Ongoing tensions over internal operations at Clifton Heritage Park
INTERNAL communications from the Clifton Heritage Authority reveal ongoing tensions between senior officials and a department head, involving disputes over probation terms, resource requests, and internal operations at one of the country’s primary heritage sites.
Is inequality not a matter of consequence?
AMID all the hullabaloo about the new Grand Lucayan deal – which is very worthy of the attention that surrounds it, make no mistake – some words from former Prime Minister Hubert Ingraham may have been overlooked.
American woman in critical condition following boat accident in Bahamas
AN American woman is in critical condition after suffering severe injuries in a boating accident during a recent visit to The Bahamas.
Irrigation by solar power in North Andros project
A SOLAR-POWERED irrigation system has been piloted on a North Andros farm as part of a collaboration between the Bahamas Agriculture and Marine Science Institute (BAMSI) and the US-based Community and College Partners Program (C2P2) and Stanford University’s Chapter of Engineers for a Sustainable World.
Businesses ‘need to feel’ effects of nation’s growth
SMALL and medium-sized businesses need to feel the economic growth in the country, said Senator Darren Pickstock, at the Institute of Chartered Accountants’ (BICA) SMP seminar.
$120m price tag on Grand Lucayan deal
THE purchase price of the 56-acre beachfront Grand Lucayan resort along with the adjacent 160-acre Reef Golf Course was $120m, according to the Office of the Prime Minister’s communication director Latrae Rahming, who said Ancient Waters Bahamas Limited, a Bahamian subsidiary of US-based Concord Wilshire Capital (CWC), was the purchaser.
GSSSA crowns senior girls, boys soccer champions
THE Government Secondary Schools Sports Association crowned its senior girls and boys soccer champions on Friday at the Roscoe Davies Developmental Center at the Baillou Hills Sporting Complex.
Pickleball: Prize money doubles tourney rocks Romora Bay in ‘Briland’
AS the sport of pickleball continues to grow in The Bahamas, Kevaughn Ferguson decided to venture into the Family Islands, hosting his first prize money doubles tournament over the weekend.
Man sentenced after drunken break-in to room paid for by Social Services
A MAN was sentenced to eight months in prison for damaging a room paid for by the Ministry of Social Services, without permission to be there.
Woman granted $5,000 bail after loaded gun found in car
A WOMAN was granted bail on Friday after she was accused of having a loaded gun in her car on Turtle Drive and Carmichael Road last week.
Man jailed for breaching probation after stealing from AID
A MAN was sentenced to one year in prison on Friday for breaching his probation on a prior charge by stealing from AID on Wulff Road last week.
Court orders mom to pay-up for son's no-show
A MOTHER was ordered to pay a $4,500 bail bond after the court found that her son had absconded before his armed robbery trial.
Steffon Evans steps down from ORG to lead national volunteer movement
LONGTIME community advocate Steffon Evans is stepping down from the Organisation for Responsible Governance (ORG) to lead a national volunteer movement aimed at empowering Bahamians to address challenges in their communities.
Gov’t reveals $120M sale price for Grand Lucayan
THE Davis administration is selling the Grand Lucayan resort and its surrounding property for $120 million to Ancient Waters Bahamas Limited, a Bahamian subsidiary of US-based Concord Wilshire Capital (CWC).
DIR defends advance business licence payments
Paying business licence fee estimates is the equivalent of paying for a product before you get it, according to the Department of Inland Revenue (DIR).
Developer promises ‘unique’ destination at Grand Lucayan
A Miami-based developer and the government sighed a heads of agreement to reinvent the Grand Lucayan into “one of the most unique mixed use destination resorts in The Bahamas”.
Five Bahamians arrested in Acklins in connection with almost $9m in drugs
FIVE Bahamian men were arrested after authorities found 66 crocus sacks filled with cocaine and marijuana estimated to have a street value of $8.8m near Acklins.
Former PM says he will vote FNM in Killarney regardless of who runs
FORMER Prime Minister Hubert Ingraham says he will support the Free National Movement’s (FNM) candidate in Killarney –– but declined to say whether he believes the party can win the seat without Dr Hubert Minnis.
