NIB strike action postponed
STRIKE action by the employees of the National Insurance Board has been postponed until further notice, according to Director of Labour John Pinder.
Two jailed for stealing and causing harm
A Freeport Magistrate sentenced two men to four years in prison after they pleaded guilty to charges of stealing and causing harm on Friday.
One in seven suffering from diabetes in the Bahamas
WITH one in seven of the population suffering from diabetes, Health Minister Dr Duane Sands is urging Bahamians to make more healthy lifestyle choices to prevent getting the disease.
Majority of dome structures set to arrive
A MAJORITY of the government’s 250 dome structures for displaced Abaco families are expected to be on the island today, according to Iram Lewis, minister of state for disaster preparedness, management and reconstruction. There is still no definitive
Move to cut job losses at Baker's Bay
WITH the unemployment rate expected to rise in the wake of Hurricane Dorian, Labour Director John Pinder said yesterday the government is in talks with Baker’s Bay Golf and Ocean Club to reduce the number of employees being let go.“Abaco is in really
Calsey Johnson, former diplomat and Senator, dies
FORMER diplomat and Senator Calsey Johnson died yesterday, prompting an outpouring of condolences. Former Prime Minister Perry Christie said news of Mr Johnson’s death left him deeply saddened. He remembered the former broadcaster as “a great patriot
Ambulances donated to hospital
THE National Emergency Medical Services’ ambulance fleet was boosted after the DemersBraun-Crestline group – an ambulance manufacturer based in Quebec, Canada — recently donated two ambulances to the Public Hospitals Authority. The donation brings t
LEAVE THE PRESS ALONE, MR SPEAKER: MPs speak out on media attack and Assembly rules
GOVERNING party MPs called for a change to “archaic” parliamentary rules yesterday, with some expressing concern that the Minnis administration could be perceived as swaying toward the side of dictatorship and possible censorship of the country’s free press.
Atlantis death - suicide or murder?
THE older brother of a South African woman found hanged in a room at the Atlantis resort last year, yesterday urged a jury to find that his sister was murdered. He said the injuries found on her corpse did not point to a suicide.
Gay, straight - just why does it matter?
RESIDENTS are criticising the apparent hypocrisy of the Bahamas Christian Council for planning to host an anti-LGTBI rally yet turning a supposed blind eye to pressing national issues.
Volunteers’ permits - they should be free
AS the government defends its decision to mandate work permits for relief volunteers entering The Bahamas, a Haitian-Bahamian advocate has called the policy “sickening”, urging officials to immediately reverse it.
Woman pleads guilty to harbouring two Haitian nationals
A BAHAMIAN woman accused of harbouring undocumented migrants and six Haitian nationals were arraigned this week in the Freeport Magistrate’s Court for breach of the Immigration Act.Rossena Ulysse, 29, of Pearl Drive, appeared on Tuesday in Court Thre
Lawyer seeking readmission to the bar
A LAWYER, disbarred 18 years ago after $400,000 allegedly went missing from a client’s account, is seeking readmission to the roll of the Bahamas Bar Council. The council will hear Leon Smith’s application for restoration to the roll on October 30 a
Man critical in hospital with gunshot wounds
A MAN is in hospital nursing gunshot wounds after he was shot Tuesday night, police said. According to police, shortly after 10pm two men were sitting outside a residence on Wilson Tract off Wulff Road, when a gunman entered the yard and opened fire
