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Minister pledges 'no retreat' over breadbasket reforms
THE Minister of Health has pledged to stand firm on the proposed ‘breadbasket’ food reforms, ruling out a similar retreat to that made a year ago over “sugary sweet drinks”.Dr Duane Sands, minister of health, told Tribune Business that the Government
International soccer player ban ‘a travesty’
JARED Higgs’ lawyer Vincent Wallace-Whitfield called it a “travesty of justice where due process was not followed” in trying to determine how his client could be banned for four years from the Bahamas Football Association when he was never tested for any banned substances.
Joint agency task force planned to guard borders
THE government will soon propose the creation of a “multi-agency task force” whose focus will be protecting the nation’s borders, Minister of National Security Marvin Dames said yesterday.“We’re looking at probably proposing very shortly – we have al
DIANE PHILLIPS: The sadness of suspicion which hangs over us
We all know the obvious consequences of novel coronavirus, or COVID-19. We see the closed signs on shops, the empty airports, ports, schools and churches. We see an economy temporarily grinding to a halt. We hear the silence of streets after 9pm and we are far happier than we should be to see the garbage collection truck because it signifies activity.
We are at war and together we’ll win: PM’s battle plan to fight deadly virus
PRIME Minister Dr Hubert Minnis declared “war” against the novel coronavirus yesterday, saying new regulations granting him sweeping emergency powers over the Bahamian society are needed to save lives.
Entrepreneurs hedging their bets with a $2m cannabis investment
Pioneer Bret “King of Kush” Bogue and former IT director Yorick Brown are hedging their bets on a Bahamian cannabis industry with a $2m investment in a local growing facility. Mr Brown, of Browns Point Ventures Ltd, said he and Mr Bogue - as partners
Supreme Court judge tours Bahamas Department of Correctional Services
A Supreme Court judge on Friday toured the Bahamas Department of Correctional Services as part of a prominent attorney’s bid to prove that a magistrate’s inability to grant bail is unconstitutional and results in “hundreds” of people having to endure an “inhumane” and “degrading” experience on remand.
A COMIC'S VIEW: Connect the dots on marijuana legislation
PRIME Minister Minnis seems to be in the zone these days, in regards to legalising and decriminalising marijuana, both medicinally and recreationally here in the Bahamas.
No.1 pick Ayton posts double double in return
For the first time since the season opener, Deandre Ayton was back on the court for the Phoenix Suns and despite a blowout loss, the former No.1 overall pick showed little signs of rust in his return.
WORLD VIEW: US security bill does not reflect interests of Caribbean nations
THERE has been a troubling development in relations between the US and the 14 independent nations of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM).
More money planned to buy ambulances
HEALTH Minister Dr Duane Sands said yesterday there are plans to request money for more ambulances when his ministry submits its financial needs to the government for consideration in the new budget.
Beautician has robbery conviction overturned
A Long Island-based beautician has had her conviction overturned for robbing a local web shop manager of $17,000 four years ago, but will remain behind bars for conspiring to commit the robbery.
Two-decade effort to ‘banish’ Lehder legacy resumes
The Government yesterday moved to revive a near two-decade effort to banish the legacy of Carlos ‘Joe’ Lehder by seeking Parliament’s approval for a two-way, nine acre land swap.
Dames dismisses Davis comments as 'disgraceful'
NATIONAL Security Minister Marvin Dames yesterday accused Official Opposition leader Philip “Brave” Davis of mounting an “all-out attack” on the Royal Bahamas Police Force in the wake of Mr Davis’ comments that the time has come for police to stop investigating police-involved killings.
RICHARD COULSON: If crime-ravaged New York could clean up its act, why can’t we?
Nassau has just recorded 13 killings in 21 days, including two double homicides. The much vaunted decline in criminal violence seems to have hit a road-block. In the eyes of the Lord, every human life is equally sacred and every murder is an equal tragedy. But in the harsh world of law enforcement, things don’t look quite the same.
Bishop Hall calls for stricter enforcement to stop crime
BISHOP Simeon Hall yesterday said the country is in a crime “crisis,” as he called for a stricter enforcement of the country’s crime laws and for the removal of “some people from civilised society” if the death penalty cannot be enforced in the country.
Nassau port operator mulls $65m Haiti bid
The Nassau Container Port’s (NCP) operator is evaluating whether to bid on a $65 million port redevelopment project in Haiti, as it targets “material financial benefits” from expanding into the Caribbean.
The conversation Bahamian parents fear
Autonomy in adolescence: Too soon or not soon enough?
Adolescence expert Dr Laurence Steinberg asks two very pertinent questions of family dynamics, firstly: “How can we best characterise normative family relationships during adolescence and is adolescence a time of parent/child conflict?” Secondly, “How do variations in parent/child relationships affect the developing adolescent?”
First-time offender told if he can’t handle jail he shouldn’t break the law
A TEEN’S arraignment and admission of guilt concerning firearm related offences yesterday allowed a court official the opportunity to denounce ongoing gun violence and crime in the country.