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Bahamas impotent on bank account ‘overkill’

The Bahamas’ bank account-opening woes are the product of “a bad faith system” that it “can do nothing about”, a top Central Bank regulator admitted yesterday.

Govt relaunches plans for training on Grand Bahama

GRAND Bahama Minister Ginger Moxey says the government has relaunched plans to facilitate training to increase the employment of certified Bahamians at the Grand Bahama Shipyard.

Which way to go on sex offenders?

NATIONAL Security Minister Wayne Munroe, QC, has questioned the efficacy of a sexual offenders register saying he would prefer a ten-year track of prisoners after their release.

‘Baha Mar Hoops’ adds flavour to NCAA fever

With college basketball now underway in the United States, Baha Mar will be adding to the excitement with the hosting of the largest group of teams for the “Baha Mar Hoops” later this month.

Golf event aims to raise $100,000 to help BAARK

AGAINST a backdrop of blue sky and perfectly manicured greens at the Ocean Club Golf Course, two Cabinet ministers, the CEO of ALIV and community leaders today threw their support behind a golf tournament aimed at raising $100,000 to help fund BAARK’s efforts to slow the stray pet population through spaying and neutering.

Were the pirates actually expelled?

As per 47 illegals recently caught in our waters from at least six different countries, may I remind you of the words of the late American President Ronald Reagan, and I quote: "A nation that cannot control its borders ceases to be a nation."

Risking their lives to flee an impoverished country

Just after the election last month, all hell broke loose when we were faced with what appeared to be an invasion of Haitian immigrants.

Drug trial adjourned

THE trial of a Dominican man and a Colombian man who denied smuggling cocaine into the country was adjourned yesterday after the prosecution’s witnesses failed to attend court.

Three pit bulls put down after attacking an elderly woman

THE Humane Society of Grand Bahama has put down three pit bulls which viciously attacked an elderly woman who was hospitalised last week with serious injuries.

PETER YOUNG: Do politicians ever learn?

IT IS said journalists and diplomats have a great affinity. Both are scribes. Journalists tell the public what is happening by the moment and comment on it and diplomats report back regularly to their governments. The reporting by journalists is sometimes over dramatised and opinionated because that sells newspapers, while diplomats must stick strictly to the issue at hand and be objective without frills or exaggeration.

Govt ‘will not support GB electricity rate increase’

GRAND Bahama Minister Ginger Moxey has reiterated that the government will not support any rate increase for electricity on Grand Bahama at this time when many residents are still struggling after two major crises.

Office of the Spouse seeks greater protection for the nation’s children

ANN-MARIE Davis has committed the Office of the Spouse to working closely with the government, local non-profit groups and her CARICOM counterparts to bring more awareness and legislative proposals to offer greater protection for the nation’s children.

Minister says Bahamians ‘alarmed’ by $10bn debt

A Cabinet minister yesterday conceded that Bahamians are becoming increasingly “alarmed” over the $10bnm-plus national debt and “systematic” action is needed to address it.

It’s time for us all to wake up

I recently read – and I am sure it was in The Tribune – that despite the danger to our planet – there was still talk of oil in our waters and the possibility of drilling for it.

Salvage what tourism is available

I am the owner of travel agencies in the Rochester and Syracuse area of New York State. Our family are also winter residents of The Bahamas.

Man accused of burglary and indecent assault

A 50-year-old man accused of burglary and indecent assault was yesterday denied bail.

CARIFTA Games set for Jamaica

After a two-year hiatus, the CARIFTA Games - the region’s top junior track and field competition - will return to Jamaica over the Easter holiday weekend next year for the eighth time since its inception in 1972 to the island that has dominated, winning the overall crown all but five times.

BAARK: Ministers lending their full support to inaugural Potcake Golf Tournament

NEITHER may be able to be competitive on the course, but both Minister of Youth, Sports and Culture Mario Bowleg and Minister of Agriculture and Marine Resources Clay Sweeting are lending their full support to the inaugural Potcake Golf Tournament.

INSIGHT: Will Brave words be backed up by bold action?

IT has been a good week for Prime Minister Philip “Brave” Davis – with the spotlight falling on him as he spoke at the international climate conference in Scotland. But now he has come home to real questions about what The Bahamas’ role will be in the battle against climate change.

Plans for hurricane shelter and soup kitchen in Grand Bahama

THE Evangeline Jervis Community Service Distribution Centre has resumed plans to build a 4,000 sq ft hurricane shelter/soup kitchen to serve as “a proper shelter facility” for Grand Bahama.

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