Attorney for former police officer withdraws representation
AN ATTORNEY for a veteran police officer facing drug related charges has withdrawn representation of his client.
Healthcare providers in NHI programme seek answers over payment delays
HEALTHCARE providers enrolled in the National Health Insurance programme are calling for answers after suffering payment delays last month.
New uniform for police officers handling traffic
POLICE officers handling traffic can now be seen wearing new uniform tops — all white shirts with recognisable police insignia and crests.
THE BTVI STORY: Revving up for the future
They were 11 eager young men who swarmed around the vehicle like busy bees. The excitement was evident as they were presented with the opportunity to diagnose the multiple issues the owner faced.
Young faces at Parliament event
The Ministry of Youth Sports and Culture wrapped up its youth month activities with the annual Youth in Parliament at the House of Assembly last week.
Harbour Island students shine
Harbour Island student won local scholarship and awards for academic achievements.
Art on show by Sadie Curtis pupils
Students at Sadie Curtis Primary School displayed their artistic skills with their visual art display.
Clubs & Societies November 3rd 2023
The local Chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated Eta Psi Omega kicked off Breast Cancer Awareness Month with a health and educational presentation on “Myth Busting: Breast Cancer 101” by Dr Yasmin Robinson, a member of the sorority. She debunked breast cancer myths, urged the members to get their annual mammograms and stressed the importance of early detection.
DIANE PHILLIPS – ‘I’ve never felt more comfortable outside the US than when I was in Grand Bahama’
The man sat down a few rows away. In a nearly empty and sterile, freezing cold Grand Bahama International Airport terminal with only a handful of early arrivals waiting for much later flights, it was hard not to make eye contact with the few lone folks who were already there, a mother and toddler, a few men who spoke in rapid staccato-like sounds like they were from somewhere far away, and this gentleman, middle-aged, laden with an encased guitar and assortment of backpacks and hefty hand luggage that indicated he had been around these parts for a while and was heading back to wherever he came from.
Eric Wiberg – PBM Mariner seaplane sinks near Royal Island
ON the night of Wednesday, July 19, 1944, at Royal Island, North Eleuthera, Lt (jg) HL Hayes crashed while landing in a turbulent sea. No injuries to the personnel occurred, but both wing floats were torn off the plane and the starboard wing tip bounced on the bottom and finally sank in 20 feet of water. The plane was damaged beyond repair and was later surveyed.
EDITORIAL: Treating symptoms rather than the illness
DARREN Henfield is trying to treat a symptom and not the illness.
Henfield wants bail denied for people charged with multiple serious crimes
FNM SENATOR Darren Henfield said a constitutional amendment should be pursued to deny bail to people accused of multiple serious crimes.
Govt considering another post office relocation
TRANSPORT and Energy Minister JoBeth Coleby-Davis said her ministry is considering a proposal to relocate the General Post Office to the former Independence Drive Shopping Plaza site.
‘PTI Road Traffic proposal never made it to Cabinet’
TRANSPORT and Energy Minister JoBeth Coleby-Davis suggested that a businessman who presented a proposal to the government for the Road Traffic Department did not demonstrate that he could fulfil certain requirements for the project.
‘Economy’s turned’: Port targets $10m-plus profit
Nassau’s main commercial shipping port is targeting a 7 percent year-over-year increase to break the $10m profit barrier in 2024, its top executive asserting yesterday: “The economy has turned.”
Just one SOE ‘can throw everything’
The Government yesterday unveiled policies to govern a near-$800m portfolio of loans and guarantees to state-owned entities, a senior official saying: “One transaction could throw everything awry.”
$500m cruise port’s ‘strict preference’ for Bahamians
The US contractor managing landside construction for Carnival’s $500m Grand Bahama cruise port has pledged to give “strict preference” to Bahamians on all work that is put out to bid.
Tribunal VP: Terminate employees ‘by the book’
The Industrial Tribunal’s vice-president has warned employers to ensure staff terminations are done “by the book” in awarding a fast-food group’s ex-supply chain manager $47,000 for unfair dismissal.
