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EDITORIAL: Blueprint for action on domestic violence already exists

THE responses to the death of Heavenly Terveus have continued from all quarters.

‘Jumpstart’ for housing initiative

TRANSPORT and Housing Minister Jobeth Coleby-Davis said the government is set to jumpstart its affordable housing initiative, adding some 600 people could benefit when all phases of the project are complete.

Prospect Ridge plan ‘unlikely’ to go ahead

TRANSPORT and Housing Minister Jobeth Coleby-Davis has suggested it is unlikely the Davis administration will go forward with the affordable homes project in Prospect Ridge, though she said Cabinet has yet to make a final decision.

Darville defends PM over leaving quarantine

WITH Prime Minister Philip “Brave” Davis facing backlash for breaking quarantine, Health and Wellness Minister Dr Michael Darville defended him, saying the nation’s leader was “responsible”.

Safe house notes rise in domestic abuse

THE chairwoman of a local safe house has noted an alarming rise in cases of domestic abuse in the country.

‘We must do better for medical care in Family Islands’

AFTER a relative of a traffic fatality victim from Long Island complained about the level of care he received, Health and Wellness Minister Dr Michael Darville said he thinks “we must find a better way for emergency medical services” on the Family Islands.

BPL Skyguard Severe Weather Alert 26th January: Freeport

STARTS: 01/26/2022 3:45 PM EST EXPIRES: 01/26/2022 4:45 PM EST

Bahamas corruption: ‘Full picture not told’

The Bahamas’ latest relatively favourable corruption ranking “doesn’t tell the full picture”, governance reformers warned yesterday, as they urged it to “grow a culture of integrity”.

Gov’t U-turn on Grand Lucayan union appeal

The Government has reversed course and settled a wrongful/unfair dismissal claim by 36 current and former Grand Lucayan managers that it previously won before the Supreme Court.

Construction VAT silence branded ‘unconscionable’

Abaco’s Chamber of Commerce president yesterday said it was “unconscionable” that the Government had yet to reverse VAT’s return on construction services, adding: “There’s a lot of angry people here.”

Unions voices concern on civil service reforms

The Government has been warned not to “disadvantage” any civil servants in its planned reforms with their union chief voicing disappointment with the Government’s failure to fully consult.

Bahamas First says portal ‘won’t marginalise’ agents

Bahamas First’s top executive yesterday reassured that its new online insurance portal will “not marginalise” agents and brokers, and had been created “in lock step” with the law and regulations.

39 missing at sea from Bimini boat

THE US Coast Guard searched yesterday for 39 people missing for several days after a boat believed to be used for human smuggling capsized off Florida’s coast en route from the Bahamas.

Shaback defends place on Dubai trip

SHABACK, the gospel group led by Office of the Prime Minister Press Secretary Clint Watson, has said its participation at Expo 2020 was in the works long before the former talk show host assumed his role in government.

Harsher sentences are not the answer

NATIONAL Security Minister Wayne Munroe says the concept that greater penalties will stop someone from committing a crime overlooks the fact that people need to have self-control and take personal responsibility for their actions.

‘WE DID OUR BEST TO HELP HEAVENLY’: Police alerted to her ordeal but she would not make a complaint

SENIOR officials have insisted law enforcement did all in its power in the days leading up to the murder of 21-year-old Heavenly Terveuus by her boyfriend and father of her child, Fenron Ferguson.