FACE TO FACE: A job offer we can be thankful wasn’t declined
HE held on to a letter from the Bahamas Government for nearly three weeks before responding. His response would ultimately change the course of his life forever. The young, bright attorney was headed to the country to do circuit court in Montego Bay, Jamaica when he got the invitation to work for the Bahamas Government.
No approval from ministry for concert by Shenseea
HEALTH officials are not aware of plans for an upcoming advertised concert and have not given any approval, Health and Wellness Minister Dr Michael Darville said yesterday.
EDITORIAL: Repair these broken graves
THE scenes at the Spikenard Graveyard are horrific.
Mid-year budget to miss deadline after House suspension
THE mid-year budget review - required by law to be tabled in Parliament by the last Wednesday in February each year — will not be tabled on time due to a “mutually agreed suspension” of the House of Assembly.
‘One or two cases’ of COVID in schools
EDUCATION Director Marcellus Taylor revealed that there have been “one or two cases” of COVID-19 in schools recently which were “largely contained”.
‘Mechanisms are in place’ for 72 hour antigen tests
HEALTH Minister Dr Michael Darville said mechanisms are in place to ensure people take a rapid antigen test 72 hours after travelling from abroad or from New Providence or Grand Bahama as required by new rules.
Shotspotter ‘not necessary’ in Freeport
NATIONAL Security Minister Wayne Munroe said the ShotSpotter technology could come to Grand Bahama if there is a consistent occurrence of gun violence on the island.
Munroe pledge on Grand Bahama police resources
DURING his first official visit to Grand Bahama yesterday, National Security Minister Wayne Munroe pledged to seek resources to improve the conditions of police facilities and for proper working equipment for police on the island.
Auto dealers to seek price control freedom
The Bahamas Motor Dealers Association’s (BMDA) president says the industry plans to address “the very outdated policy” of price controls with the Government, adding: “We need to let it go.”
Bahamas First profiting in year-end turnaround
Bahamas First yesterday revealed it overturned a near-$1m loss for the first nine months of 2021 with a strong finish that left annual profits just 10 percent down on prior year levels.
Planning law reform urged for better buyer protection
Attorneys yesterday argued that The Bahamas’ most important planning law should be reformed to provide greater protection for buyers of lots in unapproved subdivisions.
Hotels chief calls for COVID mask rethink
A prominent hotelier yesterday urged the Government to consider relaxing COVID mask mandates in resorts and other tourist amenities where the majority of persons are fully vaccinated.
Bahamas urged: Be ‘more like’ Florida in COVID ease
A Bahamian restaurant proprietor yesterday argued that this nation needs to be “more like” Florida and eliminate all COVID-19 protocols if the sector is to fully recover from the pandemic.
Man killed in crash
POLICE in Abaco are investigating a traffic accident on the island that left a man dead.
New talks on mothballed Star Academy
EDUCATION Minister Glenys Hanna Martin says officials are in discussions with the Seventh-Day Adventist Church over the future of STAR Academy on the church’s property at Wulff Road.
'I’m your man - no, it’s me’
ST ANNE’S MP Adrian White says while he’s been underestimated within the Free National Movement, he expects to be elected the new deputy leader and return stability to the party.
Court ruling points to major land issue
QUICK action by parliament might be needed to address the consequences of a new Privy Council ruling that says conveyances of land without subdivision approval since January 2011 are null and void, according to attorney Christina Galanos.
SACRILEGE: Graves left broken and open despite efforts to prevent desecrations
A LOCAL funeral official is calling for better maintenance of public cemeteries in the country, noting cases where graves are being desecrated due to construction works and “witchcraft” among other things.
Coach Yo and Ole Miss Rebels win second straight game
YOLETT McPhee- McCuin’s Ole Miss Rebels will conclude a busy regular season schedule with three games over the course of the next seven days.
Annual KPMG Youth Winter Championship rocks Montagu
THE annual K.P.M.G Youth Winter Championship was hosted by The Nassau Yacht Club and Bahamas National Sailing School (B.N.S.S.) with sailing in Montagu Bay February 19-20.
