ALICIA WALLACE: It’s not enough to say how sad we are - we have to take action
OVER the past few days, we have been talking about the death of yet another woman who was a victim of domestic violence.
Minister: Report the killers
NATIONAL Security Minister Wayne Munroe is calling for Bahamians who have information about the country’s latest killings to cooperate with police and report those responsible behind the incidents.
AG: ‘Suite of legislation’ readied on human rights
ATTORNEY General Ryan Pinder says his ministry has complied “a suite of legislation” to meet the country’s international human rights obligations, which includes laws addressing gender-based violence and marital rape.
EDITORIAL: Finding the right way to lift restrictions
AS difficult as some of the decisions were to introduce restrictions to limit the spread of COVID-19, so too are we now finding it can be tough to find the right time to lift those rules.
Moxey ‘shares concerns’ of Freeport marchers
GRAND Bahama Minister Ginger Moxey says she too shares the same concerns about the Freeport economy as those Grand Bahamians who marched to the Grand Bahama Port Authority.
Minister: We have hired more teachers for Abaco
EDUCATION Minister Glenys Hanna Martin says her ministry has recruited a number of trained and retired teachers to assist with staff shortages on Abaco, days after teachers on the island demonstrated by protesting the issue.
Minister: Mask decision not discriminatory
HEALTH and Wellness Minister Dr Michael Darville yesterday defended the government’s decision to relax mask requirements for guests in hotels, insisting the changes were not discriminatory.
‘Please help us to find missing Junior Jean’
A FAMILY is looking for answers after their loved one went missing on Saturday.
University of The Bahamas still not up to date with financial statements
UNIVERSITY of The Bahamas is still not up to date with audited financial statements as required by law, something UB’s chair Allyson Maynard-Gibson suggested has been an impediment to the institution’s fundraising capacity.
Realtor: Nearer 10% of tax increases ‘fair’
A Bahamian realtor yesterday revealed that evaluations he conducted for his commercial property clients showed that closer to 10 percent of their real property tax bills are “fair and reasonable”.
Quit ‘childish banter’ over our fiscal crisis
A prominent banker yesterday urged both major political parties to “put away the childish banter” and focus on the fiscal and economic reforms The Bahamas has lacked for 25 years.
‘An all-time low’ on investor confidence
The Opposition’s leader yesterday argued that investor confidence in The Bahamas’ sovereign debt is at “an all-time low” given the deep discounts, and high yields, at which its bonds are trading.
Jitneys unaware over full occupancy return
Jitney drivers yesterday said they were unaware that the Government had permitted the industry to return to 100 percent passenger capacity with effect from last week.
Mental health bill ‘soon’
WITH mental health once again at the forefront of public discussion, Health and Wellness Minister Dr Michael Darville said he remains optimistic that the government will soon introduce a new Mental Health Bill in Parliament.
‘Polish product’ to maximise record-breaking cruise port
Downtown Nassau must “polish its product” to maximise the benefits from the “busiest cruise port in the world”, which is this week enjoying a record-breaking 32 vessel berths.
Union upset as university picks foreign president
UNIVERSITY of The Bahamas announced yesterday that Dr Erik Rolland, a high-ranking official at the California Polytechnic and State University, has been named the institution’s next president after a lengthy search and selection process - prompting discontent from university staff union members.
Hotel staff want mask mandate to be extended
BAHAMAS Hotel Catering and Allied Workers Union President Darrin Woods said with the country now receiving increased visitor arrivals, union officials would have liked to have the mandatory mask mandate for hotels remain for several more weeks.
ASH DID NOT TESTIFY ‘AFTER PAY DISPUTE’: Decision to drop case against former minister explained
THE case against former Cabinet Minister Kenred Dorsett was dropped after a dispute with prosecutors and chief witness Jonathan Ash over money the latter believed he was owed by the government, The Tribune was told.
NPSA AGM, election of officers Saturday morning
AFTER postponing because of the restrictions surrounding COVID-19, the New Providence Softball Association has decided to now hold its annual general meeting and election of officers on Saturday, starting at 10 am at the Bankers Field at the Baillou Hills Sports Complex.
