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20 years to repay bailout
BAHAMAS Power and Light customers will pay for the company’s rate reduction bond for the next 20 years to bail-out the company – but the highest increase in electricity bills is only expected to last through 2020, according to Works Minister Desmond Bannister.
E-commerce firm targets 200-250k clients in a year
A BAHAMIAN E-Commerce company is aiming to attract 200,000-250,000 persons to its electronic and mobile commerce market within the next 12 months, a company executive said yesterday, telling Tribune Business it would have 25 retail outlets by the end of May 2012 part of its phased roll-out.
Meditation - At death's door
“When Paul had finished speaking, he knelt down with all of them and prayed. They all wept as they embraced him and kissed him. What grieved them most was his statement that they would never see his face again. Then they accompanied him to the ship.”
Bahamas on a roll at Pan Am Bowling Championships
The men’s team was the first to hit the lanes for Team Bahamas at the Pan American Bowling Confederation (PABCON) Championships being hosted in Cali, Colombia.
USC holds off Xavier to cap Bahamas tourney
Southern California coach Andy Enfield wanted a time-out. No one noticed. And that was a most fortunate break for the Trojans.
Insurer’s $5m payout to boost equity return
A Bahamian insurer will “significantly reduce our cost of capital” by redeeming $5m in preference shares as it awaits regulatory approval to acquire an agency owned by one of its main shareholders.
Statements retraction
In a recent letter that I had written and that was published by The Freeport News, I had wrongly stated that the Grand Bahama Port Authority Limited (GBPA) owned 20 per cent of the Grand Bahama Power Company (GBPC); and that the Canadian corporation Emera Inc owned 80 per cent. Actually, Emera owns 80.4 per cent of the local power company, according to the local power company's website.
American Michael Bradley sentenced to 20 years for manslaughter of father-in-law
AMERICAN Michael Bradley, 31, was sentenced to 20 years in prison in Freeport on Tuesday morning for manslaughter in connection with the death of his father-in-law, 71-year-old Sundiata Karamo, a retired educator in Grand Bahama.
Suspect accused of sex with girl, 14
A 20-year-old man was remanded to prison accused of having sex with a minor last week.
‘Pie in the sky’: Gov’t slammed on Freeport regulation claw back
Calls for the Government to reclaim regulatory authority over Freeport have been branded “a pie in the sky idea”, given the existing legal barriers to such a move.
G-20 tax intent a 'serious threat' to financial sector
THE continued G-20/OECD push towards the automatic exchange of tax information poses "a serious threat" to the Bahamian financial services industry, a senior attorney urging this nation to "get ahead of the curve" in responding to their demands
Ayton scores 24 in loss to Clippers
PHOENIX (AP) — Paul George scored 39 points and the Los Angeles Clippers held on to beat the Phoenix Suns 112-107 last night after nearly blowing a 31-point lead in a matchup of two of the Western Conference’s top early season teams.
'Shanty towns an explosion waiting to happen'
THE government’s Shanty Town Report only “scratches the surface” of a much bigger problem that is an “explosion about to happen,” according to Deputy Chairman of the FNM Dr Duane Sands, who warned of potential, severe health hazards.
Lowering the prostate cancer risk
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has registered that 200 Bahamian men were diagnosed with prostate cancer in 2018, and that number is likely underestimated, as several Bahamian men seek prostate cancer screening and treatment abroad and they are often not captured in local statistics. WHO data showed that 249 men died of cancer in the Bahamas in 2018 and 80 of those men died of prostate cancer.
Lowering the prostate cancer risk
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has registered that 200 Bahamian men were diagnosed with prostate cancer in 2018, and that number is likely underestimated, as several Bahamian men seek prostate cancer screening and treatment abroad and they are often not captured in local statistics. WHO data showed that 249 men died of cancer in the Bahamas in 2018 and 80 of those men died of prostate cancer.
BPL Skyguard Severe Weather Alert 15th July: Nassau – extended
STARTS: 07/15/2022 8:20 AM EDT EXPIRES: 07/15/2022 5:30 PM EDT
BPL Skyguard Severe Weather Alert 22nd June: Nassau
STARTS: 06/22/2020 10:20 AM EDT EXPIRES: 06/22/2020 11:15 AM EDT
BPL Skyguard Severe Weather Alert 5th July: Freeport
STARTS: 07/05/2020 10:20 PM EDT EXPIRES: 07/05/2020 11:45 PM EDT
