QC shines a light
PATRICIA Minnis, the wife of Prime Minister Dr Hubert Minnis, was on hand as Queen’s College celebrated becoming the only “Lighthouse School” in the English-speaking Caribbean.
Micro-insurance proposal to close the gap
BAHAMAS First’s top executive yesterday suggested government’s in the Caribbean should consider providing some form of micro-insurance solutions for people who cannot afford traditional insurance, noting the persistently low insurance penetration rates ‘is largely a question of economics’.
Mixology and mingle ahead of culinary contest
The Bahamas Hotel and Tourism Association (BHTA) and the 2019 Bahamas National Culinary Team welcomed the industry to their “Culinary and Mixology Extravaganza” held at SLS last Thursday.
FOCOL ‘ready for change’
At a recent annual general meeting for ordinary shareholders, executives from FOCOL Holdings Limited said the company is poised to meet changes in the energy sector while evolving to meet global advancements in climate change.
Juvenile dies after stabbing in Freeport
GRAND Bahama police are investigating the stabbing death of a juvenile at a business establishment in Freeport early on Monday.
INSIGHT: The grey area of corporal punishment in schools may have made one administrator a sacrificial lamb
DURING the debate of the 2019-20 National Budget, in his contribution, Minister of Education Jeffrey Lloyd said Bahamians should decide what they want the government to do in relation to corporal punishment. Wisely placing the onus on the Bahamian people, the ball is essentially in our court. Now, where will we go from here?
Big increase in cases heard at Coroner’s Court
INQUESTS into police-involved killings are occurring at a quicker pace after years of neglect, Coroner’s Court records show.
Unions unite to threaten taxi and bus service shutdown
Taxi and jitney drivers have now joined forces and are threatening a ‘massive shutdown’ if government does not take their concerns seriously, stating: “We will no longer be pushed aside.”
Richardson serves as first base coach for Giants
ANTOAN Richardson continues to make Bahamian baseball history and progress in his post playing career at the administrative and coaching level.Richardson served as first base coach for the San Francisco Giants in their 5-3 win over the NL Central lea
Bahamians make season debuts in the minor leagues
SEVERAL Bahamian players made their season debuts last weekend at various levels in minor league baseball. D’Shawn Knowles and Todd Isaacs Jr opened play at rookie ball in the Pioneer League while Kristian Robinson advanced to Single A for the first
Miller-Uibo wins
On Father’s Day, Shaunae Miller-Uibo repeated as the 150 metre champion at the 2019 Adidas Boston Games. In Sunday’s race, Miller-Uibo clocked 16.37 seconds to stop the clock, but it was shy of the 16.23 that she posted in winning last year’s race.
Isnord commits to join the Golden Panthers
WILKENSON “Kenny” Isnord brought his recruitment process to an end and will begin his collegiate basketball career in south Florida next fall. Isnord committed to join the Florida International University Golden Panthers men’s basketball programme f
Jones posts another double double
JONQUEL Jones faced foul trouble and double teams all afternoon, but still finished with another double double to lead her Connecticut Sun to the best start in franchise history. Jones finished with 13 points and 11 rebounds in the Sun’s 81-67 win o
Staff raise issues over Miriam’s role
MICAL MP Miriam Emmanuel’s parliamentary mishap last week has unearthed deeper concerns over her competency at the helm of the Education Loan Authority (ELA) and the effectiveness of political appointees.
‘Crafty’ Rastas jumped the gun
ATTORNEY General Carl Bethel yesterday said legal action from the Rastafarian community over their right to sacramental use of cannabis, has an “extremely slim” chance at success and should have been delayed to wait on the outcome from the national Marijuana Commission.
Concern over margins on new breadbasket items
Supervalue’s owner says retailers will have to ‘wait and see’ what margins are allowed on the items to be added to the breadbasket list, noting if the low grocery margins are used for such perishable items it could force smaller retailers out of business.
22 held in massive Bimini operation
LAW enforcement officers arrested 22 people during a massive operation in Bimini on Saturday.
Destroyer pays a visit to highlight growing relationship with US
NATIONAL Security Minister Marvin Dames celebrated the arrival of an Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer to Nassau ports on Friday alongside American embassy and navy officials. The USS Stout arrived in Nassau on June 12.
Arson attack suspected as fire damages school
POLICE suspect an arsonist set fire to a building on the Anatol Rodgers Senior School campus, causing extensive damage.
