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Buju concert on March 16
December 19, 2018
Buju concert on March 16
IT'S official. Buju Banton's first major performance will be held on March 16 at National Stadium in St Andrew...
HQ Trivia and Vine co-founder Colin Kroll dead at 34
December 17, 2018
HQ Trivia and Vine co-founder Colin Kroll dead at 34
The co-founder of the popular app HQ Trivia, Colin Kroll, has been found dead in his apartment in New York at the age of 34...
December 10, 2018
Sandilands Rehabilitation Centre Continues to Make Strides and History
Minister of Health Dr. the Hon. Duane Sands said the Public Hospitals Authority Sandilands Rehabilitation Centre continues to make strides and history with first time accomplishments including a focused intent of dispelling the myths of mental illness...
ASBA XXI Annual Assembly & XIII High-Level Meeting
October 31, 2018
ASBA XXI Annual Assembly & XIII High-Level Meeting
We are honoured to host this distinguished gathering of bank supervision executives from the Americas, plus representatives from many colleagues including the Bank for International Settlements, the Basel Committee, and the Financial Stability Institute...
October 15, 2018
Canada cannabis legalisation: 'We know the world is watching'
For many Canadians, the idea of legal cannabis once seemed a pipe dream.
Shroud of privacy for HIV/AIDS sufferers
November 17, 2010
Shroud of privacy for HIV/AIDS sufferers
When Akio (name changed to protect identity) wakes up to take his cocktail of antiretroviral drugs every morning, he braces himself for a process that requires great discipline and demands the courage to face side effects ranging from diarrhoea to depression.
The discomfort saves his life.
"I can't miss one dose. That would be so dangerous for me I wouldn't even consider it. You don't need a...
'Tell the young they are the future, but also what to make of it's says DPM at launch of Youth Month
October 04, 2018
'Tell the young they are the future, but also what to make of it's says DPM at launch of Youth Month
Member of Parliament for East Grand Bahama, the Hon. K. Peter Turnquest on Monday, October 1, encouraged young people from the area to become the best and brightest the country has ever seen during a church service in recognition of National Youth Month...
Teens Feel the Pressure
October 03, 2018
Teens Feel the Pressure
Psychologist brings important, overlooked mental health issue to the fore...A growing number of teens are suffering in silence having come to believe that stress and high-risk behaviors are normal, according to Dr Valerie Knowles...
October 01, 2018
Cleveland Clinic Florida Counters Cardia Complications of Cancer Treatment
As if battling cancer isn’t challenging enough, many cancer patients have another “big C” to contend with: Cardiovascular disease...Not only do some cancer patients have coexisting cardiovascular disease, but several treatments...
September 05, 2018
FDA again warns consumers not to eat Honey Smacks cereal due to salmonella outbreak
The US Food and Drug Administration again has advised consumers "not to eat and discard any Kellogg's Honey Smack cereal" as part of an ongoing salmonella outbreak linked to the popular breakfast product...
Final warning: Union boss threatens BPL chief
August 27, 2018
Final warning: Union boss threatens BPL chief
BAHAMAS Electrical Workers Union president Paul Maynard said yesterday while he never intended for a letter he wrote to Bahamas Power & Light's CEO Whitney Heastie to become public, he stands by "every word" written...
God's Storehouse Over the Hill
August 25, 2018
God's Storehouse Over the Hill
It?s located on a busy thoroughfare. Often, traffic is backed up, so there is no missing the queue of people - whether standing in the blistering cold or the sweltering heat...
August 23, 2018
Leading specialists warn dark skin no guarantee against skin cancer
Dermatologists promote skin checks for prevention...Radiation oncologists offer brachytherapy for skin cancer treatment...
Three years jail for US cocaine smuggler
August 23, 2018
Three years jail for US cocaine smuggler
AN American man was convicted yesterday and sentenced to three years in prison in connection with a drug seizure at the Lynden Pindling International Airport over the weekend...
American caught with 43k coke in luggage
August 20, 2018
American caught with 43k coke in luggage
AN American man found with more than $40,000 worth of cocaine in his luggage was one of several people arrested for drug offences over the weekend...
