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STATESIDE: Biden’s age, inflation and immigration record to be tested
POLITICIANS are quite comfortable lobbing verbal grenades at an incumbent president of the opposing party, and the current crop of Republican office holders and job seekers is no different. In the steady, numbing drumbeat of GOP criticisms of Joe Biden and his administration, the loudest seems to be about his age.
Anglican churches to ring bells 96 times today
ALL Anglican church bells in The Bahamas and the Turks and Caicos will ring 96 times today in honour of Queen Elizabeth II.
Prognosis is Denial? Agree or disagree?
Successive governments duly elected (sometimes I wonder how) exclaimed this land of ours was the best little country to every other claim of excellence and I wonder.
Adrian Gibson and co-accused plead not guilty
LONG Island MP Adrian Gibson pleaded not guilty on Friday to charges of corruption while serving as executive chairman of the Water and Sewerage Corporation under a former administration.
The death of Queen Elizabeth
The international community continues to mourn the passing of Queen Elizabeth II on September 8 at Balmoral Castle in Aberdeenshire, United Kingdom.
Atlantis eyes up to 40% cut in cruise day visitors
Atlantis plans to “moderate” the number of cruise passenger day visitors to 60-70 percent of pre-COVID levels, it was disclosed yesterday, with the resort “definitely” set to meet or exceed its 2022 financial targets.
PART I: Small island, huge impact - historical facts and truths about Taiwan
US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s recent visit to Taiwan was provocative, reckless and dangerous. The visit, which was the culmination of misguided US moves to challenge China’s core national interests, left the political foundations of China-US relations shaken and drew an expectedly strong reaction from China.
ALWAYS THERE FOR US: Queen Elizabeth II dies age 96
AFTER 70 years on the throne, making her the longest reigning monarch in British history, Queen Elizabeth II died peacefully at her summer residence in Scotland yesterday at the age of 96.
Adrian Gibson’s lawyer pushes for another justice
THE lawyer representing Long Island MP Adrian Gibson in his corruption trial continued to push for his case to be transferred to another justice.
Revisit National Lottery, ex-DNA leader demands
A former Democratic National Alliance (DNA) leader is urging the Government to revisit the creation of a National Lottery as a means to assist vulnerable Bahamians struggling with the cost of living crisis.
COVID-19 controls ‘saved’ $900m external reserves
The Bahamas’ capital controls saved “around” $900m in external reserves at COVID’s peak, an economic researcher has estimated, while also helping to lower the Government’s annual interest burden by 2.5 percent of GDP.
Charles III formally proclaimed king
LONDON (AP) — Two days after his mother's death elevated him to the throne, King Charles III was officially proclaimed Britain's monarch Saturday in a pomp-filled ceremony steeped in ancient tradition and political symbolism — and, for the first time, broadcast live on television and online.
Queen Elizabeth II mourned at funeral by Britain and world
LONDON (AP) — Britain and the world said a final goodbye to Queen Elizabeth II at a state funeral Monday that drew presidents and kings, princes and prime ministers — and crowds who massed along the streets of London to honour a monarch whose 70-year reign defined an age.
Grand Bahama residents share sadness over Queen
THE death of Queen Elizabeth II is sad news for many people in Grand Bahama, particularly British residents living here.
Just two diseases cost taxpayer $35m
Just two diseases consume more than one out of every six dollars in the Government’s annual health budget, it was revealed yesterday, with its public clinics facing an “extraordinary requirement for improvement”.
Former Bahamas leaders remember The Queen
QUEEN Elizabeth II was remembered as a woman with an “incomparable memory” who was a shining example of courage, grace and dignity during her 70-year reign by the country’s former leaders yesterday, who said they were saddened to learn of her passing.
Gibson attorney’s recusal request refused
JUSTICE Cheryl Grant-Thompson has denied Adrian Gibson’s attorney’s recusal request, resulting in the MP’s trial moving forward in her court next May.
Marriage Act
Not wanting to get ahead of the discussion, but with the upcoming third attempt of amending the Marriage Act, we can presume that many of the “i’s” and “t’s” have been crossed and the passing will only be a formality after the planned symposium irons out the kinks.
Law firm-bashing investors win Cay
Foreign investors, who launched a full-blooded online assault against a top Bahamian commercial law firm after their ownership of an Exuma cay was challenged, have triumphed in their dispute before the Supreme Court.
Tropical storm warning remains in effect for Southeast Bahamas
TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE SOUTHEAST BAHAMAS WHICH INCLUDES THE ISLANDS OF INAGUA, MAYAGUANA, ACKLINS, CROOKED ISLAND, SAMANA CAY, LONG CAY AND RAGGED ISLAND. A HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE TURKS AND CAICOS ISLANDS.
