Weeks later - and still no answer on pitbull killings
MORE than two weeks after police allegedly killed several pitbulls at a private residence, Bahamas Humane Society President Kim Aranha said she is still awaiting answers about what happened and why. Between three and five pitbulls were reportedly ki
Man stabbed to death and two others injured
A STABBING incident in Nassau Village involving relatives last night ended with one man dead and two injured in stable condition at the hospital.ASP Audley Peters told reporters on the scene it is believed the matter involved an uncle and nephews fro
DIANE PHILLIPS: True tears for a real hero who devoted his life to the struggle for equality
If you watched the moving coverage of the long farewell to former US Congressman John Lewis this week and did not shed a tear, please check the place where your heart is supposed to be.
Smith Jr to make move from JuCo to NCAA Division III
CHRIS Smith Jr will make the move from JuCo to NCAA Division III this fall.
COVID limits GB water restoration to just 70%
The Grand Bahama Utility Company (GBUC) has blamed COVID-19 disruption for restricting post-Hurricane Dorian water service restoration to 70 percent of its customer base. The provider said disruptions to the supply chain, access to new equipment, ma
No car rental boost from jitney closure
Car rental companies yesterday said high unemployment and reduced incomes meant they had seen no increase in business as a result of the government’s COVID-19 public transport shutdown. Gary Cox, general manager of Destiny Motor Car and Rentals, tol
Rebuilding workforce bonds amid COVID
With a large percentage of our workforce now occupying their home, managers and company leaders are challenged with finding ways to keep synergy and momentum. What some have worked on for years is now on the brink of collapse. Finding opportunities f
Merchants warned over price gouging
Price regulators yesterday renewed warnings to merchants not to exploit COVID-19 and potential Hurricane Isaias to gouge consumers or offload spoiled produce Danny Sumner, the Price Control Commission (PCC) chairman, told Tribune Business: “The Comm
Bahamas First shareholders support board on resolutions
Bahamas First yesterday said shareholders had agreed to board of directors’ recommendations for all proposed resolutions during last week’s annual general meeting (AGM).Shareholders representing 32.2m shares, some 88 percent of those that have been i
Man killed, two injured in altercation between uncle and nephews
A man is dead after a stabbing incident involving three relatives in Nassau Village on Thursday night.
24 new cases of COVID-19, three additional deaths
The Ministry of Health confirmed on Thursday that there are 24 new cases of COVID-19 and three additional COVID-19 related deaths.
EDITORIAL: Crime leaving residents still feeling aftermath of hurricane
IN the aftermath of Hurricane Dorian, crime was a major concern for residents of Abaco. There were fears over looting, fears over inadequate policing with officers not going out at night with no power meaning no lights on the streets.
STATESIDE: The third-party candidates who the big boys don’t like at the party
Did you know there were 21 third-party candidates who received votes in the American presidential election of 2016?
FRONT PORCH: Chapters and narrative of COVID-19 still being written
The Italian humanist, scholar and poet Francesco Petrarca, whose anglicised surname is Petrarch, wrote these words at the height of the Plague, which was also known as the Black Death, the Great Mortality and the Pestilence.
Repatriation flight takes 75 home
A REPATRIATION flight left The Bahamas on Tuesday, carrying more than 75 foreign nationals. The flight was a special charter organised by the Cayman Islands, the Philippines and the British High Commission. The flight from Cayman to London stopped i
Negative COVID-19 RT-PCR test NOT required for Bahamian, resident hotel guests
The Ministry of Tourism has released a statement to confirm that a negative COVID-19 RT-PCR test is not required by Bahamian and resident guests of hotels.
Student visas for U.S. available
Bahamian students aspiring to study in the United States for the fall semester but were uncertain of whether or not they would be able to obtain a student visa can breathe a sigh of relief. The Embassy of the United States in Nassau announced late ye
'There is only so much we can do'
NO hurricane shelters have been identified for some of the Abaco cays – and yesterday the government admitted the nation has no properly built shelters to withstand another Hurricane Dorian. Carl Smith, permanent secretary at the Ministry of Disaste
Shelters still open Dorian victims
NEARLY 11 months after Hurricane Dorian, people were still living in a hurricane shelter in New Providence, according to the director of Social Services, Lillian Quant-Forbes – although that shelter was due to close yesterday. Hurricane Dorian chang
