Man on double murder charge
A 34-year-old Bimini man was arraigned on double murder charges in the Freeport Magistrate’s Court on Monday.
PMH communications team stages sit-out as AC fails to work
DISGRUNTLED employees of the communication centre in Princess Margaret Hospital staged a sit-out yesterday due no air-conditioning in their department.
Get tough on owning a gun
BEFORE any Bahamian government or Commissioner of Police gets too comfortable with the recent marginal reductions in several categories of violent crime, we would do well to finally address the underlying matter at the heart of our violent crime problem.
Foreign policy based on cult of personality
The A-list columnist Philip Galanis posited an interesting take on the geopolitical machinations by the US and China to achieve hegemony in the Caribbean.
Water polo medal haul: Making a splash at Carifta
TEAM Bahamas continues to establish its position as a regional powerhouse in CARIFTA water polo and captured three medals at the event for the second consecutive year.
Justin Roberts’ career celebrated by the Sun Devils on Senior Day
JUSTIN Roberts’ acclaimed collegiate career was celebrated by his Arizona State Sun Devils men’s tennis programme on Senior Day, their final home contest of the season.
Prince to make transition to pro basketball in ABA
PRINCE Braynen will make the transition to professional basketball in the American Basketball Association.
NCAA Division one track & field: Bahamian collegiate athletes post standout performances outdoors
THE outdoor track and field season moved into another weekend for several Bahamian collegiate athletes who continued to turn in standout performances at the NCAA Division I level.
A sister act for success
The bond between sisters can be one of the strongest there is. It can also produce some quite fabulous results, as evidenced by the Tucker sisters – Ramonda and Ramona.
Confessions of supermoms: Bahamian mothers admit to ‘low key bribing’ teachers
The recent college admission scandal in the United States involving celebrities and high-level officials has brought to light just how far some parents are willing to go to give their children the life they feel they deserve.
Young women of STRAW become financially savvy
Nearly 300 girls recently received some crucial financial literacy advice courtesy of CIBC FirstCaribbean’s Treasury and Finance Department, as part of STRAW Inc’s 15th annual Girls’ Leadership Conference.
LIFE LINES: Failing, but falling forward
Failure – a word that seems to have its own dark cloud hanging around it and one which is bandied about as being some kind of awful low point which might define us for a very long time.
‘Don’t tax us into oblivion’ on public pension deficit
The government “cannot tax Bahamians into oblivion” to cover its multi-billion dollar public sector pension deficits, the Chamber of Commerce’s chief executive warned yesterday.
‘More pressure for change’ call after IMF reveal
Governance reformers yesterday called for “more pressure for change” after the IMF warned that addressing structural impediments to growth was “critical” ahead of joining the WTO.
Former Bar chief hails ‘a new day’ in construction
THE Bahamian Construction Adjudication Bill will create a “paradigm shift” for the industry, a senior attorney and former Bar Association president said yesterday, hailing it as “a new day”.
We cannot ignore Out Island banking woes
An assessment of the banking system in the southern Bahamas needs to be performed in an effort to accommodate the financial needs of pensioners, business owners, investors and consumers living in this region.
Consumers reveal concerns to URCA
Utilities Regulation and Competition Authority (URCA) executives heard the concerns of Bahamian consumers at its recent New Providence town hall meeting.
WTO opponents urge Govt to ‘come clean’
Opponents of The Bahamas’ bid to become a full World Trade Organisation (WTO) member yesterday urged the Government to “come clean” on what this will mean for workers and the economy.
