Campbell: Golden Yolk programme expected to begin production in final quarter this year
AGRICULTURE Minister Jomo Campbell says efforts to get the Golden Yolk programme up and running are progressing, with egg production expected to begin in the final quarter of the year.
$35m MoU aimed to tackle food security
THE Ministry of Agriculture and Marine Resources has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Sustainable Technology Limited (STL) and global farming leader UrbanKisaan to launch a $35m hydroponic farming initiative—a move officials hailed as a turning point in reducing the country’s long-standing reliance on food imports.
PM says increased imports a sign of ‘how well economy is doing’
DESPITE previously warning about the country’s risky dependence on imports amid rising costs, Prime Minister Philip “Brave” Davis yesterday described a recent 18 percent jump in imports as a sign of a strong and growing economy driven by increased demand.
‘Beheaded’ Dad buried on beach
A FATHER was brutally killed and dismembered in Acklins on Sunday - with two of his sons in custody assisting police with their investigations.
Human rights body ‘to tackle violence and protect children’
AMENDING the Child Protection Act, enforcing the Protection Against Violence Act, and improving accessibility for people with disabilities are among the top priorities the Human Rights Committee (PHRC) says it is pushing as part of efforts to meet human rights obligations.
AML seeks to minimise disruption to schools as demolition begins
NEARLY six weeks after a fire destroyed two of its stores, AML Foods Limited has begun demolition and debris removal at its Solomon’s Old Trail and Cost Right locations, with the process expected to take up to 90 days.
TUC ‘will not march’ on Labour Day, saying parade is now too political
THE Trade Union Congress (TUC) is planning to boycott this year’s Labour Day march, citing what it described as increasing political co-opting of the annual event.
Minister says Golden Yolk ‘moving speedily ahead’
A Cabinet minister yesterday revealed half the 3,000 chickens set for the Bahamas Agriculture and Marine Science Institute (BAMSI) are now in Andros with the Golden Yolk initiative “moving speedily ahead”.
Victory at the double for duo
IT was a repeat performance for Malcolm Menzies and Erin Pritchard as they repeated as the male and female champions at the Bahamas Triathlon Association’s National Triathlon and Aquathlon Championships over the weekend.
19-year wait over for baseball league return
WHILE they didn’t have an official opening, the New Providence Amateur Baseball League finally staged its new season after a nearly 20-year hiatus on Sunday at the Andre Rodgers Baseball Stadium.
Over $900k for entrepreneurs to solve government problems
Grant funding was allocated to Bahamian entrepreneurs as part of an initiative designed to aid their growth while solving operational issues within the Government.
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INSIGHT: Shall we be fair or feral?
“You know, the challenge in politics is that it’s become so feral.” Those were the words of Prime Minister Philip Davis at the end of last month – as he talked about how he would like to see more women in politics, but they would have to earn their place.
SIR RONALD SANDERS: A dangerous game: Venezuela’s election gambit over Guyana’s Essequibo region
On May 25, a day before Guyana commemorates its 59th year of independence, the government of Nicolás Maduro says it intends to stage elections in Guyana’s Essequibo region. This territory, comprising nearly two-thirds of Guyana, lies entirely within its internationally recognised borders.
INSIGHT: How the black market profits from our blue and green economies
FROM the unpermitted cutting of trees and unauthorised mining of limestone to illegal charcoal kilns burning in remote coppice, and reef fish—undersized, spawning, and unrecorded — smuggled in coolers bound for foreign restaurants - a silent economy thrives in the shadows of The Bahamas’ blue and green wealth. This is the black market for natural resources — unregulated, untaxed, and frequently unchecked.
ERIC WIBERG: Tug that hosted the witnesses to last U-boat attack in 1945
Somewhere in The Bahamas, afloat, aground, or underwater, is a medium-sized tugboat built 80 years ago which was recently confirmed to have hosted the witnesses to the last ever German U-boat attack, in 1945 off Newport, Rhode Island, hours before VE-Day.
DIANE PHILLIPS: I’m leaving home without it – Goodbye American Express
Sometime recently, I apparently received a notice from American Express, or so they tell me. I don’t recall seeing it, but that’s probably because, if they did send it, it did not come with a subject line that hinted at the fact the boom was about to drop.
Marina chief: Lease tear up ‘politically motivated’
The Association of Bahamas Marinas (ABM) president is seeking multi-million dollar damages from the Government over its “politically motivated” breach of the lease for a marina and parking lot project.
Bahamians ‘not fully empowered’ without land registry reforms
Bahamians will never “be fully empowered” under present land law, an attorney asserted yesterday, adding that reforms now before Parliament will allow this nation to “unlock its full economic potential”.
