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Empowerment club holds annual Christmas Party

THE Boys and Girls empowerment club at LW Young held its annual Christmas party at the Fox Hill Community Centre, with Archdeacon Keith Cartwright discussing the purpose of Christmas with the students.

EDITORIAL: Munroe at odds with PM on UN report

WHEN the United Nations Working Group on Arbitrary Detention reported on issues affecting the criminal justice system in this country, and with the facilities where people are locked up, we wrote that it was reiterating problems we already knew about.

Dorian and COVID-19 cost Bahamas one year’s GDP

The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) has approved doubling its crisis financing facility for The Bahamas to $200m after combined Dorian and COVID losses matched this nation’s annual economic output.

Bahamian ‘Russian roulette’ with 30% uninsured drivers

The Bahamas is “really playing Russian roulette on the road” with its citizens’ lives by failing to crack down on the estimated 25-30 percent of drivers who are uninsured, insurers warned yesterday.

British Colonial employs ‘stair step’ opening plan

The British Colonial’s general manager yesterday affirmed the resort is “being very conservative” following its re-opening so as not to “overwhelm our staff” with a sudden surge in visitor demand.

FTX Chapter 11 plan needs Bahamas deal

Plans to bring FTX out of bankruptcy protection in the US cannot be finalised without agreement with their Bahamian counterparts as “ongoing good faith negotiations” between the two sides continue.

No Xmas ‘shock’ over food prices

Super Value’s president yesterday said consumers “won’t be shocked” by food costs over the Christmas period as she voiced hope for price stability in 2024.

‘JUDGES SHOULD BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE’: Attorney General supports a disciplinary system for members of the judiciary

ATTORNEY General Ryan Pinder said he supports introducing a disciplinary system for the judiciary, adding judges should be held accountable for misconduct like everyone else.

Man charged with stealing and 24 breaches while on bail

A MAN was sent to prison yesterday after he allegedly breached his curfew 24 times this year while on bail for four counts of armed robbery.

Man charged with possession of hemp with intent to supply

A MAN was fined $6,500 yesterday after admitting to having $3,040 worth of marijuana products in his home last week.

BLTA Awards: Top players soak up spotlight

ATHLETES received top honours at the inaugural Bahamas Lawn Tennis Association (BLTA) Recognition Awards Ceremony on Saturday evening at the National Tennis Centre (NTC).

Bahamasair groundings force plane ‘wet leasing’

Bahamasair has entered into “wet leasing arrangements” with a US company to temporarily rent planes, and enlisted Western Air’s support, after several of its own aircraft were grounded by mechanical woes.

No Junkanoo bleachers complaints voiced - yet

Downtown Nassau businesses have not complained about Junkanoo bleachers impeding Christmas trade yet even though there is still “some room for improvement” over their set-up.

MP working to ‘mitigate’ Abaco water billing woe

An Abaco MP yesterday said he is working with the Water and Sewerage Corporation (WSC) to alleviate consumer woes caused by back billing and mass disconnections.

Salvation Army sees Xmas donations fall

The Salvation Army yesterday revealed Christmas donations have declined this year despite launching collections at new locations with donor numbers remaining unchanged.

INSIGHT: Road repairs necessary but will the work go smoothly and without cost overruns?

RESIDENTS in New Providence may be thinking it’s déjà vu – with the announcement of a near-$100m road project.

INSIGHT: So how safe is your pension?

FORMER Tribune managing editor JOHN MARQUIS had his Bahamas pension blocked “without warning and for no good reason”. As he battles for its reinstatement, he asks what the implications might be for Bahamian pensioners and those expats who devoted their working lives to The Bahamas.

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