BACSWN and Dept of Meteorology begin enhancing country’s radar network
THE Bahamas Aviation, Climate and Severe Weather Network (BACSWN), in collaboration with the Department of Meteorology, has begun calibrating, maintaining, and upgrading the country’s existing radar network to enhance public weather forecasting ahead of the 2025 hurricane season.
Prosecutor: Video shows murder accused spot the victim at bar before the killing
A prosecutor claimed yesterday that a man accused of a fatal 2021 shooting on Carmichael Road spotted the victim in a bar just hours before the killing, as she made her closing submissions in the Supreme Court.
Summer internship gives students chance to think green
University of the Bahamas (UB) students are gaining hands-on experience in marine conservation and coral research this summer through an internship with the MSC Foundation’s Super Coral Reef Programme.
Privy Council dismisses appeal ruling land legally acquired by adverse possession
THE Privy Council has dismissed an appeal by Raymond Meadows in a property dispute involving a strip of land in Freeport, Grand Bahama, ruling that his neighbours, Keith Rolle and Dorothea Rolle, legally acquired the land through adverse possession.
Bahamas National Unmanned Systems Academy graduates first training cycle in drone operations
THE Bahamas National Unmanned Systems (BAHNUS) Academy held a graduation ceremony on Friday at the Royal Bahamas Defence Force’s Coral Harbour Base, marking the completion of its first training cycle in drone operations.
American tourist fined $5,000 for groping woman and exposing himself during cruise
AN American tourist was fined over $5,000 yesterday after admitting to groping a woman and exposing himself during a cruise last weekend.
Teen girl accused of using a car to assault a man and hitting him with piece of wood
A 17-year-old girl was granted bail yesterday after she was accused of using a car to assault someone on Karl Road last week.
PETER YOUNG: Need to de-escalate conflict between Israel and Iran
With the crisis in the Middle East moving so fast following Israel’s first long-anticipated strike on Iran last week, it is hard to comment meaningfully at this early stage.
Olympic rower Rob Gibson: ‘I think we’ve grown the sport in Bahamas’
THERE’S a saying that “all good things must come to an end” and for Canadian Olympic rower Rob Gibson the past four years experience here in The Bahamas will be an unforgettable one.
Basketball smiles’ 3-day camp begins
DOZENS of young athletes gathered yesterday at the Kendal Isaacs Gymnasium for the annual Basketball Smiles camp, where players sharpened their skills, learned from experienced coaches, and built lasting friendships both on and off the court.
Fresh Start Graduates excel
THIRTY young Bahamians recently celebrated their graduation from the Fresh Start Program after completing 16 weeks of training and development.
‘Books changed me - now I hope they change someone else’
When ten-year-old Caerwyn Turnquest arrived at Boost Academy with 200 of his most treasured books in hand, he wasn’t just making a donation—he was sharing a piece of himself.
Bahamas shines at Pony 12U Caribbean and Latin American Baseball Zone Championships
TEAM Bahamas’ 12U baseball team, with head coach James Clarke, team administrator Terran Rodgers and coaches Donovan Cox, Temico Smith and Norman Bastian III, is making waves.
Reduction in borrowing for new hospital by $22m
The China Export-Import Bank will build and finance 70 percent of New Providence’s new hospital with an updated total borrowing sum of $268m, the health minister revealed yesterday.
Pilot shortage fear eased from exam dispute settlement
Bahamian airmen and this nation's aviation regulator have settled their dispute over the newly-mandated 'air law' exam that some feared would spark a pilot shortage and damage the local industry.
'Beef up brand Bahamas' via yacht registry tax cuts
A yacht broker has urged this nation to "beef up brand Bahamas" by cutting charter fees for vessels that register under this country's flag, as he asserted: "Everybody wins."
MP's 'zero confidence' on real estate VAT reversal
An Opposition MP says he has "zero confidence" that the Government is going to make last-minute changes to proposed legal reforms that threaten to throw real estate sales "on their head".
Foreign yacht VAT end 'not big enough carrot'
Eliminating VAT on foreign yacht charters by combining it into one 14 percent all-in fee is "not enough of a carrot" to reclaim The Bahamas' lost 40 percent market share, a marina chief is warning.
