Man with manslaughter conviction admits to Exuma Street cutlass attack
A MAN with a prior manslaughter conviction was remanded to prison yesterday after pleading guilty to assaulting his neighbour with a cutlass on Exuma Street last week.
Musician and public service driver Lawrence Leo Rodgers dead at 78
LAWRENCE Leo Rodgers, a well-known public service driver and former musician, died Monday at the age of 78 after a battle with cancer.
Attorneys criticised lead investigator’s handling in case of police-involved shooting of three men
THE lead investigator in a deadly 2020 police-involved shooting near Cowpen Road came under heavy criticism yesterday, with attorneys for both the victims’ families and the accused officers attacking his handling of the case.
Influential GB entrepreneur Mario Donato dead at 82
MARIO Donato, one of Grand Bahama’s most influential entrepreneurs and largest private employers during his peak, died on April 27 at age 82 after a prolonged battle with cancer.
Three men missing at sea rescued near New Providence
THREE men who went missing at sea earlier this week are safe after being rescued near New Providence.
The history of The Bahamas told by Bahamians
FOR the first time in four decades, Bahamian high school students will study their country’s past through a textbook written entirely by local scholars.
FNM leader calls on govt to quickly address status of Bahamian nurses
FREE National Movement Leader Michael Pintard has urged the Davis administration to act swiftly to resolve the status of dozens of Bahamian nurses still awaiting regularisation, warning that continued delays could worsen the country’s healthcare crisis.
Pintard accuses Davis of sending confusing and damaging message
FREE National Movement leader Michael Pintard yesterday criticised Prime Minister Philip “Brave” Davis for suggesting several weeks ago that Bahamian law enforcement officers may have been “entrapped” in a US drug trafficking probe, accusing him of sending a confusing and damaging message.
Deveaux undecided on seeking re-election
HOUSE Speaker Patricia Deveaux says she has not yet decided whether she will seek re-election, saying she is still praying about the decision and weighing her options.
‘Discipline officer over violently taking phone’
HUMAN Rights Bahamas said it is “extremely disturbed” by a video showing a police officer violently confiscating a cell phone from a civilian and is calling for disciplinary action against the officer involved.
‘We must see it through’ as Montagu billboards removed
Campaigners hailed yesterday’s clean-up and removal of multiple business billboard advertisements at Fort Montagu Park, but warned: “We have to see it through to its total restoration.”
PM: Women must earn spot as MPs
PRIME Minister Philip “Brave” Davis said while he welcomes more women in frontline politics, nominations must ultimately be earned through merit and a commitment to public service — not gender.
‘China using hotel to monitor Americans’
A FORMER Homeland Security and counterterrorism advisor suggested that China may be using the British Colonial Hotel in New Providence to monitor the US Embassy and its visitors.
LETTER: As economy grows, all should gain
THE government pounding its chest over the International Monetary Fund (IMF) forecast of 0.1 percentage point economic growth for The Bahamas should not come as a surprise.
EDITORIAL: More bank frustrations, and more talk
EARLIER this year, we wrote in this space about the troubles many Bahamians experience with access to banking facilities – things are not getting any easier, it seems.
LETTER: New FNM team will carry torch
THE Free National Movement (FNM) was established as a result of a desire for increased accountability and transparency. On November 18, 1970, eight men courageously lit the torch to bring light out of darkness. The warmth of this torch has been felt throughout the decades that followed and now, as responsible Bahamians who love this country, we must rely on the light of the torch to help us navigate these dark times. The FNM is the movement of choice to govern the Bahamas because of its belief in Youth Empowerment, The Advancement of Women, and Upward mobility for each citizen.
ERIC WIBERG: The Greek tragedy of General Colocotronis
On the night of March 7, 1968, the Greek tanker General Colocotronis was on a laden voyage from Aruba to Palm Beach with oil when she suffered an engine failure in heavy weather and was stranded on the eastern shore of Eleuthera.
DIANE PHILLIPS: Maybe you should have kept those old records and magazines...
There is apparently a collector for everything. Someone in the world collects used band-aids. Why I have no idea as the idea seems almost as revolting as a collection of belly button lint but according to a website devoted to weird things people collect, there are people out there who collect belly button lint, including a self-taught clothing designer named Skippy who uses it as part of his appeal for a date or least a woman who will kiss him, any woman. He’s 34 and still working on it. Has no one had the courage to tell him it’s not working? Given the offer of roses and chocolate or belly button lint, the choice would be pretty obvious to women, but guess he has to find out the truth for himself though he seems to have a lot of followers who are advising him.
STATESIDE: The tale of the Doge - it's not just about Elon
Who said Donald Trump and Elon Musk don’t have a sense of humor? After Musk helped significantly to bankroll Trump’s return to the White House with total campaign contributions that have been estimated to exceed $275m, Trump appointed the Tesla, “X” (formerly Twitter) and SpaceX owner to head something he grandly created and called the Department of Government Efficiency. As an acronym, that becomes “DOGE”.
