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What lies ahead for sports after the general election?
THE Bahamas 2021 General Election on Thursday, September 16 will have candidates running for the various constituencies from all walks of life.
Former national volleyball team player Hubert Williams dies age 66
THE Bahamas Volleyball Federation and the New Providence Volleyball Association is mourning the passing of one of its long-time former national team players, Hubert Williams, who was considered a gentle giant and a consummate team player.
Moultrie: Don’t believe what you hear on social media
HALSON Moultrie has denied social media speculation that he is linked with the Coalition of Independents.
Moore says Ingraham support of Sands ‘reckless’ before vote
ONE of the founding fathers of the Free National Movement has taken issue with remarks made by former Prime Minister Hubert Ingraham over the weekend endorsing Elizabeth incumbent Dr Duane Sands.
Cartwright deserves re-election
Shanendon Cartwright is the Free National Movement (FNM) candidate for the St Barnabas constituency. He is also chairman of the Bahamas Public Parks and Public Beaches Authority. It is assumed by opposition forces that the FNM will be wiped out in New Providence, winning fewer than three seats. Pundits are predicting that the governing party should be able to hold on to St Anne’s, Killarney and Free Town. I believe that notwithstanding Prime Minister Dr Hubert Minnis’ apparent unpopularity, St Barnabas should re-elect the Mr Cartwright.
‘Forget the manifestos, what about National Development Plan?’
GOWON Bowe, Group CEO for Fidelity Bank & Trust, has said he is not moved by the 2021 Manifesto and Blueprint for Change released by the two major political parties as they gear up for the next election, but instead wishes they would carry out the policies of the National Development Plan initiated in 2016.
Doctors condemn weekend’s rallies
AFTER a weekend filled with political rallies, motorcades and other campaign events, the Medical Association of The Bahamas is expressing “grave concern” that those activities might turn out to be “super spreaders”.
Culmer says PLP ‘goons’ threatening electorate
THE war of the political chairmen continued this weekend with Free National Movement chairman Carl Culmer accusing opposition supporters of intimidating Family Island voters – a charge his counterpart in the Progressive Liberal Party quickly denied.
GLOVES ARE OFF – Minnis: Davis ‘running scared’ and Chester is eyeing leadership role
WITH the general election just nine days away, the Free National Movement held two rallies over the weekend in Grand Bahama and Andros, with much of the rhetoric lambasting the Progressive Liberal Party.
UB faculty demands COVID policy rethink
THE union that represents the University of The Bahamas’ faculty and the school’s Student Government Association have come out against the university’s strict new COVID-19 policy.
BPL’s union members pass new agreement
AFTER months of demonstrations and speaking out against alleged injustices, the Bahamas Electrical Workers Union has finally ratified an industrial agreement proposal from Bahamas Power and Light and is ready to sign off on it.
‘Progress being made’ to rebuild after Dorian
THE chairman of the Disaster Reconstruction Authority says while work is moving slowly, progress is being made to rebuild storm torn communities in Grand Bahama and Abaco.
Super Value sets target for staff to vaccinate
SUPER Value Food Store chain has called on its staff to be fully vaccinated by the end of September or take a weekly negative test.
Moxey: We’re making things better for our customers
BAHAMAS Power and Light chairman Dr Donovan Moxey announced that the power company has advanced its customer service unit so citizens with unclear land titles can now have access to electricity.
‘We seem to have agreement’
WORKS Minister Desmond Bannister said there are a number of issues of concern at Bahamas Power and Light that require his involvement but added that they will have to be dealt with in the Minnis administration’s second term.
LW Young and broke candidates
Leon Walter Young, better known to us as L W Young, was first elected to the House of Assembly in 1912, during the governorship of either Sir Gilbert Thomas Carter or Sir William Grey-Wilson. A carpenter and building contractor by profession, Young would serve in Parliament for the Eastern District of New Providence, from the aforementioned 1912 to 1942 – the year of the Burma Road Riots.
Confidence from Carmichael candidates
CANDIDATES for the Carmichael constituency presented themselves at Gerald Cash Primary School for nomination on Friday, each expressing full confidence that they will win the seat for their respective political parties.
Workers worried over Atlantis letter on testing
BAHAMAS Hotel Catering and Allied Workers Union President Darrin Woods expressed concern yesterday over a letter sent from Atlantis to its staff reminding them that they will have to pay for COVID-19 tests themselves as of September 1.
Debate organisers frustrated by FNM lack of participation
AN official from the National Election Debate Series has come out and accused the Free National Movement of being “in breach of good faith” because of its stance against participating in a national debate.