Cat Islanders unhappy with ‘extra’ lockdown
SOME Cat Island residents are up in arms about the extension to the current COVID-19 lockdown for their community, saying it is unnecessarily excessive.
U.S. vaccines headed our way
FOREIGN Affairs Minister Darren Henfield said he is optimistic The Bahamas will receive vaccines from the United States, suggesting the country will be among the first to do so.
Hotels: Avoid lockdowns via better contact tracing
A Cat Island hotelier yesterday said the government needs to invest more resources in contact tracing so it can avoid having to place islands into weeks’ long COVID-19 lockdowns.
Fishing executive hits out at compressor ban
A commercial fishing executive yesterday said the compressor ban is undermining the sector just when The Bahamas needs its ability to earn foreign exchange the most.
Ice cream start-up in new financing round
A Bahamian sorbet and ice cream brand yesterday said it is seeking outside investment to help finance its production plant after “exhausting” its resources in surviving COVID-19.
Man shot after coming to rescue of female friend
A MAN was shot after he attempted to stop an assailant from choking a female friend on Sunday night.
Lying-in-state for Audley Hanna
THE Cabinet Office has announced that the body of the late Audley Hanna, former senator, will lie-in-state on Friday in the foyer of the Senate from 8.30am to 3pm.
A deserved thank you
I wrote several months ago to express my appreciation for the stellar organisation and professionalism of the vaccine site at Loyola Hall. And just when I thought the first experience couldn’t have gone better, I write again to say that it was even better.
Lying-in-state for Audley Hanna
THE Cabinet Office has announced that the body of the late Audley Hanna, former senator, will lie-in-state on Friday in the foyer of the Senate from 8.30am to 3pm.
Two accused over murder
TWO men were charged in Magistrate’s Court yesterday in connection with a homicide that occurred last month.
Man ‘stole to support crack cocaine habit’
A FREEPORT man who pleaded guilty to multiple thefts to support his “crack cocaine” habit was sentenced to two years in prison yesterday.
Freeport man accused over gun and drugs
A 34-year-old Freeport man was charged in Grand Bahama on gun, ammunition and drug possession charges yesterday.
$20k weed found in bushes
POLICE in Abaco discovered $20,000 worth of marijuana in bushes yesterday.
Jonquel to take Sun hiatus for international event
Fresh off being named May’s Eastern Conference Player Month, Jonquel Jones continued her dominant play in the WNBA with the conference’s Player of the Week award, and will take a brief hiatus from the Connecticut Sun for international competition.
Season ends for Bahamian college baseball players
Both Bahamian collegiate baseball players saw their seasons come to an end at the regional level in 2021 NCAA Tournament.
Algernon Cargill re-elected for second term in FINA Bureau
Bahamas Aquatics' president Algernon Cargill will serve as a member of the FINA Bureau for a second consecutive four-year term.
Sterling Quant pays tribute to ‘good friend’ Peter Gilcud
BAHAMAS Ambassador to China Sterling ‘Robert Lloyd’ Quant said he clearly remembers the epic battles he had with the late Peter ‘the Cud’, ‘Macaroni’ Gilcud as members of the Kentucky Colonels and Becks’ Cougars respectively.
Gaither looks ahead to Tokyo
SHE'S been holding her own as one of the top sprinters in the country for the past few years, but Tynia Gaither said she's looking for more.
The moral majority
It is a given that morality in public policies and initiatives cannot be legislated. Either one has an innate or adopted moral compass due to upbringing; societal structure and/or spiritual dogma. The basic unit of society is the traditional family... a male... a female and where necessary children. This is what we often call the ideal or nuclear family. It has been said that God Himself created and designed the family.
