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Answers are promised over letter of intent scandal
FREE National Movement Leader Dr Hubert Minnis has said the FNM will “very soon” answer everyone’s questions regarding the controversial Stellar Waste to Energy letter of intent, which led to Bamboo Town MP Renward Well’s departure from the governing Progressive Liberal Party.
Air Traffic Controllers Union signs industrial agreement with government
BAHAMAS Air Traffic Controllers Union (BATCU) President Lashan Gray has expressed "relief" over finally signing an industrial agreement with the government, calling it a "momentous occasion" that it signifies the "beginning" of air traffic controllers moving "closer towards industry-related standards".
GB to Abaco power cable ‘fraught with complications’
Grand Bahama Power Company’s top executive says running an electricity cable to Abaco is “fraught with complications” and remains a “longer-term opportunity” it plans to explore.
Developer eyes $5m New Providence move
A Bahamian developer yesterday disclosed it plans to invest up to $5m in developing a 2.3-acre project close to Lake Cunningham that will provide medical services to western New Providence residents.
‘Worst Christmas ever’ say straw market vendors
DESPITE heavy tourism traffic downtown before the holidays, straw vendors say they are experiencing their worst Christmas season to date, with few to no sales most days.
Basketball standout Rhema Collins prepares for Ole Miss
AS she continues her transition to college, University of Mississippi bound Rhema Collins came home to take advantage of some training from professional player Ryan Moss and veteran women’s coach Anthony Swaby. Moss and Swaby took Collins through a series of workouts yesterday at the Kendal Isaacs Gymnasium as the 6-foot, 2-inch forward took the break from her final season with the Webb School in Bell Buckle, Tennessee.
Towing prices up – but businesses say it stops job cuts
TOWING businesses said although the recent price rise in towing services may deter some customers, it ultimately benefits business by preventing downsizing of staff.
Andros shipper ‘exceeds every financial projection’
An Andros shipping company, which in summer 2021 was hailed as the largest recipient of financing arranged through the Small Business Development Centre (SBDC), yesterday said it has “beaten every financial projection” since launching.
Mom weeps as photos of Ronald Mackey were shown at coroner’s inquest
THE inquest into the 2017 police-involved shooting of Ronald Mackey began yesterday, with officers testifying that the 28-year-old fled the scene of an accident and was shot in the back of his head during a car chase.
EXAMS: DROP IN STUDENTS RECEIVING A TO C GRADES – Minister says BGCSE results show ‘much work to do at all levels of the system’
THE number of students who achieved A, B and C grades in BGCSE exams this year dropped compared to 2022, with more students receiving D, E, F an G grades.
Roadrunners Track & Field blaze through an epic AAU
ANOTHER track and field season has come to an end with the Roadrunners Track & Field Club blazing their way through an epic performance at the annual AAU Club Championship in Orlando, Florida.
‘Gun only seen after police taped off area’
A WOMAN testified in the Coroner’s Court yesterday that footage capturing the aftermath of Deangelo Evans’ police-involved killing in 2018 was erased after police confiscated her phone, but that she later retrieved the video with the help of Evans’ father.
Nassau hotel demand jumps 27% in Florida
Connections to Nassau/Paradise Island hotels through their promotion board’s website have leapt 98 percent for 2022 to-date, the latter’s chairman revealed yesterday, predicting that business will further “ramp up” into early 2023.
WNBA: Jones and Sun lose opener
GRAND Bahamian native Jonquel Jones and her Connecticut Sun suffered a heart-breaking loss to the New York Liberty as they opened their Women’s National Basketball Association 2022 season on Saturday.
Reform pensions now - or elderly will be left with nothing
The International Monetary Fund warns that a “significant” share of the elderly would be without pensions if reform to the pension system is not dealt with immediately.
‘We are going to have to play together’
Deandre Ayton looks ahead to game 6 against Mavericks
The Phoenix Suns have an opportunity to clinch a second consecutive berth to the Western Conference Finals but Deandre Ayton said he expects tonight’s game six matchup to be one of the toughest in the series.
EDITORIAL: Twin disasters of COVID and Dorian
WE ALL knew that COVID-19 had inflicted a hammer blow to the Bahamian economy. The scale of that impact is still only now becoming clear.
Shaunae's Olympic dream turns into a nightmare
LONDON, England — Just before she could get settled into her race, Shaunae Miller pulled up coming off the first curve in the heats of the Women’s 400m and her Olympic dream tearfully turned into disaster.
'Unhappy players' to drive insurance consolidation
THE Insurance Advisory Commission's (IAC) chairman yesterday predicted that consolidation will occur among Bahamian general insurance carriers within the next two-three years, arguing that the industry's 2011 average Return on Equity (RoE) of 3.6 per cent meant "there must be some unhappy players".
Project predicts 100 new jobs in 3 months
The Baker’s Bay Golf & Ocean Club project is expecting to create another 100 construction jobs within the next two-three months, its developers telling Tribune Business they expected to invest another $25-$30 million in infrastructure build-out up until 2015.
