Medical marijuana law eyed within four months of election
A medical marijuama advocate is predicting that the next government will legalise this sector within four months of next week’s general election by passing the necessary legislation.
3,000 expected to vote in Grand Bahama today
ABOUT 3,000 people are expected to vote in the advanced poll in Grand Bahama today.
Expired passport reported stolen lands woman in court after flight
A WOMAN seeking permanent residency in the United States found herself in court after she returned to The Bahamas on an expired passport which she had previously reported as lost, the court was told.
Five-year sentence for gun and drugs upheld
THE Court of Appeal yesterday confirmed the five-year prison sentence of a man convicted of illegal drug and firearm possession over four years ago.
$700 fine for marijuana and pills
A 26-year-old man caught with marijuana and Percocet pills must pay $700 to avoid spending four months behind bars.
Two accused of robbery plot
TWO women, accused of plotting to commit robbery, were sent to prison to await trial.
Two accused of robbery plot
TWO women, accused of plotting to commit robbery, were sent to prison to await trial.
BPL signs deal with union
BAHAMAS Power and Light officials signed an industrial agreement with the Bahamas Electrical Workers Union yesterday.
Urban renewal donates backpacks
URBAN Renewal distributed over 500 backpacks with school supplies on Grand Bahama as many students headed back to school this week
Have rethink on travel rules, please
Our family own travel agencies in northern New Jersey and have had a long association with The Bahamas, including being part time residents.
Fiasco in Afghanistan
The decision of great powers have exacting and long lasting effects upon other nations and their populations in the world. They always have.
‘I could have bled out on the court’
Zane Knowles expected to take Hungary’s Zalakerámia ZTE KK basketball club by storm this season, but a possible life threatening injury - discovered by happenstance - sidelined those plans for the immediate future.
Mitchell off to quick start with Panthers
Elijah Mitchell continues his stellar early season play for the Birmingham-Southern Panthers men’s soccer programme and has scored three points in his first two games.
Another award win for Jonquel
Jonquel Jones claimed another league wide award and her Connecticut Sun won their 10th consecutive game to improve their league leading record to 22-6.
Isaacs homers in the ninth
Todd Isaacs Jr’s late game heroics helped the New Jersey Jackals to open up their current series against the Washington Wild Things with a come-from-behind win.
EDITORIAL: Tax talks ahead - no matter who wins
THE comments of James Smith about our economy shouldn’t come as a surprise.
ALICIA WALLACE: A week to go and there’s no clue on how election day will work
THE general election is in one week and we still do not know how the process will be managed given the increasing number of COVID-19 cases in the country. By now, we should know the measures being taken to keep us all safe and what is required of us to keep each other safe as we exercise our rights to participate in the election.
Nursing union chief thanks govt for honorarium
BAHAMAS Nurses Union president Amancha Williams estimates more than 500 nurses have received an honorarium for work done during the COVID-19 pandemic and has thanked the government for the gift.
Rolle: We kept our promises
PUBLIC Service Minister Brensil Rolle maintained yesterday the government has lived up to its promises to the Bahamas Public Services Union (BPSU) regarding the issue of increment pay outs after concerns were recently raised by the union.
