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1 in 50 people in nation has HIV, report warns
THE country’s main supplies of HIV/AIDs drugs have been restored, Health Minister Duane Sands confirmed yesterday.In an interview with The Tribune, Dr Sands addressed the status of HIV/AIDs in the country, including The Bahamas’ rank as having the hi
BAAA set to host two major national championships
WHILE they wait on the final decision on two important matters, the Bahamas Association of Athletic Associations is preparing to host two of its major National Championships next month.
‘US raised no issues over crime cooperation’
THE assertion in a recent report that cooperation between law enforcement agencies in the country and the United States “waned” under the former government is baseless, Official Opposition Leader Philip “Brave” Davis said yesterday, adding he intends to write to the US Embassy questioning the allegation.
Medical marijuana conference to be held this year
A MEDICAL marijuana conference is tentatively set for this autumn with an endorsement from the Ministry of Health.Dr Lynwood Brown, a member of the non-profit group, Bahamas Cannabis Initiative (BCI), told The Tribune plans to bring experts and indus
Commission to begin work again shortly
ALTHOUGH the work of the Bahamas National Commission on Marijuana was placed on hold for more than three months due to the COVID-19 pandemic, group co-chairs Bishop Simeon Hall and Quinn McCartney yesterday said the commission plans to reconvene in s
Marley's lasting legacy to people of The Bahamas
This month of December marks the 39th anniversary of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation’s International Year of the Child Bob Marley benefit concert at the Queen Elizabeth Sports Centre. Tuff Gong, as the Jamaican reggae artiste was nicknamed after Gong Guru Maragh, better known as Leonard Percival Howell, was invited by International Year of the Child Commission members the late Beryl Hanna, Rubie Nottage and Telzena Coakley.
Scrambling to catch up on marijuana
The good Pastor Cedric Moss is nothing if not consistent. Unfortunately, he consistently views debates in the public square through the prism of extreme puritanism.
'Viagra' for women
The United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on June 21 approved the new “female Viagra”, a sexual libido enhancing medication called Vyleesi. Vyleesi is not a pill; it is a self or partner administered injectable that should be given 45 minutes before sexual intercourse. It has been recommended that Vyleesi should not be administered more than once in a 24-hour period and it should not be used more than eight times in a given month.
'Don't bet on sentence cuts'
REMISSION practices at Her Majesty’s Prison came under fire yesterday in the Court of Appeal, with judges denouncing the mindset of inmates who believe they are entitled to a sentence reduction.
Eight Bahamians are extradited to the US
EIGHT Bahamian men were extradited to the United States yesterday to face drug trafficking charges after an 11-year legal battle.
Time for answers
Don’t you think it’s past time that the Bahamas National Drug Agency (BNDA) and the Public Hospitals Authority (PHA) provide a meaningful response to the forensic audit results that were reported in the press late last year?
PHA board ‘won’t play political games’
FRANK Smith, chairman of the Public Hospitals Authority, said the PHA’s board is not going to play political games with results of forensic audits into the entity because improving healthcare is the government’s “priority”.
Maycock to appeal to Privy Council
MELVIN Maycock Sr was granted leave to go to the Privy Council to contest the Court of Appeal’s rejection of his application that questioned its jurisdiction in varying a sentence originally imposed on him from the Magistrate’s Court.
Integrated patient-centred care envisaged for NHI
While enrollees in National Health Insurance Bahamas will have a choice of primary care providers, over time those primary care providers will transition into a network of health professionals creating what is referred to as “Integrated Patient-Centred Care” according to the NHI policy paper.
Toxicologist says Azario was ‘under the influence of alcohol’ at death
A POLICE forensic toxicologist testified yesterday that Azario Major was under the influence of alcohol when he died but had no illegal drugs in his system.
New healthcare facilities announced by the PM
Prime Minister Philip Davis announced yesterday new healthcare facilities for New Providence and Grand Bahama.
Rastafarian leader wants appeal of Supreme Court ruling on religious use of cannabis
A LOCAL Rastafarian leader said the community would support an appeal of a Supreme Court judge’s ruling that laws prohibiting the possession and use of marijuana do not breach their constitutional rights to freedom of religion.
Police seeking six suspects in armed robberies
POLICE are looking for six men they suspect to be behind four separate armed robberies that occurred on Saturday.
Mother-of-six in brutal stabbing
A MOTHER of six, believed to be of Bahamian descent, was viciously stabbed to death on Saturday in West Philadelphia.
