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Are you sabotaging yourself?

You are either your best friend or your worst enemy. If you are living the latter position, then the habit of taking one step forward and take three steps back becomes like a mini prison.

'No evidence' of child prostitution

FOLLOWING Tourism Minister Obie Wilchcombe’s revelation that the government was investigating reported incidents of prostitution involving young boys at Prince George dock, the government now says “there is no evidence” of child prostitution in the country.

Responsible parenting

By Rev Angela C Bosfield Palacious

keith bell hopes murder count will be 40 by 2016

STATE Minister of National Security Keith Bell said while he wishes the Bahamas will one day see a year of no murders recorded, he hopes the count will be no higher than 40 by 2016.

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.

OPINION: Why cancer treatment is better in The Bahamas

Bahamians should not think travelling abroad for cancer treatment is necessarily the best plan. Dr Tom McGowan explains why . . .

INSIGHT: Stopping the bloodshed

While the government has remained guarded over new crime fighting strategies which were formulated last week, a noted psychiatrist gives his take on what we can do to stem the tide of violent crime. Tribune News Editor Taneka Thompson reports.

YOUNG MAN'S VIEW: Why is assault category missing from police crime stats?

I FOUND the Royal Bahamas Police Force’s statistical presentation relative to criminal activities for 2014 to be quite interesting. And that’s putting it mildly!

TOUGH CALL: Reviving Downtown is more talk, less action

A recent comment by veteran columnist Nicki Kelly is worth repeating.

Sterilisation, birth control, violence and gender inequality: Are these related?

Progress is often sold as a package that takes something from someone else.

STATESIDE: Potcake rescue tourist attraction in TCI leads to US puppy adoptions

The Turks and Caicos: It’s kind of like our little brother. A neighboring archipelago, for many years a tropical backwater, now more recently blossoming into a desirable tourist destination.

‘Why would I kill Nassau’s quaintest hotel property?’

A Bahamas hotel proprietor last night said he would be “killing” his $500 per night core business and status as the “quaintest” property in Nassau if the complaints of nearby residents were at all valid.

New immunotherapy may benefit Black men with prostate cancer

The prostate is a walnut-sized gland that lies underneath the bladder in men and it plays an important role in providing nutrients for sperm and optimising the environment for sperm trying to reach and fertilize the female's ovum. The only role that the prostate gland has is in male fertility.

‘How many more must’ die’ before we reform?

A marine group yesterday said its plan to overhaul watercraft regulation will save lives, generate millions for the government and deter crime, its president asking: “How many more have to die?”

'New boater obstacle' in Customs check-out

New Customs “check-out” processes have created “another obstacle to encourage boaters not to visit”, the Association of Bahamas Marinas (ABM) chief blasted yesterday. Peter Maury told Tribune Business he had already received complaints from visiting

Witness heard shots and says he saw the accused with a gun

A JURY yesterday listened to the closing arguments from Crown and defence counsel on whether an accused man shot and killed another man who was found in a shallow grave on an undeveloped plot of land in 2018. The panel is expected to decide the fate

POLICE ADVICE: Spot signs of abuse to protect children

Abusive behaviour comes in many forms, but the common denominator is the emotional effect on the child. Whether the abuse is a slap, a harsh comment, silence, or not knowing if there will be dinner on the table, the end result is a child that feels unsafe, uncared for and alone.

ALICIA WALLACE: Without fundamental cultural change we’ll never really address the horror of rape

ON Monday, it was reported that 30 percent of sexual offence cases were dropped, largely due to the long wait time for trials. Director of Public Prosecutions Garvin Gaskin said: “We’ve had experiences where persons have said just that, ‘I’ve moved on. I’m not going to relive that. I’m now married and my husband doesn’t even know about it’.”

Family anger at detention death

A distraught family from Atlanta, Georgia is threatening to sue the government for the death of a beloved relative, who was denied his prescription drugs at the detention centre.

TOUGH CALL: Medical reform in the Bahamas

AS WE move to reform medical financing in the Bahamas, the Pan American Health Organisation is currently updating the numbers contained in the Blue Ribbon Commission’s 2004 report on national health insurance.

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