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Ground is broken on $120 million production facility on PharmaChem site

GROUND was broken on Thursday for a new $120 million production facility at the PharmaChem site on West Sunrise Highway, Freeport for the exclusive production of Gilead’s life-saving medicines.

Live a Fulfilling Life: Recognising stress overload

Life is full of new experiences and discoveries, deadlines and demands. This way of life can cause feelings of anxiety and stress. Stress isn’t always bad, however.

Difference of views in battle against extradition

TWO lawyers on record for five men fighting extradition were at odds in the Supreme Court yesterday about a new application filed by one of the five wanted by the United States on drug trafficking charges.

Campaign finance reform key to anti-corruption, says expert

CAMPAIGN finance reform was yesterday singled out as one of the most important elements for transparent governance by a global anti-corruption network seeking to establish a local chapter in the country.

What constitutes theft? – Part II

1. A moralist who prides himself in not stealing but yet makes a false claim to the insurance company, or destroys property to collect a claim.

Testimony is delayed in murder trial

AN ongoing trial yesterday delayed the testimony of an investigator in another case in which a man is accused of aiding the fatal stabbing of the teenage son of convicted drug traffickers Dwight and Keva Major.

Financiers also responsible for Bahamian fiscal crisis

Many Bahamians are blaming the Government for perceived corruption and illicit laundering of borrowed funds in various loss-making enterprises.

PLP chairman blames Minnis for PHA failings

PLP Chairman Bradley Roberts yesterday blamed FNM Leader Dr Hubert Minnis for “systematic failures, irregularities and vulnerabilities” in the Public Hospitals Authority that Mr Roberts said the PLP now has to clean up.

Priest who fought for civil rights to speak at banquet

FATHER George Clements, the world renowned and most decorated priest of all time, is expected to be one of the featured guest speakers at the annual R E Cooper Sr Meritorious Service Award Gala Banquet later this year.

EDITORIAL: The dangerous side of marijuana

THE words of Dr Tameka Johnson-Dames deserve to be listened to.

Govt schools are failing our children

According to an article in The Nassau Guardian Monday, 26 June 2023, the Bahamas National Statistical Institute (BNSI) released the latest labour force survey revealing that little more than 55% percent of the labour force completed secondary schools, 4% percent finished primary school and 26% percent finished university.

Challenge on religious use of cannabis fails

A SUPREME Court judge rejected a challenge from the Rastafarian community on the constitutionality of laws prohibiting the possession and use of marijuana, even for religious purposes.

Pharmacies to offer ‘relief’ alternative to price control

Bahamian pharmacists yesterday said they will offer the Government an alternative “economic relief” plan for consumers that does not resort to wholesale and retail price controls.

Davis: I’ll raise gun smuggling issue

PRIME Minister Philip “Brave” Davis says he intends to raise the issue of gun smuggling into The Bahamas at the 2022 Summit of the Americas.

Pharmacies ‘doing good’ on price control changes

PRIVATE pharmacies have “been doing good” and “progressing” since reaching their price control deal with the Government, the Bahamas Pharmaceutical Association’s (BPA) president said yesterday.

Expert wants foreign police

THE RECRUITMENT of foreign officers to assist in the fight against the rise of violent crime is one among a list of recommendations put forward in a new crime study conducted by noted psychiatrist Dr David Allen.

DPM: ‘We won’t tolerate’ cruise lines deterring their passengers

THE Deputy Prime Minister has warned the cruise lines that advising their passengers not to disembark in The Bahamas is “not something we tolerate”.

Scott Street shooting leaves one man dead, baby girl and two others injured

A MAN is dead and a one-year-old girl and two men are in hospital after a shooting at Scott Street, off Hospital Lane, police said on Thursday night.

A COMIC'S VIEW: Rest in peace to the king of Blow

GEORGE Jung, the marijuana turned cocaine smuggler whose exploits included several jaunts through The Bahamas and served as the inspiration for the biopic Blow in 2001, has died at the age of 78.

Actor Michael K Williams found dead in apartment

BAHAMIAN American actor Michael K Williams was found dead in his New York City apartment yesterday. He was 54 years old.

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