Pair charged with armed robbery
A MAN and teenager were yesterday charged in the Magistrate’s Court with armed robbery.
We cannot afford to find oil
With a few notable exceptions, the oil industry subsidizes failures. In the most corrupt countries, like Nigeria, it has not cured but rather exacerbated corruption and wastage. In backward tribal kingdoms (like Saudi Arabia) it has deepened and hardened a primitive conservatism that stifles dissent and militates against any substantial movement of the population up the human development scale.
Too hard to travel to Bahamas
Your recent story about the Bahamian stranded in Canada has once again shed light on the difficulties facing visitors and residents wanting to enter The Bahamas.
Why is this allowed?
Following up on Diane Phillips’ column in today’s paper, Tell Me Why This is Allowed to Happen:
Employer caution required on staff COVID vaccination
THE Government of The Bahamas has announced it could receive 100,000 doses of the AstraZeneca vaccine beginning during the second half of February, and rolling into the end of the 2021 second quarter.
Taxi union president vows further protest
The taxi union president yesterday vowed to stage another Rawson Square protest tomorrow as he accused the Government of failing to meet its demands.
GB restaurants hail later curfew boost
Grand Bahamian restaurants yesterday hailed the island's one-hour curfew extension to 11pm as a major boost that will “help out very much" with their patrons and operations.
‘Staying at home wasn’t a problem for me’
Despite the restrictions imposed by the coronavirus pandemic, Shaunae Miller-Uibo admitted that she didn’t have any problems making the adjustment as she prepares for the trek towards the postponed 2020 Olympic Games.
Beal gets the best of Wall as Wizards defeat Rockets 131-119
WASHINGTON (AP) — Bradley Beal scored 37 points in an entertaining matchup with ex-teammate John Wall, and the Wizards beat the undermanned Houston Rockets 131-119 last night in Wall’s return to Washington.
Mark St Fort dominates with 38 points, Nesbitt in the win column
MARK St Fort’s transition to the Japanese B2 League has been a welcome change to the veteran swingman.
Lashann scores 31, earns MVP award, Jonquel on court
LASHANN Higgs earned another weekly MVP award for Pajariel Bembibre in Spain’s Liga Femenina Endesa while Jonquel Jones and UMMC Ekaterinburg returned to Russian Premier League play.
EDITORIAL: The path that leads to crime
SOMETIMES, it is too easy to focus on the statistics.
WORLD VIEW: Haiti – on the edge of disaster again
HAITI – a country to which all other countries that suffered slavery are deeply indebted – is once again in turmoil.
INSIGHT: Nygard casts a dark shadow some will find hard to escape from
THE disturbing revelations about multimillionaire fashion mogul and long-time political donor Peter Nygard remain a dark shadow over the Opposition’s chances of reclaiming the government. Already having the reputation during its last stint of being a corrupt and scandal-ridden bunch, the Nygard case brings back memories of forgettable leadership.
One more death amid uptick in positive cases
THE recent uptick of coronavirus cases and hospitalisations is something health officials will have to continue to monitor to determine if the country is experiencing another COVID-19 outbreak, a local infectious disease expert said yesterday.
‘Churches should speak up’
FORMER Bahamas Christian Council president Bishop Simeon Hall says he is disappointed that there have been no public statements released from church groups on the issue of COVID-19 vaccines.
Official confident on vaccine
A local senior health official has expressed her confidence in the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine despite recent reports about the drug getting some push back in European countries.
Ban on Haiti travel
GOVERNMENT has banned all commercial flights and vessels from Haiti beginning today in a move, officials said, was done as a precautionary measure to prevent the risk of imported coronavirus cases from Haiti now that the country has entered its Carnival season.
Nicole Martin video not part of official FNM campaign
A VIDEO of prospective Nassau Village candidate Nicole Martin, which was spread on social media last week, is not an official FNM campaign clip, the former Bahamas Hotel Catering and Allied Workers Union president said.
Six missing after vessel capsizes
THE United States Coast Guard is searching for six people on board a vessel that capsized off the coast of Florida after setting sail from Bimini last week.
