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Tourism: Concern Nicole will ‘dampen’ winter start

Abaco’s Chamber of Commerce president yesterday voiced fears that Nicole will “dampen” vital Thanksgiving tourism business while arguing that the storm’s emergence reinforces the need to renew the Dorian-related tax break as is.

BTC chief says fibre roll-out 70% finished

THE BAHAMAS Telecommunications Company (BTC) will be increasingly relying on a fibre network roll-out that is 70 percent complete to drive revenue growth and market share, its newly-appointed chief executive says.

Exchange control ease urged for digital assets participation

AN ACCOUNTANT has called for further exchange control “relaxation” so that more Bahamians can participate freely in digital assets and crypto currency trading.

Fight against inflation

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IT WAS another seesaw week in the global financial markets. The hope that Beijing will relax COVID measures that have been very strict so far is fuelling expectations of higher demand.

Ground-breaking operation to cut out kidney tumor

BAHAMIAN urologist Dr Greggory Pinto and Bahamian interventional radiologist Dr Mikhail Higgins successfully conducted laparoscopic surgery at Doctors Hospital during a first-time collaboration for the removal of a kidney tumor that was larger than the kidney.

Carbon-negative homes planned by Rick Fox’s company

THE Davis administration is eyeing the development of the world’s first carbon-negative housing community as it seeks to mitigate the impacts of climate change disasters, three years after Hurricane Dorian ravaged Abaco and portions of Grand Bahama.

More than 300 firearms seized by police this year

POLICE Commissioner Clayton Fernander said more than 300 firearms and more than 4,000 rounds of ammunition have been seized this year.

EDITORIAL: Take storm Nicole seriously

OF all the people in our nation, the ones who need to be reminded least of the importance of taking a storm seriously are the people of Abaco and Grand Bahama.

Zero logic on electric vehicles

So lowering the Duty and the costs to land electric vehicles was a priority in these times when Treasury needs all the money they can find?

Journalists in fear

It is horrible that journalists in Zimbabwe are living lives of fear.

Munroe heralds more ‘aggressive’ bail move

NATIONAL Security Minister Wayne Munroe said the director of public prosecutions has agreed to have someone marshal bail revocations in the Supreme Court with lawyers from the commissioner of police’s office so that there can be a more “aggressive” process.

Teen accused of killing German man

A TEENAGER was charged in a Magistrate’s Court yesterday in connection with a double shooting in Andros that killed a German and wounded another earlier this month.

Jailed for touching 17-year-old

A 61-year-old man who admitted to touching a minor’s backside while she was on her way to the store was sentenced to one month in prison yesterday.

Man accused of unlawful sex

A MAN was remanded to prison yesterday after he was accused of having unlawful sex with a 15-year-old girl earlier this year.

Murder bid suspects in court

TWO men accused of attempted murder were remanded to prison yesterday.

Higgs-Clarke crowned ‘Mother of CARIFTA’

It wasn’t a birthday or anniversary celebration, but it was the “surprise” of her life when members of the Local Organising Committee showed up at the Ministry of Social Services and Community Affairs to crown former sprinter Maryann Higgs-Clarke as the Honorary “Mother” of 2023 CARIFTA Games.

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