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Govt 'will have to break a few eggs' for balanced budget
MINISTER of Finance Peter Turnquest said the government will have to make some “unpopular” decisions and “break a few eggs” to achieve its target of a balanced budget by 2020. However he said yesterday he did not think there is a need to increase ta
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Strachan: ‘I wanted to prove to everybody that I was fast enough’
IN the same year that she duplicated her feat as the Austin Sealy winner for the most outstanding performance at the CARIFTA Games, sprinter Anthonique Strachan went on to pull off the 100/200 metre double at the IAAF World Junior Championships to earn the year-ending IAAF Female Rising Star of the Year.
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CULTURE CLASH: Missed the bus but not a day of joy and wonder
Transforming Spaces — an annual art bus tour in Nassau, Bahamas — was last weekend, and I took too long to purchase a ticket. It sold out quickly and so I was left to either sulk, or make my own way from gallery to gallery to see the work of Bahamian artists.
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Probe after viral firearm post
AUTHORITIES are investigating the circumstances surrounding a condescending and controversial social media post made by an international boater, where he scoffs at the ease in which he was able to transport firearms into The Bahamas.
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The embarrassing curve ball in the bedroom
Q: Dear Dr Pinto, I am a 38-year-old married father with an embarrassing problem regarding a distressing curvature of my stiff penis that makes intimacy almost impossible. I am very depressed and my self-esteem is at a low point. Can you as a doctor
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Wake up, Bahamas...to nocturia
By Dr Greggory Pinto Q: I am a 56-year-old male with hypertension and, for the past three years, I have woken up at least six to seven times a night with the urge to urinate. I also suffer from weak urine stream and dribbling. My wife also wakes up m
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Sisterhood in action: Women's Wednesdays continues with a focus on health and wellness
As the famous Eurythmics song says, sisters are doin’ it for themselves...all around the world, and right here in the Bahamas.Tomorrow, an event to highlight Bahamian women will take place at the National Art Gallery starting at 6pm. It is the next i
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GAIN AN EDGE: Applying to university - what does it take?
Applying to colleges and universities can be a daunting task. Each academic year, University of The Bahamas (UB) accepts approximately 2,000 new students in total at the Oakes Field Campus and Grosvenor Close Centre in New Providence and UB-North in Grand Bahama but there are plans to accept many more as new growth targets are met.
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Bahamian men terrified of the dreaded finger
Dr Greggory Pinto, a Bahamian urologist and laparoscopic surgeon from the Surgical Suite, answers the question of a concerned potential patient. Q: “Dr Pinto, I am a semi-retired, 62-year-old Bahamian male and I must admit that fear has kept me from
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Bahamian basketball players are making an impact in Canada
WHILE the NCAA’s regular season won’t begin for another week or so, basketball has tipped off in Canadian colleges and several Bahamian players are making an early season impact as their teams look to contend in the 2017-18 season. In the Alberta Co
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GAIN AN EDGE: Chasing the dream of college studies
For more than a decade, it has been estimated less than 50 percent of public school students graduate from high school. Research also shows public school students whose parents did not attend college are directly enrolling in post-secondary education at a much lower rate than their peers.
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Bacchus: 'I felt a really sharp pain on my chest'
VERSATILE basketball/softball/baseball player turned coach Bacchus Rolle never dreamt that he would have found himself in the position that he was in at the Archdeacon William Thompson Softball Park at the Southern Recreation Grounds on Saturday. Wh
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Relay team tumbles out after Amertil clips runner
LONDON, England: The women’s 4 x 400 metre relay team didn’t get to finish their heat as Christine Amertil collided on the heel of another runner, tripped and fell, landing on her head, as the remaining members of the team Lanece Clarke, Anthonique Strachan Shaquania Dorsett watched in disbelief.
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Life after diagnosis
Q: What do I do after my child has been diagnosed with autism?A: There’s no doubt that after your child has been diagnosed with a developmental delay your life as a parent is never the same. The diagnosis can be frightening and many of you feel left
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Ambassador pick says future is bright for the Bahamas
THE Trump administration’s pick for United States ambassador to The Bahamas, Doug Manchester, seemed to speak favourably of the newly elected Minnis administration yesterday, telling the panel at his Senate hearing “it really looks bright” in The Bah
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Christian Council: Line crossed in demand for financial records
NEW Bahamas Christian Council President Delton Fernander said the government has crossed the line by demanding that churches produce their financial records in 14 days to comply with non-profit organisation (NPO) regulations.
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Weight Watchers takes on the Bahamas
The Weight Watchers brand is making great strides in the Bahamas, having recently launched its “Healthy Weight Movement” initiative here in Nassau.
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The ABCs of a new beginning
THE positive atmosphere that presently envelops The Bahamas as a result of last week’s election is a welcome relief, reminiscent of that amazing optimism and anticipation felt in the 1970s when my late husband and I returned home from studies abroad as young Bahamians eager to make our mark upon the clean slate of our independent nation.
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SPORTS NOTES
JACOBI Bain is the 4th seed in the Dr Oetker Junior Trophy main draw underway in Bucharest, Romania, May 20-28.
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Let’s give Michael Pintard time to assess his ministry
Let’s welcome the new Minister of Youth, Sports and Culture, Michael Pintard.
