DEU officer ‘found cocaine in shipment boxes’
A Drug Enforcement Unit officer yesterday testified to discovering 23 pounds of cocaine in three shipment boxes addressed to a man who had been wanted by police for more than a year.
UB North embarks on solar project
UNIVERSITY of The Bahamas North has embarked on a solarisation project for its Environmental and Marine Science Field Research Station in East Grand Bahama.
Para-athlete Erin Brown to become godmother of Royal Caribbean’s Odyssey of the Seas
A BAHAMIAN woman who lost her leg to cancer and went on to defy odds and inspire thousands will be named “godmother” of Royal Caribbean International’s Odyssey of the Seas.
Bermuda thrashes The Bahamas by 140 runs
Team Bahamas fell to 1-2 at the International Cricket Council T20 World Cup Americas Qualifying event in Antigua and Barbuda.
Miller Jr, Clarke and Hunter standouts in NCAA openers
THE 2021-22 NCAA Division I season got underway Tuesday night and several Bahamian players were in action for their respective programmes.
Fredrick King Jr commits to cards
IT took just several months for Fredrick King Jr to go from relative unknown to elite Division I prospect for the class of 2022.
McMinns and Tigers claim the Moosehead Cup
EUGENE McMinns won the third Atlantic Football League championship of his career, this time on the sidelines in his first season as a wide receivers’ coach for the Dalhousie Tigers staff.
ALICIA WALLACE: Action not just anger should be our response to Bella’s death
ON the weekend, it was reported that a four-year-old child was taken to the hospital. Soon after, there were claims on social media that the toddler had been sexually assaulted. The toddler, Bella Walker, died.
EDITORIAL: Potcake issue is no joke
Today’s front page picture has a light-hearted headline but the story it relates to is no joke.
FNM MP criticises AG for ‘destabilising’ comments
A Free National Movement member of Parliament has accused Attorney General Ryan Pinder of making comments that are “destabilising to the very administration of justice.”
Teachers union: Health and safety protocols have to be clear
HEALTH and safety protocols have to be clear before any final decision is made regarding the reopening of schools for face-to-face instruction, according to comments sent by Bahamas Union of Teachers president Belinda Wilson.
Govt not yet decided on Christmas Carnival
DESPITE operators of the annual Christmas Carnival announcing their return to the country this holiday season, Health and Wellness Minister Dr Michael Darville said yesterday the government has not yet decided whether it will allow the event to operate this year.
Senator defends Prospect Ridge project after criticism from Housing Minister
FREE National Movement Senator Viana Gardiner yesterday chided Minister of Housing JoBeth Coleby-Davis for her repeated criticisms of the proposed Prospect Ridge housing development, saying the political campaign is over and there should now be “less talk and more work” done.
Caribbean Bottling yet to ‘dent’ 15-18% sales gap
Caribbean Bottling’s president yesterday said it has yet to “materially dent” the 15-18 percent gap with pre-COVID sales levels as he voiced doubts that the divide will close in 2022.
Income tax is ‘not on table’
A Cabinet minister yesterday said income tax is “not on the table” although he appeared to leave open the possibility of replacing Business Licence fees with a corporate version.
Bank fee moans? It’s your ‘own damn fault’
The Central Bank’s top inspector yesterday said he had little sympathy for those complaining about bank fees since it was their “own damn fault if they are too lazy to switch” to online banking.
Minister pledges: No $10bn debt default
The Bahamas will not default on its $10.356bn national debt or have to seek IMF assistance, a Cabinet minister asserted yesterday, amid mounting public concern over the nation’s fiscal woes.
Bahamas impotent on bank account ‘overkill’
The Bahamas’ bank account-opening woes are the product of “a bad faith system” that it “can do nothing about”, a top Central Bank regulator admitted yesterday.
Govt relaunches plans for training on Grand Bahama
GRAND Bahama Minister Ginger Moxey says the government has relaunched plans to facilitate training to increase the employment of certified Bahamians at the Grand Bahama Shipyard.
New call for probe on police brutality
HUMAN Rights Bahamas has demanded full and fair investigations into allegations of police brutality and misconduct, insisting that if the public cannot feel safe in the presence of officers all human rights are at risk.
