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Police arrest a man suspected in a spate of recent sexual assaults in Bacardi Road area
POLICE arrested a 27-year-old man yesterday concerning several recent sexual assault cases in the Bacardi Road area of New Providence.
Meteorology Department working to improve storm surge forecasting
ACTING Director of Meteorology Jeffrey Simmons said officials are working to improve storm surge forecasting.
Atlantis and PI hotels unite to bar Wendy's
Atlantis has joined forces with other resorts and developers in a bid to bar the Wendy's and Marco's Pizza owner from converting Paradise Island's former Scotiabank branch into a fast-food restaurant destination.
PETER YOUNG: Turkey’s identity at stake as the country faces a possible presidential run-off
TO many people, Turkey is something of an unknown quantity. But it is in the news at present because of last Sunday’s parliamentary and presidential elections. These are said to be the most pivotal polls in the nation’s history and President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s toughest challenge since he first came to power in 2003.
FACE TO FACE – Holland Martin: Island boy bringing purpose and passion back home
WHEN Holland Martin stood on the medal podium sporting his Bahamian flag and singing the national anthem with pride, he wasn't only thinking about making his country proud. He was also thinking about his hometown - Fresh Creek, Central Andros. He knew what a privilege it was to be able to travel the world and represent his country, especially when scores of talented youngsters growing up all across the Family Islands never get the chance.
Super Value's 'egg relief' amid BPL containment
Super Value is aiming to reduce egg prices to $1.99 per carton "as quickly as possible" amid hopes its solar roll-out can contain surging energy costs to just a 10-20 percent increase, its president revealed yesterday.
Diamond Basketball clinic keeps fond memories of Jonique alive
Coach Terrance McSweeney was pleased with the turnout he got on Saturday for his Diamond Basketball development programme’s memorial for the late Jonique ‘Mini’ Webb.
WORLD VIEW: Decimation of vulnerable nations inevitable if global warming continues on present trend
JOHN Kerry, former US Secretary of State and current US Special Envoy on Climate Change matters, told the world’s Ambassadors at a meeting in Washington, on May 10, that “there is no way” of keeping the rise in global temperatures to 1.5 degrees Celsius unless CO2 emissions are drastically reduced.
EDITORIAL: Clear answers can smooth governance
THE importance of clarity in governance was highlighted last week in a brief row over the Department of Inland Revenue.
Crackdown on tax cheats 'most co-ordinated' ever
The Government is launching its "most co-ordinated effort" ever to crackdown on tax cheats with its success in collecting hundreds of millions in outstanding revenue critical to avoiding "increased tax rates".
DEREK SMITH: ‘Peace of mind’ on data security
Individuals, companies and governments alike are increasingly concerned about data security and privacy as the digital landscape continues to expand.
Lawyer claims gun found in Azario Major's car had safety on
A LAWYER representing the family of Azario Major claims a gun found in Major’s car had its safety on before he received 41 gunshot wounds when he was shot at by police outside Woody’s Bar on Fire Trail Road.
Make property tax sale power ‘even-handed’
The FNM's chairman yesterday argued that Bahamians lack confidence that the Government will apply "even-handed enforcement" as it moves to unleash its 'power of sale' on long-standing real property tax duckers.
Late realtor's $4.8m Gov't win 'unraveled'
A prominent late realtor's $4.8m legal victory over the Government has been overturned as "a last resort" and sent back to the Supreme Court for a fresh trial more than two decades after he lost use of some 192 acres.
Property taxes sell-off targets 'extreme cases'
The Government is "targeting extreme cases" who have totally disregarded their tax obligations for up to 10-20 years with yesterday's warning that it will start to seize and sell-off their properties to recover all arrears owed.
Let’s Swim Bahamas: Dignitaries get ‘first-hand experience’ at UB pool
FOR the past 15 years, the husband and wife team of Andy and Nancy Knowles have been stress-ing the importance of “learning to swim” through their Let’s Swim Bahamas programme.
Bahamas strikes 'crossroad' as work permits earn $20m in Q1
A Cabinet minister yesterday said The Bahamas is at a "crossroad" in combating work permit violations as he revealed the Government is mulling legal reforms to hold companies liable for breaches by their sub-contractors.
STATESIDE: CBS adds Championship League Soccer to lineup; although interrupted by Trump news
TUESDAY afternoon this week was generally a fine spring day on the American east coast, with the last remnants of a much-needed morning rainstorm having largely cleared out to create a pleasant day for work in the yard or other entertainments.
Glory Basketball Jam: ‘It is going to be exciting’
THE second edition of the Glory Basketball Jamboree was already set to be an exciting three days of around the clock basketball action, May 11-13.
Andros crippled by banking access woe
Andros businesses are being crippled by a lack of functioning automated teller machines (ATMs) and access to financial services, with one company withdrawing all available ATM cash in a single day to meet payroll.