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FNM chief: Ensure GB still perceived as 'fertile ground'
The Opposition's leader yesterday called on the Government to urgently dispel any notion that PharmaChem Technologies' "devastating closure" was caused by local ease of doing business impediments.
South Andros utilities branded 'a hot mess'
South Andros residents and business owners yesterday branded the area's utilities and physical infrastructure as a "hot mess" that is undermining commerce.
Pineapple revival 'not as easy as throwing $2.5m'
A Bahamian pineapple farmer yesterday warned that the Governments ambitions to revive this agricultural niche will "not be as simple as just throwing $2.5m at it".
SEC claiming 'intimidation' of Bahamian whistleblower
US regulators have accused the principal of a now-defunct Nassau broker/dealer of seeking to intimidate a Bahamian whistleblower and "threaten his livelihood".
Traffic death of Abaco teen leaves family inconsolable
THE tragic death of an Abaco teen has left relatives inconsolable in the days following the country’s first recorded traffic fatality of the year.
‘Another kick in the teeth’: GB to lose 100 PharmaChem jobs
The loss of more than 100 well-paid jobs through PharmaChem Technologies’ Friday shutdown was last night branded “another kick in the teeth” for Grand Bahama’s struggling economy.
Tributes paid to Davinique after deadly shooting
THE brutal shooting death of a 16-year-old RM Bailey Senior High School student led some of her peers to pledge themselves to Christ during a special assembly yesterday.
‘WE MUST CHANGE LAWS ON BAIL’: Commissioner repeats call for legal changes after schoolgirl’s murder
POLICE Commissioner Clayton Fernander said some people charged with serious crimes last year were released on bail “within two or three months”, adding: “Something is definitely wrong with that.”
Rattlers fire to huge win
COACH Kevin “KJ” Johnson and his CI Gibson Rattlers senior girls and boys’ basketball teams were simply too much for the Government High Magicmen to handle as the Government Secondary Schools Sports Association’s 2023/24 season swung into high gear following the Christmas break.
Coach Yo still happy team is on course
DESPITE losing a big game to Louisiana State University Lady Tigers, Bahamian head coach Yolett McPhee-McCuin said she’s still pleased with the way her Ole Miss Lady Rebels basketball team are playing this year.
Concerned with Mount Tabor pulpit
As I approach my 70th birthday this week, a milestone I greet with both gratitude and reflection, I find myself compelled to write to your publication for only the fifth time in my life. My words today are born not out of joy, but out of a deep sense of disappointment and concern for a community that has been an integral part of my life for over two decades – the Mount Tabor Church.
Judge dismisses woman’s injury claim against Commonwealth Brewery Ltd
A SUPREME Court judge dismissed a lawsuit from a former Commonwealth Brewery Limited employee last week after the woman sued the company for injuries she allegedly received after falling over a box at work.
Andros Chamber puts back investor conclave to March
The Andros Chamber of Commerce has pushed back its economic and investment conclave, which is designed to connect entrepreneurs with investors, from late January to mid-March 2024.
Cabbage Beach vendors will 'stand up' for access
A attorney for the Cabbage Beach Vendors Association yesterday pledged its members will "stand up and fight" if the Ocean Club's expansion impacts their access to Paradise Island's northern shore.
Teenage girl shot dead as gunmen open fire on home
SIXTEEN-year-old Davinique Gray was murdered on Saturday, two years after her father was murdered and one day after what would have been his birthday.
INSIGHT: The question of accountability
HAPPY New Year, readers. The ways in which the Christmas holidays fell means it’s been some weeks since my last column – and there certainly has been a lot that has gone on since then.
FTX US chief feared $9bn Bahamas ‘risk’
FTX’s US chief has admitted he feared a “risk” that the crypto exchange’s Bahamian liquidators “could be awarded material” sums on their $9bn-plus claim if he failed to settle their dispute.
200 jobs through Ocean Club’s $400m expansion
The Ocean Club’s upcoming $400m expansion will create 200 full-time jobs once the development is fully completed in 2027, the project’s partners have revealed.
FTX real estate sell-off can’t cover $256m debt
The sell-off of FTX’s high-end properties “will not be sufficient” to fully repay the $256.3m debt owed to the crypto exchange’s Bahamian subsidiary, it has been asserted.
'We didn't hit $1bn, but we did very well'
The Bahamian high-end real estate market will "do at least as good as 2023 if not better" in 2024, as one major realtor said of last year: "We didn't do $1bn in sales but we did very well."
