Royal Caribbean awards scholarships to LJM Maritime Academy graduates
TWO graduates of the LJM Maritime Academy were awarded scholarships from the Royal Caribbean Cruise Line on Friday..
Two brothers deny attacking prosecutor
TWO brothers have denied attacking and injuring prosecutor Joel Seymour on Saturday, January 5, with their attorney accusing the Crown of launching a “malicious prosecution” against her clients.
Breakdown of family life 'the greatest threat our nation faces today'
AT the official opening of the legal year in Grand Bahama, Canon Norman Lightbourne highlighted many serious problems facing the country that seeks to diminish and threaten our way of life in The Bahamas.
AG hopes for Sexual Offences Court in 2019 legal year
ATTORNEY General Carl Bethel said they would be pushing for the opening of a Sexual Offences Court during the 2019 legal year to address the “egregious” delay of those matters which have contributed to the long backlog of cases in the court system.
Man taken into custody after second murder of the year
POLICE are investigating the second murder of the year.
Advanced treatment for prostrate enlargement now available in the Bahamas
The UroLift System, the FDA-approved, minimally invasive outpatient procedure to treat non-cancerous benign prostate hyperplasia, also called prostate enlargement, is readily available locally at Urology Care Bahamas.
Bahamian women, get financially fit for 2019!
She is on a journey to becoming financially fit this year, and the ‘242 Financialista’ wants to take as many Bahamian women as possible along with her on the journey.
Pinder’s Brokerage to run Komen race in company matriarch’s honour
It’s been just a little over two months since Helen Pinder, the matriarch of Pinder’s Customs Brokerage Ltd, lost her battle with breast cancer. Now, more than half of the staff at her company, along with their family members, will take part in a local cancer run this month in her memory – continuing a tradition she started five years ago.
A COMIC'S VIEW: True confessions
Okay, okay, okay, I’m glad so many of you enjoyed last week’s column.
Newbold: PM will reveal Chief Justice choice ‘in due course’
PRIME Minister Dr Hubert Minnis will reveal his choice for Chief Justice in “due course”, according to Press Secretary Anthony Newbold, who yesterday said the Killarney MP was still mulling over his shortlist of candidates.
Film casts new light on prosecutor attack
LAVITA Thurston outfitted her home with surveillance cameras in December, three years after her daughter was killed on her front porch. She hopes footage from those cameras will save two of her sons from prison after they were accused of attacking a prosecutor, Joel Seymour, on Sunday.
Dionisio heads absentee list
FREETOWN MP Dionisio D’Aguilar leads his parliamentary colleagues with the most recorded House of Assembly absences since the Free National Movement took office in 2017.
BPL faces $6m bill to clean oil spills
TOTAL remediation of legacy oil spills at the Clifton Pier Power Plant site could cost Bahamas Power and Light up to $6m.
Conch may be wiped out in 10-15 years
THE Bahamas National Trust is gearing up for a major conservation push in the wake of research findings that warn the local conch supply could be wiped out in ten to 15 years.
Queen's Honours
It has been a tradition that “worthy” Bahamians are acknowledged for contributions they may have made to nation building by being placed on the Queen’s New Year’s list.
EDITORIAL: Halting illegal immigration a fight we dare not lose
Publicity about the recent successful interception on the high seas of large numbers of migrants from Haiti brings to the fore yet again the serious on-going problem for The Bahamas of the attempted illegal and uncontrolled mass movement here of people from our troubled neighbour to the south.
Saunders selected for SPIRAL Tropical Bowl
MAVIN Saunders will take the first step toward professional football and his post-collegiate playing career with his first senior bowl invite.
‘Deceived’ on $12m ankle bracelet deal
A Bahamian security firm says it was “deceived” by its foreign partners into unjustly parting with two-thirds of the $12m proceeds from the criminal ankle bracelet monitoring contract.
Majority Rule:The most transformative moment in Bahamian history
Properly understood, Majority Rule marks a moment of liberation for all Bahamians and ought to be celebrated by all Bahamians in all times as the most transformative event in our nation’s history.
Majority rule day Basketball Tournament underway
THE sixth annual Freedom Baptist Academy Majority Rule Day Basketball Tournament got started yesterday at the Anatol Rodgers Gymnasium with teams participating in the mini, primary and junior divisions for boys and girls.
