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Minnis under fire for ‘public posturing’ over Baha Mar

PLP Chairman Bradley Roberts again criticised FNM Leader Dr Hubert Minnis amid negotiations over Baha Mar, saying the party chief has only engaged in public posturing “like a motley in a minstrel sideshow”.

Haiti must find own solution

No sensible person is able to deny that the Republic of Haiti is a ‘failed’ state. This is a sad indictment and is fast becoming a geopolitical problem and a source of dislocation for her people and a bane on the wider Caribbean, inclusive of The Bahamas and Turks & Caicos. The resources of these two nations have been stretched to the limits and the seams could rapidly burst in short order.

Pintard falls short again

I am grateful for this space in your valuable columns to engage national discussion.

Absent values and fathers in the home

Amidst all the wordiness surrounding criminality and murder in this small country, I have awaited reasonable, sensible and wise reflection on the calamity that has befallen this nation.

EDITORIAL: Sensible policies show path we should follow

FIRST, there was a proposal by the FNM to provide free food in schools for all children at government schools.

EDITORIAL: One half of the equation

There is a familiar story many Bahamians have heard.

EDITORIAL: Border breach row an unwelcome issue

THE whole story of the US couple who breached border restrictions has become a real mess.

EDITORIAL: The worst thing we can possibly do now is panic

With coronavirus news sweeping the world, it is easy to get caught up in the reports of flight bans, Disneyland and Broadway closing and let fear get to us.

EDITORIAL: At the end of it all, there remains hope

THE Bahamian people were asked to behave sensibly, to choose to act wisely to limit the spread of coronavirus. Collectively, we failed.

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ON DA HOOK

BAHAMAS Sport Fishing Network (BSFN) expert Chang Chin put a guest on the Mahi Mahi this week near Andros as the windy, grey January weather finally turned.

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UPDATED WITH VIDEO: Human Rights groups at Washington hearing on immigration policy

HUMAN rights groups have been making final preparations ahead of their presentation to the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights on the government’s new immigration enforcement policy today.

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ON DA HOOK

WITH the welcome break in the cold weather and high winds this week, several Bahamas Sport Fishing Network (BSFN) experts and avid fishermen hit their favourite spots across The Bahamas.

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IT HAS been a fantastic week’s fishing in The Bahamas, with Bahamas Sport Fishing Network (BSFN) experts across the islands - and visitors - sending an array of photos that tell the story.

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THE Mahi season has begun early this year, just as the Wahoo season did.

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WITH the break in the high winds over the past week, anglers have been making the most of the opportunity to hit some of their favourite fishing spots and been rewarded with fine Wahoo.

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THE Wahoo and Mahi bite has been very active this week with reports coming in from Bimini, Grand Bahama, Abaco, Eleuthera and Nassau of good catches and exciting fishing.

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THE best place to target Yellowfin Tuna in the Bahamas are on the ‘humps’ according to Bahamas Sport Fishing Network (BSFN) experts.

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Eight Mile Rock hosts Randol Fawkes Labour Day March

Despite overcast skies, marchers turned out in force for the Randol Fawkes Labour Day March which started at Seagrape, Eight Mile Rock, at 8am on Friday and concluded at the St Stephen's Anglican Church grounds where various trade union representatives spoke.

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Breaking - PHA: 'No bacteria found in the NICU'

UPDATED The Public Hospitals Authority revealed this afternoon that the strain of Acinetobacter baumannii that killed two babies in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) has not been detected within the environment of the NICU.

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'Enough is Enough': Protest against government in Rawson Square

HUNDREDS of Bahamians stormed Bay Street Wednesday to protest against the Minnis administration, high unemployment and rising electricity bills.