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Saintus, Lightbourn victorious in Bahamas Half Marathon
CHRISTOPHER Saintus and Yunelis Lightbourn celebrated their second victories in the Bahamas Roadrunners’ Bahamas Half Marathon yesterday.
Man drowns in Goodman's Bay area
Police are actively investigating the circumstances surrounding the drowning of a 59-year-old man on Sunday.
Fredrick King and Bluejays sweep Summer of Thunder
Bahamian Fredrick King and his Creighton Bluejays men’s basketball team have completed their mission here with a three-game sweep of their matches played this week in the Bahamas Basketball Federation’s Summer of Thunder.
Man jailed unlawfully for eight years dies aged 59
ATAIN Takitota, who was awarded more than $1m for being unlawfully detained in prison for eight years, the largest sum of its kind in The Bahamas, died last month at the Princess Margaret Hospital.
USCG searches for boat with couple missing on trip to the Bahamas
THE US Coast Guard is searching for a pair of boaters who left the Florida Keys for The Bahamas.
Abaco dump site challenges lead to noticeable eyesore
A DUMP site in Treasure Cay, Abaco, is so congested with garbage that people are littering the road leading to the area, to the annoyance of residents.
Bank stability at 7-year high on $400m profits
The Bahamian commercial banking sector’s stability hit a seven-year high in 2022, the industry’s regulator has revealed, as combined profits soared nearly 59 percent to just shy of $400m.
Water Corp losing 55% of Family Island supply
More than half the Water & Sewerage Corporation’s supply to Family Island customers never reaches the end-user, it has been revealed, resulting in a negative 306 percent operating loss margin.
Bus driver charged with touching 11-year-old girl
A BUS driver was granted bail after being accused of touching an 11-year-old girl’s private parts as she left his bus last week.
Industries mixed over up to 75% boating fee cuts
Fishing and tour excursion providers yesterday gave decidedly mixed reactions on the up to 75 percent cuts in boat registration fees tabled in the House of Assembly.
Ministers refute concerns on PharmaChem chemicals
CABINET ministers have refuted an Opposition MP’s concerns over the storage of hazardous chemicals and materials at the PharmaChem plant following its mid-January closure.
Driver burned beyond recognition in accident
A DRIVER was burned beyond recognition after his vehicle burst into flames upon colliding with a utility pole yesterday morning.
Time to clean up Bay Street
Bay Street...once a ‘Royale street’ that long time gone and from successive governments plenty talk and nothing…
Two arrested after suspected marijuana discovered
GRAND Bahama law enforcement officials arrested two men in Grand Bahama after the discovery of suspected marijuana.
Wendy's serving food on Paradise Island – from a mobile kitchen
AFTER a very public debate over plans to open a Wendy’s restaurant on Paradise Island, the company is now serving food at the site – but from a mobile kitchen.
Police investigating if any ‘criminal conduct’ is involved in construction of shelter in Abaco
PRIME Minister Philip “Brave” Davis said police have been asked to investigate issues over the construction of a hurricane shelter in Abaco.
Spartans win Baha Mar Hoops crown
University of North Carolina at Greensboro Spartans’ forward Mikeal Brown-Jones called the Baha Mar Hoops Nassau Championships one of the greatest tournaments he’s ever played in.
Fast-food chain aiming for $1.5m growth ‘slam dunk’
A Bahamian fast food franchise yesterday revealed it aims to create 25 jobs through a $1.5m expansion into its tenth New Providence location after all planning approvals are obtained.
Abaco Dump continues to burn as residents’ concerns not addressed
SOME Abaco residents believe the government’s failure to address issues involving the burning of debris at Abaco dump sites has subjected people to health problems.
Atlantis: We preferred other seaplane sites
Atlantis yesterday said it will swiftly ask the authorities to “reconsider” alternative seaplane landing sites that it prefers to the Montagu Bay option rejected by residents and the boating community alike.
