Medical practice halting NHI laboratory services
A prominent medical practice yesterday confirmed that it will halt the provision of laboratory services to National Health Insurance (NHI) patients with effect from February 15 but denied this was due to non or late payment by the Government-run scheme.
Agriculture director admits ‘weak enforcement’ as stray dog crisis grows
ENFORCEMENT of animal welfare laws needs strengthening, Director of Agriculture Dr Jason Sands admitted yesterday, while acknowledging that addressing the country’s stray dog problem is not an easy task.
Corporate income tax must be made simple
Bahamian companies yesterday said they are open to replacing the existing Business Licence fee regime with a corporate income tax provided the latter is properly implemented.
Bahamas Cycling Federation gets 10 bicycles thanks to UCI
THE Bahamas Cycling Federation has been blessed with 10 Scott bicycles to help with the development of the sport throughout the Family Islands.
ALICIA WALLACE: Celebrate. Remember. Get to work.
FEBRUARY is recognised as Black History Month in the US.
Cyber threat alert for Bahamas energy grid
FOCOL Holdings’ top executive last night warned of the cyber threats facing The Bahamas’ energy grid and electricity infrastructure as they become increasingly digitised.
Pineridge emerging as key election battleground
PINERIDGE is shaping up to be one of the most closely watched battlegrounds of the coming election, with at least four candidates expected to contest a seat many voters describe as a true swing constituency.
Driver of crashed gov’t truck still under probe one month later
MORE than a month after a government-issued truck was captured on video speeding, swerving through traffic and crashing into other vehicles before driving off, police are still investigating the matter.
Weaker cold front to bring cool weekend weather
WEATHER officials say a weaker cold front is expected to affect The Bahamas from Thursday through Sunday, bringing cool but far less severe conditions than the unusually cold and windy system that impacted the country last weekend.
Juvenile gets 18 months prison for attempted shop-breaking
A 16-year-old boy was sentenced to 18 months in prison after admitting to attempting to break into a shop on Robinson Road.
Father sentenced to 15 years for incest with young daughter
A 32-year-old man who pleaded guilty to sexually assaulting his six-year-old daughter in 2022 was sentenced to 15 years in prison.
Man denies illegal dumping at Marshall Road wetlands
A MAN denied illegally dumping waste in wetlands near Marshall Road West last month.
48 migrants convicted on immigration offences
THIRTY-six Panamanian nationals and twelve Haitian nationals were convicted in separate Magistrate’s Court proceedings yesterday after pleading guilty to immigration offences stemming from a recent enforcement operation in New Providence.
Rookie ‘VJ’ struggles in win over Clippers
THE Philadelphia 76ers defeated the Los Angeles Clippers 128-113 on Monday night, extending their winning streak as Tyrese Maxey and Dominick Barlow carried the offence.
Battles of Boca: Tennis ace Sydney Clarke puts together impressive run to the semis
TENNIS player Sydney Clarke put together an impressive run at the multi-day Battles of Boca tournament in Boca Raton, Florida, at the Rick Macci Tennis Center this past weekend, fighting her way through multiple rounds to reach the semifinals of the $10,000 first place prize event.
Top hurdlers in the world invited to meet
DANIELLE Williams, Masai Russell and Megan Tapper - a few of the top female high hurdlers in the world - are expected to be in town this weekend to participate in the highly anticipated Devynne Charlton Invitational at the Thomas A. Robinson Track and Field Stadium.
Ex-minister: Corporate income tax 'inevitable' if PLP win the election
A former Cabinet minister yesterday asserted that the imposition of corporate income tax on all Bahamian businesses is “inevitable” if the Progressive Liberal Party (PLP) wins the upcoming general election.
Repeat offender accused of theft at Dr Duane Sands' home
A REPEAT offender accused of stealing from and trespassing on the property of FNM chairman Dr Duane Sands was remanded to prison yesterday.
FOAM president says celebrate your birthday by donating blood
NEARLY every day, another flyer circulates appealing for blood donations for someone in need — young or old — a reality that has prompted Khandi Gibson, president of Families of All Murder Victims (FOAM), to challenge the public to mark their birthdays by giving a pint of blood.
The quiet victims - kids left behind by murder
AS a new month begins, some children in The Bahamas are still learning how to live without a mother or father taken by murder — and the relatives now raising them are doing so while grieving themselves.
