Tributes paid to Sandra Moore
THE Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Free National Movement and the Progressive Liberal Party have led tributes to Sandra Moore, the wife of FNM founding father Maurice Moore who died yesterday.
DEREK SMITH: Anti-financial crime regime must be alive
Since The Wolfsberg Group’s original issuance of its anti-money laundering (AML) principles for private banking in October 2000, and its subsequent statements over the past decades - including more recently its statement of effectiveness in December 2019 - many jurisdictions have taken steps to enact more effective regimes to combat financial crime and terrorism financing.
Top restaurant’s manager laments COVID measures
An executive with a prominent restaurant says the tighter COVID restrictions “don’t make any sense” as he lamented the earlier curfew, indoor dining prohibition and discrimination in favour of hotels.
Resort owner backs ‘mandatory’ vaccine
A Family Island resort owner wants the government to make COVID-19 vaccinations mandatory as the only way to combat the misinformation and conspiracy theories circulating on social media.
Merchants: Vaccine only way to revive economy
Increasing the pace of COVID-19 vaccinations is the only way to restore the Bahamian economy to full strength, merchants are arguing, as the Government tightens restrictions to combat the latest case spike.
Sectors lament going back to ‘the old norm’
Industries impacted by the government’s tightening of COVID-19 restrictions have lamented the return to “the old norm” and warned that small businesses will increasingly struggle to survive.
Izaak Bastian makes his Olympic debut
COLLEGIAN Izaak Bastian said he’s getting the hang of being an Olympian, although his debut at the 2020 Games in Tokyo, Japan was a little more than he had anticipated.
Joanna Evans second in heat – misses out on final
CO-flag bearer Joanna Evans made a splash in her signature event at the 2020 Olympic Games, but it was short of her getting into the final.
URCA demands Cable Bahamas pull political ad
THE Utilities Regulation and Competition Authority has ordered Cable Bahamas Limited to immediately cease and desist from broadcasting a political advertisement of Progressive Liberal Party Leader Philip “Brave” Davis that has been showing on its channels.
Man fined for violating bail conditions
A MAN who claimed he violated his bail conditions because he left his residence to “cool down” after getting into an argument with his girlfriend was on Friday fined $2,500.
Second man charged in connection with shooting death
A SECOND man was Friday charged with murder in connection with the shooting death of another man at a local car wash over the Independence holiday weekend.
Comedian 'used megaphone to encourage crowd to throw mace out'
A POLICE officer on Friday claimed that local comedian Wellington Roberts, Jr, used a megaphone to encourage a crowd of people to “throw the mace out of the House of Assembly” during a protest at Parliament last year.
Third batch of AstraZeneca vaccines delayed until next month
THE third batch of Oxford-AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccines from the COVAX facility has been delayed until next month, Health Minister Renward Wells said Friday.
Osaka lights cauldron at Tokyo opening ceremony
(AP) – Tennis star Naomi Osaka has lit the cauldron at the opening ceremony of the Tokyo Games, ending the flame’s long journey from Greece to these delayed Olympics.
New COVID-19 restrictions announced
THE recent surge of COVID-19 cases in the country has sparked a reimplementation of harsher restrictions in New Providence and Grand Bahama along with North and Central Eleuthera, Health Minister Reward Wells announced Friday.
BPL Skyguard Severe Weather Alert 23rd July: Nassau
STARTS: 07/23/2021 8:30 PM EDT EXPIRES: 07/24/2021 12:30 AM EDT
EDITORIAL: How many times must these cases go to court?
Stop us if you’ve heard this one before.
DIANE PHILLIPS: Fix the tax policy and the eyesores will fix themselves
ON Wednesday of this week, Prime Minister Hubert Minnis used the occasion of the opening of Margaritaville at The Pointe to pledge attention to downtown Nassau, promising to take urgent action to rid the historic city of derelict buildings.
A COMIC'S VIEW: Do I have to spell it out for you? Check your facts
I’M convinced that the internet has more “fake news” spreaders and “conspiracy theorists” per capita here in The Bahamas than anywhere else in the world.
ORG calls on govt to fix election date - and give timeframe for vote
AMID frenzied speculation about an early election, the Organisation of Responsible Governance wants the government to formally declare its intention for a fixed election date and/or the anticipated timeframe of the next general election.
