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Are private pension funds sustainable?
As the debates had been about the lack of funds for Bahamians at the National Insurance Board and it is obvious it will run out because the lack of businesses paying employees funds at the National Insurance Board.
QCafe ‘a buzz’ with Scholastic Individual Chess Championship
THE Scholastic Individual Chess Championship was held at the QCafe, Queen’s College, on Saturday, April 30.
Boy cursed caretaker on day he was spanked
A BOY who testified in court yesterday of his alleged beating at the Children’s Emergency Hostel admitted to cursing one of the caretakers and calling her a “b----” on the day he got spanked.
Police are doing a good job
The efficient and effective performance of our Police Force continues to impress.
Woman ‘stabbed boyfriend in eye’
A WOMAN was remanded to prison yesterday after she was charged with stabbing her boyfriend in his right eye.
Children tell of beatings at hostel
TWO children testified about alleged beatings they endured at the Children’s Emergency Hostel during the trial of six women accused of child cruelty at the care home.
Teenage thief ordered to pay back victim after car raid
A TEENAGER was yesterday ordered to compensate a woman whose car he broke into last month and stole over $1,000 worth of items.
Disaster looming for FNM?
The Nassau Guardian’s front page article about police investigators wanting a discussion with Free National Movement (FNM) MP Adrian Gibson is just one more development in an ongoing saga that hasn’t received as much attention from the mainstream media as one would think it should.
FRONT PORCH – Hubris: Wavering between reality and fantasy
Years ago in a high school English literature class reading and studying Macbeth, many of the students were surprised that the eponymous leading character constantly refused to heed the warnings of his impending doom as he vaingloriously pursued his bloody ambitions.
What killed three tourists in Exuma?
AN investigation is ongoing into the deaths of three American tourists who were found dead at the luxury Sandals Emerald Bay Resort in Exuma on Friday after they were reportedly stricken by an unknown illness.
Police swoop over dangerous drugs
TWO separate police operations conducted on Grand Bahama led to the arrest of two men on Monday in connection with possession of dangerous drugs.
EDITORIAL: Ignorance is no defence for lawmakers
LAST month, an American tourist faced court in The Bahamas.
Men’s national basketball team players take spotlight
POSTSEASON basketball continues for several Bahamian senior men’s national team players in their respective leagues throughout Europe and South America.
BGDSA: Softball heats up
DESPITE the down pouring of the rain, the Bahamas Government Departmental Softball Association managed to play a couple of games in the Bankers Field at the Baillou Hills Sporting Complex on Saturday.
Darville: Efforts to improve vaccine rates ‘not effective’
HEALTH and Wellness Minister Dr Michael Darville said social mobilisation, inclusive of gifts and prices, were not effective in sparking uptake of COVID-19 vaccines in The Bahamas.
Family tree chopped down by the rules
This will come as a shock to all members of Ancestry DNA, who are involved in building family trees.
Man remanded to prison ahead of sentencing for stealing car battery, other items
A MAN was sent to prison Friday after admitting to stealing a woman’s car battery and an assortment of items from a local grocery store last month.
MAN SHOT DEAD BY POLICE ‘FIRED FIRST’: Officers’ vehicle struck by bullets during gun battle
A MAN, who allegedly shot at police, was killed by officers on Antigua Street yesterday.
Bahamian athletes take spotlight at Arkansas Twilight
PRO athlete LaQuan Nairn returned to his alma mater, while hurdler Indea Cartwright led a Bahamian connection at Oral Roberts as they both posted third-place finishes at the Arkansas Twilight in Fayetteville, Arkansas, over the weekend.
