Businesses fear ‘nightmare’ over water improvements
Businesses in the Joe Farrington Road area yesterday voiced fears that they will be facing “a nightmare” this summer as a result of Water & Sewerage Corporation infrastructure upgrades valued at around $1m.
Jokers Wild announces final curtain for May 25
An iconic Bahamian comedy and entertainment venue has announced it will bring the curtain down on a long-running 36-year history when it stages its final show at Atlantis on May 25.
Bahamas teams with Emirates airline to promote local tourism
A major Middle Eastern airline and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs have signed an agreement to jointly promote tourism to The Bahamas.
South Andros companies ready for banking ‘Plan B’
A South Andros business owner yesterday said companies will have to “go to plan B” once the area’s sole bank cuts operational hours at its Kemp’s Bay branch to just one day per week from Monday.
Minister blasts back at BOB ‘finger-pointing’
A Cabinet minister yesterday hit back at the Opposition’s leader by asserting that political “partisanship” should not intrude into ensuring Family Island communities have consistent access to banking services.
Man with manslaughter conviction admits to Exuma Street cutlass attack
A MAN with a prior manslaughter conviction was remanded to prison yesterday after pleading guilty to assaulting his neighbour with a cutlass on Exuma Street last week.
Musician and public service driver Lawrence Leo Rodgers dead at 78
LAWRENCE Leo Rodgers, a well-known public service driver and former musician, died Monday at the age of 78 after a battle with cancer.
Attorneys criticised lead investigator’s handling in case of police-involved shooting of three men
THE lead investigator in a deadly 2020 police-involved shooting near Cowpen Road came under heavy criticism yesterday, with attorneys for both the victims’ families and the accused officers attacking his handling of the case.
Influential GB entrepreneur Mario Donato dead at 82
MARIO Donato, one of Grand Bahama’s most influential entrepreneurs and largest private employers during his peak, died on April 27 at age 82 after a prolonged battle with cancer.
Three men missing at sea rescued near New Providence
THREE men who went missing at sea earlier this week are safe after being rescued near New Providence.
The history of The Bahamas told by Bahamians
FOR the first time in four decades, Bahamian high school students will study their country’s past through a textbook written entirely by local scholars.
FNM leader calls on govt to quickly address status of Bahamian nurses
FREE National Movement Leader Michael Pintard has urged the Davis administration to act swiftly to resolve the status of dozens of Bahamian nurses still awaiting regularisation, warning that continued delays could worsen the country’s healthcare crisis.
Pintard accuses Davis of sending confusing and damaging message
FREE National Movement leader Michael Pintard yesterday criticised Prime Minister Philip “Brave” Davis for suggesting several weeks ago that Bahamian law enforcement officers may have been “entrapped” in a US drug trafficking probe, accusing him of sending a confusing and damaging message.
Deveaux undecided on seeking re-election
HOUSE Speaker Patricia Deveaux says she has not yet decided whether she will seek re-election, saying she is still praying about the decision and weighing her options.
‘Discipline officer over violently taking phone’
HUMAN Rights Bahamas said it is “extremely disturbed” by a video showing a police officer violently confiscating a cell phone from a civilian and is calling for disciplinary action against the officer involved.
‘We must see it through’ as Montagu billboards removed
Campaigners hailed yesterday’s clean-up and removal of multiple business billboard advertisements at Fort Montagu Park, but warned: “We have to see it through to its total restoration.”
PM: Women must earn spot as MPs
PRIME Minister Philip “Brave” Davis said while he welcomes more women in frontline politics, nominations must ultimately be earned through merit and a commitment to public service — not gender.
‘China using hotel to monitor Americans’
A FORMER Homeland Security and counterterrorism advisor suggested that China may be using the British Colonial Hotel in New Providence to monitor the US Embassy and its visitors.
LETTER: As economy grows, all should gain
THE government pounding its chest over the International Monetary Fund (IMF) forecast of 0.1 percentage point economic growth for The Bahamas should not come as a surprise.
