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‘New citizens should wait to have a vote’
FORMER parliamentarian Loretta Butler-Turner says she believes the government should legislate “a timeframe” for naturalised Bahamians to become participants in the nation’s electoral process.
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Two pedestrians killed in separate traffic accidents
TWO pedestrians were killed in separate traffic incidents over the Easter holiday period.
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Faulty circuit breaker to blame for new BEC outage
THE Bahamas Electricity Corporation yesterday blamed a “faulty circuit breaker” for a power outage that left 25 per cent of New Providence without electricity for hours on Thursday morning.
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Entrepreneur claims virtual money first
A Bahamian entrepreneur yesterday said his online directory had become the first business in this nation to accept payment by Bitcoin, the virtual money form he believes will eventually “rule the world.”
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Mould contamination in police stations 'still not addressed by government'
THERE has been no success in trying to get the government to address reported mould contamination in police stations across New Providence, Police Staff Association (PSA) Chairman Dwight Smith said yesterday.
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‘Minnis does not talk to Ingraham’, says Christie
PRIME Minister Dr Hubert Minnis gave an impromptu defence of his relationship with the country’s former leader, Hubert Ingraham, Friday night at a party celebrating the 90th birthday of Sir Arthur Foulkes.
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Woman shot in head by armed bikers
A WOMAN was shot in the head by armed men on motorcycles during a weekend of violence that left four other people in serious condition and one in critical condition in hospital.
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Man shot in head at dock
A MAN is in serious condition in hospital after he was shot in the head at Potter’s Cay Dock on National Heroes Day.
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Ladies, get your hustle on: A night of pampering at Fusion Superplex
To help provide Bahamian women with a brief escape from the heartbreak caused by Dorian Hurricane, or just from their daily stress, Fusion Superplex is hosting its second themed ladies' night event this week.
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No stopping a woman on a mission
Two days before she was leaving Freeport to travel to Nassau to record her new song, gospel artist Vanessa Clarke slipped and fell.
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Bahamas Bowl kickoff set for noon today live on ESPN
MIDDLE Tennessee and Toledo players have heard the “Something has to give” cliché all week long as the two teams prepare to play in the annual Bahamas Bowl today with a noon kickoff on ESPN.
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EDITORIAL: DeSantis and his Bahamas rhetoric
What is RonDeSantis’ problem with The Bahamas?
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1,100 unemployed in tourism and shortfall in rooms after closures
SOME 1,100 workers in the tourism industry are unemployed, and the closure of the two major hotels has resulted in an inventory shortfall of 1,024 rooms in Grand Bahama, according to a Freeport tourism official.
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Residents to receive $500m in reinsurace
The Central Bank’s governor yesterday said Bahamas residents were in line to receive 50 percent of the more than $1bn in reinsurance settlement inflows to cover Hurricane Dorian losses. John Rolle told the Bahamas Business Outlook conference: “Colle
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PRESS BOX: Cowboy Nation, first let’s get rid of Linehan’s lacklustre offence ASAP
ATTENTION Dallas Cowboys fans here in the Bahamas, we can’t be delusional any longer, at present we are a bad football team.
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EDITORIAL: The changing face of diplomacy
Among the many perplexing aspects of the bizarre spectacle that is the Donald Trump administration in Washington, the curious rebirth of the concept of diplomacy is one of the strangest.
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A COMIC'S VIEW: Our Prime Minister, King of the Selfies
OUR Prime Minister Dr Hubert Minnis craftily, and without providing details, on the actual cost of his recent trip to the United Nations’ 73rd General Assembly, did manage to get some awesome “selfies”. Minnis did, however, table in Parliament a lis
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EDITORIAL: A pawn in Washington's game
EACH day brings a new fusillade of advocacy and commentary about Brett Kavanaugh, US President Donald Trump’s historically controversial nominee to fill the vacancy on the American Supreme Court created by the resignation this summer of Anthony Kennedy.
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Butler-Turner suspicious of Baha Mar jobs timing
FREE National Movement (FNM) Shadow Minister of Labour Loretta Butler-Turner yesterday said she found it “highly suspect” that Prime Minister Perry Christie announced that 1,500 people will be hired to work at the stalled Baha Mar resort in the height of election season.
