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Anti-doping commission warns over allegations in Al Jazeera documentary
THE Bahamas Anti-Doping Commission has warned local sports bodies to “disassociate” themselves from allegations of doping raised in a report by international news agency Al Jazeera last month.
Roberts blast at candidates is ‘old, nasty politics’
FREE National Movement Chairman Michael Pintard said the unsolicited criticism from PLP Chairman Bradley Roberts about the FNM’s newly ratified candidates reflects the “old nasty style of politics” right-thinking Bahamians are moving away from.
Cervical cancer diagnosis and treatment
Women with early cervical cancers and pre-cancers usually have no symptoms.
Saving hair lines
Take a stroll along Bay Street or in the Mall at Marathon and take a good look at the hair lines of women. You will notice that many of those hair lines are receding, thinned out, or non-existent. You will also notice that you can actually see them.
Killing The Bahamas
LAST week, a man was sentenced by a magistrate to a mere ten months for possession of a nine millimetre pistol, an instrument whose only purpose is to kill or injure human beings. According to police, upon arrest the accused made a statement rationalising his possession of the weapon on the grounds of his need for protection, having stolen $2,000.00 worth of drugs from another drug dealer. So far from minimising his culpability, the explanation contained an admission of another serious criminal offence.
Silence for the murdered
YOUTH Against Crime Bahamas, a youth anti-crime group, yesterday staged a silent protest in Rawson Square in memory of the 149 people murdered last year.
Man in court in connection with airport cocaine seizure
A MAN was denied bail on Friday after being arraigned in Magistrates Court concerning the recent seizure of cocaine at Lynden Pindling International Airport.
Pharmacists to ‘eat’ NIB drug plan loss
The private Bahamian pharmaceutical industry will have to “eat a significant loss” on existing National Prescription Drug Plan inventories after the National Insurance Board (NIB) - virtually overnight - changed the scheme’s pricing by up to 40 per cent.
Six arrests after marijuana discovery
GRAND Bahama police arrested six men – four Bahamians and two Jamaican nationals – following discovery of illegal drugs at a residence on that island.
NIA still operating without oversight, warns FNM
THE National Intelligence Agency continues to operate without oversight and may be abused by officials, Free National Movement Deputy Leader Peter Turnquest said yesterday.
A YOUNG MAN'S VIEW: Time to step up and end this violence in society
The gruesome killing of Michael Deangelo Bethel on Sunday, as he and his family purportedly waited at a traffic light on East Bay Street, is yet another murder that is indicative of our country going to hell in a handbasket.
Stand up to the US
On January 5, the United States Embassy in Nassau issued a crime warning to its citizens residing in and those travelling to The Bahamas.
Man arrested at airport following cocaine find
A 25–year-old Fox Hill man is in custody after he was arrested at the Lynden Pindling International Airport (LPIA) for possession of dangerous drugs on Tuesday, January 5.
Doctors tell Gov’t: ‘Verify’ $102m NHI primary care cost
Private Bahamian doctors were last night said to be demanding that the Government “actuarially verify” the costings it has developed for National Health Insurance’s (NHI) primary care and their compensation.
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.
Pintard says govt playing blame game over crime
FREE National Movement Chairman Michael Pintard yesterday said the noticeable disconnect within the Christie administration has played a factor in the skyrocketing levels of crime in the country leaving Bahamians under “siege” by criminals.
Reaching out hands to bring an end to crime
BAHAMAS Against Crime Executive Director C B Moss yesterday called for community based anti-crime initiatives as his organisation launched its “Hands Around Bain and Grant’s Town” project, explaining that only a focused approach could alleviate the “violent crime spree” in the country.
Minnis calls on govt to declare a ‘war on guns’
FREE National Movement Leader Dr Hubert Minnis has called on the government to declare a “war on guns” and establish a dedicated intelligence gathering facility to partner with the international community for this purpose.
Police in Exuma make major drug seizure
Twenty pounds of marijuana were seized by police in Exuma on Saturday afternoon.
The bridge and illusions
Another Christmas has come and gone. On that date this year we recorded yet another alleged homicide and, according to the police, another suspected suicide.