Gov’t forces Bazaar sale even with most owners agreeing deal
The Government has moved to compulsorily purchase Freeport’s International Bazaar property despite the majority of its 13 owners having already agreed to the sales price and terms sought by the Davis administration.
Realtor eyes 10-15% growth after ‘inundated’ 2026 start
A Bahamian realtor is forecasting up to a 10-15 percent increase in business for 2026 if the market maintains early-year momentum that has resulted in his firm being “inundated” with calls and inquiries from wealthy international buyers.
Ex-New Providence landfill chief now wanted by police
The operations consultant who played a pivotal role in transforming the New Providence landfill following its outsourcing to private sector management in 2019 is being sought by the Royal Bahamas Police Force over allegations of stealing.
SpaceX landing shifted to tomorrow
A LOUD sonic boom is expected to be heard across parts of The Bahamas tomorrow evening as part of a scheduled and controlled SpaceX Falcon 9 operation, after the landing was pushed back by one day.
Wives twice as likely to call ‘sweetheart’ their main partner
EMOTIONAL dependence on extramarital partners, or “sweethearts,” was high for both unfaithful husbands and wives, a new study has found, concluding that such dependency may be a key factor influencing infidelity and could carry potential mental health consequences.
Golden Yolk production to begin April
THE long-awaited Golden Yolk Programme is expected to begin production by the end of April, with 10,000 chickens already in country
Eleuthera restaurants close for days on water disruption
An Eleuthera restaurant owner yesterday revealed that the island’s water supply woes forced him to close for four days.
SpaceX is urged to promote landings for tourism take-off
SpaceX was yesterday urged to better promote its booster rocket landings so that space tourism in The Bahamas can take off.
Pintard: MICAL ratification on hold to protect candidate’s pension
FREE National Movement leader Michael Pintard said his party will delay ratifying its candidate for the MICAL constituency until the person formally leaves the public service to avoid jeopardising pension benefits.
Carnival leaders seek $1.5m from govt to revive ‘Music Masters’
CARNIVAL band leaders say they want government funding restored to revive a flagship music competition they argue could turn The Bahamas into a stronger regional festival destination.
Lab discrepancies blamed for delays paying NHI doctors
NATIONAL Health Insurance payment delays are being driven in part by problems with laboratory claims and weak pre-clearance controls, Health Minister Dr Michael Darville said
BACSWN completes training of two cohorts of Emergency Vehicle Operators
IN keeping with the terms of a Heads of Agreement between The Government of The Bahamas and BACSWN, its affiliated company, Bahamas First Alert Project Manager Limited (BFAPM) has completed training of its first two cohorts of Emergency Vehicle Operators
Two-week water outage in Tarpum Bay strains schools and businesses
NEARLY two weeks of unreliable water in Tarpum Bay, Eleuthera, has forced residents to fetch water from relatives, disrupted school hours and strained small businesses, residents said, as utility failures again expose the island’s fragile infrastructure.
Lyford Cay Foundations launches $10k scholarship for legal studies
THE Lyford Cay Foundations have launched a new scholarship in honour of the late Timothy Unwin, a longtime board member and former chairman of the Canadian Lyford Cay Foundation.
ALICIA WALLACE: We the people need some answers...now
THE Progressive Liberal Party (PLP) launched its general election campaign on Monday night, starting the countdown to the next general election in The Bahamas.
Davis gives condolences on passing of civil rights ‘giant’ Rev Jesse Jackson
THE Rev Jesse Jackson, a defining figure of the US civil rights movement and two-time presidential candidate, has died at the age of 84.
Activists: Is SpaceX getting ‘easy accommodation’ here?
Environmental activists yesterday challenged whether SpaceX has found “easy accommodation from the powers that be” in The Bahamas as they suggested this nation may be offering too smooth a path for the resumption of Falcon 9 booster landings in its waters.
PM: Golden Yolk start ‘better late than never’
The Prime Minister yesterday dismissed concerns over delays to the Government’s egg production Golden Yolk programme, insisting the initiative is now “off the ground” and forecasting that produce will be available by the end of April.
‘Forensic analysis’ underwayon PHA’s overtime pay woe
A Cabinet minister yesterday confirmed that December overtime payments owed to Princess Margaret Hospital (PMH) nurses and others working in Public Hospitals Authority (PHA) facilities have been paid while attributed the delay to a technical budgeting issue that is now under forensic analysis.
Investors joining Bahamian law firm as $2m dispute defendants
A Bahamian law firm has persuaded the Supreme Court to add two foreign investors as co-defendants in its ongoing $2m dispute with one of the principals behind the proposed Long Island cruise port.
