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Henfield asks how Social Services will support evicted shanty town residents in Abaco

FORMER Foreign Affairs Minister Darren Henfield questioned how the Ministry of Social Services will support Abaco shanty town residents facing eviction, saying the ministry can hardly provide “succour and support” to Bahamians in other circumstances.

‘Miracle received’: Hotel union hails 11% pay rise

The Government’s top labour official yesterday said “we received that miracle” asked for as the hotel union’s president hailed an 11 percent “across the board” wage increase from the new industrial deal.

Deficit ‘on target’ despite beating full-year by $54m

The Government’s top finance official last night asserted that the fiscal deficit remains on target even though it exceeded the full-year target by $54.3m after just five months.

Gov’t doubles social assistance to $14m

“Front-loaded” salary increases for public sector workers were the main driver behind the $36.4m year-over-increase in the Government’s first quarter fixed-cost spending, it was disclosed yesterday.

Final salute for a fallen colleague

GRIEVING family, friends and colleagues bade farewell to Inspector Tomas McIntosh, an officer involved in a catastrophic road accident while on duty last week, during an emotional ceremony at Doctor’s Hospital before his organs were donated yesterday.

Crime fears collapse $18m PI home sale

An $18m home sale in Paradise Island’s Ocean Club Estates collapsed yesterday after the buyer was spooked by The Bahamas’ crime woes, with a realtor warning: “We’re going to pay for that.”

Alleged rape victims start GoFundMe to raise $10k

TWO American women who allege they were sexually assaulted in Grand Bahama on Sunday have started a GoFundMe page to raise $10,000 although the company where the alleged incident took place said video evidence contradicts some of their claims.

Man accused of killing mother and daughter denied bail for own safety

A SUPREME Court judge cited concern for an alleged murderer‘s safety as she denied bail to the 24-year-old man accused of killing Allison Thompson, 37, and her 14-year-old daughter, Trevonika Thompson, last year.

SG ‘Buddy’ Hield traded to 76ers

Grand Bahama native Chavano “Buddy” Hield is set to join his fourth National Basketball Association (NBA) team after being traded to the Philadelphia 76ers by the Indiana Pacers yesterday.

Anthonique Strachan: ‘I was just content with what I did’

WITH this being another banner year both locally and internationally for Bahamian track and field athletes, sprinter Anthonique Strachan said she will take it all in stride.

GSSSA Basketball finals start Monday

THE Government Secondary Schools Sports Association (GSSSA) basketball championships are all set for next Monday at the Kendal GL Isaacs Gymnasium.

FACE TO FACE: Long-time friends bring ‘wow-factor’ to business

The Gift Box is all about reintroducing ‘the art of gifting’

THERE are some friendships that last long beyond school days - they last a lifetime. Relationships built on common values, shared goals and mutual respect can flourish. In the case of Sophia Hall and Keisha Bastian, great camaraderie established during high school days at St. Augustine’s College has blossomed into a brand new business venture.

STATESIDE: This week all eyes turn to NFL, Swift and Trump

IT was probably inevitable. The three most important topics in America have now become intertwined as the country’s fourth most important day approaches. That would be the Super Bowl, which probably now ranks just behind Christmas, the Fourth of July and Thanksgiving.

Port chief: ‘Too tight’ over private cruise island VAT

Nassau Cruise Port’s top executive yesterday warned that giving the cruise industry just 60 days to implement VAT on its Bahamian private islands “seems unreasonable” and is “just not enough time”.

Tour providers suffer 50% crime alert drop

Bahamian tour and excursion providers yesterday revealed a 50 percent across-the-board business decline because tourists “don’t want to leave the hotel or ship” due to crime fears.

Boat owners: Let us know reduced fees

Fishermen yesterday urged the Government to promptly disclose the new “reduced” boat registration fees prior to their March 1 introduction and ensure all Bahamian-owned vessels are “protected’.

Hotel worker ‘lump sum’ as industrial deal agreed

Hotel union members will receive the “first of two lump sum payments” early next week after a new industrial deal for the sector was agreed last night following days of intense negotiations.

Laroda confident despite housing shortage

A YEAR after the Chamber of Commerce president in Abaco warned that the housing shortage remains “extremely acute” on the island post-Dorian, Social Services Minister Myles Laroda said he is confident his ministry will provide housing assistance to shanty town residents facing eviction on the island.

Court told of 28 wounds in police shooting probe

THE mother of Valentino Pratt, one of three men killed by police in Blair Estates in 2019, gasped as a pathologist described the estimated 28 gunshot wounds her son suffered as the Coroner’s Court inquest into the matter continued yesterday.

Giants junior boys win basketball title

Game two was all the St John’s College Giants junior boys and Charles W Saunders senior boys needed last night to sweep their opponents in the Bahamas Association of Independent Secondary Schools (BAISS) best-of-three championship series.

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