Defending the party
I always find it sadly amusing that the overtly and shamelessly blind, and arrogant supporters of the PLP and FNM on social media would always defend the serious wrongdoings of their respective parties and high-ranking members by pointing out an egregious error of the past by the other party or a dear member thereof.
Man fined $5,000 for possession of drugs
A MAN was fined $5,000 yesterday after he admitted possessing $2,300 of marijuana as well as a quantity of cocaine near his home earlier this week.
Woman charged with stealing $3,000 from job
A WOMAN was placed on one year probation after she admitted last week to stealing more than $3,000 from her former employer.
Mortician charged for falsifying records
A former mortician was charged in Freeport Magistrate’s Court this week with falsification of a public record.
'Far from the truth': RBC not exiting The Bahamas
A senior Royal Bank of Canada (RBC) executive yesterday denied that its reduced branch network is "a pathway to exit The Bahamas", saying: "This is far from the truth."
Disney unveils hiring plans for Eleuthera
DISNEY Cruise Line is set to hire 170 full-time Bahamian staff from September 20223 onwards after "more than tripling" the projected number of initial employees.
BGF NATIONAL SCHOOLS GOLF CHAMPIONSHIPS: Poitier sisters dominate
Sisters Zaire, Zion and Zeden Poitier teamed up as the Poitier Golf Home School to dominate the Lower Primary Girls division of the Bahamas Golf Federation’s Junior Division’s National Schools Golf Championships.
Eagles Basketball Classic senior boys’ crown goes to IBA Bahamas Panthers
IT was payback time for the IBA Bahamas team as they avenged their first loss to beat the CC Sweeting Cobras to clinch the Eagles Basketball Classic’s senior boys’ championship title.
Primary school track and field returns
THE 43rd edition of the public primary school track and field championships is set to return to the old Thomas A Robinson stadium after a two-year hiatus.
STATESIDE: Politicians need to recognise when it is time for them to leave the stage
WHAT do Diane Feinstein, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, George Santos and Clarence Thomas have in common?
FRONT PORCH: How long will government drag their feet in granting protection to women?
“Any government’s failure to criminalise marital rape effectively condones and enables the existence of a domestic space within a marriage where sexual violence is permitted. The married woman is, in effect, abandoned with no legal protection.” - Marion Bethel
EDITORIAL: Why is Dr Minnis opposed to gun strategy?
FORMER Prime Minister Dr Hubert Minnis was in a talkative mood yesterday.
New Law Reform and Revision Act passed seeks to improve staffing and management
Parliamentarians passed a new Law Reform and Revision Act yesterday to modernise the legislative process.
Golf course ‘a new era’ for island
A multimillion-dollar Jack Nicklaus Heritage Championship Golf Course on Jack’s Bay Club and Resort Community in Eleuthera will help usher in a new era of economic prosperity for the island, creating valuable opportunities for Bahamians, Prime Minister Phillip “Brave” Davis said yesterday.
CARICOM agrees to ban assault weapons
Caribbean leaders have agreed on plans to introduce bans in their countries on assault-style weapons mostly manufactured in the US to curb spikes in gun violence and weapons smuggling in the 15-nation Caricom bloc.
‘Cooling off’: High-end real estate sales drop 20-25%
A Bahamian realtor yesterday disclosed that high-end sales volumes “cooled” by 20-25 percent during the 2023 first quarter following a “record-shattering” year for single-family home prices on several islands.
Contractors fear return to Act ‘drawing board’
The Bahamian Contractors Association’s (BCA) president yesterday said the industry is “absolutely not enthused at all” over signs that the Government may “go back to the drawing board” on legislation to regulate it.
Sir Franklyn hails golf tie-up as ‘world first’
An Eleuthera-based resort community’s principal developer yesterday hailed its “world first” in being able to offer two golf courses separately designed and branded by some of the sport’s biggest names.
Former PM slams Davis for not defending Bahamian judges at recent CARICOM symposium
FORMER Prime Minister Dr Hubert Minnis questioned why Prime Minister Philip “Brave” Davis did not defend the Bahamian judiciary after another Caribbean leader slammed Bahamian judges.
