Bahamians land minor league assignments
MORE Bahamian minor league prospects received their minor league assignments to begin the 2022 season this week.
Strong turnout for Atlantis Tennis Day
ALTHOUGH it was just their first initiative to get the parents of their children involved, coordinator Philip Major Jr said he was thrilled by the turnout and participation for the Island Tennis Family Fun Day.
Man charged with string of robberies on Exuma
A MAN from Exuma was granted bail on Friday for a string of robberies on the island and was also ordered to pay a fine on a drug charge.
Not guilty plea to marijuana possession
A MAN was arraigned on Friday accused of marijuana possession.
Man in court on ammunition and firearm component part charges
A MAN was remanded to the Bahamas Department of Correctional Services on Friday after he was arraigned on ammunition and firearm component part charges.
Churches approved for 100% occupancy at services across The Bahamas
CHURCHES and places of religious worship across the country are now allowed to have services at maximum capacity, the Ministry of Health and Wellness said on Friday.
AG: Draft of Citizenship Act should be presented to Cabinet by summer
A DRAFT version of the Citizenship Act should be presented to the Cabinet by the summer, Attorney General Ryan Pinder said on Friday.
UPDATED: Governor General remains in Doctors Hospital under observation
FRIDAY AFTERNOON UPDATE: Government press secretary Clint Watson said the Governor General remains in Doctors Hospital under observation by his medical team. He continues to rest comfortably.
DIANE PHILLIPS: How long will we bury our heads in the sand?
THERE are 8,700+ words in the Chapter 5 of the constitution of The Bahamas. That’s the chapter dealing with Parliament. I read every one of those words, some of them twice, because I wanted to make sure I was reading correctly when I saw references to disqualifications for serving in the Senate or the House of Assembly if you are deemed to be of unsound mind, for instance, or serving a sentence exceeding 12 months or under sentence of death.
A national radical change in values - Easter demands it
THE Easter Season is the oldest in the Christian calendar. The season’s English name, Easter, is derived from Eostre, a teutonic goddess of spring, who gave her name to what corresponds to the month of April. The whole season of Easter is a festival season.
EDITORIAL: Good intentions - but red tape stopping scientists
WHEN the Biological Resources and Traditional Knowledge Bill was passed in February last year, it was said that it would stop “the plundering” of The Bahamas’ genetic resources by foreign researchers without earning any money for our country.
PM: Face question of sustainability head on
PRIME Minister Philip “Brave” Davis challenged those attending the Sustainable Grand Bahama Conference to face head on the question of how best to embrace ideas of sustainability in the context of national development.
Increase in cases of child abandonment
CHILD abandonment has become more “prevalent” in recent years, according to Social Services and Urban Development Minister Obie Wilchcombe.
Permit crisis is ‘debasing’ Bahamas’ science brand
The fight against a deadly coral disease, and preservation of endangered species, have been undermined by a bureaucratic bottleneck that is “debasing” Bahamian science and reduced it to near-standstill, Tribune Business can reveal.
‘A poor excuse for governance’
The Attorney General yesterday said he and environmental chiefs are aiming to complete a “page by page” review of an Act that has brought scientific research in The Bahamas to a near-standstill “by the end of next week”.
‘Caught in the act’ over soccer bribe chief deal
A senior Bahamian banker’s claim for wrongful/unfair dismissal, after he was “caught in the act” dealing with a key figure in world soccer’s bribery scandal, was yesterday rejected for a second time by the judicial system.
PM: Carbon credit drive to ‘supplant’ oil drilling
The Prime Minister yesterday suggested The Bahamas’ efforts to extract value from carbon credits will “supplant” oil exploration and extraction as a potential future multi-million dollar revenue source.
PM negotiates 38% discount on shipping container costs
The Prime Minister yesterday said he had negotiated a 38 percent “discount” on the cost of shipping containers coming into The Bahamas from the Far East as the Government ramps up efforts to combat soaring inflation.
Fears Treasure Cay will ‘die on the vine’
Treasure Cay residents yesterday voiced fears that the island will “die on the vine” unless the uncertainty surrounding the long-pending sale of its resort is urgently resolved so the economy can kick-start.
