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Family mourns after traffic fatality
THE death of 30-year-old Shaquille Williams in a traffic accident on Saturday was a shock to relatives who are now grieving over a life cut short.
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Grand Bahama gets ready for NACAC Championships
THE Grand Bahama Sports Complex in Freeport has undergone a facelift and significant improvement in preparation for the North American, Central American, and Caribbean Athletic Association (NACAC) Championships set for August 19 to 21.
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Minnis: Equal rights is proper way to go
FORMER Prime Minister Dr Hubert Minnis says he believes equalising citizenship rights is “the proper way to go,” adding his administration had planned to address the issue while in office.
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Murder victim was star student
THE partially decomposed body of a man was found in a garbage bag inside the trunk of a vehicle near the Centreville Food Market.
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‘WE MUST UNITE IN CLIMATE FIGHT’: PM calls on leaders across Caribbean to take action
PRIME Minister Philip “Brave” Davis repeated his calls yesterday for Caribbean leaders to unite and take action in the fight against climate change.
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Blazer Elite Basketball Academy continues to help young athletes
DR Ray Evans and his Blazer Elite Basketball Academy continues to make provisions for young athletes to obtain scholarships to attend high school, prep school and colleges and universities in the United States.
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Foundation warns people not to become “slack” in fight against HIV/AIDS; will take outreach to the Family Islands
THE Bahamas AIDS Foundation is planning to take its efforts to the Family Islands as it seeks to educate more Bahamians on the disease.
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High dairy intake linked to increased prostate cancer risk
There is a saying that milk does the body good, and another that states moderation in all things is the best policy. Prostate cancer has the highest incidence of any cancer in the Bahamas.
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The 25-year-old Kylie with her new Hermés Birkin bag
The Kardashian family is once again under fire after mom Kris gifted her youngest daughter Kylie a $100,000 Hermés Birkin handbag for her 25th birthday. (She apparently owns at least 10 other Birkin bags from the French fashion house.) The reality TV stars have often been criticised for their love of the luxury and their lavish lifestyle.
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Mixed reactions as Miss Universe announces inclusion of married women and mothers
The Miss Universe Organisation recently made a major adjustment to its pageant structure, announcing that for the first time in their history, they will allow married women and mothers to compete in the international beauty pageant.
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PETER YOUNG: Steady as a rock on Ukraine
AS the war in Ukraine grinds on remorselessly and remains a threat to global peace, the hope expressed by Putin some while ago that NATO and the West might lose interest and turn their attention to the next world crisis has not been realised. Nearly six months after the Russian invasion, their commitment to assist the Ukrainians in repelling Russian aggression is as strong as ever. To illustrate this, a significant event took place last week in the Danish capital, Copenhagen, which seems to have attracted relatively little international media coverage.
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FACE TO FACE: The best decision of Paul Thompson’s life
IT was a spur of the moment decision that changed the trajectory of his entire life. He was 23 years old when he saw an ad in the Trinidad Guardian recruiting young men for the Police Force in The Bahamas. He read it and immediately knew it’s what he wanted to do. Now, at age 95, retired Assistant Commissioner of Police Paul Rupert Thompson still says it was the best decision he made in his entire life.
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Bahamas to host water conference in October
THE Bahamas will host the 31st annual Caribbean Water and Waste-water Association Conference in October, it was announced yesterday.
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VAT holiday push-back brings frustration
THE government’s decision to push back the VAT Holiday for back-to-school shopping was criticised by the Free National Movement and has caused frustration among some parents.
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Memorial for Haitian migrants ‘by end of month’
Consultant Louby Georges says officials are hopeful that by the end of the month a memorial will be held for the Haitian migrants who died in a human smuggling incident last month when the boat they were on capsized.
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Bahamians ‘may not be able to take advantage of lending’
The Clearing Bank Association’s (CBA) chairman is not sure Bahamians will be able to take advantage of the new relaxed lending policies handed down by the Central Bank.
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Diesel price cut thanks to wholesaler not govt
The Bahamas Petroleum Dealers Association’s (BPDA) said that the price of diesel coming down is more to do about the wholesaler working behind the scenes than it is the government lowering taxes on gas and diesel.
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Govt ‘violence interrupter’ scheme not started yet
PASTOR Carlos Reid, a consultant to the Ministry of National Security, has said the government’s “violence interrupters” initiative has not yet started, despite continued murders in the country.
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‘We will hire more teachers’
EDUCATION Minister Glenys Hanna Martin said officials are in the process of hiring teachers as they seek to address shortages in critical areas in core subjects.
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Ayton to miss next window
The Bahamas Basketball Federation was hoping to have all three Bahamian National Basketball Association (NBA) players suited up to play together for the first time in the fourth window of the 2023 FIBA World Cup Qualifiers.
