‘WON’T RUSH’ ON GENDER VIOLENCE: Wilchcombe stressed church consultation - but BCC chief says no one has asked him
SOCIAL Services Minister Obie Wilchcombe said the Davis administration would not rush the Gender Violence Bill to Parliament, stressing the importance of the Church in discussions about such legislation.
Ambassador takes look at future of agriculture
THE Ambassador to Morocco, William U Wong, visited One Eleuthera Foundation (OEF) and The Center for Training and Innovation (CTI) last month.
Two held as police seize marijuana
OFFICERS confiscated suspected marijuana in two separate incidents and made two arrests over Sunday night and early Monday morning.
Accused denies bail violations
A MAN on bail for murder was charged in court on Monday for allegedly breaching the conditions of his daily curfew.
US man admits credit card fraud
AN American man was fined in court yesterday after he admitted to committing credit card fraud while staying at the Sandals resort last month.
Despite better academic performance women disadvantaged in workplace
WOMEN have lower labour force participation rates and are more likely to be unemployed than men despite generally better education and academic attainment — one of many gender-based disparities that put them at a disadvantage.
Abaco concerned with disposal of hazardous waste as debris site burns
THE Abaco Chamber of Commerce president accused successive administrations of ignoring health and safety issues related to debris management after another fire erupted on a debris site over the weekend.
Woman dies in West Bay Street car crash
A WOMAN was killed in a traffic accident when her car hit a tree on West Bay Street on Saturday morning.
16-year-old girl sexually assaulted by two men
TWO men abducted and sexually assaulted a 16-year-old girl in a bush while she walked near Baillou Hill Road early on Sunday.
Harbour Island firms owe govt $1.3m in tax
TWO Harbour Island businesses raided last week collectively owe the government about $1.3m in taxes, financial secretary Simon Wilson said yesterday.
CITIZENSHIP BILL ‘A NO BRAINER’: Maynard-Gibson calls on govt to proceed with legal changes
FORMER Attorney General Allyson Maynard-Gibson urged the government to pass legislation giving Bahamian men and women an equal chance to pass citizenship to their children and spouses, calling this a “no-brainer”.
PM highlights importance of Bahamas National Youth Guard programme
PRIME Minister Philip “Brave” Davis touted the Bahamas National Youth Guard programme “as one of the most important initiatives on their roster of goals for this administrative term.”
Student Layla Leathan is new Junior Director of Tourism for Grand Bahama
STUDENT Layla Leathan is the new Junior Director of Tourism for Grand Bahama and will compete in the Junior Minister of Tourism Speech Competition in Nassau.
'Protecting women from gender-based violence not the same as ending it'
ACTIVIST Alicia Wallace said on Friday that protecting women from gender-based violence is not the same as ending it. She said more early educational intervention efforts are needed for the violence to be stopped.
Two-and-a-half year sentence for stealing
A MAN was sentenced to 2½ years in prison on Friday after admitting to stealing over $2,000 worth of property from a restaurant on Market Street, twice in the same month.
