Finance’s procurement list called ‘incomplete’
FREE National Movement Leader Michael Pintard said he rejects the Ministry of Finance’s “incomplete” contract procurement report released on Sunday because it fails to satisfy the transparency requirements of the Public Procurement Act.
Former PM’s son charged over teen’s abortion
MORE than a month after a man was charged with having unlawful sex with a 15-year-old Harbour Island girl, Dr Jamil Minnis, a gynaecologist and the son of former Prime Minister Dr Hubert Minnis, was charged yesterday with helping the girl get an abortion.
UNION CHALLENGES IMMIGRATION MOVE: Pratt appointment disputed over rule on contract workers
THE Bahamas Customs Immigration and Allied Workers Union has filed a trade dispute with the Department of Labour contesting the Davis administration’s appointment of William Pratt as director of the Department of Immigration.
45-year-old woman charged with making false rape report
A 45-year-old woman was charged in the Magistrate’s Court yesterday for making a false rape report.
Dad of child who shot himself facing multiple charges
THE father of a boy who shot himself in the abdomen last week has been charged with a crime.
45-year-old woman charged with making false rape report
A 45-year-old woman was charged in the Magistrate’s Court yesterday for making a false rape report.
Bahamas crypto exchange set to ‘add another chapter’
A crypto currency exchange Bahamian subsidiary says it will unveil a new feature for its platform next month to further cement its “significant” contribution to the parent's global brand.
HONOURING DAWN KNOWLES: BFA renames NPPPSSA soccer tournament in her honour
The Bahamas Football Association (BFA) presented Dawn N Knowles with the best birthday gift of them all after renaming the New Providence Public Primary Schools Sports Association’s (NPPPSSA) soccer tournament in her honour yesterday at the Beach Soccer Stadium.
Minister of Youth, Sports and Culture among 10 men honoured for their contributions to building youth
FREEPORT, Grand Bahama, The Bahamas - Prior to accepting an award for the positive work he has done among the youth of the nation through basketball during his many years as a coach, Minister for Youth, Sports and Culture Mario Bowleg encouraged other men to continue to do their part in helping the nation’s boys become contributing men of society.
NPC Worldwide Caribbean Grand Prix all set for November 11
THE NPC Worldwide Caribbean Grand Prix is scheduled to get underway at the Atlantis resort on November 11.
‘Jazz’ impressed with talent level in Bahamian baseball
JASRADO “Jazz” Chisholm Jr, founder of the Jazz Chisholm Foundation Little League, made a special appearance this past weekend at the Baillou Hills Sporting Complex.
Small Schools Volleyball Results
VOLLEYBALL results for Monday, October 16.
By-election a pivotal moment
In the poignant absence left by MP Obadiah Wilchcombe, the constituency of Grand Bahama, Bimini, and the Berry Islands finds itself enveloped in a vital democratic process - the bye-election.
Bahamian stranded in Israel on birthday repatriated yesterday, says government
HOWARD Evans, the last Bahamian who contacted the Ministry of Foreign Affairs for help in leaving Israel, has been repatriated, the ministry said yesterday.
Man missing at sea after boat capsizes
A MAN is missing at sea after a boat capsized in waters near Guana Cay.
WORLD VIEW: UN action needed urgently to end Israel-Hamas violence
THE attack by Hamas on civilians in Southern Israel on 7 October 2023 was as stupid as it was cruel, brutal and inhuman.
THE KDK REPORT: The hour has come – Part 2
IN my last report, I told the story of my patient Whitney who, in September 2019, fought against unimaginable odds to survive as the winds and swiftly rising waters of Hurricane Dorian pummeled her home on Grand Bahama. The surge of water was so strong, so fast, so deadly that she and her neighbours were forced to escape without warning, walking against the winds and sharp stinging waters attacking them as they made their way to the nearest shelter, a church less than three blocks from where they lived.
INSIGHT: Prayers for victims of conflict as we hope for a peaceful solution
IT is not often I do this, but this week’s column looks a little farther from home. And yet, the effects of this faraway look are felt right here too.
EDITORIAL: Fred v Shane in PLP dogfight
IF there was a pretense at dignity in the political dogfight over the West End and Bimini constituency before the funeral of representative Obie Wilchcombe, then all semblance of such is long gone now.
