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Airline says fix airport or we pull out of route

A Cabinet minister yesterday revealed that American Airlines threatened to pull out of its Governor’s Harbour route expansion if $6m in airport upgrades were not completed within two months.

GB medical school’s $25m expansion to give 200 jobs

A Grand Bahama medical school says its imminent $25m expansion will create 200 construction jobs as it dismissed a legal battle with its co-founder as “a distraction”.

‘Folly’ to release PwC’s $357m GBPA research

A Cabinet minister yesterday asserted it would be “folly” for the Government to disclose evidence showing how the $357m payment demand issued to the Grand Bahama Port Authority (GBPA) was calculated.

Lodge owner ‘can’t deal’ with BPL power outages

South Andros and Mangrove Cay residents yesterday urged the Government to “put their foot on BPL” after a 24-hour power outage knocked out all the area’s utilities and Internet service.

CARIFTA TV payment cut in half on contract breach

An upfront $50,000 cash payment related to broadcasting rights for last year’s 50th CARIFTA track and field championships was cut by 50 percent after organisers breached the contract.

Pintard: Gang Bill may hurt innocent parents

CHARGING parents for harbouring children who are gang members will cause suffering for many good parents, Free National Movement leader Michael Pintard warned yesterday, adding that most parents do not know the double life their children may lead.

Police ‘have technology to catch assassins’

POLICE have the technology to determine who is receiving assassination orders from inmates at the Bahamas Department of Corrections and the resources to prove someone is a gang member, National Security Minister Wayne Munroe said yesterday.

Crisis centre director says rape law inadequate

DAYS after Prime Minister Philip “Brave” Davis suggested current laws provide solutions for victims of marital rape, Bahamas Crisis Centre Director Sandra Dean-Patterson said the laws are inadequate.

Multiple fiscal failures found in Bahamas Jubilee games audit

UNAUTHORISED vehicle purchases and salary increases, misuse of petty cash, and a failure to pay National Insurance Board (NIB) contributions are some of the fiscal shortcomings highlighted in the Office of the Auditor General’s examination of last year’s Bahamas Jubilee Games.

$7m overspend on sports events

BAHAMIAN taxpayers incurred an extra $7m bill to cover cost overruns for two much-hyped sporting events that were hosted last summer, the Government’s financial watchdog has revealed.

Discount Distributors Rockets one win away from NPBA title

GAME four of the New Providence Basketball Association (NPBA) Division I Finals will be a crucial one for both the Commonwealth Bank Giants and Discount Distributors Rockets.

Bahamian Marathoner Makes International Hall of Fame

DURING the 128th running of the Boston Marathon (26.2 miles) on Sunday past, another Bahamian marathon runner etched his name into the marathon record books.

Bill tabled to regulate longevity and regenerative therapies in the country

HEALTH and Wellness Minister Dr Michael Darville said the Longevity and Regenerative Therapies Bill 2024, which will replace the Stem Cell Research and Therapies Act, will help boost medical tourism in the country.

Man accused of carjacking to pay $500 fine for lying to police

A 20-year-old man was remanded in custody yesterday after being accused of an armed carjacking in Flamingo Gardens last week.

Restraint in politics and in government

ANTHONY Seldon, the well-known British headteacher and political observer has written books on each of his country’s prime ministers over the past 40 years.

Family of GB man killed in traffic accident still in disbelief

GEORGE Bastian, 56, was on his way home from the Fish Fry in Eight Mile Rock when he was killed in a traffic accident over the weekend.

Ex-mp still free over $3m ‘life-altering’ money battle

A FORMER MP and ex-Supreme Court judge was yesterday said to remain free almost two months after police issued a ‘wanted poster’ for him over allegations he has failed to repay an investor more than $3m.

Child abuse cases increase by 87%

REPORTS of child abuse soared 87 per cent in 2023 compared to 2022, a contin- uation of what officials say is an increase in child abuse following the COVID-19 pandemic.

Hurricane Hunter aircraft visits Bahamas

THE press toured the Hurricane Hunter Lockheed WC-130J aircraft during a visit by the plane to The Bahamas yesterday.

Bahamas ratifies World Relays team

IN less than three weeks the World Athletics Relays will return to Paradise on May 4-5 at a newly renovated Thomas A Robinson National Stadium.

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