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‘Going legal’ is worth just $5m
THE country stands to reap the greatest benefit from the full legalisation of marijuana production, sale and use with state control, according to CARICOM’s regional report, which estimated net benefits for The Bahamas was about $5.5m.
Nashad Mackey helping to lead Falcons to a national ranking
A SEAMLESS transition to the JuCo game, Nashad Mackey has excelled in his freshman season as he helps lead his programme to a national ranking.
PLP chairman: no answer on leadership ‘nonsense’
PLP Chairman Bradley Roberts was tight-lipped yesterday on mounting debate surrounding leadership succession within the party.
Hang time with Jordan for Prime Minister
MICHAEL Jordan, National Basketball Association legend, yesterday sang the praises of The Bahamas, a destination he has visited for the past 15 years, during a media tour of the luxury Baker’s Bay Golf and Ocean Club in Abaco.
‘Hunger should not be a barrier to learning’
HUNGER should not prevent any child from attending school, Prime Minister Philip “Brave” Davis said as the government’s new free breakfast programme was launched on Monday.
Bahamas ‘tops’ 5m visitors to end-June
The Ministry of Tourism's top official yesterday disclosed that visitor arrivals breached the five million mark for the 2023 half-year although higher-yielding stopovers and air arrivals remained slightly down on 2019's "banner year".
Will a new Commissioner change things?
POLICE Commissioner Clayton Fernander’s pedigree, mostly CID-DIU, could change things, but the data on where the guns come from causes me, and should cause everyone, serious anxiety that little will change.
Petition launched for Cabinet members to be fired
FREE National Movement Chairman Sidney Collie has urged Bahamians to sign an online petition circulated by his party that calls on Prime Minister Perry Christie to fire Cabinet ministers Jerome Fitzgerald, Allyson Maynard-Gibson and Shane Gibson.
Voter fraud charge is withdrawn
MORE than a month after he was hauled before a magistrate in handcuffs on allegations of voter fraud, an Eleuthera native had the charge withdrawn against him yesterday.
Ayton rises to occasion but Suns eclipsed by Pistons
Andre Drummond had 31 points and 19 rebounds, and the Detroit Pistons handed the Phoenix Suns their fourth straight loss, 116-108 on Wednesday night.
Father of four denies voter fraud
A HARBOUR Island father of four denied committing voter fraud during his arraignment in Magistrate’s Court yesterday afternoon.
First game for BGDBA title
ONE team was dominant all season, the other hit an incredible win streak at the right time, and now the two meet to decide The Bahamas Government Departmental Basketball Association title.
Major power failure across New Providence
THOUSANDS of Bahamas Electricity Corporation customers were again without electricity yesterday after “generator challenges” at the Blue Hills Power Station interrupted the supply to more than 50 per cent of New Providence.
JONES AND SUN LOSE TO MYSTICS, 84-76 IN OVERTIME
JONQUEL Jones and the Connecticut Sun were outscored 17-9 in overtime en route to their second consecutive loss.
Paul Adderley dead at 84
FORMER Member of Parliament George Smith remembers Paul Adderley, former Attorney General of the Bahamas, as one of the few front line politicians who left an indelible mark on everything he touched.
How my friend helped fulfill a dream for these islands
It is most difficult for me to accept that Sol Kerzner has died at the age of 84. I had the very good fortune of working with Sol from the day he assumed control and management.
Watchwords for the media
Anthony Newbold, President of the Bahamas Press Club, gave the welcome address at the inaugural ceremony to honour the pioneers and legends in journalism and mass communications at the British Colonial Hilton on Saturday night.
Comets blaze to BAISS victory and end SAC's 26-year streak
THEY painted the Thomas A Robinson Track and Field Stadium green and white on Friday as the Queen's College Comets rushed onto the field to celebrate their victory as St Augustine's College's long stranglehold on the Bahamas Association of Independent Secondary Schools' Track and Field Championships was finally broken after 26 years.
Briefly
I DON’T know what action will be sufficient to roll back both the Islamic State militant group and Russia’s president, Vladimir Putin, but I do know what’s necessary. And it’s not “leading from behind”, which didn’t really work for President Barack Obama in Libya, and it isn’t simply leading a lonely and unpopular charge from in front, which certainly didn’t work for President George W Bush in Iraq. It’s actually reviving America’s greatest strategy: leading from within.
