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A solution for the Haiti dilemma
Little Inagua is a small remote island in the Bahamas and it is the largest uninhabited island in the Caribbean. It is 50 square miles (as big as New Providence) and only 100 miles from Haiti. 370 miles from Nassau, 553 miles from Miami and 16 miles from Greater Inagua.
STATESIDE: Biden’s bid for second term hinges on perception of his mental acuity
US president Joe Biden’s momentous State of the Union address last Thursday is stale news now in this age of the 24-hour news cycle and little if any popular memory of what happened even a week ago. Correct?
AG: ‘Potential $900m per year in carbon credits’
THE potential revenue from carbon credits for The Bahamas could reach as much as $900m a year, according to Attorney General Ryan Pinder at yesterday’s RF Outlook 2024.
TROOPS TO HAITI PLAN ON HOLD AMID CHAOS: Munroe says deployment uncertain with absence of leadership in nation
NATIONAL Security Minister Wayne Munroe said the future of the proposed multinational security mission to Haiti – which Royal Bahamas Defence Force officers have been preparing for months – is uncertain after Kenya halted its plans to lead the mission.
Family and friends searching for missing Philip “Big Mama” Stubbs
Concerned family and friends are desperately searching for Philip “Big Mama” Stubbs, 80, who went missing after leaving his residence early this week.
Charlton looks ahead to outdoor season
World indoor record holder Devynne Charlton made a special appearance at the Bahamas Association of Independent Secondary Schools (BAISS) Track and Field Championships over the weekend to spend a few days at home after achieving a gold-medal finish and world record at the World Indoor Championships on March 3.
Edric ‘Drips’ Poitier gets four-year appointment
SINCE returning to the forefront as a collegiate head coach for women’s volleyball in the United States of America, Bahamian Edric ‘Drips’ Poitier continues to make waves on and off the court.
Police allegedly find a gun and ammo in house of man waiting trial for murder of Corporal Fox
A MAN awaiting trial for allegedly trying to murder a police officer was denied bail yesterday after a gun and a large quantity of ammunition was allegedly found in his home.
ArawakX full wind-up sealed without a fight
THE Bahamas’ first-ever crowd funding platform’s fate was yesterday sealed without a fight after its former principals effectively consented to its liquidation amid claims of a near-$4m insolvency.
Resort to Gov’t: ‘Pursue’ horse riding venture like shanty towns
A MAJOR Harbour Island resort yesterday urged the Government to “aggressively pursue” a local horse riding entrepreneur’s “unauthorised construction” with the same vigour as its shanty town crackdown.
NIB back-pedal ‘no way to run country’
THE Government’s back-pedalling over the phased strategy to increase the National Insurance Board’s (NIB) all-in contribution rate to 26.3 percent is “not a way to run a country”, it was asserted yesterday.
Cable ‘takes exception’ with URCA over Freeport blame
CABLE Bahamas “takes exception” with its regulator blaming it for “an increase in bad debt” due to challenging its ability to licence and regulate the company’s Freeport operations.
Harborside staff see 11% industrial deal pay boost
SOME 92 workers at the Harbourside Resort at Atlantis will enjoy an 11 percent pay rise spread over the five-year term of a newly-signed industrial agreement, it was revealed yesterday.
Agri expo to connect farmers with markets
AN Agri-business Expo will be held next month to connect farmers and other entrepreneurs, Minister of Agriculture and Marine Resources Jomo Campbell has announced.
Footcare provider targets new investor capital raise
A BAHAMIAN footcare provider plans to tap its investors for further equity this summer as it pushes forward with further expansion following an initial roll-out that “surpassed expectations”.
Key witness says she never bribed Gibson nor transferred vehicle to his company
A KEY witness in the criminal trial of Adrian Gibson and others claimed yesterday she never bribed the Long Island MP to receive maintenance contracts for Elite Maintenance and never transferred three vehicles to his company in Long Island.
Man shot dead in Montell Heights area
A MAN in his late 40s was shot dead last night outside a residence at Akel Close in Montell Heights.
’We should find funding for training camps in France’ prior to Olympics
MEMBER of Parliament for Central Grand Bahama Iram Lewis, highlighting the need to adequately fund our sporting programmes, said we need to be able to hold training camps ahead of major events so that athletes have a chance to “sharpen their skills and work together, gel.”
Restaurant chain to double staff as revenues rise 15%
A BAHAMIAN restaurant chain is aiming to double its workforce by July through the creation of 48 new jobs with revenues for the year-to-date some 15 percent ahead of 2023.
‘Iconic’ Briland horses battle Gov’t and resort
AN “iconic” Harbour Island horse riding business popular with visitors is locked in a furious legal battle with the Government and Pink Sands resort over the land where its facilities are located.
