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Student Spotlight
Twins Charity and Chasity Dorsett are sixth grade students at Gerald Cash Primary School.
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Room to read
Students at Ridgeland Primary School received a reading room at the school courtesy of the Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated Eta Psi Omega Chapter.
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FACE TO FACE: Betty Morley – teaching and reaching the hearts of future generations
BEATRICE Elizabeth Morley, better known as Betty, has been teaching for most of her life. She has poured her heart into instilling education, good morals and a sense of self worth in thousands of children over decades, in The Bahamas, the USA, and in Africa.
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GBPA says further safety measures are coming as commuters express concerns
GRAND Bahama Port Authority has responded to concerns raised about a pipeline installed at a causeway traversed daily by hundreds of commuters.
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Pia Glover-Rolle certifies BPSU election overturning registrar’s decision not to
PUBLIC Services Minister Pia Glover-Rolle has certified the September results of a Bahamas Public Services Union (BPSU) election, overturning the decision of the registrar of trade unions, who declined to certify the results because of alleged irregularities in the voting process.
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FNM leader concerned over impact of ‘intrusive policing’ on human rights
FREE National Movement leader Michael Pintard said he is concerned that civil liberties and human rights will be affected by the “intrusive policing” Prime Minister Philip “Brave” Davis said will come in response to the rising murder rate.
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Businesses urge: Put crime ‘on the run’ as security costs triple
Businesses yesterday urged The Bahamas to put criminals “on the run” as they revealed security-related costs have “tripled” over the past year to combat the threat posed to staff and patrons.
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Loss-making Pizza Hut’s close: 90% of jobs saved
Almost 90 percent of impacted staff have retained jobs despite the loss-making Pizza Hut franchise’s decision to shut its three New Providence locations with effect from Sunday.
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Gov’ts $131m deficit goal ‘already out the window’
The Government’s projected $131m deficit for the current fiscal year is “already out the window” given the performance for the first four months, a financial analyst asserted yesterday.
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‘We must know what the heck is happening over GB airport’
Grand Bahama’s Chamber of Commerce president says “it’s absolutely critical we know what the heck is happening” with the airport redevelopment if Freeport is to position itself as a “city on the move”.
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Bran: Cost of living the ‘biggest crime’
The Democratic National Alliance’s (DNA) former leader yesterday suggested that “the biggest crime in this country” is the cost of living crisis that is continually squeezing middle class and lower income Bahamians.
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Shanty town demolition continues at All Saints Way
ABOUT 30 structures were demolished in the All Saints Way shanty town yesterday after the Ministry of Works resumed activities in the unregulated community two months after beginning exercises there.
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Pizza Hut closes operations, seven out of work
LABOUR Director Howard Thompson said Pizza Hut is shutting down its New Providence branches because of the losses the franchise has experienced over the past six years.
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American boy bitten by shark at resort
A TEN-year-old boy from Maryland, United States, was reportedly bitten by a shark shortly before 4pm yesterday, according to police.
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Pintard says Commissioner of Police not telling truth on investigation of alleged Johnson attack
OPPOSITION Leader Michael Pintard said he believes Police Commissioner Clayton Fernander did not tell the truth about the status of the investigation into an alleged attack against Free National Movement vice chairman Richard Johnson.
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UNITED IN PRAYER...but Christian leaders divided on death penalty
GREAT Commission Ministries president Bishop Walter Hanchell said yesterday that opposing the death penalty is against the will of God while retired Mount Tabor Senior Pastor Bishop Neil Ellis said if the government won’t enforce death penalty laws it should remove them from the books.
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Baker, Wilson and Darville sign with Boston Red Sox
Three Bahamian teenagers signed a contract with the Boston Red Sox yesterday, bringing them one step closer to furthering their baseball careers.
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Boxer Rashield Williams prepares for title fight
IT has taken about five years, but Rashield Williams is now looking at getting his major breakthrough in the professional boxing ranks with a title shot.
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Golfer Devaughn Robinson eliminated
AFTER two rounds of play in the Korn Ferry Tour in the Bahamas Great Exuma Classic at the Sandals Emerald Bay Resorts in Exuma, Bahamian exempt professional golfer Devaughn Robinson was eliminated from the final two days of competition.
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Thoughts on bail and crime
The Commissioner of Police has once again complained that the courts must take a look at the issue of the granting of bail to persons who are accused of committing serious crimes.