EQUAL PAY? Not if you’re women: 30% gender pay gap exposed in UN global study
A UNITED Nation’s report has revealed a nearly 30 percent income disparity between men and women, ranking The Bahamas 75th on its gender inequality index.
Bethel rejects claims of inoperable RBDF vessels
ROYAL Bahamas Defence Force Commodore Tellis Bethel yesterday dismissed tabloid reports that the majority of RBDF vessels are inoperable, explaining only three patrol crafts require maintenance or repairs.
Four detained after gun and drugs find
FOUR men were arrested after police seized an illegal firearm, ammunition and a quantity of drugs on Sunday.
Search for missing man
POLICE are seeking the public’s help in locating a man reported missing by relatives.
Accused was never physically abused, says officer
A lead police investigator testified in the Supreme Court in Grand Bahama yesterday that murder accused Renaldo Hudson was never physically abused by officers while in police custody following his arrest in connection with a double murder and attempted murder investigation two years ago.
Court complex in GB to receive $2m renovation
MINISTER of Works Desmond Bannister signed a $2m contract on Monday for the extensive repair and renovation of the Garnet Levarity Justice Centre in Grand Bahama.
775 hotel rooms on GB is not enough, says D'Aguilar
TOURISM and Aviation Minister Dionisio D’Aguilar has said the “most critical thing” his ministry has been given to do is increase the “staggeringly low” number of hotel rooms on Grand Bahama.
RBDF saves pair after boat capsize
TWO men who were adrift at sea after their boat capsized in waters off Delaporte Point were rescued by the Royal Bahamas Defence Force on Saturday.
I’m just glad to be alive, says diver after he’s attacked by a shark
A MAN who survived a shark attack while spearfishing in The Bahamas this summer says he is “more grateful than ever” to be alive.
Senator's terror in cutlass rampage
A CROWDED fast-food outlet quickly descended into chaos when a group of teen boys burst in wielding cutlasses and knives in pursuit of another youngster on Friday night.
Maniac hurled acid at woman
POLICE have arrested a 41-year-old Tall Pines man in connection with an acid attack on a woman waiting at the bus stop.
McAlpine: I put country first – always
AS he slammed Free National Movement Chairman Carl Culmer for calling him a hypocrite, Pineridge MP Frederick McAlpine yesterday suggested the FNM chair was not a real leader.
Man dies with shots to the head on weekend of crime
A MAN was killed early on Sunday morning on a track road off Eneas Jumper Corner, according to the Royal Bahamas Police Force.
Possibility of industrial action by doctors ‘looking less likely’
HEALTH Minister Dr Duane Sands yesterday said the possibility of doctors withdrawing services is “looking less and less likely” as there continues to be “tremendous progress” in negotiations between the Consultant Physicians Staff Association (CPSA) and the Public Hospitals Authority (PHA).
Celebrating Sandra Coleby’s 47 years of public health service
PRINCIPAL Nursing Officer Sandra Coleby was honoured with a retirement luncheon yesterday to celebrate her 47 years of public health service to the nation.
