GET READY TO PAY UP FOR NIB: Laroda says rates will likely increase within next year
MYLES Laroda, the minister of state with responsibility for the National Insurance Board, says he anticipates that NIB contribution rates will increase within the next year given the unsustainability of the social agency’s fund.
Man accused of harming woman
A MAN was granted bail yesterday after he was charged with causing grievous harm to a woman at a bar.
The Bahamas ‘going for four straight’ at Carifta Swimming
WITH just two days to go before they head to Bridgetown, Barbados for the return of the Carifta Swimming Championships, head coach Travano McPhee said he’s confident that the Bahamas regain the team title once again.
Girl, 14, charged over knife attack
A 14-year-old girl was arraigned in Magistrate’s Court yesterday accused of attacking a woman with a knife.
Deterring gangs
As the debates are being discussed about the legal age of consensual sex at age 16 or 18 with a young teenager there are some things to examine and consider that are impacting the social issues with families in the Bahamas. For too long young teenage girls 14,15,16 and 17 were having babies as a single parent.
Tough love really love?
Last night in a social setting a video was shown about one of our former athletes that has been experiencing the most challenging time one can imagine. While the video was heartbreaking what was most disturbing were the negative comments coming from some of the people in the group. It makes one wonder what happened to us as a people. When did we become so cold and uncaring?
End the Travel Health Visa
When is The Bahamas going to become realistic and end all the complicated and time consuming entry rules like most other countries? We were regular visitors to Nassau coming to stay at our holiday home for many years. However, we have not been able to complete all the hassles and be on the ground in three days.
Security manager testifies in Fresh Market theft trial
A SECURITY manager testified yesterday in the ongoing trial of a former employee of Solomon’s Fresh Market, who is accused of stealing $342.50 worth of groceries.
Women’s national team heading to El Salvador
The Bahamas Football Association’s Beach Soccer Women’s National Team is off to San Luis la Herradura, El Salvador to compete in the El Salvador Beach Soccer Cup.
Sydney Clarke and Blazers ‘have been improving’
THE collegiate season is starting to wind down for Sydney Clarke and her University of Arlington at Birmingham Blazers women’s tennis team.
Da Boyz win the Old Timers Memorial Softball Tournament
WITH renovations at the Archdeacon William Thompson Softball Park at the Southern Recreational Grounds not completed yet, the New Providence Old Timers Softball Association staged their first Memorial Softball Tournament over the weekend at the Bankers Field at the Baillou Hills Sporting Complex.
PETER YOUNG: Boris in Ukraine - brave or foolhardy?
WHAT to cover in a weekly column needs to be determined well in advance in order to leave time for research.
FACE TO FACE: Beauty queen who heard her calling
She has graced the stage of the Miss World Beauty Pageant representing the Bahamas... and she very well could have lit stages afire around the world as a dancer. But something drew Bridgette Cooper back home – the desire to educate those who likely needed her help the most.
‘We don’t know how long our money will last’
RISING prices brought on by inflation have created a difficult situation for some people who were already struggling financially before this latest hurdle.
EDITORIAL: Good news for science... if the rules allow it
HERE comes the cavalry!
Abaco school ‘still needs another ten teachers’
THE president of the Bahamas Union of Teachers says that Patrick J Bethel High School in Abaco still desperately needs more teachers, about a month after staff held a demonstration on the island.
Extra $1.5m from US to fight COVID in Caribbean
THE United States government has announced plans to provide $1.5 million in urgent COVID-19 assistance through the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) for countries in the Caribbean, including The Bahamas, Barbados, Guyana, Suriname, and Trinidad and Tobago.
Should we cut taxes over gas prices? Pintard says yes
FREE National Movement Leader Michael Pintard says the Davis administration should give “serious consideration” to reducing taxes in response to soaring gas prices.
Fidelity bank chief Bowe says it would be unwise to reduce taxes on gas
A TOP financial expert says reducing taxes on gas in response to soaring prices would be unwise and short-sighted.
