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Samoa agreement - good or not?
There is presently a push to have the African, Caribbean, and Pacific countries sign on to a 20-year binding agreement with the European Union (EU). This is a revised version of two previous agreements that primarily dealt with trade between the regions, amongst other benefits.
Smaller delegation for COP28 meeting in Dubai
FEWER than 20 people will be a part of the delegation attending COP28 in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, next week, far fewer than the group of 70 that represented the country in Egypt during last year’s event.
Online sales thriving - but in-store down on last year
Bahamian retailers are reporting a mixed Christmas sales period, but online platforms showed strong performance.
Team New Providence ready for Bahamas Games
AFTER 20 long years, the Bahamas Games are finally back.
No waste deliveries to dump site until at least Wednesday
THE New Providence Landfill will be closed to incoming waste until at least Wednesday, Environment and Housing Minister Kenred Dorsett said yesterday.
'Heartbroken' Ja Rule: Fyre Festival was not a scam
AMID ongoing chaos at the Fyre Festival in Exuma, “mortified” co-organiser Ja Rule pushed back on Friday against mounting claims that the luxury music festival was a scam.
Clubs and Societies 02172017
Cycling Club Bahamas. - The Ride for Hope returns to Governor’s Harbour, Eleuthera, for the Tenth Anniversary Ride for Hope “GRAN FONDO ELEUTHERA”.
Losing hope for our country
After reading your editorial of Monday, February 20, headed: “What is happening in our courts?” I am saddened by what our country has become.
Murder charge is dropped
JUST over three months after a 20-year-old man was arraigned on charges of murder and attempted murder, prosecutors yesterday produced a written directive from the Office of the Attorney General requesting the more serious charge not be pursued.Matth
$20m mini-hospital 'short on support'
A Cabinet minister yesterday said the $20 million George Town “mini-hospital” is still in need of basic support services, with a shortage of qualified healthcare professionals impacting the entire Bahamas.Speaking at the Exuma Business Outlook confer
Probation for making false report
A 20-year-old man, who lied to police officers when he told them that two men had robbed him of his car at gunpoint, was placed on six months probation yesterday.
A nation in which God is fair game, but the judiciary is a sacred cow
I must confess at the outset that I am not an expert on the Bahamian Constitution.
BLTA’s ‘Play Tennis’ programme introduces the backhand stroke
THE recent session of The Bahamas Lawn Tennis Association’s “Play Tennis” programme featured an introduction to the backhand stroke.
Bain rejects recusal bid in Nygard cases
SUPREME Court Justice Rhonda Bain has rejected Keod Smith’s application to recuse herself from hearing Peter Nygard cases. It is not the first time she has made such a ruling. Late last year she ruled that Mr Nygard gave “no cogent reasons” for his
Gun seizure charges
A 28-YEAR-OLD man was arraigned in Magistrate’s Court yesterday facing a dozen firearm charges in connection with a large gun seizure in the Wulff Road and Firetrail Road areas last week. Eugene Campbell Jr, of Fire Trail Road east, stood before Chi
Revamped Employment Exchange to launch July 1
The Department of Labour’s revamped and modernised Employment Exchange is expected to go live on July 1, its director said yesterday.
Suspect accused of taxi driver killing
A 20-year-old man was arraigned in a Magistrate’s Court yesterday over allegations he murdered a taxi driver in Hollywood Subdivision, off Cowpen Road in June.Donte Riley stood before Chief Magistrate Joyann Ferguson-Pratt charged with one count each
US was the worst prepared for virus
Viruses are older than human existence. In 1918 we had the Spanish flu which infected 500 million and killed 20 million to 50 million people. We had the SARS outbreak of 2002 to 2004. It infected 8098 and killed 774 people from China, other Asian countries, the UK (4) and Toronto, Canada. In 2014 the Ebola outbreak killed 11,315 in 5 African countries and the US. So why wasn’t the world prepared? Maybe because it was not profitable because they occur over a decade apart, but that can change.
Shavaul Butters receives his first Division 1 offer
SHAVAUL Butters has begun to garner attention from major Division I basketball programmes and received his first offer of what is expected to be an active recruiting process.
Chisholm and Rawhide suffer 5-4 loss to Quakes
JAZZ Chisholm and his Visalia Rawhide fell behind early in the best-of-five Single A Advanced California League championship series.The 20-year-old shortstop went 1-5 in a 5-4 loss to the Rancho Cucamonga Quakes Tuesday night at Recreation Park in Vi
