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Food regime benefits 'far outweigh' the cost
The benefits of an enhanced food safety regime “far outweigh” the implementation costs, a Cabinet Minister believing it could ultimately result in “significant” consumer savings.
Bahamas moves on ‘very rudimentary’ SPS regime
The MINISTER of Financial Servcies yesterday said the Government was moving quickly to modernise this nation’s “very rudimentary” Sanitary and Phytosanitary (SPS) regime, noting that the Bahamas was perhaps one of the only Caribbean countries without a Standards Bureau.
Over $8m grant funding for water utility storm coverage
Caribbean water utilities such as the Water & Sewerage Corporation can now access insurance coverage to protect their infrastructure assets against hurricanes and severe flooding, it was announced yesterday.
COB team to compete in Embry Spike Classic
ORLANDO, Florida: A seven-member track and field team from the College of the Bahamas will compete in the Embry Spike Classic this weekend.
Prisoner who died in custody had been in scuffle with police
POLICE hit Aaron Rolle with a baton and got into a “scuffle”with him after he attempted to escape from the Southern Police Station, an investigating officer testified in Coroner’s Court yesterday.
Officer shed tears over video shown at inquest
A POLICE officer choked up and cried in court as she recalled when a fellow officer killed 18-year-old Kwondrick Lowe near Kemp Road last year as the Coroner’s Court inquest into the killing continued yesterday.
Man and teen arrested in viral video case
A MAN and a teenager were yesterday charged with assaulting members of the police force in connection with an incident that was partly captured on a viral video showing what appears to be a plainclothes officer choking a woman outside a nightspot.
Sanitary trade law consultation 'within next week'
The Government will launch public consultation on its proposed Sanitary and Phytosanitary (SPS) legislation “within the next week”, as it bids to play host to the World Trade Organisation’s (WTO) director-general this June.
$1.3m to upgrade five units ‘crucial’ for Bahamas trade success
Some $1.295 million in financing from the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) is aiming to upgrade five new government units “crucial” to the Bahamas’ success in trade negotiations, including the Standards Bureau, competition authority and Intellectual Property Office (IPO).
Officers questioned whether Evans was identified as a suspect before shooting
AN attorney representing Deangelo Evans’ estate questioned police assertions that Evans was the suspect in an armed robbery that preceded his death in 2018.
'Blows to prisoner who died were not excessive'
POLICE Constable 2126 Akiel Smith admitted in court yesterday that he struck Aaron Rolle “several times” with his baton, but he said the force was “only enough to subdue him and not enough to kill him.”
$1.3m to upgrade five units 'crucial' for Bahamas trade success
Some $1.295 million in financing from the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) is aiming to upgrade five new government units “crucial” to the Bahamas’ success in trade negotiations, including the Standards Bureau, competition authority and Intellectual Property Office (IPO).
Second officer testifies about recovering loaded gun
A SECOND police officer on Friday testified of recovering a loaded gun from the underwear of a man who denied being in possession of an unlicensed firearm during his first court appearance.
Man filmed fighting policeman jailed for eight months
THE 23-year-old man who was filmed fighting an officer who attempted to arrest him over a traffic violation was yesterday sentenced to eight months in prison.
Three men charged with loaded gun possession
THREE men were granted bail after they were allegedly found with a loaded gun in their car on Cowpen Road last week.
Immigration officer ‘told police they couldn’t lock her up’
AN immigration officer told police they could not lock her up after they tried to detain her for interfering with a lawful arrest, a court heard.
ABUSE OF CHILDREN 'PROBLEM IN SOCIETY'
THE abuse of children by church leaders, teachers and parents who take part in youth programmes is a problem in the Bahamas, and reflective of a deep problem in society, according to Dr Sandra Dean Patterson, the director of the Bahamas Crisis Centre. Sp
ABUSE OF CHILDREN 'PROBLEM IN SOCIETY'
THE abuse of children by church leaders, teachers and parents who take part in youth programmes is a problem in the Bahamas, and reflective of a deep problem in society, according to Dr Sandra Dean Patterson, the director of the Bahamas Crisis Centre. Sp
ABUSE OF CHILDREN 'PROBLEM IN SOCIETY'
THE abuse of children by church leaders, teachers and parents who take part in youth programmes is a problem in the Bahamas, and reflective of a deep problem in society, according to Dr Sandra Dean Patterson, the director of the Bahamas Crisis Centre. Sp
ABUSE OF CHILDREN 'PROBLEM IN SOCIETY'
THE abuse of children by church leaders, teachers and parents who take part in youth programmes is a problem in the Bahamas, and reflective of a deep problem in society, according to Dr Sandra Dean Patterson, the director of the Bahamas Crisis Centre. Sp
