Darville: We have enough drugs to cope with closures
HEALTH and Wellness Minister Dr Michael Darville yesterday gave an assurance that his ministry has the capability of accessing additional pharmaceutical drugs for the Bahamian public if needed should pharmacies continue to remain closed.
Stadium chosen as ‘main base’
COCABE EXECUTIVES DECIDE TO USE NEW ANDRE RODGERS BASEBALL STADIUM AS ITS MAIN BASE TO ORGANISE FUTURE TOURNAMENTS
With the completion of the new Andre Rodgers Baseball Stadium, the Bahamas Baseball Federation will not only get to host the fourth annual Caribbean Baseball Cup next month, but will become the base for any and all future COCABE baseball tournaments.
Delay over public service jitney buses
I have been relying on the service of the jitney for the better part of 15 years and I must admit that there were many days that I feared for my life just riding on those buses.
Father admits his $259k drugs guilt
A FATHER was sentenced to 18 months in custody yesterday after admitting to possessing $259,000 worth of marijuana police found because of a routine traffic stop of his son in 2019.
Man accused of touching 15-year-old sister’s breasts
A MAN was granted bail in Magistrate’s Court yesterday after being accused of touching his younger sister’s breast.
American woman hit police officer
AN AMERICAN woman was ordered to compensate a police officer yesterday after admitting to attacking him at a nightclub over the weekend.
Panthers top UB Mingoes in 3 sets
THE University of The Bahamas women’s volleyball team just could not sustain a push against The Panthers in New Providence Volleyball Association action and fell to them in three sets - 25-20, 25-13 and 25-21.
Reaching a milestone in equestrian sport
EQUESTRIAN sport achieved another milestone this weekend as The Bahamas became the third country after Jamaica and Barbados to obtain certification of competition officials from the Caribbean Equestrian Association (CEA), while also holding the inaugural Bahamas leg of the CEA Mini Jumping Challenge.
Oaktree Medical Center hops on board as CARIFTA title partner
WITH the return of the CARIFTA Games in April to the Bahamas for the ninth time in 50 years, the Oaktree Medical Center came on board as the major sponsor with a donation of $300.000.
P1 AquaX Bahamas World Championship returns to Atlantis resort this weekend
AFTER a two-year hiatus because of the COVID-19 pandemic, the P1 AquaX Bahamas World Championship will return to the Atlantis resort on Paradise Island this weekend.
Kenton Roker wins ‘Catch Me If You Can’ cycling race
KENTON Roker came to town from Grand Bahama and won the New Providence Cycling Association’s Catch Me If You Can Cycling Road Race on Sunday in Clifton Pier.
Bosses already scheming around minimum wage
I would like to thank Prime Minister Philip Brave Davis for increasing the minimum wage from $210 to $260. This is something that the Free National Movement should’ve done after increasing VAT from 7.5 percent to 12 percent. In an age of inflation and VAT on breadbasket items, the extra $50 is a much-needed help.
PETER YOUNG: Calm returns to Britain with new face at helm
ALL too often it can be a challenge to determine what to include in this weekly column that may be of interest to readers at any given time.
FACE TO FACE: Faith through the fire
EDUCATION is a vital key to success - one that can literally change lives. That is why, when Rev Dr Willis Johnson and his wife, Rev Dr Yvette Johnson decided to launch an institution of higher learning 38 years ago, they made a personal commitment not only to teach, but to transform the lives of every student.
Minister Munroe to raise issue of murders of people out on bail
NATIONAL Security Minister Wayne Munroe said yesterday he plans to meet with the Director of Public Prosecutions sometime this week concerning the issue of persons on bail being murdered.
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.
