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Family’s fight to save mum-of-four

A RELATIVE of an Andros woman who died from COVID-19 last week, yesterday recalled the family’s frantic efforts to save her life.

Unions see ‘liveable’ wage as real goal

TRADE Union Congress president Obie Ferguson says any political party not talking about a “living wage” is out of touch with the needs of Bahamian workers.

Jones named Kia Eastern Conference Player of Month

For the second time this season, Jonquel Jones has been named the WNBA’s Kia Eastern Conference Player of Month.

Bahamas to face Canada, US Virgin Islands and DR

TEAM Bahamas will face Canada, The Dominican Republic, and The US Virgin Islands in the first round of qualifying for the FIBA Basketball World Cup 2023.

Culmer denounces political ads targeting Davis

FREE National Movement chairman Carl Culmer Sr has denounced political ads being shared on social media that paint Progressive Liberal Party leader Philip “Brave” Davis “in a less than favourable light.”

‘Final approvals’ near for Disney cruise project in Eleuthera

DISNEY Cruise Line’s Eleuthera project is in the final approval stages, Prime Minister Dr Hubert Minnis announced last night, adding its Environmental Impact Assessment is under review.

Nassau targets 62.5% increase in cruise calls

Nassau Cruise Port is projecting a 62.5 percent in monthly cruise ship calls between September and December 2021, it was revealed yesterday, with demand exceeding available berths in the Christmas run-up.

PETER YOUNG: As an island nation what do you do to halt the flood of refugees?

WITH surprising candour, even the minister responsible for immigration has admitted it. In the words of the Home Secretary, Priti Patel, the UK’s current asylum system is “broken”. This is an issue of prime importance in Britain, not least because the nation’s lack of control over its own borders was one reason for withdrawing from the European Union. So perhaps it is worth examining the current situation in some detail.

PETER YOUNG: As an island nation what do you do to halt the flood of refugees?

WITH surprising candour, even the minister responsible for immigration has admitted it. In the words of the Home Secretary, Priti Patel, the UK’s current asylum system is “broken”. This is an issue of prime importance in Britain, not least because the nation’s lack of control over its own borders was one reason for withdrawing from the European Union. So perhaps it is worth examining the current situation in some detail.

Confident in BPL $535m refinance despite election

Bahamas Power & Light’s (BPL) chairman yesterday voiced confidence that the utility’s mammoth $535m refinancing will be executed by year-end 2021 despite the potential general election interruption

Death toll soars by 27 as Grand Bahama cases confirmed

MORE than 3,200 COVID-19 cases were recorded in August as a surge in new infections continues to plague the country.

Peter Galanos dies, aged 80

FORMER parliamentarian and insurance businessman Peter Galanos died at his home early yesterday morning at the age of 80.

Water Corp controversy highlights reform need

I was extremely reluctant to write this article because it is political “silly season”, and at this time whatever one says or does in our polarised country, you are then labelled as being affiliated with a certain party.

Bahamas on path to possible FIBA Basketball WCup 2023 qualification

THE Bahamas will learn its path toward a possible FIBA Basketball World Cup 2023 qualification today when the organisation hosts the Official Draw Ceremony.

13,000 people vaccinated in The Bahamas last week

MORE than 13,000 people were vaccinated in The Bahamas last week, according to Prime Minister Dr Hubert Minnis.

Minnis: PLP union deal deceived Bahamians

PRIME Minister Dr Hubert Minnis has accused the Progressive Liberal Party of “deceiving” Bahamians after a Memorandum of Understanding with two umbrella labour unions exposed discord among affiliates last week.

LW Young and broke candidates

Leon Walter Young, better known to us as L W Young, was first elected to the House of Assembly in 1912, during the governorship of either Sir Gilbert Thomas Carter or Sir William Grey-Wilson. A carpenter and building contractor by profession, Young would serve in Parliament for the Eastern District of New Providence, from the aforementioned 1912 to 1942 – the year of the Burma Road Riots.

Jonquel Jones scores 14 as Sun beat Sparks

UNCASVILLE, Conn. (AP) — Brionna Jones had 16 points and a career-high 15 rebounds and the WNBA-leading Connecticut Sun won their eight straight game and 20th of the season, beating the Los Angeles Sparks 76-61 on Saturday night.

A FINAL FAREWELL

FAMILY, friends and prominent political figures yesterday paid their final respects to former Governor General and Deputy Prime Minister Arthur Dion Hanna, a man who was described as a fierce patriot, brilliant scholar and “true national hero”.

PLP using Trump’s playbook

It is quite depressing to reflect on the journey that the Republican Party has taken since the days of the American Civil War. It was once the party of Abraham Lincoln that ended slavery in the United States. Today it is the party of Donald Trump and uses anger, fear, conspiracy theories and fake news to whip up the emotions of a section of society that is shrinking and getting more desperate by the day.

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