BAIC chair focuses on better local distribution
THE Bahamas Agricultural and Industrial Corporation’s (BAIC) executive chairman yesterday said the agency is focused on improving the distribution of local farm produce as a means to improve the country’s food security.
Tell the Bahamian taste
THE Bahamas Agricultural and Industrial Cooperation will hold a “Taste and Tell” fair on Saturday to promote Bahamian made products.
Ingraham to hold Grand Bahama event for book
FORMER Prime Minister Hubert Ingraham will be in Freeport this week for the launch of his new book in Grand Bahama. This comes on the heels of a successful March launch in New Providence of “I Say What I Mean and I Mean What I Say, Hubert A Ingraham in His Own Words”.
Empowering youngsters
STUDENTS of the L W Young Boys and Girls Empowerment Club participated in a one-day seminar at the Fox Hill Community Centre on Friday.
Delinquent mortgage buyer gives insurer $8m ‘windfall’
A Bahamian insurer yesterday said it is targeting a 15 percent profit increase for 2022 once the $8m “one-off windfall” it enjoyed last year from its investment in a delinquent mortgage buyer is stripped out.
Children tell of beatings at hostel
TWO children testified about alleged beatings they endured at the Children’s Emergency Hostel during the trial of six women accused of child cruelty at the care home.
Sex offender register ‘is active’, says Munroe
NATIONAL Security Minister Wayne Munroe said the sexual offenders register is active and being updated as required by law.
MASK MANDATES GONE BY SUMMER? Prime Minister says officials considering indoor venue rules
PRIME Minister Philip “Brave” Davis said remaining mask mandates in the country could be totally lifted by the summer, adding officials are currently mulling over whether indoor venues have proper ventilation to ensure COVID-19 does not circulate easily in those settings.
Man denied bail in indecent assault case
A 54-year-old man accused of molesting a teenage girl earlier this year was denied bail yesterday.
Prison officer denies smuggling drugs
A SENIOR prison officer has denied smuggling drugs into the Bahamas Department of Correctional Services last week.
Bail granted in deadly reckless driving case
A WOMAN accused of killing a man by reckless driving earlier this year and then fleeing the scene was granted $10,000 bail yesterday.
We want PM - not the PR
Seems the OPM has totally adopted the US system of a “policy-stating Director of Public Relations”... a position that should simply tell the facts — certainly never editorialise and just state the “policy” oh, sorry guy, no attacking a critical comment from the free press except correcting misinformation.
Larson a victim of fragility?
I must confess from the outset that I too had joined the chorus of irate Black Bahamians subsequent to revelations in Parliament by Prime Minister Philip “Brave” Davis that the former Free National Movement (FNM) government had paid Susan Holowesko-Larson $1,750 per week to chair the National Food Security Taskforce.
Three deny $1m marijuana charges
THREE men who denied being found with over $1m worth of marijuana in Abaco last week were yesterday granted bail before their trial.
Ayton and Suns ‘facing uphill battle’
Deandre Ayton and the Phoenix Suns are facing an uphill battle in the midst of a physical first round series against the upset minded New Orleans Pelicans.
Bain and Gold Rush advance to big dance
JACOBI Bain and his Xavier University of Louisiana Gold Rush men’s tennis team have advanced to the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) National Championships.
Donaldson and Flames clinch spot in the GSU tourney
SIERRA Donaldson and The Lee University Flames clinched a spot in the Gulf South Conference (GSU) Championships tournament with a 6-3 win over Delta State University.
Knowles hits 2nd walkoff in a week
FOR the second time in the series against the Stockton Ports, D’Shawn Knowles delivered late-game heroics and another walk-off win for the Inland Empire 66ers.
Versatile Ras Delancy makes his transition to the high jump
AFTER earning the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SIAC) Volleyball Player of the Year for the Benedict College Tigers last week, Bahamian Ras Jesse Delancy showed his versatility as he made the transition to track and field where he competed in the high jump.
‘Surprising upsets’ at Bahamas Chess Federation Easter qualifier
THE Bahamas Chess Federation’s Easter Qualifier 2022 was a closely contested tournament filled with intense competition and surprising upsets.
