‘Setbacks in Defence Force fleet due to upgrades and repairs’
NATIONAL Security Minister Wayne Munroe revealed significant setbacks in the Royal Bahamas Defence Force (RBDF) fleet, emphasising the need for repairs and upgrades as several vessels remain out of service due to damage or scheduled maintenance.
INFERNO: Victoria Court residents say spread could have been prevented
RESIDENTS of Victoria Court watched in horror yesterday as a fire they assumed would be quickly extinguished tore through their apartment building because New Providence appeared to lack enough functional fire trucks to stop it.
Rodney Moncur dies, aged 68
RODNEY Moncur, a former senator, social activist, and well-known radio personality, has died at the age of 68.
BICA chief: ‘Bottlenecks’ remain but Business Licence smoother
The Bahamas Institute of Chartered Accountants (BICA) president yesterday said “a meaningful number” of $5m-plus turnover firms have sought Business Licence filing extensions amid “notable” process improvements.
Major fire breaks out Downtown
A MAJOR fire broke out on Thursday evening in the Bay Street and Elizabeth area.
Bahamas Baseball Association: ‘These are the plans we have for 2025’
In a comprehensive plan that will cater to its players from the youth to the senior league, the Bahamas Baseball Association is confident that The Bahamas will gain enough points to be able to compete on its own at the major international competition.
Excitement builds over the senior baseball league
AFTER watching so many players leave the island for high school, college and the professional ranks, the New Providence Amateur Baseball League has decided to revitalise the senior league programme.
Sports calendar May 1
THE Silver Lightning Track Club is scheduled to hold its annual Track and Field Classic on Saturday, May 10, at the original Thomas A Robinson Track and Field Stadium, starting at 9am.
Collegiate golfer Tyesha Tynes leads Hastings College
BAHAMIAN rising golfer Tyesha Tynes couldn’t ask for a better way to end her sophomore season for the Hastings College Lady Broncos women’s golf team.
11th Annual Sands Golf Tournament set for May 4 at the Reef Golf Course
The 11th Annual Sands Golf Tournament is scheduled for Sunday, May 4, at the Reef Golf Course.
OP ED: Who’s responsible? Untangling web of environmental enforcement in The Bahamas
When last week’s article called out the “silent sabotage” of environmental crime, the response was immediate: readers wanted to know, Who is responsible for stopping this? The answer is both straightforward and complicated. Environmental protection in The Bahamas isn’t the job of any one agency. It is shared by a patchwork of ministries, regulatory and compliance agencies, law enforcement, and non-governmental organisations. While this should mean robust protection, in practice, it often breeds confusion, bureaucracy fatigue, and, most dangerously, inaction.
FRONT PORCH: Failed promise and wasted opportunity
A story in this journal in March of this year reported: “Introduced with great fanfare in 2015, Carnival in The Bahamas was meant to establish itself as a staple on the country’s cultural calendar. Now, opinions on its future are split, with many seeing it as a fading experiment that never fully took root in Bahamian culture.”
STATESIDE: Trying to see inside the mind of Trump
It’s not just an American parlour game anymore. It has spread right across the world. Everyone is trying to get inside the mind of the man who has simply taken over the global consciousness.
DEIDRE BASTIAN: Factors that show your business on right path
Growing a business from idea to long-term success is no walk in the park. All entrepreneurs want to know their enterprise is doing well, but some may feel that, if you grow too quickly, you risk depleting your resources or not being able to keep up with customer demand. Yet expand too slowly, and a business could stagnate and lose out on lucrative opportunities.
‘Good a time as any’ to revive LPIA hotel
Lynden Pindling International Airport’s (LPIA) top executive yesterday asserted “this is as good a time as any” to revive a 15-year effort to develop a hotel with up to 240 rooms at Nassau’s main gateway.
‘Screams to get louder’ over closures of Nassau quarries
The Bahamian Contractors Association (BCA) president yesterday asserted that “the screams are going to get louder and louder” as New Providence’s limestone supply dries up due to enforced quarry closures.
PM signals Bahamas to escape France blacklist
A US infrastructure provider yesterday announced it has struck an agreement with a government-sponsored entity to monetise The Bahamas’ seagrass carbon assets through issuing its ‘sovereign carbon security’.
US provider in carbon credits Bahamas deal
A US infrastructure provider yesterday announced it has struck an agreement with a government-sponsored entity to monetise The Bahamas’ seagrass carbon assets through issuing its ‘sovereign carbon security’.
