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$200m investment in hospitals to start this month

THE government is poised to invest almost $200m in the infrastructural expansion and improvement of the country’s hospitals beginning later this month.

Chiropractic education

Many times I have patients ask me about the educational requirements to become chiropractor.

Hunt for men who stole car

POLICE are on the hunt for two men who robbed a man of his vehicle early on Friday morning.

Freeport worker faces court over $2m drug haul

A Freeport Container Port employee was flown to New Providence and arraigned in connection with a drug seizure of $2m worth of cocaine discovered at the Container Port about two weeks ago in Grand Bahama.

INSIGHT: Water torture - the drip, drip of Baha Mar dealings

Surprise, surprise. After 20 months of waiting the Government has announced a Chinese carve up of the stalled Cable Beach mega resort, Malcolm J Strachan says . . .

Pair accused over $2m cocaine haul

TWO men were arraigned in Magistrate’s Court yesterday in connection with the recent seizure of nearly $2 million worth of cocaine by law enforcement.

Bahamian arrested after 51kg cocaine seized

POLICE arrested a Bahamian man at the Lynden Pindling International Airport on Sunday in connection with the seizure of 51 kilos of cocaine. According to police, shortly after 8am, K-9 officers on duty at the LPIA Jet Aviation Centre assisted by officers from the Airport Division conducted a search of a chartered aircraft that had just landed. Officers found two large bags containing 51 kilos of cocaine.

Gambling our health away

I read that certain people are proposing a further adding of a National Lottery the proceeds to go to funding NHI.

Bahamian arrested after 51kg of cocaine found at LPIA

POLICE struck another blow against organized drug trafficking in The Bahamas on Sunday with the seizure of a large amount of cocaine and the arrest of a Bahamian male at Lynden Pindling International Airport (LPIA).

Two men and one woman arrested after officers discover gun and drugs

OFFICERS from the Drug Enforcement Unit (DEU) arrested two men and a woman following the seizure of several pounds of marijuana and a firearm in three separate incidents on Wednesday.

Suspected $2m cocaine haul seized by police officers

Bahamian authorities made major drug bust at the Freeport Container Port on Thursday, seizing over $2 million worth of suspected cocaine.

Curry powders recalled after lead found in products

A CARIBBEAN distribution conglomerate has announced the recall of several of its curry powders due to the presence of lead, warning people to avoid their consumption to avoid potential “permanent adverse health consequences”.

Government spending

We have a parliamentary Finance Committee, headed by an Opposition MP with Opposition members in the majority. They are supposed to keep Government in check on its spending and reporting and transparency.

‘What are we doing to tackle climate change?’

NINE months after Save The Bays returned from the climate change conference in Paris that for a moment caught the world’s attention, the environmental advocacy group’s chairman is still seeking answers to critical questions about how the Bahamas is planning to meet a future of rising sea levels that could literally wipe out entire islands and populations.

Man held for drugs possession

A Bahamian male was apprehended for possession of suspected drugs by Royal Bahamas Defence Force (RBDF) marines on routine patrol aboard a RBDF fast patrol craft on Wednesday afternoon.

YOUR SAY: Questions raised about National Health Insurance

SEVERAL nights ago I watched the House of Assembly on TV when members debated the controversial National Health Bill. Health is an emotional, personal thing and the members took full advantage of it.

Integrated patient-centred care envisaged for NHI

While enrollees in National Health Insurance Bahamas will have a choice of primary care providers, over time those primary care providers will transition into a network of health professionals creating what is referred to as “Integrated Patient-Centred Care” according to the NHI policy paper.

Five million dollars worth of suspected cocaine seized in Freeport

FIVE million dollars worth of suspected cocaine was discovered at the Freeport Container Port on Friday - the largest drug seizure this year in Grand Bahama.

Has Gomez read his own bill?

There is an old joke and it has never been so true than in recent times: “How do you know when a politician is lying? When their lips are moving!” I have put a quote from Dr Gomez below which was in The Tribune August 11.

Immigration policy a ‘dead end’

NEARLY two years after the government rolled out its new immigration policy to clamp down on illegal migration, the Haitian ambassador yesterday described a cumbersome, sluggish and disorganised process marred by ethnic profiling, that ultimately created a “dead end” for unregularised persons of Haitian descent in the country.

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