Former Speaker Ingraham dies at 82
FORMER House of Assembly Speaker Oswald Ingraham died on Monday at the age of 82.
Officers survive shotgun shooting
TWO police officers were shot in Abaco after responding to a domestic dispute on the island late yesterday morning.
Help Timiesha get back to school!
Student overcomes multiple hardships striving for a better life
All of the money Timiesha Knowles made and diligently savedfrom workingmultiple jobs just so she could fund her tertiary education has been sacrificed to keep her mother and family afloat, who were devastated by Hurricane Dorian and have now been left facing financial strains due the COVID-19 pandemic.
Christmas shopping during COVID-19
It’s definitely beginning to look a lot like Christmas. But before we get to that special time of the year, we have to get through the holidays of a shopaholic’s dream - Thanksgiving and the Black Friday and their sales.
You Go Girl – Ysa Valdes connects with northern Bahamian communities
Grand Bahama businesswoman Ysa Valdes is expanding her business communications empire, with an online television channel, and has taken her brand to two additional islands - Abaco and Bimini.
EDITORIAL: Words without action mean nothing
TO read the story of the murder of Ednique Walker, who died at just eight years old alongside her mother, Alicia Sawyer, is tragic. The pair were victims of violence, and their murder is yet another alarm bell for our nation.
PETER YOUNG: We can’t rewrite history just because the way we look at the world has changed
WITH almost the whole world, it seems, focused on the coronavirus pandemic, not least because of the prospect of a vaccine becoming available soon, “wokeness” is not an issue of major concern to most people. But it has come to the fore again in Britain with a group of Tory Members of Parliament speaking out against what they maintain is an attempt to rewrite or denigrate the nation’s history.
FACE TO FACE: Alicia and her daughter Ednique were lost - when will we wake up and stop the violence?
A precious eight-year-old little girl is on a memorial billboard at the entrance of Nassau Village. She shouldn’t be there. She should be counting down the days to her birthday on December 12. She should be trying to adjust to the new normal of online schooling and thinking about what she wants for Christmas. But on September 28 this year, Ednique Wallace became the victim of murder. She and her mother Alicia Sawyer lost their lives together in a senseless act of violence that occurs too often in our society.
In-school classes ‘going well’ in Grand Bahama
A GRAND Bahama education official says resumed face-to-face instruction is going well in the island’s public schools.
Permanent voter registration plan to be tabled ‘next week’
THE government has decided to implement a permanent voter register and plans to table an amendment to the Parliamentary Elections Act “by next week” to effect the change, according to Prime Minister Dr Hubert Minnis yesterday.
Fred Mitchell speaks out over pensions
PLP chairman Senator Fred Mitchell yesterday heavily criticised the way in which pensioners, especially those who served in Parliament, are dealt with when it comes to receiving payments.
PM signals no more assistance likely for rent
PRIME Minister Dr Hubert Minnis yesterday suggested the government is not in a position to do more for people needing rental assistance.
Minnis: Stay at home - and don’t give the gift of COVID for Thanksgiving
PRIME Minister Dr Hubert Minnis yesterday warned Bahamians against celebrating Thanksgiving outside of their homes, saying they may give their families and friends the “gift of COVID” if they gather for the usual social events.
Man killed as fishermen thrown from their boat
A FISHING trip ended yesterday with three men being ejected out of their 40ft Contender after it struck an object – leaving one of them dead.
Former NBA star Fox raises concerns over oil drilling
FORMER NBA player Rick Fox has raised concerns over Bahamas Petroleum Company’s proposed oil exploration project.
Oil opponents deny ‘malice’ motivation
A prominent QC yesterday blasted suggestions by Bahamas Petroleum Company (BPC) shareholders that opposition to the company’s oil prospecting was driven by “malice”.
PI resort to open after ‘abnormal last few months’
A MAJOR Paradise Island resort has confirmed it will re-open on December 10 after several “abnormal” months as the US eased its COVID-19 warnings on travel to The Bahamas.
Governance reformer: DPM must ‘make call’ over claims
A governance reformer last night said the deputy prime minister will have to “make the call” with the Prime Minister as to whether the $27m “bogus loans” accusations will become too big a distraction.
Minister and MP out as $2.4m claim defendants
A CABINET minister and current MP have been removed as defendants to a $2.405m unfair dismissal claim brought by the Water & Sewerage Corporation’s former general manager.
