PM: Teen suicide rates a ‘national and moral crisis’
PRIME Minister Philip “Brave” Davis on Friday described the results of the Ministry of Health’s Global School Health Report as both “staggering” and heartbreaking, calling the high rates of suicide attempts among Bahamian teens a “moral and national” issue that demands urgent action from all sectors of society.
EDITORIAL: Timely message from BCC president
BRAVO to the Bahamas Christian Council president. Bishop Delton Fernander got up and spoke during the ecumenical service at this year’s Independence celebrations – and wasted no time in calling out those who are conveniently quiet when it suits them.
PM welcomes Sebas' political interest, rules out gaming law change
Prime Minister Philip Davis today welcomed the political aspirations of Island Luck co-founder Sebas Bastian but told reporters that there was no consideration to amend the law barring individuals with gaming licenses from serving in Cabinet.
FTX Bahamas: $290m claims unpaid on KYC
FTX’s Bahamian subsidiary has yet to pay some $290m in previously-approved creditor claims because it has yet to be supplied with the necessary Know Your Customer (KYC) verification.
‘Nothing exotic’ on $373m one-year bond conversion
A Bahamian banker last night said there is “nothing exotic” about the Government seeking to refinance 59 percent of its $632.5m Bahamian dollar bonds due to mature this year as Treasury Bills.
Online marketplace alert after victim loses $60,000
The Consumer Protection Commission’s chairman is urging Bahamians to proceed with “extreme vigilance” when using online trade and barter marketplaces after one victim was scammed out of $60,000.
Super Value: Energy costs ‘out of hand’ in $200k spike
Super Value’s president is asserting that energy costs “seem out of hand” after the supermarket chain’s electricity bill increased by almost $200,000 in just two months.
Pintard blasts ‘off-books’ loans disguised as PPPs
The Opposition’s leader is voicing concern that multiple public-private partnerships (PPPs) agreed by the Davis administration are really “off-the-books” loans that further increase the $11.7bn national debt.
A little rain not enough to spoil the nation’s party
TWENTY-FIVE vendors, musicians, dancers, and patriots were among those left disappointed after heavy rain disrupted The Bahamas’ 52nd Independence celebrations on Wednesday.
Brice backs change to law keeping her out of Cabinet
SEABREEZE MP Leslia Brice says she supports amending the Gaming Act, a law some believe may have cost her a spot in Cabinet.
BCC chief calls out church hypocrisy
BAHAMAS Christian Council president Bishop Delton Fernander has condemned what he described as a culture of hypocrisy within the church, accusing many pastors of failing to live by the values they preach and only speaking out when it benefits their political affiliations.
DIANE PHILLIPS: Calming our wild, wild West waters
It is impossible to think of The Bahamas without thinking water.
STATESIDE: Has Trump awakened to who Putin really is?
Something significant might just have happened on Tuesday afternoon in hot, humid Washington, DC.
IMF: Tourism spending data potentially overstated
THE Bahamas may be overstating how much money tourists are spending, and the gap could be helping to mask larger economic problems.
Pompey Rolle heads list of over 200 Bahamians recognised in this year’s Independence Honours
POMPEY Rolle, the enslaved man who led a revolt in Exuma nearly 200 years ago, has been named a National Hero, the highest honour in the country.
Man sentenced to 20 years jail for sex abuse of 7-year-old boy
A 28-year-old man has been sentenced to 20 years in prison after being found guilty of sexually abusing a young boy, whose subsequent suicide attempt was linked to the trauma of the abuse.
Father fights for custody of daughter injured in recent murder-suicide in Montel Heights
THE father of a 12-year-old girl injured in a murder-suicide is fighting for full custody, claiming the system failed to protect his daughter after she pleaded to leave her mother’s home.
Family of South African girl killed on yacht arrive in country to seek justice
THE parents of a 20-year-old South African stewardess found dead aboard a luxury yacht in Harbour Island last week have arrived in The Bahamas to repatriate her body and pursue justice for her killing after a fellow crewmember was formally charged with her murder.
