Long Island team triumphs in model United Nations debate
NGM Major High School of Buckleys, Long Island, has won this year’s Model United Nations Simulation (MUNS), a competition in which students from a cross-section of public and private schools competed in a ‘Diplomat-for the-Day’ event sponsored by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Rotary Clubs of The Bahamas on Friday at Holy Trinity Activity Centre.
Sheila Hailey dies at her Lyford Cay home, aged 89
SHEILA Hailey, a long-time permanent resident of The Bahamas and wife of bestselling author, Arthur Hailey, died in her home in Lyford Cay yesterday. She was 89.
Celebrating 20 years by helping those most in need of food
EVERY night in The Bahamas, one in eight people go to bed hungry.
Autism one of ‘fastest growing disabilites’
AUTISM appears to be one of the “fastest growing” developmental disabilities affecting Bahamian children, according to Marcia Newball, executive director of REACH, an autism awareness charity.
Farming in the backyard
MINISTER of Agriculture and Marine Resources V Alfred Gray and Minister of Social Services and Community Development Melanie Griffin toured the Backyard Farming Initiative at the Simpson Penn Centre for Boys and the Willie Mae Pratt Centre for Girls on Tuesday.
Volunteers haul away 1,160lbs of debris in Grand Bahama
VOLUNTEERS from Save The Bays, West End Eco-Fishing Camp Association (WEEFCA) and 4Ocean stooped, scooped, piled, packed and hauled away 1,160 pounds of debris from the beaches and mangroves of West End, Grand Bahama on Saturday.
Festivalgoers take to social media in anger
FESTIVAL-GOERS far and wide expressed disgust yesterday over the sudden date change for the third annual Bahamas Junkanoo Carnival, accusing organisers of sabotaging the fledgling event and negatively impacting the culture of the popular showpiece.
FNM: Carnival is latest ‘boo boo’ for govt
FREE National Movement (FNM) Leader Dr Hubert Minnis last night railed against Prime Minister Perry Christie and the Progressive Liberal Party (PLP) government for failing to address crime, wasting value added tax (VAT) money and most recently making a “boo boo” out of Bahamas Junkanoo Carnival.
UPDATED: Baha Mar gets govt approvals for gaming license
BAHA Mar has received government approvals for its gaming license, clearing the path for its casino operations ahead of its soft launch in three weeks, Tourism Minister Obie Wilchcombe confirmed on Tuesday.
UPDATED: Omar Archer denied bail in criminal libel case
OMAR Archer Sr’s apology yesterday to a magistrate for failing to appear in court four months ago for his criminal libel case was not sufficient to spare him being remanded to prison.
Election date in early May
AS PRIME Minister Perry Christie last night described the Progressive Liberal Party’s (PLP) election campaign as a “short sprint” with a “big battle ahead,” a timeline of the “first week or the second week of May” was revealed as when the electorate could expect to head to the polls.
Bands: Road Fever parade should stay unchanged
AFTER the postponement of Bahamas Junkanoo Carnival by two weeks, angry members of the Bahamas Carnival Band Owners Association (BCBOA) said they still want to forge ahead with the event’s Road Fever parade as originally scheduled.
Grand Bahama residents left feeling ‘cut out’ by government
WITH Grand Bahama’s economy in the doldrums, the last thing residents expected to happen was the cancellation of Bahamas Junkanoo Carnival (BJC) in Freeport.
Attorney General says Baha Mar documents released this month
THE release of the sealed Supreme Court Baha Mar documents will take place this month, Attorney General Allyson Maynard-Gibson assured yesterday, although it is uncertain whether the documents will be made public before the government’s self-imposed deadline.
Gray defends delay of festival
AGRICULTURE Minister V Alfred Gray yesterday defended the controversial decision by Bahamas Junkanoo Carnival officials to postpone this year’s festivities, claiming that the delay was the “best possible solution” given the circumstances and that festival organisers “acted in the best interest” of Bahamians.
