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• A new project to explore the wreck of the ship dubbed as New England’s Titanic is underway.

Meditation: A heart of thanksgiving

While our neighbours to the north celebrate Thanksgiving, we continue to have harvest thoughts as well, so that it all speaks to us of being grateful.

'We'll wait to see Marijuana Commission report first before we act'

HEALTH Minister Dr Duane Sands has dismissed a call from Progressive Liberal Party deputy leader Chester Cooper to act swiftly to decriminalise marijuana.Speaking to reporters at Cabinet yesterday, Dr Sands said the administration is taking a data dr

DIANE PHILLIPS: Standing idle as corruption reigns carries a heavy price

Fighting corruption would be a lot easier if it had at least a little sex appeal.

Stress in our society

I have never held myself out to be a psychiatrist or anything of the sort. My common and every day experiences along with interpersonal relationships have led me to the conclusion that a large number of Bahamians are suffering from assorted forms of mental illnesses. I further submit that we are good at denying and hiding the symptoms from ourselves. We hardly ever confide in others or talk about our internal demons because we risk being called crazy or worse.

VAT slash ‘not reckless’ as revenues up $160m

The Ministry of Finance’s top official yesterday said the VAT rate cut “is not a reckless, populist act” as he revealed the Government has outperformed first half revenue targets by $160m.

Food process hub targets $1.8m crowd fund raising

An all-woman partnership is seeking to raise $1.8m via the ArawakX crowd funding platform and become “the regional hub” for food processing and export distribution.

MURDERS UP 63%: Figures also show increase in crimes against the person

THERE was an 18 percent increase in crimes against the person in 2021 compared to 2020, Royal Bahamas Police Force Commissioner Paul Rolle said yesterday.

Officers sent on special assignment return in restructure

THE Royal Bahamas Police Force is in the process of restructuring with the return of three high-ranking officers who were controversially sent on special assignments in late 2019 and early 2020 after returning from forced vacation leave.

What are you going to do, PM?

It’s recorded both medically and socially that marijuana is a hallucinogenic, psychosis, and addictive substance. One need only go on the internet visit Webmd.com.type in marijuana and its effect.

QC Wayne Munroe in hospital with COVID

ATTORNEY Wayne Munroe, QC, the Progressive Liberal Party’s candidate for Freetown in the next general election, has been hospitalised with COVID-19.

Afghanistan: Asia’s pit of despair

The Taliban has control of Afghanistan once again. The power elites throughout the globe will act as though this is a surprise to them, inconceivable, unplanned and unwanted. The Taliban will consolidate its power in one of three ways.

Technology central to Ferguson's policing plans

COMMISSIONER Anthony Ferguson’s 2019 policing plan was tabled in the House of Assembly yesterday featuring among other things a reliance on technology to prevent and reduce crime.

'Mr PM, how can you wish me Merry Christmas when you can't find my son?'

THE disappearance of 40-year-old Marvin Pratt has darkened the Christmas holiday for his mother, who continues to appeal for authorities to bring her son home.

Jury visit to site where cop was shot delayed by two weeks as key witness unavailable

A jury’s request to visit the place in Bain Town where a 19-year-old was gunned down by police almost 10 years ago was put off by two weeks yesterday due to the unavailability of a key witness.

Autopsies reveal friends drowned

INITIAL reports from the autopsies of Alrae Ramsey and Blair John have added another layer of questions to the mystery of the men’s deaths.

Bahamian sickle cell warriors united in their fight

In an effort to bring as many ‘sickle cell warriors’ together as possible, shatter stigmas surrounding the disease and provide one another with a support system, the ‘242 Sickle Cell Warrior’ group last Thursday came together for a unique.

Hypocrisy of Loftus Roker

Nothing could “yuck up yuh vexation” faster than to suffer through the hollow words of an avowed hypocrite.

Bereaved mother turns grief into inspiration

As she struggled to find her way through the grief of losing her daughter Meah 10 years ago, Tina Klonaris-Robinson developed a love for inspirational speaking and painting.

24-hour wait in A&E flood crisis

THE ACCIDENT and Emergency Department at the Princess Margaret Hospital experienced a series of challenges over the weekend, forcing some patients to be relocated to the South Beach Clinic and others to wait for more than 24 hours in some cases, according to Heath Minister Dr Duane Sands who described the public hospital as the Bahamas Power and Light of healthcare.

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