GB Power admits falling below ‘usual standards’
Grand Bahama Power Company (GBPC) yesterday admitted it has fallen below its “usual standard of service” as it issued a public apology to customers for recent unplanned electricity outages.
Clearing banks
To those Bahamians who were paying attention, the emptiness, shallowness and myopia of the FNM’s supposed project to assist middle class professionals with access to affordable land was sharply exposed by the response of the Clearing Banks Association to the initiative.
SAHARA DUST BRINGS HAZY CONDITIONS
HAZY conditions will persist throughout the country for the next few days due to the yearly inflow of Sahara dust, the Department of Meteorology advised yesterday.
Brother of shooting victim in court for crossing crime tape line
THE brother of one of the men who was shot and killed during a suspected gang attack last Thursday was yesterday placed on probation after he admitted going beyond the crime scene tape in an attempt to get to his dying sibling.
Fraud accused granted bail
THE 35-year-old woman who was charged with over 100 fraud-related offences in connection to the recent trend of fake COVID-19 test results was yesterday granted bail prior to the reading of the remaining charges brought against her.
Suspect denies firearm possession
A 27-year-old man who denied being in possession of an unlicensed firearm and quantity of ammunition was granted bail ahead of his trial.
Four accused over gun find
FOUR Freeport men were arraigned on the charge of possession of a firearm with intent to endanger life on Tuesday.
Government and legal plunder
Over the past forty odd years governments all over the world, inclusive of The Bahamas, have evolved into organisations which seemingly tax the poor while enriching those who are already considered to be amongst the elitist classes. The marginalised and the poor, as spoken of in the Bible, are ever with us.
Final decision on fate of CARIFTA in May
A FINAL decision on the fate of the 2021 CARIFTA Games will be announced in May.
New mother Kerrie Cartwright thrilled to lead Team Bahamas in the Billie Jean Cup
WHILE she’s thrilled about being a new mother, Kerrie Cartwright is also thrilled to be leading the Bahamas team to the Billie Jean Cup in June in Panama.
‘Like me, athletes and coaches around the world have conflicting feelings about Tokyo 2020’
WITH the postponed 2020 Olympic Games fast approaching, Cora Hepburn, the first female to be named as the Chef de Mission by the Bahamas Olympic Committee, said she’s eager about the trip to Tokyo, Japan, for the world’s greatest sporting spectacular from July 23 to August 8.
Local autism community celebrates hardworking, generous couple Demetri and Maria Wells
Hardworking volunteers with big hearts, Demetri and Maria Wells are being spotlighted by REACH Bahamas this month as part of Autism Awareness.
“Don’t just exist, live”
Antonia Lightbourne wants people to find their purpose
With all that has happened over the last 13 months, Antonia Lightbourne believes it is time to remind people “to live; don’t just exist. Choose life.”
YOU GO GIRL: Charo Morley continues mission to share richness of African Diaspora
When Charo Morley and her husband Alex first opened their Afrocentric store Black Food, they knew that they wanted it to be more than just a retail space.
EDITORIAL: Plenty of reasons to be concerned about virus
IF Education Minister Jeff Lloyd truly has “no concern at all” over an outbreak taking place at schools despite a third wave of COVID-19 hitting the country, then we suggest he think again.
FACE TO FACE: Setting out the path to giving women a fairer deal
Somewhere out there, a little girl dreams of becoming the first female Prime Minister of the Commonwealth of The Bahamas. This lofty aspiration will not be out of reach if the Caribbean Women in Leadership (CIWiL) and Zonta Club of New Providence have anything to do about it. They have been assiduously working to change the narrative and place females at equal levels as males in leadership positions in every profession.
INTERNATIONAL NEWS: Ex-cop guilty of murder and manslaughter in George Floyd case
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Former Minneapolis Officer Derek Chauvin was convicted Tuesday of murder and manslaughter for pinning George Floyd to the pavement with his knee on the Black man's neck in a case that touched off worldwide protests, violence and a furious reexamination of racism and policing in the U.S.
Alarm over rise in attacks on police
ASSISTANT Commissioner of Police Ashton Greenslade has expressed concern about the recent increase in assaults on police officers on Grand Bahama, particularly during routine traffic stops.
FNM dismisses PLP campaign ‘rhetoric’
THE Free National Movement has deemed an opposition statement on restricting campaigning because of the pandemic “politically driven rhetoric”.
