‘Seize the opportunity’ outside $600m project
The Grand Bahama Chamber of Commerce’s president is hoping entrepreneurs outside Celebration Key “seize the opportunity” to attract a share of the increased spending brought by Carnival’s guests.
Murder accused opts to stay in jail
One of the defendants in the murder of Phillip Adderley, a man whose body was found bound near Stuart’s Cove last year, withdrew his bail application and will remain in prison pending his trial.
Tributes paid to Missouri Sherman-Peter
ANGELA Missouri Sherman-Peter - who held a series of senior diplomatic and public service roles, has died.
Man accused of beating ex-girlfriend
A MAN accused of seriously injuring his girlfriend after beating her in front of her child was granted bail on Friday.
Woman jailed after restaurant fight
A WOMAN was sentenced to two months in prison on Friday after she admitted to beating up another woman at a restaurant on Paradise Island last week.
Man accused of attacking girlfriend
A MAN was granted bail on Friday after he was accused of attacking his girlfriend and stealing over $5,000 in cash last month.
EDITORIAL: Police's bad behaviour deserves no tolerance
THE viral video that circulated yesterday of an encounter in a Bahamian police station between officers and a woman who had been detained really is a case of everyone being in the wrong.
DIANE PHILLIPS: Whose land is it anyway?
The subject of land reform is probably one of the most important issues facing us. Yet it feels so complicated that most of us do exactly what I’ve been doing – hoping others with a better understanding, good common sense and a lot of wisdom will make the right decisions and we can just carry on worrying about the things we understand and can manage.
ERIC WIBERG: Hogsty Reef sees 60 wrecks in 250 years
Given Spanish silver coins were found, I would estimate at least 150 wrecks hit Hogsty Reef or atoll since 1500. Here are short accounts of some 50 or more of them from the 1780s to the 1950s.
Rutherford making her presence felt
She comes from a well-known sporting family that includes legendary triple jumper Frank Rutherford, quarter-miler Dennis Darling and twin football players Devard and Devaughn Darling.
‘Peace on Da Street’ classic: Clergy vs Politicians showdown
EVERY year the focus of attention for the Hope Center’s ‘Peace on da Street’ Basketball Tournament has been the showdown between the Politicians and the Clergy.
Coach Geron Sands reflects on historic All-Star appearance
ALTHOUGH he didn’t perform anywhere near what was anticipated, Bahamian mentor and coach Geron Sands said the experience of pitching for New York Yankees’ second baseman Jasrado “Jazz” Chisholm Jr will be a memory that he will cherish for the rest of his life.
DR KENT L BAZARD: Five reasons you are not losing weight
LET’s address the elephant in the room — quite literally. According to the most recent Pan American Health Organisation (PAHO) report, The Bahamas now ranks number one in obesity in the Americas. That’s a heavy title, and not the kind we should be proud of.
$600m Carnival port contract at legal fight heart
The port services contract for Carnival’s $600m Celebration Key project is at the heart of a bitter legal dispute between a Freeport-based shipping agent and its former general manager.
Don’t ‘bottleneck’ a property market at 95% of sale price
A prominent Bahamian realtor yesterday warned tax administration reforms must not create “bottlenecks” that slow a “strong” property market where sellers are getting up to 95 percent of the asking price.
Judge rejects injunction bid in Exuma family land battle
The Supreme Court has refused to grant an injunction barring a nephew from “forcibly evicting” his relatives and family members from an Exuma property used for a water sports and tourism business.
Yacht owners: ‘Growing sense of uncertainty about Bahamas’
Yacht owners and managers are warning that The Bahamas is increasingly viewed as “an unpredictable and difficult destination for charter operations” due to consistent tax and fee hikes and other reforms.
Land reform ‘legal and economic milestone’
A Bahamian realtor yesterday asserted that the Government’s land reforms “will be remembered as one of the most important legal and economic milestones in Bahamian history” if implemented correctly.
MP challenges strategy for land reform implementation
The Opposition’s finance spokesman has challenged the Government’s land reform implementation strategy while voicing fears there may be insufficient personnel to effectively implement the changes.
