Activists warning of whale risk from SpaceX landing
Environmental advocates yesterday warned of the risk of whale strandings due to the SpaceX rocket booster landing scheduled for today through February 24.
Ayton questioned at LPIA
BAHAMIAN National Basketball Association player Deandre Ayton was questioned and released as he departed Lynden Pindling International Airport on Tuesday after a small quantity of marijuana was found in the bag of one of his associates.
SpaceX landing shifted to tomorrow
A LOUD sonic boom is expected to be heard across parts of The Bahamas tomorrow evening as part of a scheduled and controlled SpaceX Falcon 9 operation, after the landing was pushed back by one day.
Wives twice as likely to call ‘sweetheart’ their main partner
EMOTIONAL dependence on extramarital partners, or “sweethearts,” was high for both unfaithful husbands and wives, a new study has found, concluding that such dependency may be a key factor influencing infidelity and could carry potential mental health consequences.
Golden Yolk production to begin April
THE long-awaited Golden Yolk Programme is expected to begin production by the end of April, with 10,000 chickens already in country
Pintard: MICAL ratification on hold to protect candidate’s pension
FREE National Movement leader Michael Pintard said his party will delay ratifying its candidate for the MICAL constituency until the person formally leaves the public service to avoid jeopardising pension benefits.
Carnival leaders seek $1.5m from govt to revive ‘Music Masters’
CARNIVAL band leaders say they want government funding restored to revive a flagship music competition they argue could turn The Bahamas into a stronger regional festival destination.
Lab discrepancies blamed for delays paying NHI doctors
NATIONAL Health Insurance payment delays are being driven in part by problems with laboratory claims and weak pre-clearance controls, Health Minister Dr Michael Darville said
BACSWN completes training of two cohorts of Emergency Vehicle Operators
IN keeping with the terms of a Heads of Agreement between The Government of The Bahamas and BACSWN, its affiliated company, Bahamas First Alert Project Manager Limited (BFAPM) has completed training of its first two cohorts of Emergency Vehicle Operators
Two-week water outage in Tarpum Bay strains schools and businesses
NEARLY two weeks of unreliable water in Tarpum Bay, Eleuthera, has forced residents to fetch water from relatives, disrupted school hours and strained small businesses, residents said, as utility failures again expose the island’s fragile infrastructure.
Lyford Cay Foundations launches $10k scholarship for legal studies
THE Lyford Cay Foundations have launched a new scholarship in honour of the late Timothy Unwin, a longtime board member and former chairman of the Canadian Lyford Cay Foundation.
Davis gives condolences on passing of civil rights ‘giant’ Rev Jesse Jackson
THE Rev Jesse Jackson, a defining figure of the US civil rights movement and two-time presidential candidate, has died at the age of 84.
‘Technical glitch responsible for nurses overtime pay delay’
HEALTH Minister Dr Michael Darville said nurses caught up in last month’s pay dispute have now received overtime compensation, attributing the delay to a “technical glitch” now under review after a sick-out disrupted care across public facilities.
Married women say ‘sweethearts’ are better lovers
MARRIED women in The Bahamas who have outside partners are more likely than married men to say the other partner is the better lover, a finding that demonstrates how strongly sexual satisfaction can drive so-called “sweethearting” relationships.
FNM voter register claims are ‘hot air’
PRIME Minister Philip Davis accused the Free National Movement of preparing excuses for defeat after the party raised new complaints about the voters register, calling the allegations “nothing but hot air”.
