PM Davis is a man on fire
The PLP was returned to power in 2021, a little short of three years ago, under the stellar leadership of the Hon Philip "Brave" Davis, KC, MP.
Our nation’s woes
MY heart bleeds for the soul of my country.
Wilchcombe funds
Social media was rife when news broke that the Government had used money budgeted for our disabled community to throw a party for one of their own party faithful.
40-year-old man accused of soliciting sex from boy, 14
A 40-year-old man was remanded in custody yesterday after he was accused of soliciting sex from a 14-year-old boy last week.
$3,500 fine for curfew breaches
A MAN on bail for murder was fined $3,500 yesterday after he admitted to breaching his curfew five times this month.
ALICIA WALLACE: No more empty words, govt - we need action on equality
We have to demand more from the government
IN two days, it will be Women’s History Month, also known as International Women’s Month due to International Women’s Day being on the eighth. It is a time to not only acknowledge the work and achievements of women in the past, but to face the issues of the present in a way that can contribute to an equitable future.
EDITORIAL: Women who have inspired us
WOMEN’S Month is almost upon us – and with it International Women’s Day on March 8.
‘Cut out of the deal’
FORMER employees of the Lyford Cay Club say that they were “cut out of the deal” struck by the Bahamas Hotel, Catering and Allied Workers Union (BHCAWU) and the Bahamas Hotel and Restaurant Employers Association.
Agreement signed to help farmers to obtain loans
THE Bahamas Agricultural Industrial Cooperation (BAIC) signed a memorandum of understanding with the Bank of the Bahamas yesterday to provide loan facilities to farmers that wish to expand their businesses and acquire land.
‘Impossible’ to find funds for Bahamian farming
FARMERS say that they continue to face issues with obtaining financing - with a number of obstacles in their path.
‘He took his last breath in front of me,’ said uncle
THE uncle of the latest teen murdered in the country said before Andrew Newry took his last breath in front of him on Monday, that he had unsuccessfully tried to learn who his killer was.
Manager ‘pressured’ on WSC payments
THE former chief financial officer (CFO) of the Water and Sewerage Corporation (WSC) testified yesterday that Adrian Gibson pressured the general manager of the company to resolve delayed payments to landscaping companies.
Head of Film Control Board defends decision on anime movie rating
THE head of the Film Control Board yesterday defended its decision to give a D rating to the anime “Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba - To The Hashira Training”, which prevents it from being shown in local theatres, saying the film has no understandable plot and is not in English.
American tourist dies after falling from vessel
A 68-year-old tourist from Mississippi, USA, fell off a vessel and died near Tillo Cay, Abaco, yesterday.
DEMOLITION OF 100 SHANTY HOMES BEGINS: Residents hurry to get personal items before structures destroyed
AFTER years of government pledges to dismantle unregulated communities in Abaco, the Ministry of Works began demolishing more than 100 structures in the Gaza shanty town on the island yesterday.
USCG searches for boat with couple missing on trip to the Bahamas
THE US Coast Guard is searching for a pair of boaters who left the Florida Keys for The Bahamas.
CARIFTA swimming trials: Last chance meet all set for King’s College on Western Road
THE Bahamas Aquatics Federation was hoping to host the 2024 CARIFTA Swimming Trials at the Betty Kelly Kenning Aquatic Centre March 8-9 but, due to ongoing renovations at the facility, the meet will be carried out at King’s College on Western Road instead.
World leader Ken Mullings excited to be in Scotland
While his aim was to get ready for the decathlon in the Olympic Games this summer, Ken Mullings took a shot at the World Athletics Indoor Championships, but he didn’t know that he would be the top heptathlon qualifier going into Glasgow, Scotland, this weekend.
Junior Davis Cup team in the win column again
WHILE the Bahamas’ Junior Billie Jean King Cup for the under-16 girls’ contest was suspended because of the rain in the Dominican Republic, the Junior Davis Cup team got in their match and they prevailed with a 3-0 decision over Aruba.
