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Dame Janet awarded honour

DAME Janet Bostwick has been named the 2021 recipient of the prestigious CARICOM Triennial Award for Women.

Minnis: We have not yet completed marijuana legislation

DESPITE recent talks of marijuana legislation being tabled in the House of Assembly in upcoming weeks, Prime Minister Dr Hubert Minnis said the bill, which will specifically look at the regulation of medicinal cannabis in the country, has yet to be finalised.

A COMIC'S VIEW: Marijuana bill doesn’t live up to high hopes

AFTER numerous columns in this very space, offering sound advice and some viable options for the Bahamas, and all Bahamians in regards to the legalisation and decriminalisation of marijuana and the construction of the Marijuana Bill.

Laurent gets the top job

GABI Laurent, a former standout with the CC Sweeting Cobras men’s basketball team coached by Mario Bowleg, has been elevated to the head coaching job of the Ranger College Lady Rangers basketball team.

New mothers ‘at risk’ because of care disruption

DUE to high levels of COVID-19 infections in the region, prenatal and newborn care have been disrupted, leaving expectant and new mothers at risk, according to Pan American Health Organisation officials.

Rastas reject cannabis law draft

A LOCAL Rastafarian leader has said draft marijuana legislation in the public domain is “unclear” and “repressive” and does not benefit Rastafarians or any Bahamian citizen.

Death certificates to be issued to families of five Dorian victims

A CORONER’s Court yesterday ordered that death certificates be issued to the families of five victims who died during Hurricane Dorian in 2019 after ruling that drowning was their most likely cause of death.

$500 fixed penalty in cannabis law draft

PEOPLE who are caught with two ounces of cannabis or less would face a fixed penalty of $500 if a draft amendment to the Dangerous Drugs Act which circulated this week becomes law.

WORLD VIEW: Vaccinate or suffocate – the stark choice

SECTIONS of the population in many of the 14 independent CARICOM countries are in grave danger of undermining their own health and economic interests by their refusal to be inoculated against the coronavirus, COVID-19.

Officials advise against eating raw conch

Vendors given training on how to prevent contamination

A MONTH after suspected conch poisoning cases were first reported, Bahamas Agricultural Health and Food Safety Authority (BAHFSA) officials said investigations are ongoing and noted the advice is still to avoid raw conch.

PAHO: Act with ‘utmost caution’ on loosening travel restrictions

PAN American Health Organization officials have urged countries in the region to “act with the utmost caution” when it comes to loosening travel restrictions for fully vaccinated tourists.

14 months in jail for possession of firearm

A 31-year-old man who was caught driving around with an illegal firearm was yesterday sentenced to 14 months in prison.

INSIGHT: Think we’ve learned the lessons of Dorian and are better prepared? Think again.

With all we have gone through since the start of the pandemic, the least we should hope for is that we emerge wiser from it. This is especially true when it comes to what we expect from government.

Sister lost to Dorian on Abaco vacation

NEARLY two years ago Rose Lubin travelled to Abaco to visit her family on a two-week trip but was never heard from again after Hurricane Dorian destroyed the community where she was believed to have stayed, a Coroner’s Court heard yesterday.

‘Infections still affecting schools’

BAHAMAS Union of Teachers President Belinda Wilson is again calling on education officials to ensure COVID-19 safety protocols are being followed in public schools after claiming infections are still affecting public schools.

Cancelling CARIFTA swimming, water polo ‘the correct decision’

Due to the increase in cases in the coronavirus pandemic, the Barbados Aquatic Sports Association (BASA) announced over the weekend that they will have to cancel the CARIFTA Swimming and Water Polo competition for the second consecutive year.

ALICIA WALLACE: They expect our votes but are too cowardly to even stand up and defend themselves

General elections loom ahead with no firm date, though the current administration promised fixed election dates and fixed terms for Prime Ministers in its 2017 campaign, and debates are being organized.

SHIPPING RELIEF AID TO HELP ST VINCENT

AS a part of the Royal Bahamas Defence Force’s mission to provide disaster relief assistance, HMBS Lawrence Major left the country on Saturday to assist in delivering relief supplies to St Vincent and the Grenadines.

WORLD VIEW: Less outrage at U.S. caution on travel - more action to open economies

IN Antigua and Barbuda and Barbados there is outrage in some quarters that the US Embassy, accredited to these countries, has listed them as “Level 4 – very high” for risk of infection with the coronavirus. Under this categorisation, the US Embassy cautions their citizens and residents not to travel to these countries.

FRONT PORCH: The British Monarchy is an anachronism for sovereign, independent countries like ours

One does not have to be a monarchist or a fan of the late Prince Philip to admire the simplicity and beauty of the Order of Service at his brief funeral held at St. George’s Chapel on the Lower Ward at Windsor Castle.

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