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Two new cruise ships sail to Grand Bahama
TWO new cruise ships are expected to make inaugural voyages to Grand Bahama, with one arriving this week.
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Free food for needy
Should those who really have a lot go online when there is ‘free food’ being distributed and partake? Surely their conscience pricks them?
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‘I did not try to commit FTX fraud’
FORMER FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried said he did not try to commit fraud and unknowingly commingled funds of his company’s customers with his hedge fund Alameda Research.
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Suspect faces court over rape accusation
A MAN was yesterday accused of raping a woman in the nation’s capital late last month.
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Munroe left ‘disappointed’ by increased murder tally
NATIONAL Security Minister Wayne Munroe expressed disappointment yesterday in the country’s murder toll which is the highest since 2017, saying “if one person is murdered, I am disappointed.”
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Man accused of using gun to threaten
A MAN was granted bail in Magistrate’s Court yesterday after being accused of threatening someone with a gun.
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‘Take Back the Night’ event tonight
SURVIVORS of sexual violence will unite today to raise awareness about the “epidemic” of sexual violence in The Bahamas.
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Garvin Tynes and Palmdale Primary book their tickets to girls’ softball title game
GARVIN Tynes and Palmdale Primary have booked their tickets to the girls’ softball championship game for the New Providence Public Primary School Sports Association as they wrapped up the preliminary rounds yesterday at the Baillou Hills Sporting Complex.
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Matchup set for hometown lenders Bahamas Bowl
THE matchup is set for the 2022 HomeTown Lenders Bahamas Bowl and the NCAA Division I Bowl season is set to begin in The Bahamas.
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FRONT PORCH: Making good public policy is hard work
WE often cook up public policy in The Bahamas in a similar manner to which an unsatisfying and innutritious meal is slapped together. There is little forethought, no clear recipe, with all kinds of slam bam ingredients hurriedly mixed together.
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Discharge over drug possession
A MAN was ordered to give 50 hours of community service yesterday after admitting to the possession of drugs.
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EDITORIAL: Hurricane survivors left in limbo by rules change
THE aftermath of Hurricane Dorian hit The Bahamas hard. First, there were the personal losses – the deaths of so many in the storm. Second came the challenge to rebuild.
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Two accused of drugs charges
TWO MEN were charged in a Magistrates Court yesterday on separate drug charges, with one facing a $1,000 fine after admitting to owning a pound of marijuana.
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BPSU negotiations ‘to be satisfied this week’
CHIEF labour consultant Bernard Evans said negotiations between the Bahamas Public Service Union will be satisfied by the end of the week.
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Man granted bail again after violating conditions
A MAN was granted $6,000 bail in a Magistrate‘s Court after being accused of failing to charge his electronic monitoring device while on bail for murder.
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Get your shots as flu cases are on the rise
LOCAL health officials have seen a rise in the number of reported flu cases in the country, with one expert warning Bahamians to stay alert and up to date with their influenza vaccinations before heading into the holiday season.
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Attendance at public school now at 95 percent
ACTING Director of Education Dominique McCartney Russell revealed that the public school attendance rate for face-to-face learning is at 95 percent.
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Bail granted in firearm possession case
A MAN was granted $3,000 bail yesterday after allegedly being found by police with a loaded pistol over the summer.
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The FTX meltdown
Bahamians should fasten their seatbelts. The collapse of the FTX crypto exchange under the thirty-year-old Sam Bankman Fried and his young colleagues may turn out to be one of the biggest financial scandals in Bahamian history.
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EDITORIAL: FTX founder’s long list of unknowns
FOR someone in charge of a multi-billion operation, Sam Bankman-Fried seems to not know a lot of things.
