EDITORIAL: Aisha shows we can reach for the stars
AISHA Bowe is making history. She is to become the first Bahamian to go into space – on board a commercial flight with Blue Origin, the spaceflight company founded by billionaire Jeff Bezos.
Darville: We’re willing to talk on outsourcing
HEALTH and Wellness Minister Dr Michael Darville said officials are still open for discussions to find the best solution after Princess Margaret Hospital consultant physicians expressed concerns over the government’s proposed plan to “outsource” care to Doctors Hospital.
FIRST BAHAMIAN IN SPACE: Aisha Bowe will be sixth Black woman to cross Earth’s boundary line
BAHAMIAN-American Aisha Bowe will make history when she boards an upcoming Blue Origin flight that will cross the Kármán line - the internationally recognised boundary between Earth's atmosphere and outer space. She will be the first Bahamian and sixth Black woman to do so.
Students to be tested for learning loss this month
ACTING education director Dominique McCartney-Russell yesterday confirmed the Ministry of Education has rescheduled the testing of students for learning loss, saying officials are now hoping to begin the exercises in November.
Tourism surge to ‘overpower’ risks to Bahamas during ‘23
Pent-up tourism demand for The Bahamas will continue to “overpower” global inflation and the threat of a US recession “through to the end of 2023 at a minimum”, the Central Bank’s governor asserted yesterday.
‘Stable footing’: Ban on new payment providers removed
The Central Bank’s governor yesterday disclosed it is lifting the near three-year bar on new entrants to the money transmission and digital payments business with the market now on “a stable footing” post-COVID.
BPL gives resorts nod to explore renewables
Bahamas Power & Light (BPL) has given the go-ahead for the resort industry to “explore” cost-cutting renewable energy options although the details remain to be agreed, a top hotelier said yesterday.
Consumers warned: Inflation yet to peak
The Central Bank’s governor yesterday warned hard-pressed Bahamian consumers that soaring inflation may not yet have peaked - although record-setting real estate demand is one area set to “normalise”.
Dunkin for Boobies returns to help fight breast cancer
AFTER being on hold for two years due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Radio House’s Dunkin for Boobies fundraiser returned last weekend.
Morgue ‘can handle’ major catastrophes after refurbishment
HEALTH Minister Dr Michael Darville said Princess Margaret Hospital’s Rand Lab has the ability to handle an influx of bodies following its recent refurbishment.
Minnis: Crime consultants failing
FORMER Prime Minister Dr Hubert Minnis yesterday criticised the Ministry of National Security’s consultants on their “ineffective” performance in helping to address the country’s crime problem, saying the workers are “receiving the people’s money” but are not producing the desired results.
Murdered just minutes after leaving house porch
LAKEITHRA Stubbs was shot dead minutes after stepping off her mother’s porch to walk to a relative’s house who lived down the street.
Hospital alert over rise in kids’ respiratory illness
PRINCESS Margaret Hospital is making the necessary adjustments to accommodate the rise in respiratory illnesses among children, hospital administrator Mary Lightbourne-Walker said.
Woman got a call to come outside - then was shot dead
A WOMAN in her 40s was fatally shot after she was prompted to come outside of her home by a phone call early yesterday morning, police said.
Pharmacies to ‘temporarily’ close in price control revolt
The Government was last night facing an open revolt after private pharmacies were urged to “temporarily” close today due to the failure to resolve the price control expansion dispute by the November 1 deadline.
Don’t Blink Home Run Derby set
The Don’t Blink Home Run Derby In Paradise continues to introduce new initiatives and will return to a familiar venue in 2022.
National Sports Awards ceremony postponed, Annual Youth Month celebrations begin this month
THE Ministry of Youth, Sports and Culture’s annual Youth Month celebrations in November will feature more activities throughout the country, while the National Sports awards ceremony will be postponed until January.
Baha Mar Hoops on horizon Nov. 18-27
IN only its second year, “Baha Mar Hoops” will play host to the largest event in the sport of college basketball when 20 men’s and women’s teams play this Thanksgiving at Baha Mar - the leading resort destination in The Bahamas.
Push for World Relays return
WHILE the World Athletics Council has decided to postpone the World Athletics Relays Guangzhou 23 until May 13-14, a decision will be made by November 30 on the venue for the 2024 edition.
The terrible truth about marital rape
First of all, rape is not about sex. Sex has little to do with it; sex becomes the weapon, the vehicle to accomplish the desired result, which is to harm, control, embarrass, and humiliate the spouse.
