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Bahamian cadets become the first Youth Guard responders
Sixty-four young Bahamians from across the country successfully completed the Bahamas National Youth Guard (BYG) three-month training to become the first group of national disaster and emergency responders produced by the program. On Friday, cadets received their certificates of completion and certifications in skills such as carpentry, electrical, search and rescue, and maritime. Witnessing...
Dreams of post-secondary education realized
Dreams of post-secondary education realized
Three deserving young men now have the opportunity to fulfill their dreams of post-secondary education as the first recipients of the Lodge Claudius R. Walker 1808 Scholarship.
The trio will study at the Bahamas Technical and Vocational Institute (BTVI).
The recipients, Jonathas Belony, Rashad Wood and Cameron Sweeting, were chosen based on academic merit, financial need, field of study and person...
LANISHA ROLLE CHARGED IN $750K FRAUD: Former minister faces bribery and conspiracy to commit fraud charges
LANISHA ROLLE CHARGED IN $750K FRAUD: Former minister faces bribery and conspiracy to commit fraud charges
FORMER Cabinet minister Lanisha Rolle was granted bail yesterday after being taken to court to face allegations that she fraudulently awarded contracts in excess of $750,000 while in office.
Former minister, her husband and others charged with fraud
Former Free National Movement Cabinet Minister Lanisha Rolle, her husband, Vontenken Rolle, and three others faced corruption charges over contracts awarded by the Ministry of Youth Sports and Culture and the National Sports Authority.
Former Minister of Youth, Sports and Culture Lanisha Rolle charged with bribery, conspiracy to commit fraud
Former Minister of Youth, Sports and Culture Lanisha Rolle charged with bribery, conspiracy to commit fraud
Rolle granted $150k bail NASSAU, BAHAMAS — Former Youth, Sports, and Culture Minister Lanisha Rolle was charged with one count of bribery and 14 counts of conspiracy to commit fraud by false pretenses related to contracts awarded by that ministry and the National Sports Authority. Rolle, her husband Vontenken Rolle, and three others, Alfred Milton [...]
Minister Bowleg Lauds New National Youth Guard Program
During his recent Contribution to the Mid-Year Budget Debate in the House of Assembly, Minister of Youth, Sports and Culture the Hon. Mario Bowleg pointed out that, as indicated in the document ‘Our Blueprint for Change’, his Government promised to establish a National Youth Guard for young people to receive technical training, enabling them to serve in a Disaster Response Corps.
Prison parole programme to begin with Grand Bahama inmates
ACTING Prison Commissioner Doan Cleare said government expects to soon announce the commencing of parole for inmates, starting first in Grand Bahama.
Simple yet complex, fresh & perfectly prepared
Simple yet complex, fresh & perfectly prepared
Cuisine that is simple yet complex, local, fresh, well-seasoned and perfectly prepared is what chef Marcella (Marcellus as he prefers to be called) Charles Higgins prides himself on.
Pleading for the slate to be cleaned
Pleading for the slate to be cleaned
AFTER receiving his first conviction three years ago, Raymond Ward Jr says he's now hoping to have a fresh start by getting his criminal record expunged to fulfil his goals of becoming an electrical engineer.
Former Spanish teacher pivots to learn a trade
Former Spanish teacher pivots to learn a trade
An interest in the creation of design and staging props has led former Spanish teacher Tameka Jones to donning steel toe boots and the study of carpentry and electrical installation. She enrolled at Bahamas Technical and Vocational Institute (BTVI) because she knew that building them would require her to have carpentry and electrical installation. The ...
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