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Rastafarians seek religious recognition for drug use
RASTAFARIAN communities in The Bahamas are calling for reparatory justice in the form of state recognition and inclusion as national discourse over marijuana law reform picks up steam.
CULTURE CLASH: Don’t be blind to Cosby - the criminal
Most of us know Bill Cosby as Heathcliff Huxtable. He is a doctor married to lawyer Clair Huxtable and father of five children. He is a funny, playful character with endearing eccentricity. Everyone loves Cliff, and wishes he could be their father. The Cosby family was aspirational, and The Cosby Show gave us somewhere to be when our own lives, homes and families did not quite manage to bring us joy.
The link between prostate and breast cancer
What does prostate cancer have in common with breast cancer?The answer is the BRCA 1 and 2 gene mutations. The BRCA 1 and 2 genes were first discovered in 1994.BRCA stands for Breast Cancer associated gene. Women with the inherited BRCA 1 or BRCA 2 g
PAUL THOMPSON: Modern policing must be flexible and effective
While total protection is never possible, the police are doing a fine job in many areas of crime prevention and the public can help, Paul Thompson says . . .
Lending a helping hand to a friend in need
WHEN customers line up at McDonald’s this month, they will be offered more than the usual fare. They will have the opportunity to help the family of a hero who has spent years helping others.
Chipman asks if borders are secure amid global terror alerts
IN the face of global terrorism concerns, St Anne’s MP Hubert Chipman yesterday urged the government to explain what it is doing to secure the country’s borders.
Judge dismisses bail plea by men facing extradition
FIVE of 11 men whose extradition requests to the United States on drug trafficking charges have been approved by the Court of Appeal must now ask that same court to consider reinstating their bail after a Supreme Court judge yesterday dismissed their bail applications.
Minnis ‘lacks support of white Bahamians’
ATTORNEY Michael Scott yesterday said Free National Movement Leader Dr Hubert Minnis has been unsuccessful in gaining the financial support of white Bahamians because that demographic has little confidence in his ability to lead the organisation or the country.
Police ‘targeted my husband’ since his pardon by Cuba
THE wife of a Bahamian recently pardoned from his prison sentence in Cuba and deported back to Nassau has alleged that police officers have targeted him since his return, even arresting him during the holidays for what she thinks are baseless reasons.
Between two worlds, past and future
THE most appalling issues of our generation are stress and burnout. The wave of domestic violence is shocking. Men kill their lovers and claim they cannot recall when, how or why it happened. They trip; drugs and alcohol are primary culprits that are blamed.
Arrest in connection with abduction and rape; police investigate shooting incident
A 24-year-old man is in police custody after he reportedly abducted and sexually assaulted a 29-year-old woman on Thursday.
Turnquest hits back on spy planes
FORMER National Security Minister Tommy Turnquest has criticised both a local newspaper and Foreign Affairs Minister Fred Mitchell over alleged comments regarding unmanned US surveillance airplanes authorised to fly over the Bahamas.
Believers celebrate with national day of prayer and fasting
On Independence morning, a group of people assembled at Fort Montagu in the spirit of prayer and supplication for The Bahamas.
'Pay up on contracts after change in government'
SENATOR Desmond Bannister said Attorney General Allyson Maynard-Gibson should advise her government to pay those persons whose contracts were suspended following the change in government in May.
FNM fires back over slush fund claims
THE FNM hit back at State Minister of National Security Keith Bell's allegation that confiscated drug money was used as a "slush fund" under the former government - claiming the minister's comments reveal he doesn't know what he's talking about.
Supporters impatient for results
THE PLP recognises that crime is quickly escalating and that the duty of a government is to keep the public safe, "but my God, give us some time!"
Both political parties in state of unrest
THE AGE of Hubert Ingraham is over. Or is it?
Search for solutions on crime
The brand-new year 2024 rolled in, fireworks barely subsided, and the country is seething with a high volume of senseless murders. There has been one murder a day. One murder is one too many.
Crown seeks death penalty in Exuma Shooting death case
THE CROWN is seeking the death penalty for one of two men convicted of the shooting death of a man in his Family Island home during the process of an armed robbery four years ago.Prosecutor Al-Leecia Delancy submitted to Justice Carolita Bethel yeste
PM: We can’t turn back the clock
WHILE making the case for the Progressive Liberal Party to be elected for another term, Prime Minister Perry Christie said his administration has cleaned “up the mess” left by the Ingraham administration, telling supporters “we cannot afford to turn back the clock.”