The Rotary Club of South East Nassau Showecases Board Members During Rotary Membership Month
August 17, 2018
The Rotary Club of South East Nassau Showecases Board Members During Rotary Membership Month
For the first time in their 42 year history, the Rotary Club of South East Nassau (RCSEN) is being led by a President who has returned for a second term. Dr. Bridgette Rolle has embraced the opportunity and is supported by a talented Board of Directors...
Liberalise cannabis now - and lead rest of world
August 16, 2018
Liberalise cannabis now - and lead rest of world
LEADING Jamaican scientist Dr Henry Lowe is urging Bahamian officials - and those in the Caribbean - to liberalise cannabis for medical and scientific use to cement the region's stake in the industry.Dr Lowe projected cannabis-based products will be...
August 14, 2018
Former M.P. Pierre Dupuch comments on Sir Roland Symonette's National Hero honour
The policy for the Award of National Hero is that all Prime Ministers are awarded it. So why not Sir Roland? If the truth were told, Sir Roland was the first Premier/Prime Minister of The Bahamas..
Committee to be set up in weeks on cannabis issue
August 13, 2018
Committee to be set up in weeks on cannabis issue
WITHIN the next "week or two," representatives of a cannabis committee that Cabinet has established will receive their terms of references and begin exploring public opinion on the issue, Prime Minister Dr Hubert Minnis said Saturday. The committee...
Marijuana worth 20,000 seized
August 07, 2018
Marijuana worth 20,000 seized
NEARLY $20,000 worth of suspected marijuana was seized during a police search of a home off Fox Dale Road, police said.Shortly after 3pm on Saturday, Drug Enforcement Unit officers conducted a search of a home on Mosquito Drive and recovered two five...
Cop held in airport coke bust
August 03, 2018
Cop held in airport coke bust
A POLICE officer is expected to be arraigned in Magistrate's Court today after he was found on board a charter flight at Lynden Pindling International Airport with eight pounds of cocaine in what is suspected to be his suitcase...
Valsartan Recall (CLARIFICATION)
July 23, 2018
Valsartan Recall (CLARIFICATION)
There seems to be a bit of confusion in the general populace and on social media regarding the recent recall of Valsartan, a drug used to treat high blood pressure. The recall did NOT affect ALL brands...
Christie backs marijuana move
July 11, 2018
Christie backs marijuana move
WHILE indicating support for the legal use of medical marijuana, former Prime Minister Perry Christie said the government must understand the implications of withholding the drug from those who really need it for various health challenges.
PLP proposes review panel over marijuana issue
July 10, 2018
PLP proposes review panel over marijuana issue
AS debate on legal marijuana use rages in the country, the Progressive Liberal Party is proposing the appointment of a review panel to make recommendations on the issue.
Statement on Marijuana by Bishop Simeon Hall
July 09, 2018
Statement on Marijuana by Bishop Simeon Hall
While I support the regulated use of Marijuana for medicinal purposes, I believe an intelligent national conversation should precede how we, as a people address this historical-social phenomenon...
Man dead after Homestead Street shooting
July 08, 2018
Man dead after Homestead Street shooting
A man is dead after a shooting on Homestead Street on Sunday afternoon...
Two arrested after 100,000 found
July 06, 2018
Two arrested after 100,000 found
TWO men were arrested after police conducted a search and found them with more than $100,000 during a joint operation at western New Providence...
Taino Beach fails water standards
July 05, 2018
Taino Beach fails water standards
A popular beach on Grand Bahama has received a 'no-swim' alert by an international online organisation after failing to meet water quality standards.According to Swim Guide.org, water samples were taken on June 28 at Taino Beach by Save the Bays/Wate...
Path open for medicinal marijuana use
July 05, 2018
Path open for medicinal marijuana use
AS the government moves to consider an end to marijuana prohibition across CARICOM member states, legal pathways already exist for medicinal and scientific use in the country.Minister of Health Dr Duane Sands, who has responsibility for dangerous drugs...
July 04, 2018
PM's Senior Policy Advisor Joshua Sears highlights importance of this CARICOM Meeting
The Thirty-Ninth Regular Meeting of the Conference of Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) officially opens today, July 4, in Montego Bay, Jamaica. Just prior to leaving for CARICOM...
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