DIANE PHILLIPS: Stop the insanity of boaters flushing effluent in our waters
SOMETHING sickening is happening before our eyes, endangering marine resources and water quality and we are acting like it is no big deal.
ONE ELEUTHERA FOUNDATION – Creating Lifelong Learners
It is a common thought to see all learning as equal. We can see the differences in how teachers, instructors, and professors approach learning based on the age of the learners.
EDITORIAL: Public funds for party travel rightly queried
PUBLIC use of funds has come under the spotlight recently – and the Office of the Prime Minister did itself no favours yesterday with a statement that sounded petulant at best.
BCC president urges parents: Steer children from crime
BAHAMAS Christian Council president Bishop Delton Fernander is urging parents to intervene when they see their children going down a criminal path.
Haitian prime minister in Kenya to try to salvage African country’s deployment of police to Haiti
Haiti’s prime minister arrived Thursday in Kenya to try to salvage a plan to have the African country deploy 1,000 police officers to the troubled Caribbean nation to help combat gang violence.
Pintard criticises impending launch of cargo and facility management deal with JDL
FREE National Movement leader Michael Pintard criticised the impending launch of JDL Cargo Management, which will provide cargo and facility management services.
National debt up as spending rises faster than revenue growth
The Central Bank revealed yesterday that the national debt grew by $206m over the last quarter.
Pintard hits out at JDL as operations to begin
In a widely circulated memorandum yesterday, the chief operations officer of JDL Cargo Management said that effective February 19 the company was to commence operations within the Lyndon Pindling International Airport (LPIA).
Court upholds order to pay former NIB director benefits
An Appeal Court Justice yesterday upheld an order for the National Insurance Board (NIB) to pay a former director pension benefits after losing a legal battle over her due retirement entitlement.
Inland revenue ‘confident’ of hitting property tax goal
Shunda Strachan, the Department of Inland Revenue’s acting director, said the agency has collected $95m in real property tax as at February and is confident that they will reach the $195m target.
‘Investigate $100k travel expense at by-election’
FREE National Movement leader Michael Pintard said the Davis administration misused public funds when $100,000 was spent to cover travel for Family Island trips that included events encouraging people to vote for the Progressive Liberal Party’s candidate in the West Grand Bahama and Bimini by-election.
Family to pay $15k after man on bail disappears
TWO relatives of a man who fled the day after his murder trial began were ordered yesterday to pay his $15,000 bail bond, the latest instance of sureties being held accountable for the failure of accused people to follow their bail conditions.
‘I don’t know how I got in this mess’
A WOMAN who accepted a plea deal in the criminal trial of Adrian Gibson and others said she was surprised when police charged her with fraud-related offences because she did not know how she “got in this mess”.
Govt says amnesty is over for delinquent real property tax
PAYMENT plans and amnesty periods for people who owe substantial amounts of real property taxes are over, acting director of the Department of Inland Revenue Shunda Strachan said yesterday as her department prepares to execute its power of sale against scores of delinquent accounts.
‘POLICE WHO BEAT ME MUST BE INVESTIGATED’: Man calls for officers to be held to account after trial thrown out
A MAN whose armed robbery trial was thrown out after a judge refused to accept the prosecution’s evidence of his confession, wants the officers who allegedly tortured him to be investigated and held accountable, saying it is not enough that the charges against him were dropped.
Physical punishment is no answer
The crime concerns have caught the attention of many, both at home and abroad. There is enough blame, and everyone has become an expert in crime-solving problems. But if we look in the mirror, converse with ourselves, and be honest, we may find the solutions.
Man gets bail after threatening woman with knife at Coco Cay
A MAN was granted bail after he allegedly threatened a woman with a knife on Coco Cay last month.
Man accused of two counts of attempted murder denied bail
A MAN was denied bail yesterday while awaiting trial for two charges of attempted murder.
Three years for shopbreaking
A MAN was sentenced to three years in prison yesterday after admitting to breaking into a bar and stealing $1,888 worth of property last December.
IAN FERGUSON: How you can procure improved cost savings
Every business providing goods and services must pay close attention to the sourcing of materials needed in the business process.
