Daily Archives: February 26, 2017
A Big Bust In Abaco
On Saturday 25 February, pictures started circulating of a big money, drug and gun bust in Abaco at the Leonard Thompson Airport in Marsh Harbour. Shortly afterward a message said to be by the Commissioner of Police in religious terms was circulating around town. A pilot and another man are said to be assisting police […]
Commissioner’s Message To His Men
25 February 2016 This is my message to our hardworking, courageous officers who have committed their lives in service to the people of The Commonwealth of The Bahamas: “My beloved sons and daughters, we have chosen a noble profession -policing. The Royal Bahamas Police Force has existed since 1840. Over the course of its history, […]
SAC STUDENTS: FR. MAGNUS YOUR MATH TEACHER IS DEAD
Obituary for Fr. Magnus Wenninger, OSB Monk of Saint John’s Abbey Collegeville, Minnesota Born: October 31, 1919 Professed: 11 July 1940 Ordained: 2 September 1945 Died: 17 February 2017 Joseph Wenninger was born the second of eight children on October 31, 1919, to Henry and Josephine (Weber) Wenninger in Park Falls, Wisconsin. Joseph attended the […]
Buddy Hield Is Traded
Just after the midseason break of the National Basketball Association and having excelled in the rookies game, the New Orleans Pelicans said goodbye unceremoniously to Buddy Hield, the Bahamian standout. They sent him packing to Sacramento. Mr. Hield made his debut two days ago on the new team and scored significantly. He was interviewed and […]
Congratulations To Rihanna
The popular Barbadian singer Rihanna has been named the 2017 Harvard University Humanitarian of the Year, and will come to campus to accept the Peter J. Gomes Humanitarian Award at a ceremony next Tuesday (Feb. 28). “Rihanna has charitably built a state-of- the-art center for oncology and nuclear medicine to diagnose and treat breast cancer […]
PLPS BETTER LOOK TO THE POOR AND NEEDY AGAIN
The family is sitting in their home which they bought in the boom years from 1998 to 2007. The expansion of the Bahamian economy, allowed the workers who took jobs at Atlantis to buy new homes. They got two mortgages. Many could not make the down payment requirements. The banks offered them a loan for […]
THE SIDNEY POITIER 90th BIRTHDAY TRIBUTE
Editor’s Note: The Bahamas government paid tribute to Sir Sidney Poitier, the Bahamian actor, producer, director and author, on the occasion of his 90th birthday. It took the form of a concert at the Bahamar Convention Centre on 12 February. The programme was live to tape and played on ZNS TV on 20th February, his […]
FNM AND DNA AND LORETTA MAY COME TOGETHER
Loretta Butler Turner Branville McCartney Hubert Minnis Well all the negative that Loretta Butler Turner was saying about Hubert Minnis a few months ago as late as December and even last week, seems to be fading in the background as the FNM and the Opposition catches itself and they see that they are going to […]
THIS WEEK IN THE BAHAMAS BY ELCOTT COLEBY
THIS WEEK IN THE BAHAMAS (20 – 24 FEBRUARY 2017) COMMENTARY BY ELCOTT COLEBY Christie: “Education tied to every aspect of national development” Celebrating its 70th anniversary, the Bahamas Union of Teachers (BUT) held its first Educational Conference on Thursday of this week at the Hilton Hotel under the theme, “Inspiring Today to Impact Tomorrow.” […]
THE WORK OF THE MISSIONS ABROAD
New York NEW YORK — Mr. Sherick “Sharky” Martin, Assistant Comptroller of Bahamas Customs in charge of the Northern Bahamas, and his wife Mrs. Patty Martin, while in New York on vacation, paid a courtesy call on His Excellency Ambassador Dr. Elliston Rahming, Bahamas Permanent Representative to the United Nations and the Organization of American […]
THE PLP LAUNCHES ITS LAST CANDIDATES
Senator Julian Russell accepts the nomination for Central Grand Bahama. Cheryl Bazard accepts her nomination for St Barnabas Commodore Butch Scavella for South and Central Eleuthera Dr. Arthur Clarke for St Ann’s Dr. Glendon Rolle for Long Island On Friday 24 February, the last PLP candidates to receive their official nominations received them in a […]
The New Reading Lab At Sandilands Primary School
Fox Hill MP Fred Mitchell with former principal of the Sandilands Primary School Norma Dean at the official commissioning of the library at the school 20 February Principal Esther Cartwright takes the children through their paces. The Governor General Dame Marguerite Pindling has a look Monday 20 February was a special day in the life […]
Rollins Makes The Cartoons One More Time
Andre Rollins as he gets near the end appears to be more and more desperate for headlines. Last week though Jerome Fitzgerald, the PLP’s standard bearer for Marathon called him a political prostitute and suggested that his proper home was Dowdeswell Street, a place in New Providence known for prostitution of the females selling you […]
The Judges Visit From The Privy Council
Says that wise sage Candia Dames of the Nassau Guardian: “WHY? WHY? WHY? The law lords of the Privy Council in our Court of Appeal were in suit and tie today, while the Bahamian jurists were in the colonial wigs and gowns. Why do we persist in hanging on to these vestiges of colonialism?”–Candia Dames […]
The AG On The Communications Bill
February 13, 2017 Interception of Communications Bill, 2017 The Interception of Communications Bill (“ICB”) is a very important tool in the fight against crime, much of which is gang related, transnational and involving guns and drugs. Experts advise that without this crime fighting tool, drug trafficking, gun trafficking and other transnational and gang related crimes […]
This Jackass Fred Smith
Last week, Fred Smith used two of his many guises ( Save The Bays and Grand Bahama Human Rights Association) to attack Fred Mitchell about the Communications Bill which Mr. Smith has dubbed the spy bill. As usual Mr. Smith has missed the mark. First Fred Mitchell has nothing to do with the bill whatever. […]
The UN SIDS Conference On The SDGs For 2030
Fred Mitchell MP briefs the Prime Minister as the start of the UN SIDS conference in Nassau on 21 February. Fred Mitchell moderates discussion on Youth and Sustainable Development Goals at the UN SIDS conference at the Melia Hotel on 23 February. Foreign Minister Fred Mitchell with the EU Ambassador to The Bahamas at the […]
Junkanoo In Abaco
25 February Foreign Minister Fred Mitchell with MP for North Abaco Renardo Curry and his political opponent FNM Darren Henfield in Marsh Harbour at Junkanoo on 25 February. Foreign Minister Fred Mitchell with the Grand Bahama crew led by Allison Smith in Marsh Harbour for junkanoo 25 February Foreign Minister Fred Mitchell with the MP […]
The Female Candidates Running For The DNA
Meet the DNA female candidates, DNA Bain & Grants Town, Brenda Harris; DNA South Abaco, Ruth Flowers; DNA Marathon, Emily Williams; DNA Killarney, Arinthia Komolafe; DNA Elizabeth, Prodesta Moore; DNA Yamacraw, Charlis Robins; DNA North Abaco, Claire Basden; DNA Englerston, Stephanie Lightbourne
Beach Soccer The Bahamas Is A Hit
Our new Beach Soccer Stadium at night, with reflections in the crystal clear waters of the Bahamas! Team Bahamas, three for three heading into the quarter finals on Friday! Thanks for all your support so far! Let’s hear it for the team! Make some noise. Unfortunately the team lost on Friday night 24 February to […]
