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Abaco shanty town

HaItians were brought into Abaco in the early 90s to work the 3,000-acre Bahamas Star Citrus Farm. They were more or less treated as slave labour and treated cruelly and paid a pittance. They worked behind barb wire topped fencing with gates padlocked from 5pm to 9am. Without the Haitians there would have been no citrus farm.

NATHALINE GRACE GILBERT-HEPBURN

Funeral Service for the late NATHALINE GRACE GILBERT-HEPBURN age 98 years of Lily of The Valley Corner and formerly of New Bight, Cat Island will be held on Friday, September 30th, 2016 at 11:00 am at St Agnes Anglican Church, …

‘I stole conch to support my family’

A 35-YEAR-OLD woman who claimed she stole $100 worth of conch last month to make extra money to support her family was discharged with a warning yesterday.

Atlantis beats revenue goals, targets ‘strong’ 2023 first half

Atlantis continues to beat its revenue targets and is predicting a strong 2023 first half, a senior executive has revealed, with the wider resort industry bracing for 90 percent-plus occupancies over the Christmas and New Year period.

Mayweather gets license for May 5 fight vs. Cotto

By KEN RITTER Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) -- Floyd Mayweather Jr said Wednesday he will fight Miguel Cotto on May 5 in Las Vegas. Mayweather made the announcement after getting a conditional one-fight license and a lecture from Nevada athletic commiss

Law partner Dr Colin Hughes dies, aged 87

DR COLIN HUGHES, the youngest and last of the original partners of the law firm, McKinney, Bancroft & Hughes, died in Australia on June 30 at the age of 87.

IAN FERGUSON: Setting the platform for your leadership

The first 90 days is your ‘get ready’ period when, in your journey to success, you have to prove your value and worth. It is a vital time to obtain traction. It is proven that most leaders are selected from within a company’s line staff. These person

NPBA: Divisional semi-finals set to jump off tonight

THE Patron Regulators and PJ Stingers survived their respective third and deciding games in the first round of the New Providence Basketball Association playoffs to advance to the divisional finals.

Celtics take 3-2 lead

BOSTON (AP) — Rookie Jayson Tatum scored 24 points and Al Horford had 15 points and 12 rebounds to help the Boston Celtics beat the Cleveland Cavaliers 96-83 last night and take a 3-2 lead in the best-of-seven Eastern Conference finals.

A COMIC'S VIEW: Christie’s Baha Mar deal leaves a sour taste in the mouth

To the average Bahamian who follows major events in the country, this was a confusing week.

Bahamian players shine in the NCAA

CONFERENCE play continues throughout NCAA Division I with several Bahamian players in action over the weekend.Travis Munnings continues his productivity and his back-to-back 20 point games helped the UM Warhawks recover from a four-game losing streak

Developers eye $90m San Salvador project

A third-party developer is in talks with the Government over a proposed $90 million investment to expand San Salvador’s Club Med property and wider tourism industry.

The perfect consort ends his tour of duty

The news that the Duke of Edinburgh would no longer be attending Royal public events came as a shock to many who feared that at the age of nearly 96 it was for sudden serious medical reasons.

The importance of understanding blood pressure - know your numbers

Are you suffering from high blood pressure? In the Bahamas, it’s an epidemic silent killer. A 2006 healthy lifestyle initiative led by the government noted that approximately 21 percent of the Bahamian populace had hypertension. And according to a 2012 PAHO report, the number one cause of death in the Bahamas between 2006 and 2009 was related to hypertensive disease with 688 deaths.

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