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Commerce is hit by BPL ‘generator trip’
Many New Providence businesses were hit by a Friday power outage lasting several hours after Bahamas Power & Light (BPL) suffered “a generator trip” at both the island’s power stations.
Carnival unveils its public affairs chief
Carnival Corporation has hired the former chief operations officer at Grand Bahama’s water supplier to help strengthen local ties prior to its new $500m cruise port opening.
Bahamas $500m loan secures over half external finance need
The Bahamas has secured more than half its foreign currency financing needs for the current fiscal year by obtaining a $500m loan partially guaranteed by the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB).
Real estate crowd-funder urges it get a ‘fair shake’
A crowdfunding-based real estate business is urging that it be given a “fair shake” as it enters its fourth year of seeking approvals from Bahamian financial services regulators.
Munroe: Public have responsibility to make criminals known to police
Speaking about the recent spike in violent crime in the country, National Security Minister Wayne Munroe said on Friday that members of the public have a personal responsibility to make criminals known to police.
US Embassy presents four vessels to Royal Bahamas Police Force
FOUR vessels have been presented to the Royal Bahamas Police Force by the US Embassy to help to protect The Bahamas, with the boats to be assigned to New Providence, Abaco, Bimini and Grand Bahama.
Man charged with unlawful sexual intercourse
A 20-year-old is behind bars after he allegedly sexually assaulted a 14-year-old girl twice in the last four months.
Clubs & Societies January 12th, 2024
On Thursday, December 21, 2023, president Dominique Gaitor and the Kiwanis Club of Over-The-Hill under our theme “Service with Passion & Strength” made our annual visit to the Good Samaritan Home for the Aged, Yellow Elder Gardens.
ERIC WIBERG: Shipwrecks of The Bahamas – Highbourne Cay Shipwreck, Exumas, 1513 Iberian, Diego Miruelo, Ponce de Leon
THE night of Tuesday, September 23, 1513, was another boisterous one for a fleet of four heavily armed Spanish vessels returning from a mission to find Florida.
DIANE PHILLIPS: Just how friendly are the skies of The Bahamas?
THEY are the lifeline to the Family Islands – those smaller planes that operate as scheduled charters, criss-crossing the skies day after day. Western Air, Pineapple Air, Southern Air, Titan, Flamingo, LeAir and more, as essential to local economies from Bimini in the north to Ragged and Crooked in the south, as air and water are to life itself.
EDITORIAL: What is the plan to tackle crime?
ANOTHER day, another murder. And then prayers, for a little boy who was doing nothing wrong in the world but who was shot in the head by a coward of a man who opened fire on three women and a child.
Pinder says lawyers practice of adjournments to delay court cases for clients ‘unacceptable’
ATTORNEY General Ryan Pinder said some defence lawyers use adjournments as a litigation strategy for their clients, an “unacceptable” practice contributing to trial delays.
Auto dealers optimistic 2023's 40% surge keeps momentum
A Bahamian new auto dealer yesterday voiced optimism that price stability and better availability will further boost sales in 2024 following a 40 percent year-over-year surge for the first 11 months last year.
Dorian 'hangover' cuts outlook for the Summit
A Bahamian insurer yesterday voiced optimism it will soon break free of its "Hurricane Dorian hangover" and escape any potential downgrade by the industry's main creditworthiness assessor.
Fourteen Clubs Golf Academy hosts first event of 2024
While many were enjoying the festivities on Majority Rule Day, juniors along with adults participated at the third Front 9 Golf Tournament Series drive, chip and putt event at the Bahamas Golf Federation’s Practice Facility.
Crowdfunded real estate business still waiting one year later for Securities Commission approvals
AKERAGE Ltd, a crowdfunding business promising to revolutionize how people invest in real estate, is still awaiting relevant approvals from the Securities Commission of The Bahamas a year after announcing provisional approval from the regulator.
‘I do not support capital punishment’
ONE day after former Cabinet minister Leslie Miller said legislators “lack the guts” to ensure capital punishment is executed, a prominent pastor took a firm position against the death penalty during a sermon as lawyers, judges, and government officials gathered at Christ Church Cathedral to mark the opening of the legal year.
Bail defended as officials mark opening of the legal year
THE contentious bail issue took centre stage when lawyers, the attorney general, judiciary members and top police officials marked the opening of the legal year against the backdrop of a soaring murder rate yesterday.
MURDER RATE UP 150 PERCENT COMPARED TO LAST YEAR: Grandmother is latest victim, her grandson in critical condition after shooting
THE murder rate has skyrocketed 150 per cent compared to last year as the country grapples with one of its deadliest ever starts to a year.
Timberwolves at the double
IN two contrasting ends of the spectrum, the Anatol Rodgers Timberwolves senior girls and boys pulled off a double dose of victory over the Dame Doris Johnson Mystic Marlins in the Government Secondary Schools Sports Association’s basketball action on Thursday at the CI Gibson Gymnasium.
