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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Nicole ‘unnecessary evil’ amid reinsurance fears
A Bahamian insurer yesterday branded sub-tropical Storm Nicole “an unnecessary evil we don’t need” as he voiced fears that claims payouts could be impacted by the country’s European Union (EU) blacklisting.
Chinese saw Baha Mar as ‘state-owned assets’
Baha Mar’s Beijing-owned contractor and major financier were already treating the mega resort project as “state-owned assets” prior to finally ousting Sarkis Izmirlian as the project’s developer.
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.
CCA’s $2.4m to firm run by son of top PM adviser
China Construction America (CCA) paid $2.4m to a company run by the son of Sir Baltron Bethel, senior policy adviser and lead Baha Mar negotiator for Perry Christie, when the dispute over the mega resort was at its peak.
‘I told you so’: $100m Lucayan sale collapses
The Grand Lucayan’s former chairman last night said “I told you so” after the Government admitted the resort’s $100m sale has collapsed and it is now seeking an alternative purchaser.
Lynden Pindling Airport to suspend operations in storm
LYNDEN Pindling International Airport will suspend aircraft operations for several hours on Wednesday due to anticipated tropical storm conditions.
Reminder of horrors of Dorian
ABACO and Grand Bahama residents were preparing for the worst and stocking up emergency supplies as news of approaching Subtropical Storm Nicole brought eerie reminders of the horrors of Hurricane Dorian, which brought devastation to both islands in 2019.
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.
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?
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.
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.
BAISS softball series postponed
INCLEMENT weather brought an abrupt end to the opening day of the BAISS Softball Championships series yesterday at the Freedom Farm Baseball Complex.
