EDITORIAL: Justice delayed is justice denied
IT IS now more than three years since Osworth Rolle was shot dead by Detective Constable Kendrick Brown.
INSIGHT: Will Dr Minnis still be driving the FNM train in 2022?
WHEN the FNM were sworn in to become the next government of The Bahamas on May 11, 2017, many were convinced that we lived to witness, arguably, a retirement party for the country’s worst prime minister. Though it was done by an unlikely hero, it still made the way for Bahamians to be hopeful again. Two and a half years later, while the title of worst prime minister may still be in the grasp of his predecessor, Prime Minister Dr Hubert Minnis is failing to win many friends in the electorate.
Valley Boys resign from Junkanoo Corporation
THE Valley Boys have resigned from the Junkanoo Corporation of New Providence with immediate effect over a row about official results for the Boxing Day parade.
Disaster Reconstruction Authority dismisses 'fake news' over quality of domes
THE Disaster Reconstruction Authority has defended the integrity of the domes it has purchased to temporarily house storm victims, calling social media posts criticising their quality “fake news”. “On Friday, January 24, 2020, a fake news story circ
100m tax ‘rebate’ in doubt
Hurricane Dorian’s financial fall-out has placed the government’s plan to return $100m to the Bahamian people through “significant tax cuts” in doubt, the deputy prime minister has revealed.
Economy 'running on 30% efficiency'
The Bahamian economy is “running on 30 percent efficiency” because of its public education woes, a governance reformer has warned, arguing that these have placed “the entire nation in peril”. Robert Myers, the Organisation for Responsible Governance
Outrage at Abaco tourism omission
A furious South Abaco tourism business is blasting the Ministry of Tourism for “scrubbing” the island’s portal from its website, arguing that this threatens “to tear us down even further” post-Dorian.
Bahamas in Fintech 'first for Caribbean'
Corporate loan rejection rates in The Bahamas are double those in other Caribbean countries, it has been revealed, resulting in financial technology (Fintech) being deployed to boost capital access. An Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) paper on
'We don't want the Valley Boys to boycott Junkanoo'
JUNKANOO Corporation of New Providence Chairman Dion Miller is “disappointed” with the Valley Boys’ threat to boycott further parades after the official 2019 Boxing Day results placed the Shell Saxons as victors of the parade.“We don’t need that kind
Nygard in two new sex writs
CANADIAN fashion mogul Peter Nygard is facing two separate lawsuits after being accused of sexual assault.
Bodies found after boat capsizes
MEMBERS of the Royal Bahamas Defence Force and the Royal Bahamas Police Force are investigating the discovery of three bodies washed ashore in the Ragged Island chain on Saturday.
Still waiting answers on son’s unlawful killing
KENDAL and Christine Rolle were relieved last April when Coroner’s Court jurors found that a police constable killed their son unlawfully.
Thousands hit by water breakdown
THOUSANDS of homes in Eastern New Providence were left without water yesterday after a major supply pipe fractured caused the road to collapse around it.
Students caught in Chinese virus city
AS the coronavirus death toll in China climbs, officials will continue to monitor the travel history of every visitor to The Bahamas, but there are no plans at this time to evacuate Bahamians studying in Wuhan, where the outbreak originated.
AG leads condolences to J Paul Morgan family
ATTORNEY General Carl Bethel, QC, on behalf of the Bahamas government, expressed condolences to the family of the late J Paul Morgan, a long standing member of the board of the Utilities Regulation and Competition Authority, (URCA) and a friend of Th
Kobe Bryant's death leaves NBA players, others in shock
NEW YORK (AP) — Kobe Bryant authored some of his most memorable moments at Madison Square Garden and made himself a centrepiece of the Lakers-Celtics rivalry. Bryant was remembered for that and so much more yesterday after the five-time NBA champion
Megan Moss 4th in 400m, Charlton wins hurdles
IT was a phenomenal day on the track for quarter-miler Megan Moss and hurdler Devynne Charlton at the Rod McCravy Memorial in Lexington, Kentucky.Moss, in her freshman year at the host University of Kentucky, picked up a fourth-place finish in the wo
Kristian Robinson and Jazz Chisholm among MLB's Top 100 Prospects
A PAIR of Bahamian minor leaguers were listed among the Top 100 Prospects when MLB Pipeline unveiled its first rankings for the upcoming 2020 season. Kristian Robinson of the Arizona Diamondbacks was listed at No. 43 while Jazz Chisholm of the Miami
