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‘No issues’ over Govt’s $3.5bn debt refinance
The Ministry of Finance’s top official yesterday reassured there are “no issues” over the Government’s ability to refinance some $3.466bn in debt maturing this fiscal year given its access to “credit lines”.
Long delays arriving at LPIA as travellers left confused by new Customs declaration app
DISGRUNTLED Bahamians said the customs declarations app required for residents returning through the Lynden Pindling International Airport is causing significant delays.
Challenge on religious use of cannabis fails
A SUPREME Court judge rejected a challenge from the Rastafarian community on the constitutionality of laws prohibiting the possession and use of marijuana, even for religious purposes.
Pirates tie the game with buzzer-beater against visiting VMI team to force overtime
But Virginia Military Institute opts not to play the extra period due to slippery floor at the Kendal Isaacs Gymnasium
STEPHAN Smith canned a buzzer-beating three-pointer for the Pirates to tie their game at 98-98 against the visiting Virginia Military Institute to force overtime last night.
American woman and two Bahamian men charged with conspiracy to commit murder
AN American woman was granted $100,000 cash bail after she and two Bahamian men were accused last week of being a part of a plot to kill her insurance executive husband.
Nassau not protected from the rain
DA rains! Clearly we are not protected from a severe rain imagine yesterday over three-four days in a hurricane? Oh, yes, PWD will come with ‘resilient drains’… Bay Street, bulla, start afresh trench from Bay out to dock/bulkhead with large diameter water drains.
Bus driver found guilty of sex assault of woman on bus
A BUS driver was found guilty yesterday of sexually assaulting a female passenger while threatening her with a hammer outside the Mall of Marathon in 2021.
Shop-breaker held on charges including attempting to kill an officer and robbery
A MAN is behind bars after a recent string of robberies in New Providence, including an incident involving police shooting him at the scene last month.
Gov’t confirms three-week ‘Back to School’ VAT relief
Government officials yesterday confirmed that the three-week Back to School 'VAT-free holiday' will run from August 19 to September 10 after merchants called for clarity on the dates.
More hotel rooms key to beyond COVID recovery
The Bahamas must increase its supply of hotel rooms and cruise passenger spending to maintain tourism’s growth pace beyond 2023 with industry earnings now “more than recovered” from COVID’s devastation.
WITNESS: DEANGELO RAISED HANDS IN AIR – Crowd shouted that man shot by police did not have a gun
TWO men testified about the chaos that consumed Masons Addition after police killed Deangelo Evans in 2018 and the crowd’s scepticism about officers’ claim that the 20-year-old had a gun.
Reid and Pastors defeat Politicians 32-29
It was one of those moments that organiser Apostle Carlos Reid said every basketball player only dreams about.
Jannell Curtis and Kyle Wilson win top awards
WHILE the Bahamas won’t be returning home with any men or ladies’ team medals from the XVII Cazova Caribbean Senior Championships in Paramaribo, Suriname, two players were awarded individual trophies for their performances.
Domnick Bridgewater and ‘Kino’ Burrows post big game
BEFORE they head off for their national team duties for the Pre-Olympic Qualifying Tournament, guard Domnick Bridgewater and centre Jaraun ‘Kino’ Burrows left their mark on the Bahamas Basketball Federqtion’s Summer of Thunder Tournament.
The first three nails may be in
The naked truth makes us uncomfortable. Politics aside, Prime Minister Davis seems to be a decent and compassionate human being. But he has a problem. He is too nice for politics. His party was swept into power by a tidal wave of popular enthusiasm, and truth be told, in just two short years he might have subconsciously driven the first three nails in his own political coffin.
Police investigate an armed mugging in Grand Bahama and drugs in Abaco
GRAND Bahama Police are investigating an armed robbery incident in the Taino Beach area on Friday.
Bahamas to field its best team ever: FIBA Pre-Olympic qualifier August 14-20
With National Basketball Association’s DeAndre Ayton and Eric Gordon all committed to joining Chavano “Buddy” Hield and Kai Jones, the Bahamas is expected to field its best team for the Pre-Olympic Qualifier in Santiago de Estero, Argentina.
Xavion Johnson the US Open champion again
XAVION ‘Warrior’ Johnson got to hoist the Cadet judo title at the US Open Championships for the second time in five years, ironically on the same day, July 28.
Woman and two men charged with conspiracy to commit murder
An American woman and two Bahamian men were arraigned in the Magistrate Court on Friday on murder conspiracy charges.
Central Bank: ‘Stay alert’ on credit card fraud rise
The Central Bank is urging Bahamians “to stay alert” due to an increase in credit card fraud incidents.
