Minister not surprised by audit of National Sports Authority
YOUTH, Sports and Culture Minister Mario Bowleg said he is not surprised by an audit that found numerous problems at the National Sports Authority.
MP ‘has document to prove he is no longer U.S. citizen’
A Progressive Liberal Party Member of Parliament has defended himself against allegations that he has not renounced his American citizenship as required by law when one runs for public office.
Police cited some attendees of Carnival bubble event
NATIONAL Security Minister Wayne Munroe said police cited some attendees of a Carnival bubble event that happened over the weekend.
‘Issues of resourcing’ at Police Inspectorate
NATIONAL Security Minister Wayne Munroe said yesterday he is not satisfied that the Police Inspectorate, a civilian organisation that should provide oversight of the Complaints and Corruption Unit of the Royal Bahamas Police Force, has been adequately carrying out its functions, citing resource issues.
Elite NCAA women are taking flight at Atlantis
Several of the elite NCAA Division I women’s basketball programmes are due in the capital this week for one of the most anticipated early season tournaments on the college basketball schedule.
Bahamas had to ‘walk and chew gum earlier’
The Bahamas should have “found a way to walk and chew gum” earlier in the COVID-19 pandemic so as to minimise its foreign currency debt hike, an economist argued yesterday.
$6m claims jump drives Bahamas First into loss
Bahamas First has warned “it will take some time” to correct problems with its Cayman subsidiary’s life and health portfolio that have been blamed for a $6m-plus jump in claims payouts.
Kalik maker eyes 10% supply chain cost rise
Commonwealth Brewery is predicting that global supply chain disruption will increase its costs by 10 percent over the remainder of 2021 as it sustains its return to profitability.
Former AG teams up with Bran’s law firm
Ex-attorney general Carl Bethel QC has teamed up with Branville McCartney’s law firm as part of an expansion drive to help it cope with increased business volumes.
Bahamian man killed in Ohio
A BAHAMIAN man was killed in Ohio after a gunman shot him in the head through the window of his home, according to US reports.
Coalition to stop Grand Bahama power price increase
THE Coalition for Concerned Citizens is urging the Grand Bahama Port Authority not to approve Grand Bahama Power Company’s application for a rate increase in electricity.
VICTIM FIGHTING FOR LIFE: Footage reveals full horror of beating and driver’s ‘attack’
NATIONAL Security Minister Wayne Munroe said yesterday the attack on a woman who was beaten in the street and struck by a car shown in a viral video that has sparked outrage around the country is “completely unacceptable”.
‘You risk career taking public board job’
The National Sports Authority's (NSA) ex-chairman has warned "you risk your career to serve your country" when sitting on Boards at government-owned agencies.
Half of businesses yet to launch online
More than half the Bahamian businesses surveyed by the Chamber of Commerce and Employers Confederation (BCCEC) have yet to launch an e-commerce platform, it was revealed yesterday.
Christopher Columbus of 1492; friend or foe?
An online petition started in 2020 rallied support to have Columbus statue removed from Government House captured more than 15,000 signatures.
The FNM troika and the Bahamian moral majority
Reading The Nassau Guardian heading of a news report about Central Grand Bahama MP Iram Lewis’ claims about God calling him to lead the Free National Movement (FNM) brought to mind Christian Broadcasting Network founder Pat Robertson making similar claims about being divinely called to lead the Republican Party and the United States in 1987.
Woman convicted of ex-boyfriend’s killing
LYNETTE Charlton was unanimously convicted by a Supreme Court jury yesterday for killing her ex-boyfriend, Wayne Seymour, nearly six years ago.
Man pleads guilty to scam on Facebook Marketplace
A 40-year-old man who admitted to defrauding several people of more than $30,000 in connection with a Facebook Marketplace scam was yesterday remanded to prison ahead of his sentencing next month.
‘Revenue rise fruit of FNM’s policies’
FORMER State Minister for Finance Kwasi Thompson said the former Minnis administration’s fiscal strategy is bearing fruit, citing a recent report that found that revenue performance surpassed $550 million in the first quarter of the fiscal year 2021/2022.
PETER YOUNG: Still we remember and salute the fallen’s sacrifice
After last year’s comprehensive scaling back of the Armistice Day and Remembrance Sunday commemorations because of coronavirus, how encouraging it was to see the return to a full range of events throughout Britain this past week.
