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Munroe: Rapes up 64 percent in New Providence
THERE has been a 64 percent increase in rape offences in New Providence despite the country’s other islands seeing a decrease, National Security Minister Wayne Munroe said yesterday.
VP visit
In diplomacy and good neighbour relations, surely it doesn’t take 50-years at the level of President or Vice President to visit the closest most friendly offshore independent country… us The Bahamas?
Man held in jail charged with sex assault of 14-year-old girl
A 25-year-old man accused of sexually assaulting a 14-year-old girl twice in the last year is behind bars after being remanded in custody.
Basketball Smiles camp returns for 24th year
BASKETBALL Smiles, one of the most successful Summer Basketball Camps to come out of the United States, will be returning for its 24th year next week.
NIB rate rise delay to minimise burden
A Cabinet minister yesterday revealed the Government decided to push the National Insurance Board (NIB) contribution rate increase back to July 1, 2024, to minimise the increased burden that businesses especially will face.
BLTA crowns 2023 junior tennis champions
AFTER two days of competition, the Bahamas Lawn Tennis Association crowned three champions in its 2023 AID Junior National Tennis Championships at the National Tennis Centre at the weekend.
FACE TO FACE: Love in life and in theatre
WHEN the curtain call is made for the superstars of Bahamian theatre - ones who have helped to shape performing arts in the country into a viable activity that has propelled Bahamian culture - Philip A Burrows and his wife, Nicolette Bethel, will be there.
Coleby-Davis calls Meteorology Cadet Programme ‘very important initiative’
A LAUNCH was held yesterday for the Niccolo P Small meteorology cadet programme, which aims to give Bahamian students, aged 14-25, a pathway to learning about meteorology, science and climate change.
Realtors voice fears on tax 'inconsistency'
Realtors yesterday voiced concern over "the optics" and "inconsistency" of tax policy as the Government moves to adjust the VAT paid on real estate sales to ensure foreign buyers pay a 10 percent rate across-the-board.
Minister confirms civil service pension reform
A Cabinet minister yesterday confirmed that draft legislation for a new civil service pension plan will son be presented to the public sector unions to obtain their views and feedback.
Total shutdown: Just 1% of firms able to survive Dorian-type blow
Bahamian businesses have warned that commerce on islands hit by future Dorian-type natural disasters will almost completely shutdown with this nation forecast to be the worst-impacted of major Caribbean territories.
Man held on charges of Hospital Lane murder and attempted murder
A MAN is behind bars after being accused of causing the death of a 20-year-old male last month and wounding three people in a shooting incident early in January.
Man charged with making child pornography, aiding sex assault
A 20-year-old man has been accused of aiding in the sexual assault of a 12-year-old girl - and of making child pornography of the incident.
BBSQ develops mobile metrology lab with aims to improve measurement standards
A MOBILE metrology lab - aiming to improve measurement standards - has been developed by the Bahamas Bureau of Standards and Quality (BBSQ).
Injured Strachan: I could have won first NCAA title
IT was a painful experience over the weekend as Bahamian national javelin record holder Keyshawn Strachan sat and watched the National Collegiate Athletic Assocation's National Track and Field Championships rather than competing in it.
Carifta record breaker Brenden Vanderpool wins Male Field Event Athlete of the Year honour
CARIFTA record breaker Brenden Vanderpool added another accolade to his collection when he was selected as the 2023 Male Field Event Athlete of the Year for the Georgia, Atlanta Track Club.
THE KDK REPORT: 'Mirrors don’t lie’, but there is more to see beyond the reflection
MIRRORS are a tool of visual self-reference extensively used and universally trusted, so much so that the expression “mirrors don’t lie” has become near commonplace.
INSIGHT: While US VP visit shows value of PM’s travels, accountability is still needed
THE streets of The Bahamas came to a halt last week as the cavalcade of Kamala Harris came to town.
WORLD VIEW: Caribbean’s role as a voice of reason in a fractured OAS
On May 31, the Organization of American States (OAS) faced a prolonged and contentious debate that lasted from 2:30 in the afternoon until well past midnight. This episode, marked by acrimony and political undercurrents, which was webcast publicly and instantly to the world, is likely to be revisited during the upcoming OAS General Assembly from June 21 to 23 in Washington, D.C., the headquarters of the OAS.
Ex-Sky chief blasts 'travesty of justice'
Sky Bahamas principal yesterday slammed as "a travesty of justice" a Supreme Court ruling that ordered the now-defunct airline to pay $220,000 plus interest to the owner of its hangar at Lynden Pindling International Airport (LPIA).
