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Bahamas Independence signatory and former MP Loftus Roker dead at 88
LOFTUS Roker, an Acklins native whose tough approach to illegal immigration and drug trafficking made him a defining political figure in his era, died yesterday at 88.
Apprenticeship initiative to get persons ‘off the streets’
The newly-launched apprenticeship initiative is designed to provide Bahamian companies with well-trained, certified employees at no cost to themselves as it bids to take persons “off the streets”.
Pedestrians intervene to stop woman jumping from the bridge
A WOMAN tried to jump from the Sir Sidney Poitier Bridge while holding her two-year-old daughter yesterday before pedestrians intervened to stop her before police arrived.
Evan Fox ‘suffered a self-inflicted wound’, say police
POLICE said Evan Fox, a man who was reported missing last month before he was found dead near his truck in bushes of Frank Watson Boulevard, committed suicide.
‘One-stop solution’ to BPL woes re-floated
A “quick one-stop solution” for The Bahamas’ energy crisis was yesterday re-floated by a local attorney who argued it could resolve cost, reliability and environmental woes “within months”.
BREEF hosts public snorkel event for World Oceans Day
AS World Ocean Day is coming up on June 8, the Bahamas Reef Environmental Educational Foundation (BREEF) is raising awareness of the dangerous impact of climate change on the ocean.
‘There’s no hospital without physicians”
More than half of surveyed doctors feel the new $290m hospital is not “fiscally sound”, the Medical Association of The Bahamas (MAB) president said yesterday, as she warned: “There’s no hospital without the physicians.”
Smoke from Coral Harbour fire halts flights at LPIA for nearly two hours
A FOREST fire in Coral Harbour caused temporary flight disruptions at the Lynden Pindling International Airport (LPIA) and power interruptions across western New Providence yesterday.
NPWBA: Foxxy Defenders avoid sweep with 76-59 win
THE Elite Ballers came into game three hoping to complete a three-game sweep against the Foxxy Defenders in the New Providence Women’s Basketball Association (NPWBA) Finals.
Govt sends fire engine to help with Abaco fires
A FIRE truck has been sent to Abaco to help battle a major blaze.
‘Palestinian state recognition should have been discussed‘
ST ANNE’S MP Adrian White criticised the Davis administration’s approach to recognising Palestine as a sovereign state, saying a national discussion should have preceded its decision.
BPL ‘shambles’: We pay now or pay later
The Bahamas Power & Light (BPL) “shambles” will only get worse the longer critical reforms are delayed, an ex-Chamber chairman is warning, as he added: “We pay now or we pay later.”
Bahamas targets 2m air arrivals for 2024
The Bahamas is forecasting that foreign air stopover arrivals will break the two million mark for the first time in 2024 after more than 500,000 landed during the year’s first quarter.
Minister of Environment: We are committed to remove and ban roadside garages from residential neighbourhoods
A SCRAP metal yard fire that threatened businesses in the Joe Farrington Road area last week has prompted a commitment from the Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources to tackle “roadside garages”.
China to fund new hospital
The Government is aiming to “break ground” on New Providence’s new $290m hospital by September 2024 after the project was approved for “concessionary financing” from a Chinese state-owned bank.
Over 100 people apply to have their police record expunged at job fair
OVER 100 people at a job fair on Saturday applied to have minor criminal offences expunged from their police records, surprising officials who did not expect such numbers.
All-white Pentecost Prayer Parade this Sunday seeks to “Heal the Land”
THE streets will be painted white this coming Sunday as churches across New Providence convene in solidarity and a spirit of worship for the second all-white Pentecost Prayer Parade.
Are ‘naysayers’ aware of the state of healthcare in Nassau, asks Davis
AFTER many residents packed a town hall on Tuesday to oppose the Davis administration’s plans for a new hospital, Prime Minister Philip “Brave” Davis asked yesterday if “naysayers” are aware of the struggling state of healthcare infrastructure in New Providence.
'Social warrior and source of moral clarity' - Former National Security and Immigration minister Loftus Roker dies at 88
Former Minister of National Security and Immigration, and one of the signatories to The Bahamas Constitution, A. Loftus Roker has died.
Jazz and Miami Marlins run away with 1-0 win over Detroit Tigers
Jesús Sánchez drove in Bryan De La Cruz with a 10th-inning groundout, and the Miami Marlins beat the Detroit Tigers 1-0 on Tuesday night.
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