Minnis rounds on critics of Labour on the Block scheme
PRIME Minister Dr Hubert Minnis has hit back at critics of his administration’s Labour on the Block initiative, which has assisted approximately 1,000 people with jobs.
Man who set himself on fire dies in hospital
THE man who set himself on fire earlier this month in Eleuthera has died, the Royal Bahamas Police Force has confirmed.
DIANE PHILLIPS: Where, oh where, has my attention span gone?
Where, oh where, did our attention spans go? I lost mine somewhere between the cell phone, Kindle, Surface and life. Hopefully, I did not put in the laundry with the week’s linens or sock it away in a drawer like I did one time with $100 bill that would have come in so handy had I remembered it when needed instead of years later by accident when I didn’t.
Gomez: Why no more sales of cays to private buyers?
FORMER State Minister for Legal Affairs Damian Gomez called on Prime Minister Dr Hubert Minnis yesterday to explain why Crown cays won’t be sold to private buyers anymore.
Henfield surprise at Office of the Spouse criticism
FOREIGN Affairs Minister Darren Henfield yesterday defended the decision to establish the Office of the Spouse insisting yesterday the function would further enhance the work of the Ministry of Social Services.
EDITORIAL: Working for a more efficient civil service
THERE are those Bahamians who say that they are unhappy with the new government, because, after ten months in office, little has been done to turn the country around. Of course, the former government having left behind millions in unpaid bills so that there is nothing with which “to turn it around”, are encouraging these thoughts to try to cover their failed five years in office and create further confusion going forward.
Christian Council against poor
Since May 10, 2017, Bahamians from all walks of life have never seen the kind of insensitivity, cold and callous treatment ever experienced from any government. The Hubert Alexander Minnis led government has induced the most pain ever endured at any time on his people.
Stopping illegal migrants at Inagua
Fred Mitchell is still punch-drunk from the devastating defeat of his party in the last election and his own surprising defeat in the Fox Hill Constituency. That must be why he does not seem to be able to collect his thoughts in a rational way.
Thank you, Fred
Re: Fast track justice sends illegals home.
Lashann and Longhorns advance to Sweet 16
THE lone Bahamian left in the NCAA Tournament, Lashann Higgs continues the best post-season run of her collegiate career.
Franco named to roster for the Iverson Classic
The accolades continue to stockpile for Bahamian basketball prep star Franco Miller and a pivotal summer recruitment continues this spring as his decision on an NCAA programme looms.
‘It sucks when you lose a game and you don’t have any more’
HIS final season for the Michigan State Spartans ended prematurely with an upset loss in the NCAA Tournament’s Round of 32, but Lourawls “Tum Tum” Nairn was still able to exhibit the leadership that made him a star in the eyes of the coaching staff in East Lansing.
Jackson Brennen gets his ‘D’ licence certificate
BAHAMIAN Jackson Brennen, a former international soccer player, hit another milestone as he received his “D” licence certificate.
Sports Notes
THE University of The Bahamas will take a 22-member men’s and women’s track & field team to the University of South Florida Bulls Invitational to compete March 22-23 in Tampa, Florida.
National Cyber-Crime Strategy critical to underpin ‘tech hub’
THE Bahamas must develop a National Cyber-crime Strategy otherwise its plans to become a ‘technology hub’ will be “gravely affected”, the Attorney General’s Office has warned.
Scooter, jet ski operators shrug off US warning
BAHAMIAN jet ski and scooter rental companies yesterday said the latest US crime alert had not dampened what one operator described as an “exceptionally good” Spring Break.
Airport upgrade promise called ‘dream come true’
THE Government’s promise of improved airport facilities represents “a dream come true” for Long Island, its MP yesterday branding it as key to sparking an economic revival.
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Wednesday, 21st March, 2018.
UPDATED: 50 held in mass drugs raid
50 people were arrested on Grand Bahama on Tuesday morning in a joint operation between Bahamian and US law enforcement officers that resulted in the seizure of a large quantity of drugs and US cash, and several firearms and ammunition.
