Two toddlers found unresponsive in swimming pool
Police have reported that two toddlers, aged one and three-years-old, are in critical condition after they were found unresponsive in a swimming pool in the Tropical Gardens community on Wednesday.
ALICIA WALLACE: End hypocrisy over human rights reforms
SUNDAY, December 10, was Human Rights Day, with the theme of Freedom, Equality, and Justice for All (with italics indicating the emphasis on “all”). It marked 75th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.
EDITORIAL: Should murder accused seek safety behind bars?
WE are in a very strange situation in this country right now.
Infant boy attacked by dog in a Grand Bahama daycare
A one-year-old boy was attacked by a dog at a daycare facility in Grand Bahama on Monday, prompting a police investigation.
Bahamian law enforcement working with US authorities to curb human smuggling
COMMISSIONER of Police Clayton Fernander said human smuggling is big business, but Bahamian law enforcement is working closely with US counterparts to curb the practice.
Pinder says industrialised countries are ‘obligated to vulnerable, non-emitting countries’ over climate crisis
ATTORNEY General Ryan Pinder said industrialised countries are obligated to vulnerable, non-emitting countries for their contribution to the climate crisis.
Genesis Academy donates to local charities
GENESIS Academy wished Merry Christmas to four local charities yesterday by giving them donations.
‘Severe penalties’ fear on Business Licence audits
The Chamber’s newly-elected chairman last night voiced “serious concern” that firms may be exposed to “severe penalties” for Business Licence infractions due to inadequate time to ready for full audits.
Residents ‘won’t let guard down’ on hotel expansion
Residents in Tropical Gardens and Gambier Heights yesterday pledged they will “not let our guard down” even though a controversial planning application has been placed in the “pending file”.
Royal Caribbean: ‘We’re exploring future projects’
Royal Caribbean Cruise Lines yesterday confirmed it “continues to explore future projects” with its interest in acquiring Freeport’s Xanadu hotel hailed as a move that can attract other investors.
Climate change loss fund couldn’t even cover Dorian
A Bahamian environmental advocate yesterday said there is “no way” that the $700m pledged thus far to the climate change ‘loss and damage’ fund is sufficient to even cover this nation’s needs.
Central Bank: 1,250% digital asset capital not ‘excessive’
The Central Bank yesterday rejected assertions it is being “excessive” in requiring licensees to hold 12.5 times’ the amount of capital involved to back trades of non-stablecoin digital assets.
PM: Pledge on climate fight by wealthy countries not enough
PRIME Minister Philip “Brave” Davis said the wealthiest countries in the world, including the United States of America and China, did not pledge enough to the loss and damage fund COP28 delegates agreed to establish during a recent meeting of the major climate conference in Dubai.
Straw vendors struggling despite record tourism rise
ALTHOUGH the country is hitting tourism records, some straw vendors say they are struggling.
‘Munroe’s UN response ridiculous’, says Alicia Wallace
HUMAN rights advocate Alicia Wallace ripped National Security Minister Wayne Munroe’s response to the United Nations Working Group on Arbitrary Detention’s (WGAD) report about this country’s detention systems, calling it “ridiculous” in its “unnecessary and inappropriate defensiveness”.
Rained off? Burna Boy postponed
PROMOTERS of a concert starring Burna Boy announced the event’s postponement yesterday, citing inclement weather.
MAN BEGS ‘LET ME BACK INTO PRISON’: Commissioner praise for suspect who asked to cancel bail after shooting
POLICE Commissioner Clayton Fernander wants more people accused of serious crimes to follow the example of Anthon Munroe, a murder suspect who asked a judge last week to cancel his bail because he felt unsafe.
Boy Scouts; please lower the volume
I could have written this letter six years ago; however, I have been reluctant to do so in order not to tarnish the good reputation enjoyed by the Scout Association of the Bahamas in this country.
