Outrage over ‘appalling’ outcome in elderly woman’s rape trial
A NINE-year prison sentence for a man who pleaded guilty to multiple violent crimes, including the rape of an elderly woman, sparked outrage from female Free National Movement (FNM) members yesterday, with Senator Michela Barnett-Ellis calling the outcome “appalling”.
Land owner slams fines threat over BPL oil spill
A North Andros land owner is slamming as “perverse” threats of financial sanctions unless he agrees by today to give Bahamas Power & Light (BPL) access to clean up its own oil spill.
Serenity rezoning eyes middle class home ownership boost
The developer of a major western New Providence community says rezoning all its 464 phase two lots to multi-family will help ease the housing shortage and make middle class home ownership more affordable.
‘No man left behind’ with basic account
The Clearing Banks Association’s chairman yesterday explained the ‘basic bank account’ proposal is designed “to ensure no man is left behind” through reforms enacted in a “non-dictatorial” manner.
‘Get energy costs lower than FNM’s hedge price’
An ex-Cabinet minister is challenging the Government’s energy reforms to lower all-in costs below the FNM’s fuel hedging price while asserting BPL’s new tariff structure failed to cut rates this summer.
Tearful Caroline Ellison gets 2 years in prison over her role in FTX fraud
Caroline Ellison, a former top executive in Sam Bankman-Fried’s fallen FTX cryptocurrency empire, was sentenced to two years in prison on Tuesday after she apologized to everyone hurt by a fraud that stole billions of dollars from investors, lenders and customers.
UB to take measures to limit AI usage as students turn to ChatGPT for help
SOME professors at the University of The Bahamas have complained about the effect ChatGPT and other artificial intelligence platforms have had on education, saying students are using them to write essays or cheat on assignments.
Public transportation unions to meet with Coleby-Davis over fuel margin rise
TRANSPORT Minister JoBeth Coleby-Davis said her ministry would hold private meetings with taxi, bus, and livery drivers following concerns from unions about approved margin increases for petroleum retailers.
Top court reinstates $2m freeze in King Case
The Bahamian judicial system’s highest court yesterday refroze some $2m alleged to be the proceeds of a fraud involving flamboyant “philanthropist” Rudolph Kermit King.
Parents rush to collect children after school fire at Uriah McPhee
CLASSES at Uriah McPhee Primary School were dismissed early yesterday due to a fire and smoke accumulation.
Bowe: Basic banking accounts will only help small segment
CLEARING Banks Association chairman Gowon Bowe said that basic banking accounts, which Central Bank governor John Rolle identified as one potential solution to concerns about bank fees, would primarily benefit a small segment of society: unskilled workers, students, and the elderly.
NIB unemployment payouts up by 25%
THE National Insurance Board paid roughly $940,000 in unemployment benefits last month, a 25 percent increase compared to its average payouts due to higher contribution rates and seasonal hotel closures.
Seeking light in the dark
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Positive progress in bank fee discussions
SLOWLY but surely, progress has been made in the discussion over bank accounts and the fees we are charged to use them.
Hawksbill Agreement changed?
HAWKSBILL Agreement… in the past three years has it been amended and the exclusive covenant concerning Utilities has been removed?
Singing Bishop warns of WhatsApp scammers
THE “singing” bishop, Lawrence Rolle, said he fell victim to a novel scam that threatened his non-profit.
Six injured in two separate boating accidents on Sunday
SIX people were injured in two separate boating accidents on Sunday, with one victim in critical condition.
Gov’t savings bond launches with $5m
The Central Bank will launch its drive to boost Bahamian savings and investments by making a total $5m in government savings bonds available to the public this November.
SBF’s ex using Deltec ‘exposure’ to avoid jail
Sam Bankman-Fried’s ex-girlfriend is using testimony that she fully exposed a Bahamian bank’s alleged involvement in FTX’s collapse as a key element in today’s bid to escape a jail sentence.
Ex-pilots union chief loses Bahamasair fight ‘in entirety’
A former pilots’ union president has seen his retirement age-related employment dispute with Bahamasair dismissed “in its entirety” by the Supreme Court.
