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I’LL NEVER BELIEVE THEY JUST DROWNED: Father convinced ‘simple accident’ deaths not credible
THE father of Blair John, one of two Bahamian men found dead in an Italian river earlier this month, said he does not accept autopsy results that state his son died by drowning.
Complicitous nuances
Politicians do dumb things in the name of the “party line”, and a certain level of “dumbness” can be expected from them as they go about doing what they think is best in a particular moment.
Osteoporosis and oral health
Osteoporosis is a nice fancy word. We often hear about it in the media. Older men and women predominantly get it and many supplements claim to be able to stop it or slow it down.
Turning on family, 'easier said than done'
Turning on family, 'easier said than done' By JEFFARAH GIBSON Tribune Features Writer EVERY day, without fail, Bahamian men are paraded in public, doing the Bank Lane "shuffle", as they wait for the justice system to determine their fate. Mothers, sist
PLP's first promise - to curb crime
WE ARE glad that Prime Minister Perry Christie has put crime at the top of his agenda. He and his party always blamed the rising crime on an inept Ingraham government, claiming that it was his PLP party that had all th
Has the PLP gone soft on the criminal?
WHILE for the first time in this country's history, US authorities have announced that these once peaceful "isles of June" have a "critical" level of crime, the new Christie administration plans to review the last government's mandatory minimum laws because the criminal has complained that they are too tough!
ACP B K Bonamy Jr: Public will be treated with utmost respect
ASSISTANT Commissioner of Police B K Bonamy Jr, the new officer in charge of the Grand Bahama and the northern Bahamas District, warns that disrespectful behaviour to the public by any officer will not be tolerated.
Election focus on health
THE NEED for major changes to public health care is a common theme this election season, with the FNM, PLP and DNA pledging to modernise the system and make it more
Ambassador Nicole Avant - a job well done
ALTHOUGH only in her post for two short years, Nicole Avant was considered among the more popular of the US Ambassadors to be posted to the Nassau Embassy.
Govt urged: ‘Push back’ on public owner registry
A former finance minister yesterday called for the Government to “push back more” on repeated US demands that the Bahamas implement a ‘public registry’ disclosing the owners of every corporate entity registered in this nation.
Crime falls – despite cops’ cars crisis
OVERALL crime is down 14 percent, National Security Minister Marvin Dames said yesterday, adding Bahamians can rest assured criminal activity in the country will continue at reduced levels, lessening fear among citizens.
IAN FERGUSON: Inspiring our men in the workplace
THE number of productive, engaged male employees in the Bahamian workforce has been declining rapidly for some years. Somehow, in the span of two generations, women have replaced men in most professional fields of endeavour. From medicine to educatio
Attorney general: Interception Bill will enhance privacy, not harm it
ATTORNEY General Allyson Maynard-Gibson yesterday defended the Interception of Communications Bill as an important anti-crime tool that would enhance the privacy of law-abiding citizens rather than encroach upon it, as detractors claim.
Dames: Crime measures 'raise more questions'
FORMER Deputy Police Commissioner Marvin Dames said he is not impressed by National Security Minister Dr Bernard Nottage’s announcement of the anti-crime measures to be adopted by the government to combat the spike in murders, saying the strategies have raised more questions than answers.
A COMIC'S VIEW: Disappointed with govt over Bill on marijuana
After a candid round or two (or three or or four or five) with several of my closest classmates from high school, the topic of the Marijuana Bill came up, along with several others that seem to have been bungled by the current administration.
Attempted murder conviction quashed, sentence set aside, new trial ordered
THE Court of Appeal yesterday set aside the 35-year sentence of a man who was convicted of attempting to murder three men at a cemetery in East Grand Bahama over three years ago.
The saga of marijuana
The Bahamas marijuana commission deliberated for more than a year to determine the way forward on marijuana only to present the Prime Minister with an incomplete report.
Cryotherapy: A curative treatment option for prostate cancer
Cryotherapy is also referred to as cryoablation or cryosurgery, that uses freezing gas to destroy prostate cancer cells, while leaving the prostate gland intact. The term cryotherapy is misleading as it is not a form of surgery. Cryotherapy was US Food and Drug Administration approved for prostate cancer treatment in the year 2000. It has been used in the past 20 years as an effective, minimally invasive management option for prostate cancer.
Senators speak out over impact of curfew on criminal records
SENATORS JoBeth Coleby-Davis and Lisa Bostwick-Dean both expressed concern yesterday regarding Bahamians having permanent stains on their criminal records for curfew infractions.
Cryotherapy: A curative treatment option for prostate cancer
CRYOTHERAPY is also referred to as cryoablation or cryosurgery. It uses freezing gas to destroy prostate cancer cells, while leaving the prostate gland intact. The term cryotherapy is misleading as it is not a form of surgery. Cryotherapy was US Food and Drug Administration approved for prostate cancer treatment in the year 2000. It has been used in the past 20 years as an effective, minimally invasive management option for prostate cancer.