Lyford Cay Foundations launches $10k scholarship for legal studies
THE Lyford Cay Foundations have launched a new scholarship in honour of the late Timothy Unwin, a longtime board member and former chairman of the Canadian Lyford Cay Foundation.
ALICIA WALLACE: We the people need some answers...now
THE Progressive Liberal Party (PLP) launched its general election campaign on Monday night, starting the countdown to the next general election in The Bahamas.
Davis gives condolences on passing of civil rights ‘giant’ Rev Jesse Jackson
THE Rev Jesse Jackson, a defining figure of the US civil rights movement and two-time presidential candidate, has died at the age of 84.
Activists: Is SpaceX getting ‘easy accommodation’ here?
Environmental activists yesterday challenged whether SpaceX has found “easy accommodation from the powers that be” in The Bahamas as they suggested this nation may be offering too smooth a path for the resumption of Falcon 9 booster landings in its waters.
PM: Golden Yolk start ‘better late than never’
The Prime Minister yesterday dismissed concerns over delays to the Government’s egg production Golden Yolk programme, insisting the initiative is now “off the ground” and forecasting that produce will be available by the end of April.
‘Forensic analysis’ underwayon PHA’s overtime pay woe
A Cabinet minister yesterday confirmed that December overtime payments owed to Princess Margaret Hospital (PMH) nurses and others working in Public Hospitals Authority (PHA) facilities have been paid while attributed the delay to a technical budgeting issue that is now under forensic analysis.
Investors joining Bahamian law firm as $2m dispute defendants
A Bahamian law firm has persuaded the Supreme Court to add two foreign investors as co-defendants in its ongoing $2m dispute with one of the principals behind the proposed Long Island cruise port.
Pintard: Marketplace’s $1.9m loan guarantee simply ‘mind boggling’
The Opposition’s leader yesterday urged the Government to release the “business case” for the proposed Afro-Caribbean Marketplace while accusing it of misleading Bahamians about the progress made in acquiring Freeport’s International Bazaar.
‘Technical glitch responsible for nurses overtime pay delay’
HEALTH Minister Dr Michael Darville said nurses caught up in last month’s pay dispute have now received overtime compensation, attributing the delay to a “technical glitch” now under review after a sick-out disrupted care across public facilities.
Married women say ‘sweethearts’ are better lovers
MARRIED women in The Bahamas who have outside partners are more likely than married men to say the other partner is the better lover, a finding that demonstrates how strongly sexual satisfaction can drive so-called “sweethearting” relationships.
FNM voter register claims are ‘hot air’
PRIME Minister Philip Davis accused the Free National Movement of preparing excuses for defeat after the party raised new complaints about the voters register, calling the allegations “nothing but hot air”.
Govt to buy 15 new ambulances for PMH and Rand
THE government plans to acquire about 15 new ambulances for Princess Margaret Hospital and Rand Memorial Hospital, Health Minister Dr Michael Darville said yesterday, as officials move to stabilise emergency response following operational problems.
Queen’s College student takes top honours at National Awards
TOP students from across The Bahamas were honoured yesterday as the Ministry of Education and Technical and Vocational Training hosted the 2025 National Awards Ceremony for the Bahamas Junior Certificate (BJC) and Bahamas General Certificate of Secondary Education (BGCSE) examinations.
Coleby-Davis: Uber must use regulated drivers
TRANSPORT and Energy Minister JoBeth Coleby-Davis said yesterday that any move to introduce Uber-style ride services in The Bahamas must involve only drivers regulated under the Road Traffic Authority Act.
The Rev. Jesse Jackson, who led the Civil Rights Movement for decades after King, has died at 84
The Rev. Jesse L. Jackson, a protege of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. and two-time presidential candidate who led the Civil Rights Movement for decades after the revered leader's assassination, died Tuesday.
Video appears to show St John’s College principal with hands around girl’s neck
A VIDEO appearing to show the principal of St John’s College grabbing a girl by the neck at a school event has triggered an investigation by the Anglican Central Education Authority.
FNM chairman raises concerns over ‘polling divisions with no voters’
FREE National Movement chairman Dr Duane Sands said the party has found “serious new problems” in the voters register, escalating its dispute with election officials and renewing questions about readiness for the next general election.
Public blasts Symonette’s comment on Adriel’s killer
FORMER Immigration Minister Brent Symonette’s suggestion that it would be “inhumane” to deport convicted murderer Chris Ferguson after he serves a 40-year sentence for killing 12-year-old Adriel Moxey triggered backlash on social media, with many Bahamians rejecting the idea and calling for harsher consequences.
The countdown to election
A SEA of yellow filled the Baha Mar Convention Centre last night as hundreds of Progressive Liberal Party supporters gathered for the party’s campaign launch, transforming the venue into a rally that signalled the countdown to a general election.
