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Women accused of stealing over $200k from hotel where she worked granted bail
A WOMAN was granted $8,000 bail after being accused of stealing over $200K from an inn in Harbour Island where she once worked.
Man gets sentenced to 18 months for possession of drugs and ammunition
A MAN was sentenced to 18 months in prison after admitting to having 50 rounds of live ammunition and $8,500 worth of marijuana in his home last week.
Independence holiday sees Family Island visitors soar
FAMILY Islands are reporting high volumes of visitors over the Independence Day holiday weekend.
Grand Bahama Lucayans win battle in the pool
THE Grand Bahama Lucayans, behind the top performance from Marvin Johnson, came and conquered the swimming competition at the sixth Bahamas Games.
Governor General announces Independence Honours
THE nation’s leading lights have been recognised in the Independence Honours, as announced by Governor General Cornelius Smith.
Clubs & Societies July 7th, 2023
There will a fun run walk on Saturday, July 15. This event is part of a series of events for the Dr Moses C Norman Jr Leadership conference for the Omega Psi Phi Fraternity Inc. The conference is being held in Nassau from July 13-16.
Atlantis braces for $14m hit from BPL’s fuel hike
Atlantis is predicting it will take a $14m hit this year from Bahamas Power & Light’s (BPL) hiked fuel charges but remains hopeful this will be minimised by higher visitor spend and room rates.
North Andros hotel hopes for 85% regatta retention
A North Andros hotel yesterday voiced hope that “at least 85 percent” of visitors scheduled to attend this weekend’s postponed homecoming will still come out when it is held later this month.
STATESIDE: US higher education shaken by Supreme Court decisions
AMERICANS are justifiably proud of their country. Now quickly approaching its 250th anniversary even as we celebrate a half century of Bahamian independence, the US prides itself perhaps most of all in the accessibility and quality of its higher education system. With hard work and talent, the myth of the American dream provides for every citizen the possibility of advancement to wealth and achievement.
‘MOTION DENIED’ IN GIBSON TRIAL: Long Island MP’s constitutional motion ‘improper’, judge said
A SUPREME Court judge rejected Adrian Gibson’s latest constitutional motion to impact his corruption trial yesterday.
Atlantis: 30% spend, rate jumps ‘as good as it gets’
Atlantis yesterday said its year-to-date performance is “as good as you can get” with rates and visitor spending per occupied room both exceeding pre-COVID levels by up to 30 percent.
Fishing ‘distress’ over boat registration hike
Bahamian fishermen were yesterday said to be “distressed” over “ten-fold” rises in annual boat registration fees that are causing “a lot of panic” in the sector.
Lanisha Rolle’s bribery trial set for 2025
LANISHA Rolle’s bribery trial is set to start in September 2025, more than two years away.
Man on bail for murder fined for failing to charge monitoring device
A MAN on bail for attempted murder was fined $2,500 for failing to charge his electronic monitoring device.
‘No choice’ but to go Bahamian
The Government must build greater “trust and confidence” in its fiscal plan among Bahamian investors given it has “no choice” but to almost exclusively tap the local capital markets to meet its nine-figure deficit financing demands.
Man held on charge of arson
A MAN is behind bars after allegedly setting fire Sunday night to a home occupied by a mother and her child.
Stopover tourists strike 94% pre-COVID levels
TOTAL air arrivals to The Bahamas in May hit 94.2 percent of pre-COVID’s 2019 high, the Central Bank revealed yesterday, with overall visitor numbers for the first five months of 2023 some 68 percent ahead of last year.
He hugged his sister – hours later he was shot dead
HOURS before his body was found in bushes off Marshall Road, Garath Pyfrom, 29, hugged his sister, Monalisa Johnson, tighter than usual.
Bail granted for man accused of throwing loaded gun away
A MAN on crutches was granted $10,000 bail after he was accused of throwing a loaded gun away in a bag last week.
Miller Jr picks up bronze in high jump
Mullings in medal contention at CAC Games
As the action heat up for Team Bahamas yesterday at the Central American and Caribbean Games in Sal Salvador, El Salvador, Shaun Miller Jr picked up a bronze in the men’s high jump and Ken Mullings pushed himself in contention for another medal in the men’s decathlon.