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Bahamas Airways – another PLP milestone

OURS WAS not the only raw nerve touched when Dr Nottage threw out his chest in the House of Assembly on August 8 and boasted: “Every important milestone, historical or otherwise, every important institution, every important liberalisation of personal rights have been ushered in by the Progressive Liberal Party or this government.”

13 years for manslaughter

A MAN was sentenced to 13 years at Her Majesty’s Prison by a judge for a manslaughter that reportedly occurred over a stolen cocaine pipe.

Concerns over the witness protection programme

THE brutal slayings of 53-year-old Nora Johnson and her son, 24-year-old Dario Dean must have rattled the nerves of many Bahamians who have been witnesses of serious crimes, such as murder.

Gatlin anxious for return to Olympic trials

JUSTIN GATLING wins the 100-meter event at the Prefontaine Classic athletics meet in Eugene, Oregon. Now 30 and eight years removed from his last Olympic trials, Gatlin's all business as he steps to the line this weekend. (AP) By PAT GRAHAM AP Sports Wri

Tough love really love?

Last night in a social setting a video was shown about one of our former athletes that has been experiencing the most challenging time one can imagine. While the video was heartbreaking what was most disturbing were the negative comments coming from some of the people in the group. It makes one wonder what happened to us as a people. When did we become so cold and uncaring?

WORLD VIEW – NO TIME TO WASTE: Protecting school children and ending gang violence

GANG violence, particularly in schools, and directed at school children, is fast becoming a grave concern throughout the Caribbean.

Living with lupus: 'It takes courage'

THE CHRONIC autoimmune disease lupus is a little known disorder in the Bahamas, but there are those like Shanelle Brennen who have fought the disease with the utmost courage for more than 20 years.

Christie was never Sir Cecil’s choice

LADY PINDLING took to the podium at the PLP’s Clifford Park rally Friday night to set the record straight. Prime Minister Hubert Ingraham, she declared, was not chosen by the late Sir Lynden Pindling to be his heir.

DIANE PHILLIPS: Road to White House does not run through The Bahamas - What is Ron DeSantis thinking?

Florida Governor Ron DeSantis got lost on his way to the nomination for Republican candidate for US president in the 2024 election.

Stellar PLP has still more to do

THE iconic Progressive Liberal Party (PLP) will celebrate its half way mark back in elective office within a few short months.

Serious crime down by 26%

SERIOUS crimes in The Bahamas declined by 26 per cent in 2016, the most significant year-to-year drop since 2004, Police Commissioner Ellison Greenslade revealed yesterday.

$100m NHI budget ‘isn’t much money’

The $100 million budget for National Health Insurance’s (NHI) primary care phase “isn’t much money”, the Medical Association of the Bahamas (MAB) president says, as he warned the Government it must “compromise” with the private sector.

‘PM should shuffle less and deal with crime more’

FREE National Movement officials accused Prime Minister Perry Christie yesterday of being more concerned with “shuffling” than with addressing concerns Bahamians may have about the safety of schools and communities.

WORLD VIEW: Debt strangling a Caribbean generation

There is a real prospect that, in dealing with unsustainable debt, 11 of 13 Caribbean small states will have lost the first three decades of the 21st century and foregone opportunities for poverty reduction, transformation and growth.

Butler-Turner rejects Gibson suggestion on firearms

OFFICIAL Opposition Leader Loretta Butler-Turner yesterday “rejected outright” Free National Movement Long Island candidate Adrian Gibson’s suggestion that The Bahamas should consider adopting a Right-To-Carry law, as she questioned whether the FNM shared this position.

Retailer’s 82% sales fall Bazaar ‘deja vu’

A veteran Freeport retailer says he is suffering International Bazaar “deja vu” with sales across his two Lucaya-area stores down 82 per cent since Hurricane Matthew.

FBI briefing over 'visa fraud' sting

NATIONAL Security Minister Marvin Dames told reporters yesterday the Federal Bureau of Investigation is expected to fully brief Police Commissioner Anthony Ferguson this week on the findings of its two-year undercover investigation into an alleged visa fraud at its Nassau Embassy.

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