EDITORIAL: The enemy we cannot see
IT is hard to fight any battle – but it is harder still to fight an enemy you cannot see.
Manning the gates
INTERCESSORS and prayer leaders from around the nation are the being called on to “man the gates” once again this weekend.
Prayer and community
Members of the Deep Creek National Neighbourhood Watch Council (NNWC) have added to their list of duties - with prayer gatherings, car wash events, cleaning initiatives and more.
FRONT PORCH: The Conceit and Danger of Blind Ambition
“To lose patience is to lose the battle.” – Mohandas Gandhi AFTER the results of the 1972 general election, Sir Randol Fawkes, honoured as the Father of Labour who helped to form the first Majority Rule government and became Minister of Labour and Commerce, was out of frontline politics and would never return as a Member of Parliament.
STATESIDE: Trump’s a jerk, a bully and a creep, but for his base of supporters, he’s their jerk
Anne was worried sick. She was sitting on her neighbour Helen’s brick patio, socially distanced, mask waiting in her purse in case it was needed. Some half-empty glasses of white wine sat on the round wrought iron table. Anne settled herself and took another sip of her wine.
Robinson angry at not being allowed to speak
BAIN and Grants Town MP Travis Robinson expressed anger that he was not allowed to speak in the House of Assembly yesterday during a debate on amendments to the Juries Act and the Bail Act.
Davis: Govt did not do enough
OPPOSITION leader Phillip “Brave” Davis has again hit out at the Minnis administration’s handling of the COVID-19 pandemic, saying yesterday the government did not do enough testing and contact tracing “to stop a few cases from turning into a few thousand”.
Village Pub manager is shot dead outside bar
A MAN was shot on Tuesday night and found unresponsive on the sidewalk outside a local bar.
Patricia Minnis helps kids get back to school
MORE than 125 children from the surrounding communities participated in the Free Town Urban Renewal Centre’s back-to-school jamboree held on Friday at the Pilgrim Baptist Temple Community Centre.
A double welcome
THE Progressive Liberal Party held a "service of thanksgiving" yesterday for the return of party leader Philip "Brave" Davis.
COVID 'worst time' to eye dollarisation
COVID-19 is "the worst time" for The Bahamas to consider full dollarisation, an ex-finance minister said yesterday, arguing there were better options for attracting mass foreign currency inflows.
Fusion Superplex warns of 'serious decisions' on staff, finances
The Fusion Superplex will "have to make some serious decisions" on staff terminations and restructuring its finances if it is not permitted to open by early November, its chief executive warned yesterday.
Lucaya Marketplace faces 'nail biting' wait
Port Lucaya Marketplace's principal yesterday said he and his tenants were enduring "a nail biting" time with just 50 percent of stores having re-opened amid the wait for tourism's post-COVID restart.
Tour provider: COVID growth 'unacceptable'
A major tour operator yesterday branded The Bahamas COVID-19 response as a “disaster" and voiced fears that the cruise ships may bypass Nassau even if they resume sailing in November.
BOB takes $6.3m hit over Gov't downgrade
Bank of The Bahamas' was forced by the Moody's 'junk' downgrade of the Government's sovereign creditworthiness to take a $6.3m provisioning hit, its managing director said yesterday.
Evan Sweeting boosts his stock ahead of collegiate baseball recruitment
EVAN Sweeting has delivered a series of impressive performances to boost his stock ahead of his collegiate baseball recruitment.
MAKING HISTORY: Bahamas newest member of ISF
THE Bahamas made history by becoming the newest member of the International School Sports Federation.
‘Jazz’ Chisholm and Marlins beat Cubs 5-1 in playoff opener
THE surprising run for the Miami Marlins continued into the postseason as they now stand one win away from the National League Divisional Series. The No.6 seeded Marlins took game one of the Wild Card series on the road with a 5-1 win over the No. 3 seed Chicago Cubs at Wrigley Field in Chicago, Illinois.
