‘It hit me like a ton of bricks’ - GG recalls husband’s dimentia
GOVERNOR General Dame Cynthia “Mother” Pratt and Minister of Health and Wellness Dr Michael Darville spoke candidly yesterday about the emotional toll of caring for loved ones with dementia, as they joined staff and patients for the annual Governor General’s Visit to Sandilands Rehabilitation Centre.
Union protests at OPM over plan to keep outgoing BTVI president
MEMBERS of the Bahamas Union of Auxiliary Professionals in Education (BUAPE) protested outside the Office of the Prime Minister yesterday after learning that outgoing Bahamas Technical and Vocational Institute (BTVI) president Dr Linda Davis is expected to remain with the institution in a different capacity next year.
UB takes ‘major step’ toward full international accreditation
THE University of The Bahamas has been approved as a candidate for accreditation by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC), marking what it calls a major step in its pursuit of full international academic recognition.
Georgette Rolle-Harris takes over at Royal Blue
GEORGETTE Rolle-Harris, who came up the ranks as a player, coach and administrator, is now the first Bahamian to serve as the director of golf at Baha Mar's Royal Blue Golf Club.
Fly fishing chief renewing call for conservation fund
The Bahamas Fly Fishing Industry Association’s (BFFIA) president yesterday asserted that a conservation fund established by law was never truly implemented as he slammed the Government’s “lip service” in protecting and preserving the sector for Bahamians.
Water corp tankering supplies amid central Eleuthera cut-off
The Water and Sewerage Corporation (WSC) yesterday said it will provide tanker water to Central Eleuthera customers whose supply has been cut-off amid repairs to a damaged line at the Naval Base reverse osmosis plant.
Youth Flag Football League celebrates a major milestone as it marks its 10th season
THE Bahamas Youth Flag Football League celebrated a major milestone on Saturday as it officially marked its 10th season at the flag football field opposite the entrance to the original Thomas A. Robinson Stadium. The tournament featured 13 games across three age divisions - 6-9, 10-13, and 14-17.
Rosewood Exuma’s developer ‘never opposed’ legal challenge
The $200m Rosewood Exuma developer says it never opposed the legal challenge to the project’s environmental approvals as it pledged to “vigorously refute” the continued attacks and allegations by its opponents.
Over half of Nassau’s roads threatened by flood damage
More than half of New Providence’s roads are threatened by flood damage, an Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) report is warning, with The Bahamas facing an up to $425m financing shortfall on investment in nationwide road infrastructure.
Cable ‘not aware’ of BTC merger proposal
Cable Bahamas’ top executive says he is “unaware” of any proposal for a merger with the Bahamas Telecommunications Company (BTC) and there have been no talks or discussions on such a plan.
‘Frustration’ escalates over construction self-regulation
The Bahamian Contractors Association’s (BCA) president says he believes successive administrations do not want to “professionalise” the industry because it would create an obstacle to directing “millions of dollars” in construction contacts to their political supporters.
Doctors targets 20% ‘ramp up’ in revenue
Doctors Hospital is aiming to “ramp up” revenues by 20 percent, and expand profit margins “to at least 10 percent” of top-line income, as its chief executive unveiled plans to relinquish this post early in the New Year.
Sands: Merging hotel college with UB ‘worst decision I ever made’
COMBINING the former Bahamas Hotel Training College with what is now the University of The Bahamas was “the worst decision I ever made in my tourism career,” according to immediate past Bahamas Hotel and Tourism Association (BHTA) president Robert Sands.
Mom kisses son ‘goodbye’ in funeral service for slain officer
THE mother of trainee correctional officer Ashantio “Clevorn” Johnson kissed her son’s face in his casket as he was laid to rest during an emotional funeral service on Friday.
Widow mourns drowing victim - ‘I keep expecting him to walk through the door’
A GRIEVING wife says she keeps expecting her husband to walk through their front door, days after he was found submerged in waters in Eleuthera in what police believe was a drowning after he slipped and fell while collecting salt water.
Migrant who alleged severe beating by Immigration officers has been deported
A HAITIAN detainee who was allegedly severely beaten by immigration officers has been deported, his lawyer Martin Lundy said yesterday.
Ex-chief supt faces NY court in shackles
A former chief superintendent with the Royal Bahamas Police Force appeared in court in New York on Friday wearing leg shackles and handcuffs as he faced charges in a drug trafficking plot that has sent shockwaves through the political establishment and law enforcement sectors in The Bahamas.
‘Flashy King’ wins
CARL “Flashy King” Hield, a man on a mission, exploded for a second round victory to successfully defend his pair of titles on Saturday night at the Coliseo Menor de Villa Olimpica en Santa Marta, Colombia.
