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Munroe expects 90 per cent decrease in outpatient care when prison facility built
NATIONAL Security Minister Wayne Munroe said the Public Hospital Authority does not like prisoners receiving care at Princess Margaret Hospital –– one reason medical facilities will be built at the Department of Corrections.
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Andros Chickcharnies in the lead after day 2
Bahamas Games golf tournament at Ocean Club on Paradise Island
THE Andros Chickcharnies are still holding onto the lead after two days of competition in the 6th Bahamas Games golf tournament at the Ocean Club on Paradise Island.
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Drama and controversy hits softball competition
THERE was some drama and a little bit of controversy as the sixth Bahamas Games’ action packed softball competition continued yesterday in the Bankers’ Field at the Baillou Hills Sporting Complex.
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LeRon Rolle sets national record in archery
MULTI-talented LeRon Rolle has returned home from the Central American and Caribbean Games in El Salvador, San Salvador, where he set a new national record in the Open Men category.
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Grand Bahamian sprinter Terrence Jones coming into his own
GRAND Bahama sprinter Terrence Jones said he couldn’t be more satisfied with the way he’s performed so far.
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Junior golfers return home from 35th CAJGC with 5th place finish
THE Bahamas’ 14-member team returned home from the 35th Caribbean Amateur Junior Golf Championships (CAJGC) in the Cayman Islands with a fifth place, but it was an experience that manager Gina Gonzalez-Rolle feels they will never forget.
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STATESIDE: Is Russian conflict the real reason for hesitancy to admit Ukraine to NATO?
The just-concluded NATO summit meeting in Vilnius, Lithuania, was at the same time somewhat anticlimactic and newsworthy. Membership issues dominated on both sides of this. And these are really important as the West drifts ever closer to an open shooting war with Russia.
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FRONT PORCH: Future uncertain on Downtown revitalisation - can the ‘soul’ of Nassau be preserved?
Two prominent figures sit in that most public of squares – Rawson, which in earlier times was simply known as “The Park” and was described by LD Powles in The Land of the Pink Pearl as “an acre in extent…on which were the broken remains of some benches and some dried-up-looking, coarse grass”.
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Contaminated oil a new blow to Andros power
A CONTAMINATED supply of fuel led to a new shutdown of a power unit in Andros as restoration efforts continued following the fire that severely damaged BPL’s North Andros Power Station last week.
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Ministry hires 20 more to ‘blitz’ pothole problems
Alfred Sears, Minister of Works said his ministry has hired 20 employees to conduct road maintenance - and said it was the first set of employees hired to repair potholes in four years.
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North Andros Power plant repairs cost $600k, as restoration continues
WORKS and Utilities Minister Alfred Sears said the cost of restoring power to North Andros after last week’s catastrophic fire at Bahamas Power & Light’s Nicholl’s Town plant is about $600k.
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MPs express outrage over recent sex assaults on elderly women
PARLIAMENTARIANS Jomo Campbell and Adrian White expressed outrage over the recent sexual assault of an elderly woman.
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Man on bail for murder found shot dead in back seat of vehicle
POLICE found a 26-year-old man on bail for murder shot and killed in a vehicle at Blackstone Close and Baillou Hill Road yesterday –– the 57th murder victim for the year.
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Andros Chickcharnies take lead after first day of golf
AFTER the first day of the sixth Bahamas Games’ golf competition at the Ocean Club on Paradise Island, the Andros Chickcharnies have taken a slight lead over the other eight teams in the field.
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Florida man charged with gun possession granted bail
AN AMERICAN man was granted bail after he was accused of taking a loaded gun to the South Bimini Airport last week.
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Bahamas team named for Pan Am Juniors next month
MANAGER Dionne Britton likes the make up of the Bahamas Association of Athletic Associations’ team heading to the Pan American Junior Championships next month.
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WSC lays out its $200m plan
THE Water and Sewerage Corporation (WSC) outlined key parts of its $200m capital works plan with major works around the country.
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WORLD VIEW – Oceans: Do Caribbean countries sink or swim?
THE peoples of small island states and coastal communities have long relied on the ocean for a multitude of benefits, including recreation, the delivery of goods and tourists, and a vital source of food through fishing. However, all these benefits, and much more, are currently under grave threat due to climate change, global warming, and sea-level rise. The damage is already taking its toll, imperceptibly but steadily, and it is crucial that we take action to preserve and develop the economic opportunities that the sea around us holds.
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$9.1m in WSC upgrades to help Exuma flourish
The Water and Sewerage Company (WSC) revealed it will be investing $9.1m in infrastructural upgrades for Exuma.
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Load shedding continues while BPL works to restore generation in North Andros
A WEEK after a catastrophic fire damaged Bahamas Power & Light’s facilities in North Andros, electricity has not been fully restored on the island.
