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Cultural violence and inequality
The other day, driving along West Bay Street, a young man seemingly got out of a car and slapped a young woman down in the street. People stood around. We were on the main road and the assault occurred on the coastal road. He seemed assured in his ab
Dominican poachers held by RBDF
HER Majesty’s Bahamian Ship Durward Knowles arrested a Dominican fishing vessel for poaching in Bahamian waters on Saturday morning.While on routine patrol in the southern Bahamas, HMBS Durward Knowles, under the command of Lieutenant Commander Omarv
Govt to consider CARICOM findings on medical marijuana
THE Minnis administration will consider changes to policy on medicinal marijuana following the completion of a report from a CARICOM task force on the herbal drug, Health Minister Dr Duane Sands told Parliament yesterday.This report, he said, is expe
Crime under control?
WHILE the Police were having a special police operation carnage on Jerome Avenue - who said crime is under control?
WORLD CUP: 5-0 victory for Russia in Opener
MOSCOW (AP) — Vladimir Putin craves sporting glory, and he got another taste of it in the opening match of the World Cup.
Two men face court over $160,000 drugs discovery
TWO men were arraigned in a Magistrate’s Court yesterday in connection with the seizure of over $160,000 worth of drugs in Exuma over the weekend.Cable Beach residents Daymon Brown, 44, and 33-year-old Tony Burrows, stood before Deputy Chief Magistra
VAT hike puts further strain on cook-outs
“Cook-out” targets will have to increase due to the VAT rate hike, a well-known insurer yesterday warning that 85 per cent of healthcare costs will not benefit from planned tax exemptions.Emmanuel Komolafe, the Bahamas Insurance Association’s (BIA) c
Family Islands urge: ‘tax web shops to the hilt’
Family Island businessmen yesterday urged the government to “tax the web shop industry to the hilt” because it has left many communities “in shambles”.
ALICIA WALLACE: Facing up to mental health challenges
I KNOW people with mental health challenges, some of whom are getting professional help and others who cannot afford it, do not want anyone else to know what they are going through, or do not think it would help. I have received phone calls and in-pe
Preparing to defend
THE combined unit of Bahamian security forces under the command of Platoon Commander Senior Lieutenant Shawn Adderley are currently in St Kitts taking part in Tradewinds Exercise Phase 1. The unit consists of members of the Royal Bahamas Defence Forc
EDITORIAL: OAS could be key to Venezuela future
THE Organization of American States is now in its 70th year. An organisation long and naturally dominated by the United States, the OAS has been criticised for that and for other things. But whether they are speaking from the core of their conscience or playing to the TV cameras for points with viewers back home, Western Hemisphere heads of government and foreign ministers often make news when attending an OAS meeting.
FACE TO FACE: Two girl scientists on a mission
WHEN looking for solutions to the problems that face this country, we often look to our religious, political and social leaders for the answers. We look for grown-up solutions to problems that are affecting children as well. But what if some of the answers we need could be found in the children?
Dames: ‘No reason to feel unsafe’
DESPITE a bloody weekend with three homicides recorded, National Security Minister Marvin Dames insisted murders continue to trend downward, adding Bahamians have absolutely no reason to feel unsafe in the country.
'Test Your Drug' app hits the Anti-Doping Commission website
THE Bahamas Anti-Doping Commission (BADC) seeks to repurpose its profile in order for athletes and the general public to get a greater understanding and appreciation of what the organisation does.Newly appointed executive director of the BADC, Petra
Police hunting armed robbers after weekend attacks
POLICE are asking members of the public to come forward with any information they might have to assist them in solving two armed robberies that occurred in Nassau on the weekend.In the first incident, shortly after 10pm on Friday, a man was walking o
Three dead in just 12 hours
THE family of two teen brothers fatally shot in a barbershop on Saturday are on edge, fearing criminals are not done with targeting their family.
Candles for Camron
FAMILY, friends and neighbours of slain primary school student Camron Cooper yesterday marched through the streets of his Englerston community, declaring that “enough is enough” in the aftermath of the young boy’s death by a stray bullet last week.
Two held after $168,000 of marijuana recovered in Exuma
A joint operation between police and Defence Force officers resulted in the seizure of $168,000 worth of dangerous drugs in Exuma on Sunday morning.
Going . . . going . . . gone: Controlled sinking of HMBS Yellow Elder (video)
HER Majesty’s Bahamian Ship Yellow Elder was sunk as a “dive wreck” yesterday by Stuart’s Cove Dive Bahamas, the Royal Bahamas Defence Force said.The vessel will be used as an artificial reef site for visitors.Commissioned on November 20,1986, HMBS Y
‘All I want is justice’
THE shooting death of seven-year-old Camron Cooper has devastated his family and shocked the community he called home.