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Soaring into Grand Bahama’s future
THE Bahamas appears set to have its first licensed skydiving operation after a Grand Bahama company conducted a successful demo dive under the watchful eyes of the Civil Aviation Authority Bahamas (CAAB) yesterday.
EDITORIAL: More action needed in fight for equality
ON Friday, The Bahamas joined the world in celebrating International Women’s Day.
A $200k helping hand from Atlantis
ATLANTIS and its partners donated over $200,000 to five non-profit organisations yesterday as the resort continued to celebrate last year’s 25th anniversary of its opening.
EDITORIAL: Questions on Sears amd NIB confusion
NATIONAL Insurance Board Minister Alfred Sears stood up in Parliament and announced a plan to save NIB that within hours his own Prime Minister’s office had disowned.
Police urge men who are victims of domestic abuse to speak out
THE director of the Royal Bahamas Police Force’s domestic unit is urging men who are being abused to speak out, saying many men are often also suffering in silence as victims of domestic violence.
Seventh heaven on port's record day
THE Nassau Cruise Port celebrated having seven ships in its harbour yesterday for the first time, with more than 20,000 visitors stopping in New Providence.
Bahamians conflict on broker’s US client pull
Bahamian executives have given conflicting evidence over whether a local broker/ dealer used marketing deals with day trading schools to circumvent US laws against soliciting American clients.
Charlton looks ahead to outdoor season
World indoor record holder Devynne Charlton made a special appearance at the Bahamas Association of Independent Secondary Schools (BAISS) Track and Field Championships over the weekend to spend a few days at home after achieving a gold-medal finish and world record at the World Indoor Championships on March 3.
FNM: SEARS ‘MUST RESIGN OR BE FIRED’ – Call for minister to step aside if he misled Parliament
FREE National Movement (FNM) leader Michael Pintard said National Insurance Board Minister Alfred Sears should resign or be fired if he misled Parliament about increases in NIB contribution rates.
’We should find funding for training camps in France’ prior to Olympics
MEMBER of Parliament for Central Grand Bahama Iram Lewis, highlighting the need to adequately fund our sporting programmes, said we need to be able to hold training camps ahead of major events so that athletes have a chance to “sharpen their skills and work together, gel.”
FRONT PORCH – Collective responsibility: The Bahamas Prime Minister is not Chief Executive
WITHOUT appropriate language we cannot conceive, understand and communicate ideas and values. It is important that we get our language right. We often get our language and our thinking muddled and just plain wrong in constitutional matters.
Irate Opposition rows over shortened House session
A LIVELY ending to yesterday morning’s House of Assembly sitting saw Free National Movement (FNM) members stand up and yell that democracy was being flouted.
EDITORIAL: Still in the dark on new BPL deal
IF Bahamians were hopeful of more details being revealed about the proposed deal involving the future of Bahamas Power and Light when they tuned into the mid-year Budget debate yesterday, they were soon disappointed.
Tighter inspection and tougher penalties under new boat rules
STRENGTHENING the safety and oversight of the boating industry was given as the reason for changes to the Boat Registration Bill 2024 and the Water Skiing and Motorboat Control Bill in Parliament yesterday.
INSIGHT: A sign of incompetent governance or is it just outright cowardice?
THE announcement of the increase in National Insurance Board contribution rates last week should have been an example of good planning and well-coordinated execution – instead it was a sign of governance by ineptitude at best, cowardice at worst.
Opposition urges air fees ‘legal challenge’
THE Opposition’s leader last night argued that the fees imposed by the air freight terminal’s new private operator should be “challenged legally” as he questioned the Prime Minister’s silence on the issue.
Sweeting says draft amendments aim to strengthen local government
WORKS and Family Island Affairs Minister Clay Sweeting said his ministry had drafted amendments to the Local Government Act to strengthen the effect of local government on Family Island communities.
Amendments to Local Govt Act are coming, says Sweeting
WORKS and Family Island Affairs Minister Clay Sweeting said his ministry had drafted amendments to the Local Government Act to strengthen the impact of local government on Family Island communities.
Govt considers giving bench or jury trial choice
ATTORNEY General Ryan Pinder said government might consider changing the status quo of the judicial system so people could choose between bench and jury trials.
