Loretta - I knew deal looked fishy – ‘I feel vindicated for asking where money was going’
A former Opposition leader yesterday said the probe into bribery allegations involving the Defence Force’s new $150m fleet had “absolutely vindicated” concerns she first raised five years ago.
80% of Dorian-hit assets uninsured
Up to 80 percent of private homes and businesses devastated by Hurricane Dorian were uninsured, the deputy prime minister revealed yesterday, creating an unsustainable burden for the state.K Peter Turnquest, opening the annual Accountants Week confer
GB Power suffers $23m Dorian blow
Hurricane Dorian’s catastrophic winds and storm surge have inflicted a $23m blow on Grand Bahama Power Company, its Canadian owner revealed yesterday. Emera, unveiling its 2019 third quarter results, disclosed that Grand Bahama’s electrical utility
Aliv: Yields up by 10% in one year
Aliv’s top executive yesterday revealed that per customer revenue yields have increased by ten percent over the past 12 months as the mobile operator moves to “reinvent the store experience”. Damian Blackburn, speaking as the upstart provider celebr
The link between prostate and breast cancer
What does prostate cancer have in common with breast cancer?The answer is the BRCA 1 and 2 gene mutations. The BRCA 1 and 2 genes were first discovered in 1994.BRCA stands for Breast Cancer associated gene. Women with the inherited BRCA 1 or BRCA 2 g
Lashann Higgs scores 17 in Longhorns' 64-57 loss to Bulls
LASHANN Higgs returned to her role as the top scorer for the Texas Longhorns, but the team suffered an upset loss in the season opener. Higgs scored 17 points but the No.15 ranked Longhorns suffered a 64-57 loss to the South Florida Bulls. She shot
Gardiner doesn't make cut for Male Athlete of the Year
THE International Amateur Athletic Federation reduced its list of 11 nominees to the final five for the Male Athlete of the Year but, unfortunately, Bahamian Steven Gardiner did not make the cut.Gardiner, the Abaco native who ended the year as the IA
Carrying on Mama Jo's 'tuck shop' legacy
Those among us grew up “back in the day” may remember visiting a convenience store or “tuck shop”, as Bahamians would say, every day on the way home from school to purchase sweetened ice cups.After school, these tuck shops would be places where frien
LIFE LINES: Achieving genuine happiness
From time to time we are asked if we are happy and I wonder how many of us can genuinely state that we are authentically happy?Society, corporations and the media send us messages and myths about to how to achieve this state, assuring us that if we b
Help develop our future champions: Sports and fitness for kids
Health coach Ethan Quant, of Elite Wellness Solutions, has succeeded in his weight loss journey and now wants to share his methods with the Bahamas in an effort to foster a culture of wellness and conquer the obesity epidemic.
‘No place here for prejudice’
ACTING Prime Minister Peter Turnquest says that there is no need for vitriol and prejudice towards undocumented immigrants, as he stressed the government’s responsibility to enforce the country’s immigration laws.
Three left orphaned as gunman opens fire
POLICE in New Providence are investigating the circumstances of a shooting that left a man dead yesterday.
Lanisha pays out in pin fiasco
MINISTER of Youth, Sports and Culture Lanisha Rolle has paid back the government for the commemorative pins bearing her image that were handed out at a Youth Parliament event.
THE PETER YOUNG COLUMN: We owe our freedom to those who served
At this time of year it is a pleasant duty to write about Remembrance Day on November 11 and to note that interest in honouring the casualties of war has not waned over the years.
Talking at the wheel
Didn’t we ban the use of cellphones when driving? Not any difference from what I see but then you never see a police vehicle let alone a traffic cop except for their once a month licence check. Suggest that law was all PR.
Why not pay schools by results?
No one in his/her right mind could or should blame the Hon. Minister of Education, Jeffrey Lloyd (FNM-South Beach) for the dismal state of the educational plant in The Bahamas today and the terrible national grades. This phenomenon has come about due to any number of factors. With your leave, Editor, allow me to flesh out one or two of them.
Mom at the end of her rope needs to raise $70,000 for son's hospital bill
THE parents of 10-year-old Tarique Miller, who suffers from a rare skin condition, are asking for the public’s assistance in satisfying a $70,000 medical bill from a US hospital that treated the youngster during the Summer after a severe swelling att
College students urged to get tested for HIV
As someone who has lost a family member to the deadly AIDS virus, a student of the Bahamas Technical and Vocational Institute (BTVI) spoke about how important it is for college students to know their status.“It’s important for college students to kno
Comets slow down Big Red Machine
In the midst of a pitcher’s duel and defensive battle, third baseman Sebastian Walcott cracked the game-winning run on a solo home run to help lift the pennant winning Queen’s College Comets to a 2-1 win over the defending champions St Augustine’s Co
Mingoes pound Defenders 93-66
FOUR UB Mingoes players scored double digits to lead the team to the 93-66 pounding on the Fort Charlotte Defenders in UB’s homecoming game in NPBA action Friday night.Kemsey Sylvestre led the Mingoes with 17 points and 11 rebounds to go along with 4
