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11,000 received food assistance in October
MORE than 11,000 Bahamians received food assistance from the Ministry of Social Services and Urban Development last month, according to its minister yesterday.
Shot German men were regular visitors
SOUTH Andros MP Leon Lundy revealed yesterday that the German men who were victims in a shooting that left one dead and the other injured were regular visitors to the island.
Beyonce’s blasphemy
BISHOP Patrick L Wooden of the Upper Room Church of God in Christ in Raleigh, North Carolina has taken grave exception to Beyoncé Knowles-Carter’s “Denial” poem. The poem was penned by a British poet of Somali extraction, Warsan Shire, and is featured in the Beyoncé 2016 “Lemonade” album as a prelude to the second tract “Hold Up.”
Mackey Jr and Levarity get double doubles in win
BOTH Bahamian players posted double doubles to bring an end to Lyon’s two game skid in France’s Nationale Masculine 1 League.
Gov’t slashes Q1 deficit by $116m
The Government’s fiscal deficit for the 2022-2023 first quarter was slashed by $116m year-over-year, it was revealed yesterday, with its revenues running 4-5 percent ahead of projections.
Extend tax breaks on Dorian ‘apocalypse’
A former Cabinet minister yesterday read out pleas from his Grand Bahama constituents for the Government to extend the Hurricane Dorian tax breaks beyond December 1 as parts of the island still resemble “a scene from the apocalypse”.
Stop playing victim over climate change
Until I read the letter in Tuesday’s column written by one Porcupine, I was beginning to think that I was alone in being both embarrassed and amused by Rochelle Newbold, our government’s special advisor on climate change, “calling out” (ie begging) “developed countries” (ie white ones) for their supposedly lopsided contribution to global warming.
AJ Storr suits up for Red Storm in Big East
FOUR star freshman guard AJ Storr leads a highly touted incoming class expected to propel the St John’s Red Storm back into contention of a competitive Big East Conference.
Downtown Freeport calls for Dorian tax breaks extension
THE Downtown Freeport Business Association (DFBA) yesterday urged the Government to extend the Hurricane Dorian-related tax breaks and help revive an area where one in three buildings sit empty.
ALICIA WALLACE: Just who is in charge here?
THE news over the past few days has been quite interesting. A few stories have been dominating while others were blips. It can be useful to look at two or more seemingly unrelated news stories to make an assessment on the current state of affairs. Asking questions “Who is in charge here?” and “Why was this the course of action taken” along with “Who is affected most?” can help us to get beyond the story itself and into what it tells us about where we are, and even who we are.
Public: Closing pharmacies was selfish
RESIDENTS called yesterday’s closure of several private pharmacies a selfish act leaving them in jeopardy.
FACE TO FACE: Faith through the fire
EDUCATION is a vital key to success - one that can literally change lives. That is why, when Rev Dr Willis Johnson and his wife, Rev Dr Yvette Johnson decided to launch an institution of higher learning 38 years ago, they made a personal commitment not only to teach, but to transform the lives of every student.
Pharmacies to ‘temporarily’ close in price control revolt
The Government was last night facing an open revolt after private pharmacies were urged to “temporarily” close today due to the failure to resolve the price control expansion dispute by the November 1 deadline.
Banks ‘can take more’ as debt drops $29m
Bahamian commercial banks have “significant capacity” to take on more government debt, the Ministry of Finance’s top official has asserted, after the national debt for the three months to end-September fell by $29m.
McPhee-McCuin looks to build on last year’s success
WITH a new contract signed, Grand Bahamian Yolett McPhee-McCuin is looking forward to building on the success of last year by her University of Mississippi Lady Rebels.
Bahamians get early start in NCAA Division I
THE NCAA Division I basketball season is still days away from tip-off but several Bahamians got an early start to their 2022-23 campaigns with exhibition games.
Exuma businesses: ‘We will believe $1.2bn when see it’
EXUMA businesses yesterday said they will believe there are $1.2bn in investments in the pipeline for the island, as identified by the deputy prime minister, when they see them materialise.
Woman sentenced to 18 months for arson
A Freeport woman found guilty of arson was sentenced to 18 months imprisonment on Friday in the Supreme Court on Grand Bahama.
Agriculture sees inflation raise prices fivefold
COMPANIES in the agriculture industry said inflation has impacted them, with one business stating that in some cases prices have increased fivefold.
Pintard: Gov’t had ‘enough meat’ over BPL fuel hedge
The Opposition’s leader yesterday charged that key policymakers in the Davis administration were given “sufficient meat” to understand the fall-out if the trades underpinning Bahamas Power & Light’s (BPL) fuel hedge were not executed.
