$17.9m airport expansion deal signed for Black Point, Exuma
BLACK Point, a small settlement in Exuma with about 400 residents as of 2010, is poised for an infrastructure upgrade with a $17.9m airport expansion set to begin in September.
Tourism’s future bookings ‘are looking quite strong’
Tourism executives yesterday shrugged off Atlantis’ decision to temporarily close the Coral Towers and said “forward bookings look as if they’re going to be quite strong”.
PM asserts energy ‘bills have not risen’
The Prime Minister yesterday defended his administration’s energy reform initiatives while maintaining that Bahamas Power & Light (BPL) “bills have not gone up”.
Men’s 4 x 100 relay team aims to qualify for Worlds
For those athletes and relay teams in the region yet to qualify for the World Championships in September in Tokyo, Japan, the North American, Central American and Caribbean Championships will provide that final opportunity.
Olympic sprinter Wanya McCoy ready to hit the track at BAAA Nationals
BAHAMIAN Olympic sprinter Wanya McCoy has been inactive for the past five months nursing a left quadriceps injury that sidelined him for both the National Collegiate Athletic Association’s Indoor and Outdoor Championships.
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Insurers: ‘No material increase’ over health costs via NHI reform
Bahamian insurers yesterday said that while they “don’t expect any material increase” in medical coverage costs due to National Health Insurance (NHI) reforms this cannot presently be guaranteed.
Seven-foot centre Kevin ‘KC’ Edgecombe heading off to college
ALTHOUGH he's been hampered by a birth defect, Kevin 'KC' Edgecombe hasn't let his irregular size nor his speech defect to deter him from his goal of playing basketball.
Explain April’s $137m deficit swing, PM told
The Opposition last night demanded the Prime Minister explain “the glaring discrepancy” between the $135.4m Budget surplus he projected for April 2025 and the actual $2.1m deficit outcome.
Auto H & L agrees to $200k interest overcharge penalty
One of this nation’s largest used car dealers has agreed to pay a $200,000 penalty to settle claims that it over-charged interest on vehicle loans it made to almost 2,000 Bahamians.
Hopes switch eases taxi and livery driver rivallry
The Bahamas Taxi Cab Union has officially joined the Trade Union Congress (TUC) in hopes that progress will be made to resolve the long-time rivalry between taxi and livery drivers.
Davis: ‘Seismic’ ruling on climate change effects
PRIME Minister Philip Davis hailed a ruling from the International Court of Justice (ICJ) yesterday as “seismic” for The Bahamas, declaring it a global acknowledgment that climate change threatens the very survival of small island nations.
Well-known attorney Harvey Tynes dead at 80
ATTORNEY Harvey Tynes, KC, has died at age 80, leaving behind a storied legal career.
Officer accused of raping girl, 16
A POLICE officer was remanded to prison yesterday after being charged with raping a 16-year-old girl in Mayaguana last month.
Bowleg: Support for National Junkanoo Authority runs deep
AMID the Junkanoo Corporation of New Providence’s (JCNP) suspension of all Junkanoo-related activities, Minister of Youth, Sports and Culture Mario Bowleg insists that support for the proposed national Junkanoo Authority Bill runs deeper than JCNP leaders suggest.
BPL bill rise ‘a nightmare’
An Opposition senator last night branded escalating Bahamas Power & Light (BPL) costs “a never-ending nightmare” as homeowners began to receive August bills showing 25-30 percent increases.
Op-Ed: When conservation works far too well
Across the globe, from South Africa to Australia, India and throughout the Caribbean, conservation efforts are yielding powerful results
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