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FNM to spend $200k on in-person convention

THE Free National Movement will spend more than $200,000 to host its convention and fill key party positions at Atlantis this week, scratching previous plans to have a virtual event.

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DEREK SMITH: Anti-financial crime regime strengthens Bahamas’ hand

More than $30bn in sanctions have been levied against financial institutions by regulators across the US, Europe, Asia and Latin America since 2008 for violations of anti-money laundering, Know Your Customer (KYC) and other laws and regulation.

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Acquittal for man over 2009 murder and kidnap

THE Court of Appeal has declined to order a retrial in the case of a man whose convictions for murder, kidnapping, robbery and housebreaking were overturned in relation to an incident that happened in 2009.

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Making the CARIFTA mark

Versatile sprinter/ hurdler Antoine Andrews qualified in his second event for the 2022 CARIFTA Games, while Leonardo Taylor and Leon Williams joined a list of throwers reaching the qualifying mark for the trip to Kingston, Jamaica, over the Easter holiday weekend.

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Used car dealer absorbing 50% of price hikes

A Bahamian used car dealer yesterday revealed just 50 percent of the price hikes he has experienced on Japanese vehicles have been passed on to local consumers.

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Rolle: I’m trying to remove officers’ warrior mentality

POLICE Commissioner Paul Rolle says the Royal Bahamas Police Force takes its relationship with the public seriously and stressed his commitment to remove the “warrior mentality” from officers as they interact with people.

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MURDERS UP 63%: Figures also show increase in crimes against the person

THERE was an 18 percent increase in crimes against the person in 2021 compared to 2020, Royal Bahamas Police Force Commissioner Paul Rolle said yesterday.

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Bank service

I am disturbed and even more disgusted by the way customers are treated at the Commercial Banks in our country, especially the ones that are in the South Western District of New Providence.

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Sprinter Joel Johnson hopes to make a comeback

HE was off to a blistering start up until 2018 when he got sidelined by the injury bug. Four years later, Joel Johnson is hoping to make a comeback. His aim is to re-emerge as one of the top male sprinters in The Bahamas.

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Retailers switch to bulk buying in inflation fight

Bahamian retailers yesterday said they are employing bulk buying and various other strategies to mitigate rising inflation and goods prices.

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STATESIDE: Options on the table - which one will Putin decide to take?

What’s going to happen with Ukraine? The ominous Eastern European crisis has people on edge all over America and especially, throughout Europe. It’s been over 75 years and three generations since Europe has been wracked by a major armed conflict. No one seems to have much of an appetite for what Vladimir Putin is now threatening. Analysts predict if his Russian army (and navy) conduct a full-scale assault on Ukraine, potentially hundreds of thousands of civilians will be killed. There would of course be many other costs as well.

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Underground abortion industry

Bahamian evangelical Christians must play close attention to the Progressive Liberal Party’s (PLP) impending policy announcement on abortion.

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Ayton erupts for 23

Buddy Hield scores 15 in win over Wizards

Deandre Ayton and the Phoenix Suns head into the All-Star break with the NBA’s best record, while Chavano “Buddy” Hield and the Indiana Pacers snapped a seven-game losing streak.

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ALICIA WALLACE: The signs are there - you just have to be able to read them

THIS week started with Valentine’s Day and there were countless roses, chocolates, greeting cards and romantic gestures going around.

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Tourism’s ‘very big deal’: 13% of visitors are back

Tourism executives yesterday hailed the re-opening of markets that accounted for up to 13 percent of this nation’s pre-COVID visitor base as “a very big deal for The Bahamas”.

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Nearly 20% of small firms asked for bribes

Nearly one in five small businesses on Dorian-devastated Abaco and Grand Bahama have reported being asked to pay a bribe to obtain government services, a UN agency’s report has revealed.

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Sydney Clarke, Jacobi Bain pleased with their performances

AS the collegiate tennis season progresses, Bahamian players Sydney Clarke and Jacobi Bain produced some outstanding performances for their respective teams over the weekend in two different locations in the United States.

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Sporting media treated to Super Bowl party at Atlantis

ONCE again, members of the Bahamian sporting media were treated to a Super Bowl party at the Atlantis resort in a show of appreciation for their support of sporting activities held during the course of the year.

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Charity seeing 20% hike in food prices

AN increase in food prices at the grocery store has had an adverse affect on one local charity.

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Two charged over murders

A MAN and a teenager were remanded to prison yesterday after being charged with two separate murders.