$1,000 fine for threat to kill and assault
A 30-year-old man who threatened to kill a man before assaulting another was yesterday fined $1,000 and ordered to compensate both of his victims.
EDITORIAL: Dr Minnis and his impossible dream
APPARENTLY, it was Mission Impossible for the FNM.
PETER YOUNG: What can the world really do to end Myanmar’s agony?
IN today’s troubled times, when one can read at the click of a mouse about extreme human suffering somewhere in the world, there are those who refuse to accept any responsibility for helping unknown people in distress in some distant and unknown country.
FACE TO FACE: Missouri’s mission fuelled by parents who taught their children to dream
THERE was a time when a Bahamian woman bearing 16 children would not be nearly as shocking as it would be today. Back in the day, large or rather, huge families were commonplace.
Commodore: RBDF managing infections, declines to disclose his test result
THE ROYAL Bahamas Defence Force only had about eight active cases and 31 people in quarantine as of a week ago, RBDF Commodore Raymond King said yesterday.
Nurses: End state of emergency
THE Bahamas Nurses Union has suggested the government put an end to the state of emergency, which is set to expire on May 23, saying The Bahamas must learn to coexist with the COVID virus.
Nation ‘not in a good place’
FORMER Health Minister Dr Duane Sands feels the country is “not in a good place” where COVID-19 cases are concerned and thinks the only way forward is to tighten restrictions.
Tributes paid to fallen of the Flamingo
MARINE Seaman David Tucker joined the Royal Bahamas Defence Force two months before his untimely death 41 years ago.
‘All hands on deck’ as visa site overwhelmed
A Cabinet minister yesterday revealed it is “all hands on deck” to prevent “a surge” in visitor demand from “overwhelming” the Bahamas’ health travel visa website and deterring potential tourists.
Govt targets 40 online services by year’s end
The government is aiming to make 40 public services available online by year-end through adding an additional one to its portal every six-eight weeks, a Cabinet minister revealed yesterday.
Unions turn up the political heat
Trade unions yesterday unveiled an ambitious “wish list” of pro-labour reforms that are designed to address what one leader described as a “rudderless” industrial relations environment.
‘Gut feeling’: Banker wins over FirstCaribbean again
A senior banker, who “relied on a gut feeling” to determine which clients could repay their loans, has seen the original $155,000 damages he won from CIBC FirstCaribbean cut by more than 41 percent.
‘More efficient’ E-Cabinet set to launch today
The Minnis government will today use its “e-Cabinet” system for the first time in a bid to make the top decision-making body “more efficient and effective” a Cabinet minister revealed yesterday.
Pilot held in $1.6m cocaine bust
A BAHAMIAN pilot is in custody after landing a plane in Cat Island with cocaine that is estimated to value about $1.6m. Assistant Superintendent of Police Audley Peters said yesterday another man fled the plane and escaped.
Public demand for vaccine ‘flattened’
DEMAND for the COVID-19 vaccine has flattened in The Bahamas even as more doses of the Oxford-AstraZeneca jab could arrive in the country as early as today, according to Ed Fields, deputy chair of the National COVID-19 Vaccine Consultative Committee.
Johnson accused of ‘reckless’ UN attack
HUMAN Rights Bahamas yesterday slammed Immigration Minister Elsworth Johnson after he accused the United Nations of lacking balance for criticising the government’s plans to demolish shanty towns in Abaco.
BLOWN OFF COURSE: PM blames COVID and hurricanes for failing to deliver manifesto goals
PRIME Minister Dr Hubert Minnis said “it was impossible” to fulfil his pre-election good governance reform promises because Hurricane Irma, Hurricane Dorian and COVID-19 were so detrimental that his administration was forced to change course.
Private sector, unions agree on pension law
Trade union and private sector executives yesterday agreed on the need for mandatory pension legislation, but remained split on the timing given the economy’s need to recover from COVID-19.
Poultry farm at 25% of pre-Dorian supply
An Abaco poultry farm says it is presently operating at just 25 percent of its pre-Hurricane Dorian capacity as it slowly recovers from the category five storm’s devastation.
