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Economic output beats pre-COVID by $295m
Bahamian economic output for the 2023 first-half was last night said to have beaten pre-COVID comparisons by $295m in a signal that this nation is now moving beyond post-pandemic reflation.
Quarterly inspections of prisons outlined in newly tabled Detention Regulation bill
UNDER detention regulations tabled in the House of Assembly yesterday, a review committee would visit detention facilities quarterly to inspect premises, administrative procedures and the treatment of detainees, including food served, complaints made and requests.
House passes bills that look to improve the judicial system
THE House of Assembly passed a group of bills to improve the judicial system.
Funeral chief’s partial win in stolen auto loan battle
A funeral home principal has won a partial victory in her legal appeal over a case where Bank of The Bahamas extended a combined $74,000 in auto loans despite knowing one vehicle was stolen.
DEADLY OUTCOME WARNING OVER BAIL: ‘If I could turn back time, I wouldn’t let my brother get bail’, Monitor company details alert system for police, Carlos Reid – curfew stipulations not being enforced
IF Carlisa Davis could rewind time, she wouldn’t let her older brother get bail. Elvardo Deveaux was 19 when he allegedly killed a man on Maxwell Lane and 22 when he was fatally shot on Milton Street.
Man accused of murder during armed robbery loses bail appeal
A MAN accused of killing someone during an armed robbery earlier this year had his latest bail application rejected by the Court of Appeal.
ALICIA WALLACE: Who is a woman?
SATURDAY, November 25, International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women (IDEVAW), marked the beginning of the Global 16 Days Campaign, also known as 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence.
Opposition: IMF deficit warning ‘wake-up call’
The Opposition’s finance spokesman yesterday argued the IMF’s deficit warning should serve as “a wake-up call” for the Government not to waste “record-breaking revenues”.
No ‘rush of blood’ on corporate income tax
The Bahamas was yesterday urged “not to have a rush of blood” in moving too swiftly on corporate income tax as the Government inches towards issuing a ‘white paper’ on the subject.
NPBA action: Rockets, Regulators in the win column
ON Monday night, the Leno Regulators and Discount Distributors Rockets pulled off wins in division one and two men’s basketball action for the New Providence Basketball Association (NPBA) at the CI Gibson Gymnasium.
Witness that testified against Gibson admits to being questioned by police on fraud
A SENIOR engineer at the Water and Sewerage Corporation (WSC) who has given testimony harmful to Adrian Gibson and his co-accused admitted police questioned her for suspected fraud last year.
Man charged with assaulting and injuring a woman with a box cutter
A MAN was granted bail after he allegedly injured a woman and threatened her with a box cutter last week.
Police investigating two weekend suicide attempts
POLICE are investigating two attempted suicides – one involving a 16-year- old cruise ship passenger and the other an adult woman in Grand Bahama on Sunday.
Largest Bahamas First stake targeted in acquisition move
The largest shareholding in Bahamas First may soon change hands with the potential buyer already signalling its desire to expand that ownership interest beyond the initial 20 percent.
Help arrives as 18 Ghanaian nurses report for duty to address shortage
EIGHTEEN nurses from the Republic of Ghana have arrived to help with the nurse shortage in the Bahamas.
IMF WARNING TO GOVT ON DEFICIT: Spending expected to outpace income by three times forecast
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) last night blew a hole in the Government’s 2023-2024 Budget projections by warning the fiscal deficit will likely be almost three times’ higher than forecast.
Inagua man jailed for alleged wounding of man with cutlass
A MAN was remanded after he allegedly wounded a man at a police station in Inagua and assaulted four others with a cutlass last week.
Man accused of breaking into gas station sent to Sandilands
A MAN was sent to Sandilands Rehabilitation Centre after he allegedly attempted to break into a gas station in Andros earlier this year.
DEREK SMITH: The balance anti-money laundering officers strike
In an era where financial crime is as innovative as the technology that battles it, the role of the compliance officer in the anti-money laundering (AML) domain has never been more pivotal or pressured.
Women’s national soccer team prepare to host USVI
WITH a slightly different team that played in their first Gold Cup match, head coach Ricqea Bain is confident that the women’s national soccer team will perform much better as they christen the newly renovated field at the Roscoe Davies Developmental Center.