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How short our memories are even of those dates that changed our lives forever
BIA: Over $9bn in capital investments processed generating 15,000 jobs
THE Director of Investments at the Bahamas Investment Authority (BIA), Phylicia Hanna-Woods, said that the authority has processed $9 billion in capital investments, generating 15,000 jobs for Bahamians.
57-year-old charged with sex with nine-year-old boy
A 57-YEAR-OLD man accused of having sex with a nine-year-old boy was remanded in custody yesterday.
Clubs & Societies September 13th, 2023
September 13th, 2023
Man accused of shooting death of Valentino Bowe
A MAN was remanded into custody yesterday after he was accused of shooting 34-year-old father Valentino Bowe dead outside a bar on Windsor Place Road and Soldier Road earlier this month.
Man on bail after charge for injuring a person with a cutlass
A MAN was granted bail after he was accused of seriously injuring someone in Eleuthera with a cutlass earlier this month.
KENT BAZARD: Overcoming performance anxiety: Techniques for staying calm under pressure
In the world of sports, the pressure to perform at one’s best can be intense.
Officer testifies that deadly force was necessary in fatal shooting of Aliko Collins
AN officer testified yesterday that deadly force was necessary in the fatal shooting of Aliko Collins in Pinewood Gardens in 2017 - saying that Collins had a gun.
ERIC WIBERG - Storied travels of training schooners Morning Star, Polaris, Indra and Gulnare
Captain William and Augusta May Pond began teaching students afloat in Boston in the 1920s, continuing to Florida and the Bahamas into the 1950s.
FNM need to tolerate Minnis
FREE National Movement supporters who are firmly in the camp of former Prime Minister Dr Hubert Minnis are all up in arms over the announcement that prospective candidates will all be vetted through a training module conducted by the party machinery.
As gas retailers prepare to protest, OPM says talks are ongoing to find a resolution
AS gas retailers prepare a protest as they continue to call for a margin increase, a government official yesterday said efforts are being made to create a formula that suits both customers and retailers.
DPM targets hotel room doubling to drive growth
The deputy prime minister yesterday reaffirmed his ambition to double The Bahamas’ hotel room inventory to 30,000 within seven years and overcome capacity woes that are “constraining growth”.
Methods to promote sustainable tourism
Sustainable development for a tourism-dependent nation such as The Bahamas requires that we focus attention on environmental, socio-cultural and economic stewardship.
Crimestoppers, Ballers lead in semis
The Police Crimestoppers and Nassau Flight Services Ballers picked up wins in the opening game of the 2024 Bahamas Government Departmental Association (BGDBA) semifinals on Wednesday night at the DW Davis Gymnasium.
Contractor overturns $520k ruling despite admitting work ‘breaches’
A Bahamian contractor has successfully overturned a $520,000 default judgment despite admitting he “breached the agreement to complete certain works” at a high-end West Bay Street property.
AML slashes energy costs 50% in latest solar switch
AML Foods says its latest store converted to solar has slashed energy costs by up to 50 percent as it warned that continued cost pressures will challenge the food distribution sector’s “long-term viability”
‘Casino’ part of $200m Walker’s Cay expansion
Walker’s Cay is set to undergo a $200m phase two expansion set to provide jobs for over 300 Bahamians, it was revealed yesterday, with “a Monte Carlo-style casino” among the latest attractions.
$177m HOA signed for Treasure Cay development
The proposed $177m revival of Abaco’s Treasure Cay development was yesterday hailed as a “win-win all the way around” and greeted with shouts of “hallelujah” by the island’s Chamber president.
