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PAHO calls for caution on COVID restrictions

ALTHOUGH COVID- 19 cases have been declining in the region, a Pan American Health Organisation official has called for caution amid a rollback of public health measures, saying there is a risk of a new coronavirus wave as cases surge in other jurisdictions.

Pintard accused of ‘power play’ over finance reporting act debate

ATTORNEY General Ryan Pinder yesterday accused FNM Leader Michael Pintard of making a "power play" in Parliament last week, saying he did not agree to debating an amendment to the Financial Transactions Reporting Act, meaning it could not be passed in both chambers.

BID to end ‘piecemeal’ Bay Street approach

The Downtown Nassau Partnership’s (DNP) co-chair yesterday renewed calls for Bay Street and surrounding areas to be designated as a Business Improvement District (BID) to escape the “piecemeal” approach to redevelopment.

AG: Minnis tax changes ‘threatened’ IBC sector

The Attorney General yesterday accused the former Minnis administration of endangering The Bahamas’ International Business Company (IBC) sector through ill thought-out changes to tax laws.

Govt asks for files on Bahamians’ Italy deaths

FOREIGN Affairs Minister Fred Mitchell said the government has asked Italian officials for the files connected to the investigation of the deaths of two Bahamian men who died mysteriously in 2019, but have yet to receive them.

The Ike Turner syndrome

Senate President LaShell Adderley gave a heartwarming tribute to the late Carissa Culmer, who is alleged to have taken her own life on March 10.

New appointments

I was sitting with my knitting as ordered so to do by the Hon. Minister of Foreign Affairs when my attention was drawn to the appointment of new envoys for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. I was so struck by the announcement that I dropped a stitch in the scarf I was knitting for the Hon Minister.

$200 fine for man over marijuana found in vehicle

A 20-year-old man who was found with a small quantity of marijuana earlier this week was fined $200 yesterday.

Franchise record for Ayton’s Phoenix Suns

When Deandre Ayton joined the Phoenix Suns as a rookie in the 2018-19 season, the team finished just 19-63.

Bahamian Minor League Baseball prospects receive 2022 assignments

Several Bahamian prospects have received their 2022 assignments in Minor League Baseball as seasons commenced in leagues across the United States.

Three Bahamians get set for Major League Baseball action

Major League Baseball’s opening week of the 2022 season has arrived and three Bahamians are expected to be in action with their respective clubs.

Basketball camp in Eleuthera

WITH schools being closed for the Easter holiday, Tony Crean and Sharon ‘the General’ Storr are combining their skills to host another basketball camp for high school students in Governor’s Harbour, Eleuthera.

Students are urged to stay away from gangs and violence

THE Royal Bahamas Police Force and education officials held a special forum at AF Adderley Junior High School yesterday to caution students about the dangers of gangs and violence.

Bahamasair raises fares on $100k weekly fuel cost rise

Bahamasair has increased ticket prices on all domestic and international routes with effect from early April after its fuel costs soared by an “extra $100,000 per week”, its managing director revealed yesterday.

$450m to make Nassau a truly sustainable city

Transforming Nassau and wider New Providence into a truly resilient, sustainable island demands a $450m investment spread over a 20-year period, a newly-released Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) report has revealed.

Age of consent

Recently, a 40-year-old child sexual predator was given a light plea deal sentence of four years in prison for repeatedly engaging in unlawful sexual intercourse with a 14-year-old child. Such a light sentence for such a horrific crime should cause us to hang our national head in shame. Why? Because the way a society truly feels about a particular crime is expressed by the punishment meted out to it. And it matters not that the maximum sentence for unlawful sexual intercourse with a child under age 16 is life in prison. Sadly, that maximum sentence on the law books is functionally irrelevant because the sentences given to child sexual predators are slaps on the wrist. In truth, they amount more to reward than punishment.

Mystified by commentary

Hearing the pronouncements of Mr Williams, Acting Director of Public Prosecutions, and the subsequent media statements from Minister Wayne Munroe, QC, and Attorney Christina Galanos in reference to the plea-bargained sentence handed to the 40-year-old gentleman who admitted to having sexual intercourses with a then 14-year-old girl, I remain mystified by their logic.

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