Davis pays tribute as ex-minister dies, 77
FORMER Cabinet minister Darrell Rolle died at his home yesterday at 77 years of age.
BROADCASTING HQ SHUTS AGAIN FOR CLEANING
THE Broadcasting Corporation of The Bahamas’ headquarters at Harcourt “Rusty” Bethel Drive was closed yesterday for cleaning and sanitisation after another staff member tested positive for COVID-19.
PARK GETS A FRESH LOOK
ALTHOUGH New Providence parks and playgrounds are not open due to the COVID-19 pandemic, one of the country’s most historical parks in the Over-the-Hill area has recently been remodeled by the Bahamas Striping Group of Companies.
That’s the way the cookie crumbles as teen gets probation over marijuana
A TEENAGER who was found with marijuana cookies and batter was yesterday placed on a year’s probation and ordered to attend drug counselling classes.
Homeless man discharged after violating curfew
A magistrate yesterday discharged a man for violating the curfew after he explained that he was homeless.
Dominicans detained after vessel sinks
THREE Dominicans were detained by the Royal Bahamas Defence Force in Inagua after they were rescued by a United States Coast Guard helicopter stationed in Matthew Town, after their vessel is reported to have sunk.
Could govt pick up the baton on golden land gift?
AS an incentive of winning the gold medal at the 2012 Olympic Games in London, England, the Golden Knights were presented with a parcel of land by the Bahamas government, just as the Golden Girls did following their triumph at the 2000 Olympics in Sydney, Australia.
Don’t flout rules and get muscled out by COVID
BAHAMAS Bodybuilding and Fitness Federation president Joel Stubbs said while it’s been a difficult ordeal for gym operators to be closed to the public, he can understand the concerns of health officials because of the lack of protocol procedures that the patrons exhibit.
Let's do it again
AFTER helping his team-mates get on top of the podium in 2012 in London, England, quarter-miler Ramon Miller is hoping to come back for an encore as the men’s 4 x 400 metre relay prepares for another title or medal at the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo, Japan next July.
I'm just looking for my mom
ALL NICOLE Lightbourne knows about her biological mother is her name “Laurie Brennen”, she gave birth to her in 1984 at the Princess Margaret Hospital and put her up for adoption three years later.
EDITORIAL: Is this really the time for a battle with nurses?
IT seems like some disputes never go far away – even in a pandemic.
WORLD VIEW: Dodging the China question
OF all the questions that both Kamala Harris and Mike Pence dodged during the US Vice Presidential debate on October 7, the most revealing concerned China.
PETER YOUNG: Surely it’s time for common sense - targetted solutions not catch-all policies which hurt everyone
HAVING written only two weeks ago about coronavirus, I hesitate to return to the subject. But it is top of the news agenda once more as the situation has changed dramatically with a total curfew over the holiday weekend in New Providence and Abaco followed by other new restrictions this week. I also hasten to draw attention to a potentially significant development in the shape of the Great Barrington Declaration published last week in the US which addresses the world’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
FACE TO FACE: Gimel’s dream is to help us all tap in to the sustainable richness which surrounds us
THE Bahamas has tons of reasons to focus on its agriculture and fisheries industries at a time like this and move this country towards food security. The Bahamas Government has a National Food and Nutrition Security Policy and Agenda for Action (2017-2022) prepared by the Ministries of Health and Agriculture & Marine Resources with technical support from the Food & Agriculture Organisation (FAO).
Showing a message of love
VOLUNTEERS at the Bahamas Feeding Network have been getting shirty with COVID-19.
COVID limits show need for Freeport cancer centre
THE inability of cancer patients to receive oncology care during the COVID-19 pandemic due to travel restrictions and the lockdown has highlighted the urgent need again for an oncology centre in Freeport.
Pointe’s Chinese workers fly home
TWO hundred and seventy-eight Chinese nationals, including more than 100 former workers of The Pointe, travelled to China on Friday as the West Bay Street development nears completion, according to Chinese counsellor Haigang Yin.
Ministers clear of COVID-19
ALL government ministers who were directly exposed to Environment Minister Romauld Ferreira on September 29 have tested negative for COVID-19.
Dialysis patient found dead in car
A PATIENT was found dead in his car in a parking lot at Princess Margaret Hospital on Friday.
