FACE TO FACE – Hubert ‘Chippie’ Chipman: A life centred around family
“Family” is the key word that has shaped the life of Hubert Anthony Chipman. His nuclear family with his wife Roxanne; his wider Chipman family and the clans of his heritage; his high school family that he never let go of; his church family; his political ties; and his Junkanoo tribe are all testaments to his sacrifice and his commitment to giving his all to the people he loves.
Former PM says police responsible for Dorian death count
FORMER Prime Minister Dr Hubert Minnis said police are accountable for providing accurate information on how many people died because of Hurricane Dorian.
EDITORIAL: A time to mourn and to remember
IT was the faces that told the story yesterday.
Obie Wilchcombe’s death sets up first by-election since 2012
THE death of West End Grand Bahama and Bimini MP Obie Wilchcombe will trigger the first by-election in The Bahamas since 2012.
Founder interest ‘four times’ higher than Jack’s Bay goal
Sir Franklyn Wilson yesterday said the 1,200-acre Jack’s Bay project has attracted interest from “four times” the number of founding buyers it is targeting while receiving “a very strong endorsement” from Scotiabank.
Opposition alarm on S&P’s three times’ higher deficit
The Opposition’s finance spokesman yesterday voiced alarm over Standard & Poor’s (S&P) prediction that the fiscal deficit for the 2023-2024 Budget year will come in more than three times’ higher than the Government’s forecast at $466m.
RBC’s $22m payment suspicion ‘reasonable’
The Court of Appeal yesterday ruled it was “reasonable” for Royal Bank of Canada (RBC) to find that $21.957m paid to a Bahamian businessman by a Slovakian he has never met for investment in his sand mining venture was “suspicious”.
Tax authorities push Out Island compliance drive
The Government’s major tax authority is undertaking a Family Island compliance tour to better educate residents and businesses on the need to pay their due tax obligations and how to do so, it was confirmed yesterday.
Reflecting on the life of Obie Wilchcombe
A MENTOR, friend, and a force to be reckoned with is how cabinet ministers described Obie Wilchcombe after his shocking death yesterday.
Wendy’s tells Town Planning: No more PI project mistakes
Wendy’s is urging the planning authorities to take “great care” to ensure approval for a Paradise Island restaurant, which could create between 75-100 total jobs, is not again derailed by procedural irregularities.
Court awards man $26k for wrongful arrest
THE Supreme Court has awarded $26,500 to a man police considered a gang leader after a judge found he was wrongfully arrested and detained in 2015 and 2016.
Shock and tears at death of Obie Wilchcombe
A CASKET draped in the Bahamian flag arrived at the Odyssey Aviation Airport in New Providence from Grand Bahama with the body of Obie Wilchcombe at 5.55pm yesterday.
BJ Murray, Smokies take 1-0 lead in series
After sweeping the Chattanooga Lookouts in their best-of-three playoffs last week, Bahamian third baseman BJ Murray and the Tennessee Smokies moved one away from duplicating the feat in the Minor League Baseball’s Double A Southern League Championships.
Murder accused pleads guilty to curfew breaches
A MAN on bail for attempted murder was jailed for six months after admitting to breaching his curfew five times.
Stubbs pleased with Team Bahamas’ efforts
DESPITE having some uncertainty about whether or not they will get to travel this year to the Central American and Caribbean Bodybuilding Championships in Aruba, Bahamas Bodybuilding and Wellness Federation president Joel Stubbs said he was pleased with the 10-member team’s performance.
Condolences expressed for Wilchcombe
Women United (WU) expresses our profound sorrow and deepest condolences on the passing of Minister Obie Wilchcombe, the Minister of Social Services and Member of Parliament for West End and Bimini. Our thoughts and prayers are with his family, the Progressive Liberal Party, his constituents, and the entire nation of The Bahamas during this difficult time.
Dragon Boat Festival all set for this weekend
AFTER hosting a successful inaugural event last year, the Bahamas Chinese Dragon Boat Association is looking forward to making the second annual Bahamas Dragon Boat Festival bigger and better.
Fidelity Bahamas Optimist sails on Saturday
YOUNG Bahamian sailors from Nassau, Eleuthera, Harbour Island, Abaco, Exuma, Long Island and Grand Bahama will compete in the Fidelity Bahamas Optimist Championships for the title of national optimist champion this coming weekend.
One-term govt in the making
Has the question ever been asked about why we have not had at least a two term government in The Bahamas since the FNM administration of 1992-2002?
No case for climate crisis, reparations
The foreign policy of the Davis-Cooper Government is totally based around Climate change and Slave reparations - regret my grandson writing a paper at his High School blew both of these issues out of the deepest part of the Tongue of the Ocean off Andros. We, The Bahamas, don’t have a case in either to argue.
