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POLICE ADVICE: Don't be a target – if you are a senior, keep safe
SENIOR citizens continue to be the fastest growing segment of our population and that makes them a prime target for con artists and thieves.
Chamber executive's gambling 'scourge' fear for Out Islands
The Bahamas was yesterday urged to rapidly address the “scourge” of web shop gaming in the Family Islands, amid warnings that the resulting social and economic deterioration is now “very visible”.Roderick Simms, chair of the Bahamas Chamber of Commer
Gibson says Minnis comments on NHI most hypo critical in history
NATIONAL Insurance and Labour Minister Shane Gibson yesterday slammed Free National Movement Leader Dr Hubert Minnis for recently suggesting that the government’s National Health Insurance scheme may be ineffective without a catastrophic care package.
Horses at rehabilitation centre targeted by thieves
FOR several weeks, horses at a drug rehabilitation facility have been repeatedly targeted by thieves.
Accused murderer Gibson claims police brutality in court
A MAN wanted for murder and eight other criminal offences on Friday claimed he was "gun-butted" by police and bitten by a police dog at the time of his capture.
Jury fails to reach a verdict in murder trial
A WOMAN’S defence at trial that a drug trafficker did not need to rob and murder a web shop manager for money was not completely sold on a jury yesterday, which returned unanimous guilty verdicts on charges of robbery and conspiracy to commit robbery.
No murders in July - and police credit team effort
THERE have been no reported murders for the entire month of July, with a senior police officer attributing it to a “consistent” policing effort by members of the Royal Bahamas Police Force.
Beware of Greeks bearing gifts
IT is an age old quote that has vibrated through history for almost as long as civilisations have been around.
‘CANNABIS DRAFT BILL INADEQUATE’: Rastafarian community dissatisfied with location limit for religious use
THE Rastafarian community is not satisfied with the Davis administration’s proposal for legalising cannabis for religious purposes, calling the draft bills inadequate.
Tips for securing healthy and happy sperm
MEN must consider lifestyle choices when assessing their level of fertility.
Migration down overall - but rise in those headed to the US
ROYAL Bahamas Defence Force (RBDF) Commodore Raymond King said the northern Bahamas has seen a 90 per cent increase in migration to the United States.
Commodore: We'll learn our lessons
COMMODORE Telis Bethel said yesterday he was “concerned” but not “embarrassed” that for the second time in less than about a month, an illegal sloop landed within a few miles of the Royal Bahamas Defence Force’s (RBDF) Coral Harbour Base.
Baldness link to severe symptoms from COVID
BALD men may be at higher risk of suffering from severe COVID-19 symptoms, emerging evidence suggests.
When will we get vaccine?
AS the United Kingdom became the world’s first country to authorise use of a COVID-19 vaccine, Minister of Health Renward Wells said the government is still determining which brand it will secure.
Fisherman urges ‘crack down’ on Florida vessels
A prominent fisherman yesterday urged the authorities to “crack down on clandestine fishing boats coming out of Florida” as these were inflicting havoc similar to that of Dominican poachers.
EDITORIAL: We haven't tackled obesity - and now it's proving our downfall
WHEN it comes to the fight against COVID-19, our past failings are coming back to haunt us.
Abaco man charged in Florida over cocaine
CLIFTON Bootle of Abaco with Jason Simons and Brittany Norris have been charged in a Florida court with conspiracy to import five kilograms or more of a substance containing a detectable amount of cocaine hydrochloride.
YASMINE COOKE - my devastation over drug arrest lies
Beauty queen hits back at fake news slur
REIGNING Miss Universe Bahamas Yasmine Cooke is hitting out at a fake online story which claimed she had been arrested at London’s Heathrow Airport for attempting to smuggle cocaine.
Worldwide flu spike leads to shortage of Tamiflu in the Bahamas
A RECENT spike in flu cases around the world has led to a shortage in the country of Tamiflu - an antiviral medicine used for the treatment of the potentially deadly virus, Heath Minister Dr Duane Sand confirmed yesterday.
Dames unveils crime offensive
MINISTER of National Security Marvin Dames said the Minnis administration is “not sleeping behind the wheel” as he outlined how the government intends to ramp up crime fighting initiatives by implementing gun detection technology in addition to CCTV in inner city communities.