Extradition appeal rejected in case that dates back to 2002
THE Court of Appeal has denied a man’s request to appeal his extradition case to the Privy Council, after ruling his matter did not raise an arguable case or highlight a point of law of general public importance.
THOUSANDS MAY HAVE CAUGHT VIRUS: Leading medical centres estimate infection rate is much higher than stated
THE true number of COVID-19 cases in the Bahamas is scores higher than the confirmed tally, according to three international research groups that have created separate epidemiological models of the virus.
Speaker rages again over undermining of Parliament
HOUSE Speaker Halson Moultrie yesterday lashed out at the “untenable” state of the country’s parliamentary democracy, as he likened Parliament to a “dinghy” hitched to the executive branch of government instead of having independence.
Suspects face new controls in Bail Act
THE Minnis administration is seeking to make changes to the Bail Act by introducing a bail management system that ensures accountability while eliminating loopholes that allow impropriety.
‘Educate to eradicate domestic violence’
LOCAL activists are again calling on the government to implement the necessary tools to effectively address the needs of domestic violence victims.
Travel rules ill thought
AS A long-time regular visitor and winter resident of Nassau from Toronto I have been following your ongoing articles and letters concerning the entry requirements for The Bahamas. The Finance Minister keeps making financial projections for tourism and The Tourism Minister keeps making ongoing rules. Yet the people affected by these rules – your prospective visitors– largely remain unconsulted.
Shoplifter sentenced to six months jail for theft
A 55-year-old man was sentenced to six months in prison after he was caught attempting to steal an assortment of hygienic products from a local pharmacy last week.
Men admit guilt in breaking curfew
A 45-year-old man who said he violated curfew because he went to pick up his wife from her mother’s house was fined $200 yesterday.
Coconut street vendors
When are we going to regulate the coconut street vendors?
The Church and the Pride
THE Bible has a million different interpretations. Jehovah Witnesses found some obscure text in it reference mixing blood and they will quite literally allow their children to die rather than giving them a blood transfusion. Personally that sickens me.
ART OF GRAPHIX: Capturing the brand message with logos
Your logo is your company's first point of contact with the outside world. If people connect with your branding, the likelihood is they will be more susceptible to what you are offering. If your logo looks amateurish, so will your business.
Work space provider expands to third site
A Bahamian shared work space provider yesterday said it is expanding to its third New Providence location with the launch of its Old Fort Bay facility before 2020 year-end.
Goodman's Bay project eyeing 100 extra hires
A $120m development at Goodman's Bay expects to hire up to 100 additional workers next year despite COVID-19 causing a three-month delay to its construction schedule.
Tourism restart 'more important' than jobless benefits extension
The hotel union's president yesterday said the industry's re-opening, and easing of the 14-day mandatory quarantine, are "more important" to workers than the unemployment benefits extension.
Work space provider targets May opening
A Bahamian shared workspace provider yesterday said it is aiming to exploit the law requiring all businesses to have a physical presence through an office complex that will open by May 2021.
101 new COVID-19 cases, death toll rises to 96
The Ministry of Health reported on Wednesday that there were 101 new cases of COVID-19, one death and 65 people confirmed to have recovered.
PETER YOUNG: Whichever way we turn in this crisis there is a bitter pill to swallow
After so many months of endless debate and controversy, some may regard further comment about the COVID-19 pandemic to be superfluous. But what appears to be a second wave of the virus in Europe - resulting in imposition of new restrictions - has reignited argument about the efforts of governments to control its spread.
EDITORIAL: Extending aid scheme is the right move
THE decision to extend the government’s aid programme for COVID-19 is the right choice.
ALICIA WALLACE: A mother and daughter die but are we really shocked in a society complicit in violence against women?
FOLLOWING the murder of a 30-year-old mother and her eight-year-old daughter on Monday morning, the conversation about domestic violence has started again. There is shock, sadness and frustration. We have questions that have been asked before and never seem to get answers. How are guns getting into the country? Why do so many disagreements end in violent death? Who could kill a child? Then there is the question far too many people ask: Well, what did she do for him to kill her?
