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PETER YOUNG: A courageous man of principle
AT the two-day annual Munich Security Conference held at this time of year politicians and diplomats discuss the world’s security challenges.
INSIGHT: Causes of crime not new, but deepening – what now?
“Hate multiplies hate, violence multiplies violence, and toughness multiplies toughness in a descending spiral of destruction.” - Martin Luther King, Jr.
Hugh Campbell Classic ‘off to sizzling start’
THE prestigious Hugh Campbell Basketball Classic got off to a sizzling start as some of the top senior boys’ teams made their early statements over the weekend at the Kendal Isaacs Gymnasium.
Jonquel Jones re-signs with New York Liberty
JONQUEL “JJ” Jones, former Women’s National Basketball Association (WNBA) MVP, has decided to run it back with the New York Liberty for the upcoming season
Educators honoured for efforts to reduce HIV infections, prevent teen pregnancy
MORE than 90 educators across the country were honoured on Friday for their efforts to reduce HIV infections among adolescents and prevent teen pregnancy.
FTX Bahamas creditors to have first meet March 15
FTX’s Bahamian subsidiary will hold its first creditors meeting on March 15 at Baha Mar’s convention centre as its liquidators ramp-up efforts to return assets to their rightful owners.
DARING FEAT: 70-year-old Gavin to attempt sail-a-thon from Exuma to Nassau
HE has sailed around the world in so many regattas, but Gavin McKinney has decided to try something that he has never done before and that is to sail from Exuma to Nassau in a 14-foot Laser boat.
DPM: Crime coverage woe ‘losing momentum’
THE Deputy Prime Minister yesterday voiced optimism that damaging media coverage of The Bahamas is “losing momentum” with major resorts reporting peak winter occupancies “in excess of 80 percent”.
Abaco Schools Sports Association basketball results
Abaco Schools Sports Association Basketball Championships (Best of Three series)
FACE TO FACE: Fighting for the rights of fathers
Children who have a close relationship with their father are twice more likely to find stable employment or enter college after high school. They are 75 percent less likely to have a teen birth; 80 percent less likely to spend time in jail; and half as likely to experience multiple depression symptoms.
Two-thirds say Bahamas can end cheques by ‘26
Almost two-thirds of Bahamians believe this nation could be ready for the elimination of cheque payments within the two-year deadline set by the Central Bank to review its goal.
Are fifty somethings “obsolete”?
“This is a sore point for many older adults. As we age medical science and healthcare mean we are well and able far longer than in the past - but are viewed as needing to move on and out of the workplace even when we could offer some wisdom and mentoring to the newer workforce.” (Linda Nicholls).
INSIGHT: Torn apart by gangs, Haiti still waits for action as it teeters on edge of being a failed state
IN theory, Bahamian troops should be on the ground in Haiti by now.
Gov’t set to refinance $2.4bn in six months
THE Government has to refinance almost $2.4bn in maturing debt during the six months to end-June 2024, it has been revealed, with its euro-denominated liabilities almost doubling in percentage terms.
Vanderpool breaks his indoor national record in pole vault
IT was another indoor national record-breaking performance for pole vaulter Brenden Vanderpool as he duplicated the same feat at the same venue he established the previous mark last month.
The middle class under pressure
Much has been made of Prime Minister Philip Brave Davis’ recent trip to Uganda in which he took part in the Non-Aligned Movement Summit. It was probably a representative for the Davis camp who took photos of him feeding chimpanzees while in Uganda, apparently not realising the backlash it would cause.
Softball legend Van ‘Lil Joe’ Johnson dies at age of 60
THE Eleuthera Softball Association’s Jets, the New Providence Softball Association’s perennial kingpins Budweiser Eagles and Truckers softball teams and the men’s national softball team, lost one of its most talented and versatile players in the death of Van “Lil Joe” Johnson.
A birthday bash to remember
IT was a birthday celebration, highlighted by a pair of Masters Softball League games and entertainment that included rake-n-scrape, marching bands and a Junkanoo rush-out, that left the Rev. Dr. William Thompson flabbergasted.
Contractor awarded $63,000 in multi-million Palm Cay fight
A major eastern New Providence development has been ordered to pay a former contractor $63,047 after an acrimonious battle involving competing claims over breaches of two multi-million building contracts.
Laroda confident despite housing shortage
A YEAR after the Chamber of Commerce president in Abaco warned that the housing shortage remains “extremely acute” on the island post-Dorian, Social Services Minister Myles Laroda said he is confident his ministry will provide housing assistance to shanty town residents facing eviction on the island.
