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Contempt: protecting the future of the Fourth Estate
September 27, 2023
Contempt: protecting the future of the Fourth Estate
On June 21, 2000, the defenselessness of the Fourth Estate was exposed by what was notably an unprecedented and extreme punishment for a member of the press, marking a historic moment. Journalist Obediah "Obie" Wilchcombe was sentenced to a four-day imprisonment in maximum security at then-Her Majesty's Prison, Fox Hill, by then-coroner and magistrate, the ...
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We are a developed country; now start acting it
September 20, 2023
We are a developed country; now start acting it
Dear Editor, The World Bank classifies The Bahamas as a "high income, developed country", while the International Monetary Fund places our nominal wealth per capita as slightly higher than that of Japan. We have, in our independent history, never been a "middle income" country or even close. If that comes as some surprise to both ...
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Man accused of molesting stepdaughter
September 18, 2023
Man accused of molesting stepdaughter
A 39-year-old man accused of molesting his 15-year-old stepdaughter after spiking her drink with alcohol was on Friday denied bail. The man's name and address are being withheld from publication to avoid identifying his alleged victim. He is charged with unlawful sexual intercourse with a dependent for the alleged molestation and cruelty to children for giving ...
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Cabinet portfolio changes outlined
September 14, 2023
Cabinet portfolio changes outlined
Over a week after Prime Minister Philip Davis announced a reshuffle of his Cabinet and promised a full list of portfolios, the list was finally released yesterday. The Publication of Portfolio Allocations shows that Marathon MP Lisa Rahming has been reassigned from minister of state in the Ministry of Social Services and Urban Development to the ...
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New City Market owners relaunch company's newsletter
March 07, 2011
New City Market owners relaunch company's newsletter
Bahamas Supermarkets Limited, the parent company of City Market, has re-launched the company’s newsletter. The new publication, titled “City News”, is now into its second publication since the new owners officially took over in November last year.
The monthly issue is geared towards keeping the City Market Team in touch with management and colleagues at the 100 million dollar co...
Letter: I cry shame on Tribune's editorial writer
January 05, 2011
Letter: I cry shame on Tribune's editorial writer
EDITOR, The Tribune.
It is sad and regrettable that an alleged "Haitian" village at Fire Trail Road was destroyed by a mystery fire recently leaving scores of persons homeless and without the basic necessities. As a committed Christian and a humanistic individual, my sympathies and heart go out to those persons.
I took great offence, however, to a recent Editorial in The Tribune dated the 30...
November 30, 2010
Letter: A bronze statue in memory of Sir Lynden Pindling Give us a break
EDITOR, The Tribune.
In the 23rd October edition of The Nassau Guardian appeared a letter from a senior resident of San Salvador, who had no problem signing his name to an article, calling for the erection of a statue in memory of the late Sir Milo Butler, and gave his reasons for making such a call. I disagreed with his call, and wrote to the press giving my reasons for so doing. In today's pu...
November 29, 2017
IOC sanctions three Russion athletes as part of Oswald Commission findings
Today, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) has published new decisions from the Oswald Commission hearings, which are being conducted in the context of the Sochi 2014 forensic and analytic doping investigations. As a result, three Russian bobsledders, Aleksandr KAS?YANOV, Aleksei PUSHKAREV and IIvir KHUZIN, have been sanctioned.
December 08, 2010
The Cabinet Office kicks off the Yuletide season with a Christmas Door Competition
NASSAU, The Bahamas -- The
Cabinet Office kicked off the Yuletide season by holding its first ever
Christmas Door Competition, which lasted from the end of November to
Monday, December 6, 2010.
The Government Printing Department,
Government Publications, the House of Assembly, the Accounts Section,
Human Resources, which includes the janitorial staff, Administration,
NEMA, the Registry and ...
Joint OAS-CARICOM Mission in Haiti reminds actors of the legal provisions to challenge preliminary results
December 08, 2010
Joint OAS-CARICOM Mission in Haiti reminds actors of the legal provisions to challenge preliminary results
The Electoral Law provides several legal remedies
during the claims and challenge process, which immediately follow
the publication of the preliminary results. The JEOM reiterates its
calls to the candidates and political parties to make prompt and
full use of these legal recourses in order to address their
respective grievances with regard to the preliminary results. The
JEOM also calls on ...
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