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Mental illness or possession

The print media published some months ago a tragic incident involving a mentally ill individual who was put down by law enforcement officers in New Providence. I believe that it was in December that the Senate rubber stamped the Progressive Liberal Party’s Mental Health Bill (2022), which repealed the Mental Health Act of 1969.

Motivational speaker to launch series of events

INTERNATIONAL motivational speaker, trainer, and author Mitch Carson expects to launch a series of live speaking events in The Bahamas to transform lives, while helping speakers build their personal brands internationally.

Police Commissioner Rolle to leave office on July 5

POLICE Commissioner Paul Rolle confirmed yesterday that he is demitting office on July 5, after months of speculation on the date.

INSIGHT: The Rastafarian community’s fight for religious freedom a tall order

WITH a wave of countries removing bans on marijuana, the subject of legalising or decriminalising the herb has been the subject of much discussion.

(VIDEO) Police: owners consulted before homes demolished

URBAN Renewal officials insist they get permission from the owners before demolishing any dilapidated homes under the scheme.

Economy 'cannot support' National Health scheme

The Bahamian economy “cannot support” the Government’s proposed comprehensive National Health Insurance (NHI) scheme, a leading private sector official warning it would act as a barrier to reducing already-high unemployment and threatened to create a “dependency” culture.

Breast cancer and the mouth

Breast cancer has affected the lives of so many Bahamian families and families the world over.

Analysing the election

Having observed the performance of two governments over the last ten years and the result of the recent general election I feel compelled to comment as follows: It is difficult to understand how a government

All must join in the fight against crime

FOR THE first time yesterday, we heard a PLP Minister come close — the closest that any of them has ever come in the past five years — to admitting that no government can completely eradicate crime — certainly not the type of crime that has changed our way of life.

Does the PLP truly believe in Bahamians

EDITOR, The Tribune. I would be most grateful if you would give me space in your prestigious newspaper to express myself as a Bahamian citizen.

Police Commissioner: We’ll keep murders under 100 this year

WITH repeated pledges to take policing to “another level,” Police Commissioner Clayton Fernander said yesterday he intends to reduce the country’s murder count below 100.

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.

Improving relationships by improving health

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

Public: Closing pharmacies was selfish

RESIDENTS called yesterday’s closure of several private pharmacies a selfish act leaving them in jeopardy.

Darville: Pharmacies were consulted

HEALTH and Wellness Minister Dr Michael Darville insisted yesterday that the government consulted with pharmacies before implementing changes to its price control regime, calling assertions from the opposition that the government did not do so “untrue.”

Bahamian is shot dead by Turks and Caicos police

NATIONAL Security Minister Wayne Munroe said there was a police-involved shooting in Turks and Caicos which has left one Bahamian man dead, noting the incident involved members of the Royal Bahamas Police Force who were assisting the island.

Police keeping close watch on the gangs

THE POLICE now have the gangs in their sights. Nervous that retaliation between gang members for the mistaken murder of one of their own this week could lead to “gang war,” police are on full alert.

National security not compromised by strike

NATIONAL SECURITY is at risk! Unskilled Defence Force officers are manning immigration stations at the airport, exposing the country to "terrorists and smugglers!"

Confrontation on the election trail

POLITICAL candidates engaged in a war of words yesterday as Prime Minister Hubert Ingraham conducted a walkabout of an opposition stronghold yesterday.

Where to put your X

EDITOR, The Tribune. In just a few days we will be heading to the polls to mark our X to the candidate and/or party of our choice. As an independent voter I struggled with whom I would mark my X on election day until a few days ago when I heard Britain

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