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Health visa would be scrapped under PLP

PROGRESSIVE Liberal Party Leader Philip “Brave” Davis says he will immediately end the travel health visa requirement if the system is still in place and his party wins the next general election.

MUM AND UNCLE SHOT DEAD 24 HOURS APART: Shavonna, 26, gunned down as family united to mourn earlier killing

A SINGLE mother was fatally shot in the Coconut Grove area on Friday night, a day after her uncle was killed at the same address.

Attorney General comments

As a female professional, I was somewhat disappointed by the recent remarks of Mr Carl Bethel, the Honourable Attorney General, when he referred to the loss of employment of female prosecutors in the Office of the Public Prosecutions by highlighting same as burned out and contracting stressful illnesses. I can only imagine how demeaning and humiliating this reference to gender of those female prosecutors who have the robust role of the conduct and carriage of trial proceedings in the courts, primarily the Supreme Court.

Man in hospital after stabbing

A GRAND Bahama man is in hospital after he was stabbed early yesterday.

Nygard faces legal fight to stop seizure of properties

FASHION mogul Peter Nygard is facing more legal problems as the US Attorney for the Southern District of New York moves to seize five California properties connected to him, including a Marina del Rey condo where he hosted some of his infamous “pamper parties.”

DEREK SMITH: Following the crowd fails your business

Risk management is a topic that has increasingly made headlines around the globe due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Locally, after the release earlier this month of my first article in this two-part series on why businesses fail, I have had multiple conversations with colleagues about risk management. What was evident is that views are split about whether proactive risk management or reactive risk management should be deployed by companies.

WORLD VIEW: Joint endeavour or collective surrender: resisting global tax

THE proposal by the US government to establish a global minimum corporate tax is not a remote matter from the lives of people in the Caribbean. It is a real issue with deep implications for Caribbean economies, and, indeed, for the capacity of Caribbean countries to continue to participate meaningfully in the global trading and financial system.

Where’s my CNN?

At one time at the end of a hard work week, I looked forward to going home of a Friday evening, crashing into my most comfortable armchair, switching on to the US TV Station CNN and enjoying their weekend feature programme. Not so anymore.

Ayton and Suns one win from NBA Finals

BAHAMIAN DeAndre Ayton and his Phoenix Suns are now in the driver’s seat of the National Basketball Association’s Western Conference Finals.

Bastian, Evans to swim for Bahamas at Olympics

Izaak Bastian, the top male FINA point getter, will join Grand Bahamian Joanna Evans as the two representatives for the Bahamas at the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo, Japan.

Keyshawn Strachan shatters national record in javelin

COACH Corrington Maycock knew that it was just a matter of time before his Blue Chips Athletics’ strongman Keyshawn Strachan broke the 70 metre barrier in the men’s javelin.

Billie Jean King Cup: ‘I’m proud that we were able to place third overall’

AFTER finishing in the second spot in pool B, the Bahamas women’s tennis team made sure they took care of business in the playoffs of the Billie Jean King Cup in Panama City, Panama, over the weekend.

Miller-Uibo and Gardiner put on a show for Bahamian fans

SHAUNAE Miller-Uibo and Steven Gardiner, preparing to lead the Bahamas team at the 2020 Olympic Games next month, put on a show for the Bahamian fans at the Bahamas Association of Athletic Associations’ National Track and Field Championships.