Government signs $665m HOA for GB shipyard transformation project
THE government signed a Heads of Agreement for the $665m Grand Bahama Shipyard transformation project yesterday, a project designed to position The Bahamas as “a global leader in ship repair”.
No need for Valley Boys to change name to participate
ALTHOUGH the Registrar General’s Office has required that the “World Famous Valley Boys” drop the Valley Boys name from its title, Junkanoo Corporation of New Providence (JCNP) chairman Dion Miller said the group will not have to change its name to participate in the Boxing Day and New Year’s Day parades.
Without a home five years later
DOZENS of Abaco residents in government trailers meant as temporary housing after Hurricane Dorian are facing eviction by the end of October, including a struggling mother of five who is still searching for a permanent home.
DIANE PHILLIPS: Who invented e-mail anyway?
I have more than 5,000 e-mails in my inbox, 5,532 unread, and I am not even an important person.
Conditional discharge for baby food theft
A 32-year-old father was granted a conditional discharge after admitting to trying to steal baby formula and other groceries to feed his family at Super Value Golden Gates last week.
Man accused of assaulting Woman with a Bat
A MAN was granted bail after he allegedly assaulted someone with a baseball bat in July.
30 months jail for possession of loaded gun
A 21-year-old man was sentenced to 30 months in prison yesterday after admitting to having a loaded gun in a car on Carmichael Road earlier this week.
Conditional discharge for teen with drugs
AN 18-year-old man was granted a conditional discharge after admitting to having a small quantity of drugs earlier this summer.
Senior WSC employee testifies on vendors audit in Gibson trial
A SENIOR employee at the Water and Sewerage Corporation (WSC) testified in court yesterday about her initial findings from an audit of vendors contracted by the corporation under the Minnis administration.
Pintard: ‘We’ll share our donors, will you?’
MICHAEL Pintard said the Free National Movement is willing to disclose its financial donors if Prime Minister Philip “Brave” Davis is willing to do the same for the Progressive Liberal Party.
Man shot and killed during attempted robbery at a scrap yard in Carmichael
A man was shot and killed yesterday at a scrap metal yard off Carmichael Road during an attempted robbery.
Labour receives complaints over senior foreign workers
LABOUR Director Howard Thompson said his department has received increasing complaints from employees about poor treatment from senior foreign workers.
FBI joins police’s voice note probe
THE Federal Bureau of Investigations (FBI) has joined a police corruption probe sparked by voice notes that leaked in July, according to Police Commissioner Clayton Fernander.
Sixteen Cubans and one Zimbabwean repatriated
A TOTAL of 16 Cuban nationals and one Zimbabwean were repatriated to Cuba on Tuesday.
ALIV donates $10k to Abaco Strong and Waterkeepers Grand Bahama
ALIV has announced a $10,000 donation to both Abaco Strong and Waterkeepers Grand Bahama in remembrance of the communities affected by Hurricane Dorian as the five-year anniversary draws near.
