PETER YOUNG: Like a cat with nine lives Boris survives again – but the road ahead looks bumpy
AFTER all the superlatives about The Queen’s Platinum Jubilee last week and the lifting of people’s spirits throughout the country, the politicians and the trade unionists in Britain have managed to bring the nation back to earth with a bump.
FACE TO FACE: A couple who shared their life building a family and the nation
IT is always extraordinary when you come across entire families that have a legacy of nation building. When matriarchs and patriarchs put service above self, they leave indelible marks - not only on their families - but on their country. In this case, I share the heritage of the Coakley family as they say goodbye to their matriarch, Marietta Margaret Coakley.
17 armed robberies in the past week
OVER the past week, a total of 17 armed robberies were recorded, according to Police Commissioner Paul Rolle yesterday.
Sex offender’s death ‘not classed as murder’
THE death of a recently released sex offender has not been classified as a murder, Police Commissioner Paul Rolle said yesterday.
Rolle: Officers have to take responsibility
POLICE Commissioner Paul Rolle says officers have to take “personal responsibility for their integrity” in the aftermath of a police officer facing the courts on drug related charges.
EDITORIAL: Snub the rumours, and let courts do their work
THE accusations surrounding Adrian Gibson MP have landed in a courtroom.
Two new schools for San Salvador and Exuma
THE government will build two new schools on the Family Islands at a cost of $16m each, Education Minister Glenys Hanna Martin announced in the House of Assembly yesterday.
Digital court recording system in Grand Bahama
A new digital court recording system has been installed and is now operational in both the Supreme and Magistrate Courts in Grand Bahama.
FNM ‘in solidarity’ with Long Island MP
THE Free National Movement stands in solidarity with Long Island MP Adrian Gibson, party leader Michael Pintard said yesterday, adding the organisation was of the view that the parliamentarian was innocent until proven guilty.
AF Adderley shooting victim was on bail
THE man shot and killed on Sunday outside of AF Adderley’s gymnasium was on bail and being electronically monitored, according to Commissioner of Police Paul Rolle yesterday.
‘Take bull by the horns’: $100m for agriculture
The Government is being urged to “take the bull by the horns” and facilitate the $100m investment required to revive a Bahamian agricultural sector that is “40 years behind” where this country requires it to be.
Airlines battle competing forces on price increases
Bahamian airlines have had to increase ticket prices by between 5-5.5 percent to offset soaring fuel costs as they battle to survive continuing COVID-19 and inflation-related challenges.
Grand Bahama to be ‘grand again’
A Freeport realtor yesterday affirmed transactions “are way up” due to revived buyer interest stemming from recent multi-million dollar investment project announcements, adding: “Grand Bahama is going to be grand again.”
COVID entry testing to end ‘even if not correct’
COVID “fatigue” and economic pressures will likely see The Bahamas follow the US lead and eliminate entry testing “even if it is not the right thing to do”, a prominent doctor conceded yesterday.
Former cruise destination chief loses $335k claim
An ex-Atlantis executive has lost his $335,000 constructive dismissal claim against a cruise tourism destination because its failure to pay his due salary was not the primary reason he resigned.
One year on and Exuma Markets celebrates
EXUMA Markets has celebrated its first year anniversary and official grand opening.
$50,000 donation to help farming schools throughout nation
THE Agricultural Development Organization (ADO) has announced a $50,000 donation in supplies to boost farming at government schools throughout The Bahamas.
Blaze rips through Grand Bahama junkyard
A massive blaze broke out at a car junkyard yesterday in the commercial industrial area of Queen’s Highway, Freeport.
School stay away as thousands drop out
EDUCATION Minister Glenys Hanna Martin says thousands of students have still not returned to campuses since schools were reopened during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Junkanoo return is on the cards
YOUTH, Sports and Culture Minister Mario Bowleg said he expects that Junkanoo parades will not only be held in New Providence this year, but in Grand Bahama and the Family Islands after a two-year hiatus of the cultural event.
