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Minister optimistic about future of flag football in The Bahamas
MINISTER of Youth, Sports and Culture Mario Bowleg is optimistic about the potential opportunities that exist for Bahamians in flag football after the sport was added to the 2028 Summer Olympic Games in Los Angeles.
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Man and woman accused of stealing $3,000 granted bail
A MAN and woman were granted bail after allegedly stealing over $3,000 from a business earlier this year.
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Man and woman accused of stealing $3,000 granted bail
A MAN and woman were granted bail after allegedly stealing over $3,000 from a business earlier this year.
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Aviation authority is ‘audit ready’ - but some deficiencies expected
DESPITE “some deficiencies”, Director of Aviation and Deputy Director General of Tourism Dr Kenneth Romer said he is confident the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) is “audit ready”.
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Aviation week ‘a chance for 4,000 staff to collaborate’
THE launch of Aviation Week yesterday will give members of the Bahamian aviation industry the chance to collaborate and share knowledge, said Director of Aviation and Deputy Director General of Tourism Dr Kenneth Romer yesterday.
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EDITORIAL: As FTX saga unfolds, we need to hear the full story
THE story of FTX is still in the telling. The spectacular implosion of the crypto company put the spotlight of the world on The Bahamas – sometimes very unflatteringly.
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Govt spending over $1m to modernise and revamp website
MORE than $1m will be spent to revamp and modernise the government website, according to Wayde Watson, parliamentary secretary in the Ministry of Economic Affairs.
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The FNM ‘is fine just the way we are right now’, says leader on party convention
FREE National Movement leader Michael Pintard would not say when his party will host its next convention, but speculated about what will happen at the Progressive Liberal Party’s upcoming event.
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Royal Caribbean’s PI club in DEPP construction go-ahead
Royal Caribbean’s Paradise Island beach club was yesterday revealed to have passed another regulatory hurdle by obtaining a Certificate of Environmental Clearance (CEC) for the construction phase.
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Gas leak victim’s damages cut 77%
The Court of Appeal has slashed by 77 percent the damages awarded to a Bahamian homeowner after fuel leaks from a nearby Rubis gas station contaminated and polluted her property.
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FTX Bahamas: ‘Major progress’ in Ray talks
The Supreme Court will now hear the petition to put FTX’s Bahamian subsidiary into full liquidation on November 6, it has been disclosed, amid “substantial progress” in resolving the dispute with its US arm.
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DPM backs Atlantis seaplane project from correct location
The deputy prime minister yesterday said if Atlantis finds a site that both the Port Department and Civil Aviation Authority approve he will back their sea plane project.
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Minnis accuses Gov’t of ‘causing’ EU blacklisting
Dr Hubert Minnis yesterday accused the Government of “causing” The Bahamas’ tax blacklisting by “shelving” a solution that had been “accepted” by the European Union (EU).
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Minnis contradicts Wynn on Goodman’s Bay easement
A former prime minister yesterday contradicted the developer of Goodman’s Bay’s proposed 14-storey penthouse complex over the existence and termination of beach easement access.
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Nygard to take stand in his defence in sex assault trial
FORMER fashion mogul and Lyford Cay resident Peter Nygard is expected to testify in his own defence as his sex crime trial continues in Toronto, Canada.
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Lamar Taylor wins bronze in 50 free
20-year-old swimmer breaks his own national record in the process
National record holder Lamar Taylor brought home the first medal for The Bahamas yesterday at the 19th Pan American Games in Santiago, Chile.
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Three men and three women plead not guilty to gun charge
THREE men and three women were granted bail yesterday after allegedly being found with a loaded gun in their car on Wulff Road last weekend.
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Mother charged with abusing her baby gets $8,000 bail
A MOTHER, accused of abusing her nine-month-old son during the summer, was given $5,000 bail.
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PETER YOUNG: Israel and Hamas conflict worsening
THE horror of the killings carried out inside Israel by Hamas and the intensity of what is now happening in the Israeli-Gaza war have been so great that they have dominated the world’s news.