Teachers salary win and told - now back to work
THE Bahamas Union of Teachers declared victory yesterday after Justice Bernard Turner ordered that teachers’ docked salaries be restored in full, after a battle with the government due its alleged failure to address working conditions at two public schools.
Dutch ship firm kept fees secret
THE Dutch company that supplied nine Royal Bahamas Defence Force vessels misrepresented to the Dutch government how much it paid a foreign intermediary that worked on the project.
I never asked Ash for money. He wanted to give to PLP
FORMER Cabinet minister Shane Gibson denied soliciting thousands of dollars in bribes from a local businessman while under police interrogation, and instead asserted that their conversations were about the alleged bribe payer wanting to make campaign donations.
Undefeated Cougars strike first in opener
The Charles W Saunders Cougars scored enough runs early and held off the late surge by the St Augustine’s College Big Red Machine to stay undefeated and clinch game one of the Bahamas Association of Independent Secondary Schools junior girls’ best-of
Horse show was a blast in Camperdown
THE second horse show of the Equestrian Bahamas 2019-2020 season took place last weekend at Camperdown Equestrian Centre. Saturday’s events included equitation classes at all levels while Sunday’s competition featured the first show of this year’s Ba
Bahamas National Bowling Team Squad Trials set for December 15-19
THE Bahamas Bowling Federation (BBF) has announced that from December 15-19, the Bahamas National Bowling Team Squad Trials will be held at Mario’s Bowling and Entertainment Palace. The training squad will consist of 24 members (twelve men and twelve
Baby boomers are to blame
As I watched them playing vigorously on the court I listened intently as they teased each other.
Testing the drug waters
Expunging past criminal records for the possession of drugs as put into the public media by ex-Commissioner of Police Farquharson simply is a pre-empted approach to indicate the way the Minnis Government intends to go…Testing the waters.
Watch for the brain drain
LOOKING on the bright side . . .
Fifty years of chicanery
It is not surprising that the country is up in arms about this latest piece of stupidity, coming on the heels of the worst summer ever, in terms of electrical supply.
Pro boxer Williams hoping to close year with bang
HE has only had two fights since turning pro in February, but Rashield Williams is hoping to close out the year with a bang next month. After losing his last fight to Javaune James on March 22 at the Miccosukee Indian Gaming Resort in Miami, Florida
Bahamas' digital 'DARE' redrafted for fresh look
Legislation to regulate the financial technology (Fintech) and cryptocurrency space is being redrafted and will be released for a second consultation round before year-end, it was revealed yesterday. Christina Rolle, the Securities Commission’s exec
NIB upgrades hailed as 'giant step forward'
The Chamber of Commerce’s chief executive yesterday hailed the National Insurance Board’s (NIB) new employer portal as “a giant step forward that could not be better timed”.Jeffrey Beckles, speaking after NIB presented its new initiative to the priva
Sex attackers dump victim in sea
A WOMAN was sexually assaulted, beaten and thrown into waters at Potter’s Cay on Monday morning in a shocking attack, police said.
EDITORIAL: Nasty little protests need to be controlled
WE suppose it was only a matter of time before the real ugly face of racism showed itself on our streets.
FACE TO FACE: I said if I die, I die; but if I live, Lord, I will live for you
Today is a brand new day for Daniella Forbes and her family. Whereas thousands have fled Marsh Harbour, Abaco with no intention of returning, she and her husband believe they are being called by God to return and establish a church there.
Court hears police officer wanted to ‘iron out’ any ‘ambiguities’
A SENIOR police officer yesterday confirmed that she wanted to clear up the “ambiguities” contained in a businessman’s and a former female suspect’s statements about allegations of bribery against former Cabinet minister Shane Gibson.
Trio deny charges in connection with huge jewellery theft
TWO customs officers were charged yesterday with stealing thousands of dollars worth of jewellery by reason of employment. A third person, the wife of one of the officers, was charged alongside her husband with receiving the stolen property.
Parliament 'must get serious' on corruption
The bribery probe involving the Defence Force’s $150m fleet “speaks volumes” about the need for Parliament to take the anti-corruption fight “as seriously as the country”, governance reformers urged yesterday. Matt Aubry, the Organisation for Respon
