Scarlet fever patient treated and discharged
THE single patient hospitalised with scarlet fever on Grand Bahama has been treated and discharged from the Rand Memorial Hospital, according to medical officials here at the public health institution.
Nicolas Maduro’s presidency not recognised by Bahamas
The Bahamas does not recognise the legitimacy of Nicolas Maduro’s presidency in Venezuela.
Seven Haitian nationals plead guilty to illegal landing
Seven Haitian nationals pled guilty to illegal landing in Marsh Harbour Magistrates Court on Thursday.
Mother's plea for blood donations after her son is hurt in car crash
A MAN is in need of blood after he was ejected from a vehicle last week, injuring his knee and dislocating his spine in two places.
Will I remain in the FNM? Absolutely, says Chipman
CENTREVILLE MP Reece Chipman has no plans to follow his resignation from Parliament’s Public Accounts Committee with an exit from the Free National Movement.
‘Don’t scrap home construction programme’
FORMER Bahamas Contractors Association president Leonard Sands yesterday urged the government not to scrap its home construction programme as the sale of serviced lots was not a real solution to increase Bahamian home ownership.
Minister: We need a shift in culture at ministry
WORKS Minister Desmond Bannister has called for a fundamental shift in the culture at Ministry of Works and its auxiliary offices, saying the agency has not had the best reputation over the years.
‘Super contracts and destroyed documents’
A FORENSIC audit of the Bahamas Agriculture and Marine Science Institute has criticised the “ridiculously favourable” contracts senior administrators received weeks ahead of the 2017 general election, BAMSI chairman Tennyson Wells said yesterday.
Campus assault sparks teacher revolt
ONE hundred teachers at C V Bethel Senior High School were reportedly left “traumatised” after a marine biology teacher suffered injuries in an alleged altercation with students on the campus, with some of them reportedly visiting doctors yesterday due to the anguish caused.
Evans set free over Ambrose murder
CLINTON Evans, who was sentenced to life for murdering Detective Constable Jimmy Ambrose and trying to kill another officer almost 20 years ago along with Stephen “Die” Stubbs and Andrew “Yogi” Davis, was acquitted by majority decision yesterday by the Court of Appeal.
SARKIS SCORES COURT VICTORY: Chinese told to answer $2.2bn fraud allegation
Baha Mar's original developer was yesterday celebrating a major legal victory after a New York court upheld his $2.25bn fraud and breach of contract claim against the project's contractor.
Tourism disruption fears mount on US shutdown
The tourism industry was yesterday “carefully monitoring” the US government shutdown’s impact on air travel amid growing fears it may threaten The Bahamas’ projected arrivals gains.
Freeport man on murder charge
A 25-year-old Freeport man was charged with murder in the Freeport Magistrate’s Court yesterday.
Resignation is a condemnation of government, says PLP leader Davis
ALTHOUGH “taken aback” by Centreville MP Reece Chipman’s resignation from the Public Accounts Committee, Official Opposition leader Philip “Brave” Davis said the move is a condemnation of the government.
A COMIC'S VIEW: Life’s razor sharp at the barber’s shop
THIS week’s column is for my barber Leon, and barber shops world wide, the last bastion of free speech and unfiltered humour!
We’re ignoring the small man on the street who's hurting every day – MP
FREE National Movement MP Hank Johnson railed against the government on Wednesday accusing it of ignoring the challenges of the small man and “dragging its feet” where Bahamians’ rights are being infringed as he spoke about a longstanding land dispute in his constituency.
Sentencing for man convicted of grievous harm adjourned
A LAWYER for convict Antonio “Snake” Symonnette, who was convicted of two counts of grievous harm in the Supreme Court, requested an adjournment of the sentencing hearing yesterday.
EDITORIAL: Talking a good game - now for the delivery
It is generally accepted that globalisation is part of the reason for the rise of populism in the West. The growing support for populist extremist parties in Europe seems also to have resulted from a loss of faith in traditional political establishments and their capacity to deal effectively with either national issues or the problems of the general public.
Why I was ashamed to watch Netflix Fyre documentary
I watched Netflix’s Fyre: The Greatest Party That Never Happened documentary, and found it both deeply disturbing and ironic that Exuma and Norman’s Cay are once again at the centre of an international scandal of epic proportions that has brought embarrassment to The Bahamas.
Death of death penalty
Let’s face it, when one is sentenced to death in The Bahamas these days it really means life in prison. The condemned prisoner knows that all he has to do, is appeal and wait on the commutation call, or total freedom – in some cases.
