Govt appeal bid rejected in $27m case
THE Court of Appeal has rejected the government’s effort to appeal orders involving a Jamaican seeking $27m in damages for false imprisonment before the Supreme Court judge hearing the matter issues her final ruling.
‘We’ll create a fund to benefit our nation’
PRIME Minister Dr Hubert Minnis yesterday announced the government’s intention to implement a Sovereign Wealth Fund, saying the law governing the fund will likely be updated.
TWO DEAD IN HOUSE BLAZE: Hospital technician thought to have died trying to save her mom
A STRUCTURAL fire has claimed the life of a mother and daughter and left a man and a juvenile in the hospital.
Contractor: Industry talking 'record year'
A Bahamas-based contractor yesterday said building materials and concrete suppliers had informed him they are enjoying “record years" despite the COVID-19 pandemic's devastation.
Govt ‘solidarity’ with Guyana
THE government has joined the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) in standing in solidarity with Guyana and “repudiating all acts of aggression” by Venezuela.
Tablets donated to help students
THE Grand Bahama Port Authority Ltd presented 42 tablets yesterday for school students in East End that are now attending three public schools in Freeport.
$200m slash to food import bill
The Bahamas could slash its annual food import bill by $200m through focusing on the production of 77 organic items, a Cabinet minister said yesterday, adding: "We have another stab at this."
12 illegal immigrants held in Lewis yard
A joint law enforcement operation resulted in the arrest of 12 illegal immigrants at a residential complex in the Lewis Yard settlement earlier this week.
Two-party nation
What do the Democratic National Alliance (DNA), The People’s Movement, Bahamas National Coalition Party, Bahamas Democratic Movement, Bahamas Constitution Party, Vanguard Nationalist and Socialist Party, Workers’ Party and the Coalition for Democratic Reform all have in common? They’re all fringe political parties that have failed miserably to make a difference on the political landscape of The Bahamas, unlike the Free National Movement (FNM) and the Progressive Liberal Party (PLP) – the two dinosaurs that have staying power, like the Democratic Party and Republican Party in the US. With the political pendulum swinging between the FNM and PLP each election cycle since 1997, this has reinforced the age-old consensus that The Bahamas is a two-party state.
Laptop thief is jailed
A TEENAGER who stole a man’s laptop and then sold it to another man was sentenced to two months in prison.
Drugs counselling ordered
A 23-year-old man who attempted to flush 10 grams of marijuana down the toilet when officers raided his home was ordered to attend drug counselling classes for a year.
Man accused over unlicenced gun
A HARBOUR Island man who denied having an unlicenced firearm and a quantity of illegal ammunition was yesterday granted bail ahead of his trial.
Sovereign wealth fund to help plug $2bn infrastructure gap
The Prime Minister yesterday pledged that the Government will “accelerate” implementation of the long-promised sovereign wealth fund as part of efforts to kickstart $2bn in infrastructure upgrades.
Activist Bain accused of breaking glasses
ACTIVIST Lincoln Bain was yesterday granted $500 bail after he denied breaking a man’s glasses last year.
Governance by attitude
As a long time practising metaphysician I have discovered that the easiest way to achieve or to get something done is to follow the path of least resistance. No I am not suggesting for one minute that one should sacrifice principles or morals to get one’s way, but rather to come to the understanding that once something is conceived in one’s mind (conscious) that that sub-consciousness automatically kicks in and figures out a plan to accomplish the same.
Ayton and Suns have third straight game postponed
Deandre Ayton and the Phoenix Suns have had their third consecutive game postponed in accordance with the NBA’s health and safety protocols.
‘Buddy’ Hield books his best offensive game of the season
CHAVANO “Buddy” Hield broke out of a shooting slump for his best offensive game of the season, but the Sacramento Kings squandered a late lead to lose their sixth game in their last eight appearances.
BLTA MATCHPLAY FOR JUNIORS
THE Bahamas Lawn Tennis Association has started a matchplay series to jumpstart tennis play for juniors at the National Tennis Centre as competitive tournaments in The Bahamas were previously prohibited.
BAAA takes time out to give thanks to God
ALTHOUGH it was a very dismal year with very little competition staged due to the coronavirus pandemic, the Bahamas Association of Athletic Associations took the time out to give God thanks.
Entrepreneurial ideas for beating COVID-19
This year has already gotten off to a rocky start. Most economists have given 2021 slow growth potential at best. With recessions looming, a raging pandemic still lurking and new strains mutating every day, a slow vaccination process and thousands of businesses fighting for survival, we all seem to be in for a long ride.
