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Diane Phillips: Transforming an Eleuthera eyesore – a lesson for historic Nassau?
FOR 45 years, the single-storey stone building stood abandoned. Shards of glass were all that remained of what had been windows. Once the home of a local family, it slowly sank into a hideaway for rats and rodents, strewn with broken beer bottles and half-pints, blind to nefarious activity. The structure in total disrepair was not in some remote out of the way place, but in direct view of hundreds going and coming daily from Governor’s Harbour, Eleuthera to Cupid’s Cay and beyond.
A new vision
THE Bahamas always benefited from nefarious activities; giving shelter to crooks and shady characters is a historical fact. From 1698-1718, The Bahamas became the world’s capital of piracy. New Providence was sprinkled with whorehouses, motels and shops that catered to pirates. The records will bear witness to corrupt politicians, even governors, of that period, taking bribes and a share of ill-gotten loot.
Taylor Industries staff gain 33% of severance
Forty-one former staff of now-defunct Taylor Industries will receive just 33 percent of the total termination pay and benefits owed to them in what the company’s liquidator defended as “a relatively positive outcome”.
US to freeze PI ‘Raider’s’ $21m
US regulators have moved to freeze three Bahamian bank accounts owned by the Paradise Island “Raider” as they bid to seize $21.1m in “ill-gotten gains” generated by a $100m multinational securities fraud ring.
GB law firm hails its maritime recognition
A Grand Bahama law firm says it has been recognised as a shipping and maritime law specialist by a major global referral network for legal services.
Pintard: ‘Real questions’ on likely new BPL chief
The Opposition’s leader yesterday charged that there are “real questions” over the energy regulator’s “objectivity” amid suggestions that one of its senior executives is being eyed as Bahamas Power & Light’s (BPL) new chief executive.
Two accused of attacks on women
TWO men were arraigned in Magistrate’s Court yesterday on separate charges of assaulting women.
Delancy named SIAC player of the year
IN what has been an impressive debut season with the Benedict College Tigers men’s volleyball team, Bahamian Ras Jesse Delancy was named the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SIAC) Player of the Year.
Fishermen fret despite ‘best lobster season for 30 years’
Bahamian fishermen, who have just enjoyed “the best lobster season for 30 years”, are now fretting over a potentially fallow summer due to a “tripling” of expenses brought on by soaring fuel prices.
No choice but to ‘ride out’ inflation
The Bahamas has no choice but “to ride out” escalating inflationary pressures, a governance reformer warned yesterday, although continued strong economic growth forecasts could produce “a compensating effect”.
Carbon bill ‘first step’ in bringing payments
PRIME Minister Philip “Brave” Davis said yesterday that the Climate Change and Carbon Market Initiatives Bill 2022 is his administration’s first step in securing carbon credit payments for The Bahamas.
PM says govt will do all it can to minimise impact of rise in consumer prices
PRIME Minister Philip “Brave” Davis said yesterday his administration will do what it can to ensure the impact of a projected 7.3 percent rise in consumer prices is minimised for Bahamians.
My Winn Dixie nostalgia
A prominent Grand Bahamian fisherman informed me today that he saw a 10 pound bag of chicken wings going for $35 minus VAT in a major grocery store.
Rugby Sevens qualifiers on Saturday
Rugby Americas North (RAN) officially announced its tournament schedule for its Sevens Qualifiers as The Bahamas prepares to host the top national programmes in the region.
D’Shawn Knowles’ RBI single lifts his team to 9-8 win
A PERFECT night for D’Shawn Knowles came complete with a storybook ending - a walk-off hit in extra innings.
Rockets are NPBA Division 1 champions
THE Discount Distributors Rockets celebrated with a three-game sweep of the New Providence Basketball Association men’s division one championship series, dethroning the Commonwealth Bank Giants.
190 years in jail for man who killed mother of former Bahamas ambassador Avant
A PAROLEE who murdered 81-year-old philanthropist Jacqueline Avant, the wife of a legendary music executive, was sentenced Tuesday to 190 years in a California prison.
Realtor seeing record property ‘bidding wars’
A Bahamian realtor yesterday said a record number of “bidding wars” are erupting over lower to mid-market properties due to a limited supply that is unable to keep up with still-buoyant market demand.
Galleria shuts cinema down - and workers file disputes
GALLERIA Cinemas has shut down and made its employees redundant after the COVID-19 pandemic weakened its business, according to Director of Labour Robert Farquharson.
Man denied bail in murder case
A MAN was remanded to prison yesterday after being charged with murder.
