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‘No more blight’ on Rum Cay’s revival
A Supreme Court judge says it is “difficult to digest” that the Prime Minister’s Office would assert a 15-acre Rum Cay land parcel was Crown Land when this totally contradicted evidence from the Government’s own surveyors.
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Judge: ‘Difficult to digest’ Gov’ts Rum Cay claims
A Supreme Court judge says it is “difficult to digest” that the Prime Minister’s Office would assert a 15-acre Rum Cay land parcel was Crown Land when this totally contradicted evidence from the Government’s own surveyors.
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Stopover visitors off 100,000 for January
The Bahamas saw January visitor arrivals fall by more than 100,000 or 84 percent, a Cabinet minister disclosed yesterday, with COVID travel protocols set to remain until vaccination levels hit 80 percent.
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Cutting 1,000 companies to maximise VAT revenues
A top accountant yesterday backed the Government’s plans to slash mandatory Value-Added Tax (VAT) registrants by 1,000 firms, telling Tribune Business this would help to “maximize” revenues from the new tax.
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D’Aguilar: Govt 'living in a dream world' over Bahamian contractor payout
THe Government is “living in a dream world” if it believes that Bahamian contractors will be paid the $74m owed collectively for work carried out on the $3.5 billion Baha Mar development, a former Baha Mar director said yesterday, asserting that “no buyer” except the original developer is interested in seeing them paid.
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WORLD VIEW: Blatant, patent and flagrant - the double standards in the OAS
DOUBLE standards have become the new system in the Organization of American States (OAS). This unwholesome development does not portend well for the future of the Organization which is increasingly becoming a rubber stamp for the will of a few governments. It also creates a huge cloud over the bilateral relations of nations within the hemisphere.
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Training to help tackle drug use
THE US Embassy’s International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs (INL) Section and Sandilands Rehabilitation Centre marked the end of a joint 15 month, $500,000 project to provide train-the-trainer training for substance use treatment professionals on January 29 at the Public Hospital Authority.
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Man shot dead as he checked on break-in
NEW Providence police are investigating a shooting that left a man dead early yesterday.
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Family mourn war veteran
Family members of the late Chester Thompson remember him as a “loving” father who was always the “centre of activity” and enjoyed spending time with family in his native Hope Town, Abaco.
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WILLIAM TYPHUS COLLIE SR
Funeral Service for the late WILLIAM TYPHUS COLLIE SR. age 91 years of Strachan’s Alley will be held on Saturday, January 9th, 2016 at 10:00 a.m. at St. James Native Baptist Church, St. James Road. Officiating will be Reverend Daniel …
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Mary Clarke
Funeral service for Mary Clarke, 91 yrs., a resident of Sea Breeze Lane &B formerly of Forrest, Exuma, will be held at St. Anne's Anglican Church, Fox Hill, on Saturday 23rd January, 2016 at 10:00 a.m. Officiating will be Fr. …
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Rev. Stephen William Armbrister
Funeral Service for the late Rev. Stephen William Armbrister age 91 years of Duncan Town, Ragged Island will be held on Saturday, September 26th, 2015 at 12:00 pm at New Covenant Baptist Church, East Wes Highway. Officiating will be Pastor …
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Franklyn Hillgrove Ellis
Mr. Franklyn Hillgrove “Count Bernadino” Ellis, Esp. M.B.E. age 91 years a resident of Armstrong and Dowdeswell Street and formerly of Norman's Castle, Abaco died at Doctor’s Hospital on Thursday 23rd, July, 2015. Franklyn is survived by his loving wife …
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Marissa Cooper
Funeral Service for the late Marissa Cooper age 40 years of Dunmore Ave will be held on Saturday November 23 2013 at St. Joseph Catholic Church, at 10:00.m. Officiating will be Father Msgr. Alfred Culmer, assited by other ministers of …
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Winifred Eloise Elliot McKenzie
Funeral service for Winifred Eloise Elliot McKenzie, 91 yrs., a resident of Burial Ground Corner, will be held at St. Agnes Anglican Church, Baillou Hill Road, on Sunday at 2:30 p.m. Officiating will be Venerable Archdeacon I. Ranfurly Brown, assisted …
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Stanley Samuel Fox
Funeral Service for the late Elder Stanley Samuel Fox age 91 of #20 Lincoln Blvd. will be held on Saturday September 28th, 2013 at 10:00 a.m. at Faith Temple Ministries Intl. Church, 901 Prince Charles Drive. Officiating will be Bishop …
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Knighthood awarded to Godfrey Kelly
Godfrey Kenneth Kelly was knighted in a ceremony at Government House yesterday.
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Another six added to virus death toll
THE Ministry of Health confirmed that six more people have died from COVID-19 as the country recorded an additional 155 new cases of the virus, according to dashboard information for Friday and Saturday.
