A question of faith
Chaplain to the Prison?
DPM praised for putting country before politics
The deputy prime minister was yesterday praised by a governance reformer for placing “saving the country” over political gain through the government’s economic restructuring plans.
Police appeal after drive-by shooting
A WOMAN is in hospital after she was injured during a drive-by shooting yesterday.
Minister of State for GB on preliminary labour force survey
MINISTER of State for Grand Bahama Kwasi Thompson has praised latest job figures which show a decline in the island’s unemployment rate and that more than 800 people were employed since May 2018 to November 2018.
Peruvian found not guilty of killing DJ in club
A PERUVIAN man has been acquitted of killing a disc jockey and attempting to kill another man following a scuffle in a downtown nightclub three years ago.
Court of appeal reserves its decision on acting chief justice
THE Court of Appeal has reserved its decision on whether or not the acting chief justice was right to find that two police officers had no case to answer concerning the 2013 death of 20-year-old Aaron Rolle.
Don’t increase utility bills on GB, urges pastor
AMID economic challenges on Grand Bahama, the Coalition for Concerned Citizens is calling for a halt of rate increases by the Grand Bahama Utility Company in water supply and garbage collection fees.
Haitians sent back from GB
SIXTY-TWO Haitians were repatriated from Freeport, Grand Bahama to Port-au-Prince, Haiti on board a Bahamasair charter flight under heavy escort by law enforcement officers yesterday morning.
EDITORIAL: Universal Health Care or Socialised Medicine?
WHILE Health Minister Dr Duane Sands is to be commended on his announcement regarding Universal Health Care, we, as Bahamians, need to answer some fundamental questions as to the future of our public healthcare before we go any further down this slippery slope of a single payer, income-tax funded socialised medical system, such as they have in Canada and the UK.
Let's check patrol logs
POLICE walk-about - are they not showing the lack of and bad side of policing?
No smoke without Fyre
It is not the first time that serious allegations have been made concerning the promotional event…before we all forget there was the Caribbean Music Fest - $’000’s paid and a no show everything stupid, Rawson Square and nothing.
Get in the right lane
Between May, 2017 and now there has been a considerable increase of taxi licence plates issued, but the question I wish to raise did they pass some form of a Drivers Test?
BLTA names Davis and Fed Cup teams
The Bahamas Lawn Tennis Association named its Davis and Fed Cup teams set to represent the country in their respective events this year.
Ayton ‘questionable’ for tonight’s game
DEANDRE Ayton has missed the first games of his NBA career. He is now sidelined with an ankle injury and listed as “day to day” on the Phoenix Suns’ injury report.
D’Andre Vilmar dunk goes viral
D’ANDRE Vilmar appears to have regained the explosiveness and return to form from injury in his first season for the Missouri State-West Plains Grizzlies.
Campos becomes first Puerto Rican Web.com tour winner
GREAT ABACO, Bahamas (AP) — Rafael Campos won The Bahamas Great Abaco Classic in 25-mph wind yesterday to become the first Puerto Rican champion in Web.com Tour history.
Robinson finishes tied for 29th at amateur golf championships
DEVAUGHN Robinson once again represented the Bahamas among the region’s elite golfers at the Latin America Amateur Golf Championships.
Bilateral WTO deals alternative ‘impractical’
Bilateral trade agreements are an “impractical, cost prohibitive” alternative to full WTO membership for The Bahamas, a well-known attorney argued yesterday.
Bahamas ‘shooting in dark’ over WTO
The DNA’s deputy leader yesterday expressed fears that The Bahamas is “walking in the dark” towards WTO membership without the government “making the case” for joining.
‘Consensus’ reached over cruise port bids
The government’s evaluation committee has reached a “consensus” on the three Nassau cruise port bids and is ready to make their recommendation to Cabinet, the Minister of Tourism said yesterday.
