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National debt up as spending rises faster than revenue growth
The Central Bank revealed yesterday that the national debt grew by $206m over the last quarter.
More than 200 eviction notices issued in Eleuthera shanty towns
THE Ministry of Works has issued over 200 eviction notices in Eleuthera shanty towns and hopes to post more this week.
Albany chief in 'devastating and self-inflicted humiliation'
Albany's principal investor has admitted that pleading guilty to securities fraud is "a devastating and self-inflicted humiliation I will have to live with for the rest of my days".
‘Specialist skills dearth’ hurts financial services
A “DEARTH of specialist skills” in the legal and other professions is undermining the Bahamian financial services industry’s competitiveness, a prominent KC warned yesterday.
Three years for shopbreaking
A MAN was sentenced to three years in prison yesterday after admitting to breaking into a bar and stealing $1,888 worth of property last December.
Woman must pay neighbour after attack by unsecured dog
A WOMAN was ordered to compensate her neighbour yesteray after her unchained dog attacked them last week.
Sprinter Brianne Bethel excited to be back on track
SHE was one of the promising young sprinters to help the Bahamas regain its prominence in the women’s 4 x 100 metre relay.
Chinese eatery to pay worker burnt on job over $85,000
THE Supreme Court ordered Canton House Chinese Restaurant to pay $85,697.38 plus interest to a man who suffered severe burns on the job.
Mammogram Access Programme launches 'BeProActive Campaign'
THE Mammogram Access Programme (MAP) has launched a BeProActive Campaign to assist women in the public system to get breast cancer screening.
Gardiner wins season opener
IT was another good season opener for Bahamian quarter-miler Steven Gardiner.
AG: ‘Potential $900m per year in carbon credits’
THE potential revenue from carbon credits for The Bahamas could reach as much as $900m a year, according to Attorney General Ryan Pinder at yesterday’s RF Outlook 2024.
Carnival Cruise Lines announces competition to name Artisan Village at new Celebration Key destination
CARNIVAL Cruise Lines, with support from the Ministry for Grand Bahama and the Ministry of Youth, Sports and Culture, is announcing a local community competition to name the Artisan Village at the new Celebration Key cruise destination.
Six Senses expecting final approvals by April with construction beginning as early as late summer
SIX Senses Grand Bahama could obtain its final approval from the Department of Environmental Protection and Planning (DEPP) by the end of April, according to the company. Matt Rienzo, chief of marketing and staff at Weller Development Partners, said renderings of the residences in the $10m to $20m price range were released last week.
FRONT PORCH: The dizzying results of dumbing down
WHILE some may disagree with Rev TG Morrison, Pastor of Zion Baptist Church, on various social issues, many agree with a number of compelling points he made at the Majority Rule Day Service in January of this year.
Deltec’s terminations ‘to realign workforce’
DELTEC Bank & Trust last night confirmed it has moved “to realign its workforce” via a right-sizing which is said to have resulted in around 11 staff being terminated last week.
Campaign opposes $100m Goodman's Bay penthouses
OPPONENTS of a proposed $100m, 14-storey Goodman's Bay penthouse complex have launched the ‘Say No to Wynn’ campaign in a bid to rally public support against approving the project.
Sandilands and Centreville Primary girls and boys volleyball champions
SANDILANDS Primary and Centreville Primary emerged as the girls and boys champions of the New Providence Public Primary Schools Sports Association’s 2024 volleyball championships.
Sprinter Terrence Jones has double dose of victory
IT was a double dose of victory for Texas Tech junior Terrence Jones in a match-up against fellow Bahamian Wanya McCoy from Florida at the NCAA Division One Indoor Track and Field Championships over the weekend.
‘Cut out of the deal’
FORMER employees of the Lyford Cay Club say that they were “cut out of the deal” struck by the Bahamas Hotel, Catering and Allied Workers Union (BHCAWU) and the Bahamas Hotel and Restaurant Employers Association.
Newbold: God not done with me yet
DESPITE the injuries and some unrelated track issues that sidelined his glaring career, quarter-miler Stephen ‘Dirty’ Newbold admits that God is not finished with him yet.
