Two men remanded on unlawful sex charges
TWO men were remanded to prison yesterday over allegations they each had sex with a teenaged girl.
PETER YOUNG: It’s all done and dusted, time for Boris to deliver
Having written two weeks ago about the watershed moment of the UK Parliament passing the Withdrawal Bill for Britain’s departure from the European Union, I hesitate to claim there has been yet another significant milestone in the Brexit saga. But this time, finally, it is for real and the goal has been achieved.
We deserve better service
Not long ago, we were reminded that the Bahamas is a difficult place to do business. We are stuck well over the 100th worst place to do business in the world. Successive governments have boasted that legislation planned or enacted would address this problem. So far there has been little movement.
Abaco's sorry trailer
The most recent back and forth about the unfortunate, insensitive and cold state that the people of Abaco find themselves, are through no fault of their own.
Winning Rasta vote
Expressing his support for the decriminalisation of marijuana, Prime Minister Dr Hubert Minnis may have endeared himself to the Rastafarian community, particularly Bobo Ashanti members of the late Prince Charles Emmanuel Edwards’ Ethiopian African Black International Congress (EABIC). To the Rastafari, marijuana is a sacrament.
Buddy Hield: ‘See you in paradise, you’ll be missed’
THE outpouring of grief continues as Bahamian athletes joined the international sports community in mourning the death of NBA icon Kobe Bryant and the victims of Sunday morning’s helicopter crash.
Devynne Charlton looks to make her comeback
IT has been two years since she last competed on the international scene. But hurdler Devynne Charlton feels she’s in the right place at the right time to make her comeback.
Basketball Smiles partners with Bahamas Basketball Federation
BASKETBALL Smiles looks to continue its more than two decade relationship with the Bahamas and has now partnered with the Bahamas Basketball Federation moving forward to further that development.
Hield scores career high 42, rallies Kings to 133-129 win over Timberwolves in OT
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Buddy Hield scored a career-high 42 points to help the Sacramento Kings rally from a 27-point deficit for a 133-129 overtime victory over the Minnesota Timberwolves last night.
A poetic expression of womanhood
Inspired by Maya Angelou and with the goal to define womanhood in the 21st century in mind, Tamara Bethel returns with the second edition of her “Woman Thou Art” poetry showcase.
A female friendship leads to the ‘Perfect Finish’
LAUNCHING a business is never easy. Add having a full-time job and tertiary studies to the mix and an entrepreneurial venture can seem far out of reach.
LIFE LINES: Instinct and intuition – your inner compass
Intuition, instinct. Those two words are sometimes interchangeable although I would probably ascribe slightly different shades of meaning to each, as intuition frequently gets used pejoratively, especially when used as a phrase “woman’s intuition”. But I won’t go there today. Instead I want to talk about that innate sense of instinct or intuition when you just feel something – good or bad – about a situation or a person.
‘Women largely ignored in planning for natural disasters’
Women tend to suffer more during and after natural disasters. We have learned lessons from Long Island and Ragged Island, but these seem to have evaporated into the ether.
Four silent killers of Bahamian men
Bahamian men notoriously take poor control of their health. Many Bahamian men rarely have annual health physicals and often make negative lifestyle choices. Silent health killers sadly continue to lead to the early and usually preventative deaths of hundreds of Bahamian men every year.
Local company uses revolutionary new material in feminine hygiene products
THE Women’s Haven has always been adamant about taking the organic approach to “yoni” wellness, a Sanskrit word that has been interpreted to literally mean the womb and the female reproductive organs.
Protected Areas Fund in $1.1m german Grant
THE Bahamas Protected Areas Fund (BPAF) will receive $1.1m from the German government to aid with post-Hurricane Dorian recovery and environmental damage assessments. The Bahamas is normally disqualified by its relatively high per capita income from
Furniture store grows into its third location
A Bahamian-owned outdoor furniture store is expanding to its third location less than three years after opening its Sandyport outlet.Oasis Furniture has extended its footprint to Eleuthera by collaborating with Governor’s Harbour-based Bahama Hand Pr
Customs has 'weathered many storms', says DPM
The deputy prime minister has praised the Customs Department for “weathering many storms” such as the criticism it faced over its electronic Click2Clear goods clearance system. K Peter Turnquest, speaking at its awards ceremony, also reminded the De
Minister 'apologises' for Abaco omission
The tourism minister yesterday apologised for his ministry’s decision to remove the Abacos from its marketing platforms, and vowed to switch to more “specific” messaging about the islands. Dionisio D’Aguilar, minister of tourism and aviation, conced
US hails Bahamas air agreement as 'win-win'
A top US official yesterday hailed the signing of an air transport agreement with The Bahamas as a “win-win” situation that paves the way for increased airlift and economic growth in both countries.David Short, the US Department of Transportation’s d
