STATESIDE: Mike Pence’s withdrawal not likely to cause a ripple for GOP
MIKE Pence “suspended” his candidacy for next year’s presidential race over the weekend. When the former vice president exited the current GOP presidential race, Pence was in some danger of missing the cut for the next Republican debate which is set for next week. His withdrawal hardly caused a ripple.
FRONT PORCH: Removal of pride is necessary to experience mercy
PRIDE is a master of disguise. It cloaks itself in all manner of outlandish costumes, intending to mislead oneself and others. Its powers of obfuscation are immense. Pride is so clever, so insidious that it tricks and befuddles our truer selves like a distorting funhouse mirror at a carnival.
EDITORIAL: What do the people want or need?
AS the by-election in West Grand Bahama and Bimini approaches, there are a lot of voices striving to be heard.
Criticism of PHA as man claims blood donors turned up but lab techs did not
A MAN criticised the Public Hospital Authority for closing the Rand Memorial Hospital’s blood bank on weekends, saying his father desperately needed blood when he died two days after having elective surgery on December 9, 2022.
Bimini residents voice concerns and needs ahead of upcoming by-election
AS the West Grand Bahama and Bimini by-election approaches, Bimini residents say they need a working ambulance, improved financial services and repairs to dilapidated government buildings.
FNM leader offers bipartisan support to regulate banking sector
FREE National Movement Leader Michael Pintard said the Davis administration would get bipartisan support to regulate the commercial banking sector, so it should act more and talk less about the need for better banking services in The Bahamas.
Wynn identifies three sites to avoid ‘parking anarchy’
A Goodman’s Bay developer yesterday said it has identified three potential off-site parking locations for construction workers and staff as it bids to avoid the “anarchy” that occurred during its first project.
Pintard touts near-$50m equity gain on BPL plant
Bahamas Power & Light (BPL) enjoyed a near-$50m equity gain on its ‘Station A’ investment, the Opposition’s leader charged yesterday, slamming accusations of cost overruns as a “misrepresentation”.
Jurors sworn in after lengthy selection process in Gibson trial
A NEW jury was empanelled yesterday in Adrian Gibson’s corruption trial after a lengthy selection process that dismissed several candidates because of their ties to the accused or witnesses.
‘Incompatible’ Balmoral condo hotel is rejected
The Balmoral Club’s eight-storey, 50-unit condo hotel expansion has been rejected by the planning authorities because it is “incompatible” with land use and development trends in the community.
FTX executive violated work permit restrictions
An FTX executive breached Bahamian Immigration regulations by working outside the scope of his work permit, court documents have revealed.
Students ask for airlift from Jamaica after earthquake - but are urged to stay
SOME Bahamian students in Jamaica asked to be airlifted to The Bahamas after an earthquake shook that country earlier this week.
Homeless fears over shanty town demolitions
IMMIGRANTS rights advocate Louby Georges said displacement and homelessness might rise when the government evicts shanty town residents next week. He said there are unanswered questions about how the demolitions will affect people.
MITCHELL: CHAIRMAN NEEDS PM’S SUPPORT – Fox Hill MP asks ‘why switch’ as he prepares ‘penultimate campaign’
FRED Mitchell suggested that if Prime Minister Philip “Brave” Davis does not support the victor of the Progressive Liberal Party’s upcoming chairmanship race, that person would struggle to function and carry out their duties as a vital party agent.
Pintard denies Shell sidelined over engines
FNM leader Michael Pintard yesterday denied that Shell North America was sidelined during the selection process for new engines at Bahamas Power and Light (BPL) under the last administration.
Politics and church don’t mix
Politics and church? Should never mix so the PLP going to a church pre-their launch of their West End-Bimini campaign is certainly not appropriate dividing the community on religious grounds, stupid, but we do it and too many churches allow politicians in their pulpits when Revs may not go into the pulpit of the politician - House of Assembly.
PM: Consumer Protection Bill will help ‘reimagine economy’
The Prime Minister yesterday said strengthened consumer protection laws are a key component in the Government’s plan to “reimagine the Bahamian economy”.
Stop ‘beating dead horse’ over BPL fuel hedge row
A Cabinet minister yesterday urged the Opposition to stop “beating a dead horse” over Bahamas Power & Light’s (BPL) fuel hedging strategy and summer’s sky-high light bills.
Man fined $2,000 for body armour he claims he found in the garbage
A MAN was fined $2,000 yesterday after admitting to having police body armour that he claimed he found in the garbage last week.
