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FNM deputy leader calls for "shared responsibility" in crime fight
NASSAU, BAHAMAS — Free National Movement (FNM) Deputy leader Shanendon Cartwright is advocating for a unified national effort to address crime while emphasizing the importance of steadfastly rejecting attempts to tarnish the nation's reputation. Describing the challenge as a "shared responsibility," the St. Barnabas MP said: "As we remain challenged by the impact of crime [...]
FNM deputy leader calls for "collective responsibility" in crime fight
NASSAU, BAHAMAS — Free National Movement (FNM) Deputy leader Shanendon Cartwright is advocating for a unified national effort to address crime while emphasizing the importance of steadfastly rejecting attempts to tarnish the nation's reputation. Describing the challenge as a "collective responsibility," the St. Barnabas MP said: "This collective commitment to combating crime must be ma...
Letters to the Editor: Why many don't know where Burma Road is
Editor, Growing up in The Bahamas, many Bahamians would have heard the song "Burma Road" by the late Ronnie Butler, giving us our first introduction to a piece of Bahamian history known as the Burma Road Riot, even without realizing it. Despite this, many young students in high schools across the nation would have been [...]
SECOND THOUGHTS? – International media coverage of crime wave making some buyers and renters think twice says BREA president
NASSAU, BAHAMAS — Recent crime alerts and extensive international media coverage over the country's crime wave have caused some buyers to have second thoughts, according to the Bahamas Real Estate Association's president. Nikki Boeuf told Eyewitness News: "Yes, unfortunately, we had several agents indicate that buyers and or renters who had already started the process [...]
Response to Errington Watkins on candidate comparison
Dear Editor,
I would like to respond to a letter that was published in The Nassau Guardian on December 22. The letter, which was under the heading 'Bad Comparison', was written by one Errington W. I. Watkins.
Roberts: Follow procedure if you want early convention
PROGRESSIVE Liberal Party (PLP) Chairman Bradley Roberts yesterday blasted two veteran PLPs over attempting to "wash the party's linens in public", insisting that they both know the proper procedure to have their concerns heard and addressed internally.
Police meet with PM in Nygard-related probe
Police meet with PM in Nygard-related probe
Commissioner of Police Ellison Greenslade confirmed yesterday that investigators met with Prime Minister Perry Christie as a part of the Royal Bahamas Police Force's (RBPF) probe into matters raised in purported recordings of billionaire fashion designer Peter Nygard...
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR: Young men and criminality
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR: Young men and criminality
Dear Editor, Amidst all the wordiness surrounding criminality and murder in this small country, I have awaited reasonable, sensible and wise reflection on the calamity that has befallen this nation. Finally, those inspired words appeared in two dailies. I salute not only these newspapers but especially the letter writer Zephaniah Burrows. It is obvious that [...]
Company seeking full approvals to usher in "new era" of real estate investment ownership
Company seeking full approvals to usher in "new era" of real estate investment ownership
NASSAU, BAHAMAS — A Bahamian fintech firm that aims to make real estate investing easier says that it is still awaiting the relevant full approvals from its regulator, expressing confidence that its business model will usher in a new era of real estate investment and ownership. Akerage, headed by Carlyle Bethel announced last year that [...]
Prince Harry's Landmark Phone Hacking Victory
Prince Harry's Landmark Phone Hacking Victory
UNITED KINGDOM - In a landmark victory, Prince Harry triumphed over Mirror Group Newspapers in a British court. The judge ruled the tabloid engaged in "Habitual" illegal activity, including hiring private investigators for snooping and illegal phone hacking over a decade.