Just dismal - Brave’s verdict after PMH tour
THE next 100 days in office for the Davis-led administration will see an aggressive push to fight the COVID-19 virus beginning with keen interest in the “dismal” Princess Margaret Hospital alongside an in-depth look at the country’s finances.
MINNIS: I’LL STEP ASIDE AS LEADER – Former PM tells FNM chiefs he’ll give way to members’ new choice
FORMER Prime Minister Dr Hubert Minnis told Free National Movement executive board members yesterday evening that he will not vie for leader at the party’s next convention but wants to lead the FNM into the House of Assembly until a new leader is chosen, according to three sources with intimate knowledge of the meeting.
Assault accused granted bail
A MAN who denied assaulting another man was yesterday granted bail before his trial.
Drumeco Archer moving on after election loss
With the general elections over and done with, defeated Free National Movement candidate Drumeco Archer said he’s now committed to restoring the trust and the interest in the Bahamas Association of Athletic Associations.
Garreth Edgecombe’s college ‘hoops’ in North Carolina
AFTER reuniting with his former Temple Christian Academy Suns’ coach Jamal Smith and team-mate Deyton Albury in AAU games, Garreth Edgecombe is playing his collegiate basketball with the Caldwell Community College in Hudson, North Carolina.
Abigail Simms and Indiana Tech tennis gain a pair of wins
COMING off a stellar 2020/21 season as conference champions, Abigail Simms and the Indiana Tech women’s tennis team competed at the IWU Fall Classic, gaining a pair of wins over the weekend.
Chisholm Jr cools down
AFTER enjoying what many consider to be a “batter’s delight” on Monday night, Bahamian professional baseball player Jasrado ‘Jazz’ Chisholm Jr cooled down as his Miami Marlins had their two-game winning streak snapped in back-to-back nights last night in Major League Baseball.
The coming national crisis
There is a monumental crisis looming in The Bahamas.
Bahamas nominated for 20 tourism awards
The Bahamas has been nominated in 20 categories at the upcoming Caribbean Journal Travelers’ Choice Awards 2021.
Jonquel Jones named best rebounder
IN strengthening her bid for the Women’s National Basketball Association’s Most Valuable Player, Connecticut Sun forward Jonquel Jones was named the WNBA’s top rebounder for the 2021 season.
Bahamas nominated for 20 tourism awards
The Bahamas has been nominated in 20 categories at the upcoming Caribbean Journal Travelers’ Choice Awards 2021.
HUBERT EDWARDS: Day one downgrade can spark impetus for change
The pendulum has swung the other way. The people of The Bahamas have spoken and there are some important lessons to learn, based on the results and extent of voter participation.
Pharmacists eye expansion into COVID-19 vaccinations
The Bahamas Pharmaceutical Association’s (BPA) president yesterday said drug prices are starting to “settle” due to increased options being made available to distributors.
Davis: More women will be appointed
PRIME Minister Philip “Brave” Davis confirmed that more women ministerial appointments will come once his Cabinet is fully constituted today.
Beach clean-up held in Grand Bahama
ALTHOUGH students did not participate in this year’s 36th International Coastal Cleanup on Grand Bahama, volunteers from civic organisations turned out in full force to clean beaches around the island.
What next after vote?
Post election analysis for the FNM has tone soul searching, but essentially unbiased as faults there were there which did not start now, but were long established almost to the beginning of the administration in 2017… like Christie seen two years out.
Please help, Mr Davis
For the attention of: Hon Phillip E Davis, Prime Minister of the Commonwealth of the Bahamas and Hon Dr Michael Darville, Minister of Health and Wellness . . .
Royal Caribbean thanked for sponsorship
THE national coordinator of a programme that has turned out more than 2,000 participants today thanked Royal Caribbean Group for its new sponsorship which adds a hands-on-deck aspect that he described as a potential “game-changer that will make a difference in hundreds of Bahamian lives”.
Man who took food and cash ‘when hungry’ sent to jail
AN Andros man who admitted breaking into several businesses on the island to steal cash and food because he said he was hungry and thirsty was yesterday sentenced to two years in prison.
Cashier ‘told police of her part in $500k scam’
ONE of four cashiers accused of collectively stealing nearly $500,000 from their employer over a two-year period admitted being a part of the scam when her home was searched by police, a court was told.
