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Seven left homeless after Andros house fire

A HOUSE fire in Andros has left a family of seven people homeless.

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First Class Promotions returns after 10-year hiatus

FIRST Class Promotions will host the first all-female boxing match in The Bahamas and Caribbean at 8pm on Friday, March 31 at the Kendal G.L. Isaacs Gymnasium.

Cancer cases on the rise since pandemic

THERE has been a rise in cancer since the COVID-19 pandemic with more younger women being affected recently, according to a physician from the Bahamas Cancer Society.

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Man granted $2,500 bail on hemp and cocaine charge

A MAN was granted bail in Magistrate’s Court yesterday after it was alleged he was found with a quantity of cocaine and Indian hemp.

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RBDF aggressively recruiting new officers

THE Royal Bahamas Defence Force is aggressively recruiting new officers and is in the process of expanding the agency’s fleet, according to RBDF Commodore Raymond King yesterday.

EDITORIAL: The dangerous side of marijuana

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

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Man caught with Indian hemp receives $500 fine

A MAN who admitted having 18 grams of Indian hemp was fined in court yesterday.

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Woman ordered to attend drug counselling

A WOMAN was ordered by the court to attend drug counselling on Friday after she admitted to having $495 worth of drugs and drug-laced candies.

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$9k fine for hemp and infused cookies

A WOMAN was fined $9,000 in court yesterday after she admitted to having over $10,000 worth of drugs and weed cookies in her home earlier this week.

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Small businesses come on board for CARIFTA Games

WEDNESDAY was a very special day for the Local Organising Committee for the Oaktree Medical Centre 50th CARIFTA Games.

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Inagua man on $30k bail for cocaine possession

A MAN was granted $30,000 bail in court yesterday after allegedly being found with $100,000 worth of cocaine uncovered on a mailboat in Inagua earlier this year.

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Seven tips for fall prevention

If you find yourself concerned about falling or are experiencing frequent falls, you are not alone. In my work as a physical therapist with older adults, this concern is voiced frequently by my clients.

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Improving relationships by improving health

Successful relationships between men and women lead to a myriad of positive effects on society.

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$40k of cocaine lands man in jail for three years

A MAN was sentenced to three years in prison yesterday after he admitted to having $40,000 worth of cocaine in his home last week as well as a loaded gun.

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RBDF officer on bail for drugs and ammunition

A ROYAL Bahamas Defence Force officer was granted bail in court yesterday after being accused of trying to sell illicit drugs as well as having 14 live rounds of ammunition.

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Two arrests after drugs found in separate incidents

Two men have been arrested in two separate incidents, after they were found in possession of dangerous drugs on Saturday.

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$5,000 fine for having over five pounds of marijuana

A MAN was fined $5,000 on Friday after he admitted to having over five pounds of marijuana.

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Suspected marijuana seized, nine arrested, in four separate incidents.

Officers attached to Operation Cease Fire confiscated suspected marijuana and made nine arrests in four separate incidents over Thursday night and early Friday morning.

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Minnis: ‘Brave Davis inflation is really killing us’

THE Davis administration has made the cost-of-living crisis in the country much worse, former Prime Minister Dr Hubert Minnis claimed in the House of Assembly yesterday as he accused the government of living lavishly off the backs of Bahamian taxpayers.

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Munroe wants guidance on how police should deal with Rastafarians using marijuana

NATIONAL Security Minister Wayne Munroe said he has sought advice from the Attorney General on the way police should deal with Rastafarians using marijuana.