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FACE TO FACE: A family living up to the legacy of a legend
WHEN a giant of a man leaves the imprint of his footstep on this Earth, it can be seen for generations to come.
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Bahamas Power & Light | SKYGuard Tropical Storm Grace Projected Track, Arrival Times & Intensity (e-Alert #1)
Saturday, 14th August, 2021.
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Researching a living wage
I’m Lesvie Archer, principal investigator behind the living wages study. Public interest in the study's findings is exciting and I'd like to contribute by sharing some short, but interesting facts:
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Sacrilege trial hears testimony from officers
TWO OFFICERS testified in the Magistrate’s Court yesterday at a man’s ongoing sacrilege trial for breaking into a church last year.
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Accused says he was victim of abuse by police officers
A MAN claiming to be a victim of police abuse was granted bail in a Magistrate’s Court yesterday on charges of assaulting a police officer and resisting arrest.
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AG congratulates Industrial Tribunal on tech advancements
ATTORNEY General Ryan Pinder yesterday congratulated the Industrial Tribunal on the technological advancements it made over the last year to improve court services during a ceremony to mark the opening of its legal year.
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Oil spill ‘greater struggle’ if wind and tide different
FOCOL Holdings’ chairman yesterday conceded that cleaning-up Exuma’s 30,000-gallon oil spill would have been “a much greater struggle” if the wind and tide had taken the slick in a different direction.
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Small business agency refutes ‘demand letter’
The Government’s key small business support agency yesterday disputed assertions it sent a “demand letter” to one of its clients seeking repayment of a loan that had fallen into arrears.
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Provider: Cyber security must be national effort
A Bahamas information technology provider yesterday said the government is taking the “right steps” towards improved cyber security, but added: ‘It’s about all of us.”
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D-backs add Robinson to 40-man roster
KRISTIAN Robinson’s path to a possible return to the field just became a bit clearer for the 2022 season. The Arizona Diamondbacks added Robinson to their 40-man roster and he will be protected from selection in next month’s Rule 5 Draft.
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PI developer takes on Schooner Bay
A Nassau financier/developer has struck a deal to take over management, and develop a boutique resort, at a south Abaco community once hailed as a sustainable development model for The Bahamas.
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Bahamas island owner accused of $40m fraud
The owner of a private island in the Abacos has been accused of masterminding a $40m fraud that has also ensnared a Bahamas-based financial services provider in the fall-out.
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US to freeze PI ‘Raider’s’ $21m
US regulators have moved to freeze three Bahamian bank accounts owned by the Paradise Island “Raider” as they bid to seize $21.1m in “ill-gotten gains” generated by a $100m multinational securities fraud ring.
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Athol Island and plans of the past
The late E Dawson Roberts often quoted what has been attributed to Thomas Jefferson “Eternal Vigilance is the price of Liberty”.
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Please help, Mr Davis
For the attention of: Hon Phillip E Davis, Prime Minister of the Commonwealth of the Bahamas and Hon Dr Michael Darville, Minister of Health and Wellness . . .
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Stars to attend Derek Jeter Celebrity Invitational gala at Baha Mar
LEGENDARY professional baseball player turned executive Derek Jeter will hold his inaugural Derek Jeter Celebrity Invitational (DJCI) Gala at Baha Mar’s Performing Arts & Convention Center in The Bahamas on Saturday, April 30.
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LinkedIn gives VAT alert to Bahamians
Bahamians have been alerted that LinkedIn, the professional networking app, has become the latest digital economy app to impose 10 percent VAT with effect from July 21, 2022.
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Minnis: Give PI investor ‘all the help’ necessary
The former prime minister urged his investments chief to give a Bahamian entrepreneur “all the assistance necessary” to ensure his success only to snub him 12 months later for Royal Caribbean.
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The FNM quagmire
I am not and have never been an FNM member or supporter. I have long seen that entity as an unapologetic enclave for the so-called political elite and middle and upper classes. Not that anything is inherently wrong with that but the unwashed masses in the inner city areas of New Providence and Grand Bahama have always excited my public sensibilities and passion.
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Pedestrian dies after being hit by car
A PEDESTRIAN died after he was hit by a car on Tonique Williams Darling Highway on Saturday, police said.
