PLEA OVER DORIAN DEATH CERTIFICATES: ‘I just want peace and to move on’ after mother and brother were killed
FOUR years after her mother and brother died during Hurricane Dorian, Sitha Silien says she just wants to find peace and move on with her life – a dream that would only be made possible after she obtains her loved ones’ death certificates.
Suffer the little children
How long has the abuse of women and children existed on this planet? Hundreds of years? Thousands? Since the beginning? But now, transparency is beginning to happen.
Man accused of groping young girl granted bail
A MAN was granted $8,500 bail yesterday after he was accused of groping an underaged girl inappropriately earlier this year.
Bail violation by man accused of murder lands him in prison
A MAN on bail for murder was sentenced to four months in prison yesterday after he admitted to failing to charge his ankle monitor.
Man charged with stealing a woman’s car granted bail
A MAN was granted $7,000 bail after he was accused of stealing a woman’s car last week.
Eleuthera man accused of housebreaking granted bail
A MAN was granted $5,000 bail after he was accused of a recent housebreaking in Eleuthera.
Coach Deven moves to Exuma
AFTER conducting a successful physical education programme in the Catholic Primary Schools for the past 19 years, Deven Johnson has made the switch to the government schools and has now been relocated to Exuma.
Tennis coach Ricardo Demeritte passes international course
THE Bahamas Lawn Tennis Association congratulates coach Ricardo Demeritte who recently participated in the International Tennis Federation (ITF) Level 2 Coaching Advanced Players Course which was held in Trinidad and Tobago in August.
BFA hosts professional development day to kick off new school year
THE Bahamas Football Association kicked off the new school year by once again hosting the professional development day for the primary schools.
‘Knucklehead’ Johnson Invitational next month – Cross country invite on October 21
Bahamas men’s national 1,500 metre record holder William ‘Knucklehead’ Johnson is delighted that there will be a continuation of the cross country invitational in his honour.
Bumper business for back-to-school
Barbers and beauty salon reported “great” business over the weekend for the back to school rush.
Graycliff offers Indulgence to guests
A prominent Nassau eatery is offering a new “Indulgence Series” for guests in the hope of attracting both locals and tourists.
Four years on, paying tribute to those lost in Dorian
ON the fourth anniversary of Hurricane Dorian, families gathered at memorial monuments in Grand Bahama to lay wreaths for their loved ones who died or went missing during the storm on September 2.
THE KDK REPORT: Dire health consequences of extreme heat on the body
EVERY year, Bahamians from one end of the archipelago to the other lament the relentless broil of the summer’s heat. And this summer’s simmer has been particularly ruthless. Some of the hottest days on record occurred during July of this year with a heat index (feels like temperature) that oscillated between 105 and 115 degrees Fahrenheit. But unlike other, less tropical, locales we are often shielded from the intense heat by the shade of palm and coconut trees and cooled by the balmy breeze of our turquoise ocean.
INSIGHT: For better or worse, change is in the air
CHANGE is in the air, it seems. Perhaps it is the rest between sessions of Parliament. Perhaps it is the return of children to school. Perhaps that feeling of the changing of the seasons as summer moves to an end – but something is in the air.
Public school attendance is down four percentage points since last year
THE public school attendance rate is at 91 percent this year, according to Acting Education Director Dominique Russell.
EDITORIAL: Will Davis’ reshuffle be a benefit or not?
THE much-rumoured, long-awaited Cabinet reshuffle has arrived – and those expected to get the chop have instead simply received a new title and desk.
Police investigating if any ‘criminal conduct’ is involved in construction of shelter in Abaco
PRIME Minister Philip “Brave” Davis said police have been asked to investigate issues over the construction of a hurricane shelter in Abaco.
