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Sent home for natural hairstyle
November 30, 2017
Sent home for natural hairstyle
SINCE October, two women have been sent home from their jobs at local establishments for wearing their natural hair...
July 05, 2017
Dwight Major given nine-month sentence for gun and ammo
Drug trafficker Dwight Major was yesterday sentenced to nine months in prison for an illegal gun and ammunition.
Chief Magistrate Joyann Ferguson-Pratt handed down the sentence almost five months after Major, 49, pleaded guilty to charges of possession of an unlicensed firearm and ammunition.
Major, who spent the past 15 years in prisons in the United States and The Bahamas, found himself back in ...
Another delay in Major sentencing
April 05, 2017
Another delay in Major sentencing
The sentencing of convicted drug dealer Dwight Major has been adjourned to next week.
Major pleaded guilty to possession of an unlicensed firearm and ammunition on February 15.
When the sentencing hearing resumes on April 10, a prison doctor is expected to testify about the treatment that he can receive for alleged heart problems.
Major's lawyer, Keod Smith, has suggested that a custodial sentence...
Major still not sentenced for gun
March 31, 2017
Major still not sentenced for gun
Convicted drug dealer Dwight Major is still awaiting sentencing for his most recent brush with the law.
Major, 49, pleaded guilty to possession of an unlicensed firearm and ammunition on February 14 and his sentencing hearing was yesterday adjourned to April 5.
Major's lawyer, Keod Smith, has suggested that a custodial sentence would really be a "death sentence" for the 48-year-old, who reportedly...
Cleveland Clinic Opens New Cancer Center
March 07, 2017
Cleveland Clinic Opens New Cancer Center
The new Cleveland Clinic Taussig Cancer Center will begin welcoming patients on Monday, March 6. The 377,000-square-foot facility, estimated at $276 million, will house all outpatient cancer treatment services in one location with the center?s team of medical and radiation...
Privy Council unrobes for our mimic men
March 05, 2017
Privy Council unrobes for our mimic men
Dear Editor,
In 1967 Trinidadian Nobel Laureate V.S. Naipaul published his brilliant novel "The Mimic Men", which wove a sad narrative about the colonial mindset embedded in many of those colonized by the British.
The protagonist in this fictional story is a politician from a small island in the Caribbean educated in Britain who returns home, finds fame and fortune, only to run afoul after a coup...
An eternal rut
October 31, 2016
An eternal rut
In March 2010, when we sat with then Opposition Leader Perry Christie to discuss his bid to return as prime minister of The Bahamas, Christie confirmed that while he planned to lead the Progressive Liberal Party (PLP) into the 2012 general election, it was his intention to step aside before the end of another five-year term.
September 14, 2016
The politics of poverty and prosperity in The Bahamas
"In a country well governed, poverty is something to be ashamed of. In a country badly governed, wealth is something to be ashamed of." -- Confucius, Chinese teacher and philosopher.
Down the rabbit hole, pt. 2
July 06, 2016
Down the rabbit hole, pt. 2
"Forward, Upward, Onward Together!" proclaimed the emperor who stood majestically once again above and upfront on his armoured tank in Rawson Square, resplendently adorned for the independence celebrations in the appropriate flag-colored turquoise and golden yellow jumpsuit accessorized with his shiny black boots, black helmet and billowing black cape, which intermittently blocked the faces of tho...
Police hunt for armed and dangerous woman
March 22, 2016
Police hunt for armed and dangerous woman
Grand Bahama Police are searching for a 46-year-old woman in connection with a murder.
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