300 child abuse cases reported in Grand Bahama
SOME 300 child abuse cases were reported in the past five years in Grand Bahama, Paula Marshall, assistant director of Social Services, revealed on Thursday as the department announced plans for Child Protection Month.
Airbag replacement
IN light of a Honda recall, officials from Nassau Motor Company Limited will be hosting a free week-long airbag inflator replacement event.
EDITORIAL: What’s wrong with the constitution?
IT’S hard to disagree with Rohan Kerr.
Understanding the power of the mind is key for us all
The human mind has the power to believe anything.
‘Tip of the iceberg’ on crypto ambition
The deputy prime minister yesterday voiced optimism that proposed fintech/crypto regulations will make The Bahamas a Caribbean leader, adding: “We’re knocking on the tip of the iceberg.”
'Treat our businesses with respect and dignity’
AFTER recent power disconnection at several businesses accused of electricity theft by the Grand Bahama Power Company, the Coalition of Concerned Citizens is calling for “a new protocol” to be established when dealing with customers who may find themselves in a similar predicament.
Three permanent secretaries on move
THE Cabinet Office has announced the transfers of three permanent secretaries to different areas.
We want our old garbage system back
Further to my letter of 2nd January 2019, questioning why our government would feel it necessary to summarily dismantle a garbage collection system that was working extremely well for several years and replace it with novice entrepreneurs ( ontropeners in the colloquial ).
Too many questions
Being a woman who likes to make lists of “Things to do”, here are a few items that never seem to get off the list:
‘At One with the One’ fans feel the move of God
Great turnout for Christian broadcast celebration
As the theme of the event suggested, conference-goers testified that they felt “the move of God” during the first anniversary celebrations for the live broadcast programme “At One With the One”.
Long-term Rebel: Yolett McPhee-McCuin agrees to new deal
The Ole Miss Rebels displayed their long-term commitment to head coach Yolett McPhee-McCuin and her direction of the Women’s Basketball programme with a four-year contract extension.
Timberwolves reign supreme
The Anatol Rodgers Timberwolves can now lay claim as the dominant soccer programe in the GSSSA junior division.
Let’s play ball - Bahamians line up on opening day
Minor League Baseball opened play yesterday, and three Bahamians were in participation for their respective clubs in the Double-A Southern League.
Giants at the double
The New Providence Basketball Association championship series continued in both Division I and Division II.
RISING STARS
Several of the best high school basketball players in the country took full advantage of the opportunity to showcase their skills at the fourth edition of the National High School Basketball Championships.
Voices of Praise prepare for Good Friday concert
The Voices of Praise ensemble is inviting the general public to join them as they create an atmosphere of true worship during their upcoming Good Friday concert.
Meditation – An audience with God
Before the audience begins we have to prepare ourselves. We have to open our hearts and admit our need for God. We have to want the audience and approach God with the humility of one who is desirous of addressing royalty, except that God is Royalty with a capital ‘R’: “You, God, are my God, earnestly I seek you; I thirst for you, my whole being longs for you, in a dry and parched land where there is no water.” (Psalm 63:1 NIV).
The product of ministry
The key to a healthy growing church
“Much people of the Jews therefore knew that he was there: and they came not for Jesus’ sake only, but that they might see Lazarus also, whom he had raised from the dead. But the chief priests consulted that they might put Lazarus also to death; Because that by reason of him many of the Jews went away, and believed on Jesus.” (John 12:9-11; KJV)
Putting the past behind us
Life evolves from one second to the next. The present is only a fleeting or ephemeral moment and soon becomes the past. For many of us the past is one of ambivalence containing a variety of high and low points in our lives. However, scripture reminds us that we need not reside or dwell in our past. We can look to the future for a more fulfilling and happier existence.
The need for biblical doctrines
There is a need recalibrate and re-adjust Biblical doctrines that are fundamentally Orthodox in today’s Church. The calls for word-of-faith teaching are growing, and with rapidity in a lot of our local churches.
