Bikes for all at Black Point
Students at Black Point All-Age School are riding into the future with brand-new bicycles, thanks to a generous donation from local investor.
Broker/dealer ordered to pay $850,000 over e-mail fraud
A Bahamian broker/dealer has been ordered to pay $850,000 plus interest in compensation to a trustee and its client after all fell victim to an e-mail fraud that caused a $1.5m loss.
Ex-Abaco Chamber chief blasts downtown Nassau fire response
A former Abaco Chamber of Commerce president yesterday questioned how the island’s volunteer fire fighters will be compensated as she blasted the response to last week’s downtown Nassau fire.
GB Shipyard names new chief executive
Grand Bahama Shipyard has named Chris Earl, a retired rear admiral in the Royal Canadian Navy, as its new chief executive with effect from yesterday as it proceeds with its $600m expansion drive.
Red-Line Athletics hosts 4th annual Youth Track Classic
Meet organiser Tito Moss said he couldn’t be happier with the way things turned out for their Red-Line Athletics’ fourth annual Youth Track Classic.
INSIGHT: Caribbean nations need funding to recover after major disasters, but where is it?
Whitney Mélinard still remembers the moment Hurricane Maria’s winds tore through Dominica in 2017. As lightning flashed outside her window, she realised the neighbouring house had completely vanished. “I questioned, was the house there? Was it further behind? There was not a structure. There was nothing,” she recounts.
SIR RONALD SANDERS: A silent emergency: Mental health issues demand our voice, our will, our action
Across the nations of the Americas, a silent emergency is suffocating hope, stealing futures, and exacting an unbearable toll in lives lost and potential squandered. That “silent emergency” is a mental health crisis which is growing, unrelenting, and still, tragically, hidden in plain sight.
INSIGHT: What is the status of our fire services?
AFTER the fire that hit Downtown Nassau last week, and the multiple blazes that continue to affect Abaco, one thing seems very clear right now: Our nation does not have the capacity it needs to fight fire.
Man accused of libel against a police officer
A MAN accused of libel against a police officer on WhatsApp was granted $3,000 bail on Friday.
Man fined $5k for admitting to passport fraud
A 37-year-old man was fined $5,000 on Friday after pleading guilty to passport fraud.
Two years jail for molesting teen step-daughter
A 57-year-old man was sentenced to two years in prison on Friday after being convicted of molesting his 15-year-old stepdaughter on two separate occasions in 2021.
Two years prison over illegal firearm and ammo
LEVI Johnson, 29, was sentenced to two years in prison after admitting to possessing a rifle and ammunition during a police search on Cameron Street last week.
Rape trial discontinued after failure of alleged 20-year-old American victim to appear in court
A TRIAL for the attempted rape of a 20-year-old tourist was discontinued last week after the victim failed to appear in court.
Bahamian faces up to 20 years in US prison for smuggling illegal aliens
A Bahamian man could face up to 20 years in a US prison after pleading guilty to alien smuggling charges.
Crime scene investigators grilled in police-involved shooting of three men
A POLICE crime scene expert testified Friday that two fingerprint impressions were recovered from a car where three men were killed by police in 2020, while another officer said over 40 bullet casings were found near the vehicle.
Two Jamaican women fined after admitting to charge of prostitution
TWO Jamaican women were fined $500 each after pleading guilty to prostitution charges in Freeport Magistrate’s Court.
$35m investor windfall as bank’s profits up 29%
Commonwealth Bank’s shareholders are set to enjoy a near $35m total dividend payout during the 2025 first half after setting a new annual profits record last year.
Licence issue set to reignite Old Bahama Bay takeover battle
The takeover battle at Old Bahama Bay is poised to reignite after the necessary government licence was issued on Friday to the corporate vehicle seeking to assume the resort’s management.
‘Urgent’ mediation over cruise island labour fight
The Government’s labour chief last night voiced optimism that elements of a private cruise island dispute could be resolved “within seven days” with all sides set to attend an “urgent” mediation meeting this week.
