassau grouper season end
Bahamian fishermen were yesterday urged to respect the Nassau Grouper’s closed season and focus on other species so that fisheries stocks can replenish.
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Under siege in Canada
Presently the middle class, along with the working class are under siege by a government searching for answers on how to resolve a bitter problem created by the government themselves.
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Prince Strachan’s 52-yard TD reception on ‘You Got Mossed’
Prince Strachan concluded his high school football career with a play that garnered national recognition by the worldwide leader in sports.
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Boxer Hield has eyes on ‘24 Paris Olympics
Despite falling short of his goal at the 2021 AIBA World Boxing Championships, Carl Hield said he’s not yet prepared to give up on his amateur boxing career. He wants to continue competing for the Bahamas through the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris, France.
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Darville questions Minnis on hospital upgrades deal
HEALTH Minister Dr Michael Darville said the Minnis administration negotiated a multi-million-dollar deal for hospital upgrades in which the loan was drawn down before construction began.
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Prison inmate was murdered
NATIONAL Security Minister Wayne Munroe has confirmed “blunt force trauma” as the cause of death of an inmate who died at the Bahamas Department of Correctional Services last month.
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Opposition’s last-ditch VAT change bid fails
A Cabinet minister last night slammed the Opposition’s bid to introduce last-minute changes to the VAT Bill as the two sides continued to trade blows over the rate cut and ‘zero ratings’ end.
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‘Buddy’ erupts for 25 in triple OT win, Jones scores first NBA points
IN an eventful weekend for Bahamian players in the NBA - Kings interim head coach Alvin Gentry continues to laud the growth of Chavano “Buddy” Hield, Deandre Ayton and the Phoenix Suns chase franchise history and Kai Jones got the first field goal of his NBA career.
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VAT rate hike slashed consumption by $2bn
Consumer spending shrank by $2bn in the year after the Minnis administration hiked the VAT rate to 12 percent, the Auditor General’s Office calculated in a newly-released report.
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