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Medicinal marijuana's $500m economic 'blow'
A MARIJUANA advocate yesterday estimated the sector could be worth “more than half a billion dollars” to The Bahamas by 2025, its chairman urging: “Either run to it or be dragged kicking and screaming”.Terry Miller, chairman of the Bahamas Cannabis R
Path open for medicinal marijuana use
AS the government moves to consider an end to marijuana prohibition across CARICOM member states, legal pathways already exist for medicinal and scientific use in the country.Minister of Health Dr Duane Sands, who has responsibility for dangerous dru
Just what the doctor ordered – poll gives support for medical marijuana
A RECENT Public Domain survey has found overwhelming support for medical marijuana among Bahamian residents across demographics of age, gender and income.
EDITORIAL: No more free rides – accounting needed
WE hope it was just political banter when Prime Minister Hubert Minnis, in a recent exchange with Opposition leader Philip “Brave” Davis indicated he would agree to pay from the public purse for Mr Davis’ tour of the islands to inform the people why government’s 12 per cent VAT increase was not necessary. However, Dr Minnis seemed to catch himself at the end of the exchange when he joked: “I have to speak to the minister of finance to see what’s there!”
CARICOM calls for marijuana to be treated the same as alcohol
A CARICOM report calling for an end to the prohibition of marijuana for the entire region is up for discussion in Cabinet today, according to Prime Minister Dr Hubert Minnis.
Women, men and respectability
We shame people into being who society thinks they should be. Society is more concerned about how someone dresses, than what they do. In fact, we seem to reinforce bad behaviour as long as someone looks respectable. The assumption seems to be that if
Firearm and drugs found by police in separate swoops
POLICE recovered a firearm, a quantity of ammunition and dangerous drugs from the streets of Nassau on Friday.Shortly after 4pm on Friday, Drug Enforcement Unit officers, acting on information, searched a bushy area off Fire Trail Road, where they fo
Firearm, ammunition and drugs recovered by police
OVER the weekend the police recovered a firearm, and a quantity of ammunition and dangerous drugs from the streets of Nassau.
WORLD CUP: Rojo and Messi send Argentina into last 16
(Mirror.co.uk) Marcos Rojo was the unlikely hero as Argentina somehow secured their place in the knockout stages of the World Cup.
Blogger seeks to change perspective on Over-the-Hill
Former news reporter Hadassah Hall is using her writing talent to initiate what she hopes will become a unique storytelling movement.Presently in the public relations field, Ms Hall, who previously worked in newspaper, radio and television broadcasti
Retailers given until end-august for VAT pricing adjustments
Bahamian retailers have until August 31 to adjust prices for the 12 percent VAT, with top government officials yesterday expressing confidence that the transition will “not disrupt” commerce.Marlon Johnson, the Ministry of Finance’s acting financial
Duty down on drugs
IT has been two weeks now (May 30th) since our Finance Minister announced the removal of duty on prescription drugs.
INSIGHT: The sleeping giant of Bahamian politics
IN 1967, the small group of families that had controlled The Bahamas for generations were dealt a massive and crippling blow. When the PLP’s nationalist revolution swept Lynden Pindling into power, the world as these entitled oligarchs knew it was brought to an abrupt and jarring end.
Man injured in shooting
POLICE want the public’s help in solving a shooting incident that left a man with injuries on Thursday.
Daxon tells of 'degrading' experience after being denied bail
A FORMER police officer and now attorney yesterday testified how she was made to bend over while naked for correctional officers to examine her private parts as a result of her being remanded due to a magistrate’s inability to grant her bail.Maria Da
Are the poor getting poorer?
“T he Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he has anointed me…..to preach deliverance to the captives…..to set at liberty them that are bruised.” (Luke 4:18).“But my God shall supply all your needs according to his riches in glory by Christ Jesus.
Two held over drugs find
TWO people were arrested after police searched a residence and discovered dangerous drugs and ammunition.According to police, shortly after 7.30pm on Tuesday officers of the Rapid Response Unit executed a search warrant at house on Abaco Drive where
Lawyer says witness had more reason to kill murder victim
THE Crown’s key witness in a murder trial had more of a grudge to bear against the deceased or his older brother as opposed to the accused in the matter, an attorney for the accused argued yesterday.Jamean Johnson is charged with abetment to both mur
There's a better way
NO more sitting by the sea at eventide to watch the sunset.
Man wounded in shooting
A MAN is in hospital after he was shot outside a home in Garden Hills on Sunday night.Police were told that shortly before 9pm two men were sitting in front of a yard on Daisy Lane off Beaumontia Avenue when they were approached by a man armed with a