WSC GM testifies police used corporation’s HQ to conduct investigation
THE Water and Sewerage Corporation’s (WSC) general manager testified that police officers used the corporation’s headquarters to investigate matters involving Long Island MP Adrian Gibson and others facing criminal charges.
Bahamas to reveceive second coral reef early warning system donated from USAID
THE Bahamas is set to receive its second $140,000 coral reef early warning station, which will collect weather data and support climate change efforts.
Oak Tree Medical Centre will provide 100K free mammograms
OAK Tree Medical Centre will provide 100,000 free mammograms to Bahamian women in partnership with local organisations like the Cancer Society of The Bahamas and Sister Sister through its Million Mammogram Movement 242.
Interpol’s 26th Americas Regional Conference discussed organised crime and evolving threats
MORE than two dozen law enforcement leaders across the Americas and beyond gathered at Atlantis yesterday for high-level discussions on transnational organised crime and evolving threats, including artificial intelligence.
Lightbourne will remain senator despite taking a position with IDB and relocating to Washington DC
PROGRESSIVE Liberal Party Senator Quinton Lightbourne said he would continue attending Senate meetings and make meaningful contributions to debates despite relocating to Washington, DC, for a position with the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB).
LCIS says no threat after social media incident, increases security
Lyford Cay International School (LCIS) today said a recent social media post allegedly made by an Upper School student did not pose a threat to the school community.
Hospital’s ‘cutting edge’ growth set to enhance medical tourism
No objections were raised at Monday night’s public consultation to Lyford Cay Hospital’s proposed expansion through the addition of services “that are a bit more cutting edge”.
Cat Island water deal part of $190m investment plan
The Prime Minister yesterday said a $7m deal with a BISX-listed firm for two new Cat Island reverse osmosis plants is part of a wider $190m investment in nationwide water and sanitation infrastructure.
Royal Caribbean to start PI construction this week
Construction of Royal Caribbean’s $100m Paradise Island beach club should begin this week, it was revealed yesterday, with 95 percent of site preparation and demolition now complete.
BTC middle managers gain 10% base pay rise
Middle managers at the Bahamas Telecommunications Company (BTC) yesterday signed an “historic” industrial deal that includes a 10 percent base pay increase over its four-year term.
Resort developer eyes ‘long haul’ tripling to six
A Bahamian resort entrepreneur yesterday revealed plans to triple his boutique network to “five and six in the long haul” amid hopes that imminent airport upgrades will make “one plus one equal three”.
Royal Caribbean PI IPO pushed back into 2025
The opportunity for Bahamian investors to acquire an ownership interest in Royal Caribbean’s $110m Paradise Island project has been pushed back to early 2025, it was revealed yesterday.
‘Cart before the horse’ over $377m FTX Bahamas fight
FTX’s Bahamas liquidators yesterday accused a failed crypto bank’s administrator of “putting the cart before the horse” in an escalating legal battle over a $377.419m claim against the collapsed exchange.
North Eleuthera airport ‘game changer if they can pull it off’
Resort owners and realtors yesterday hailed the securing of $55m for North Eleuthera Airport’s transformation as “a game changer if they can pull off a fully functioning” gateway to the high-end destination.
Rental car frustration over plates shortage
Multiple rental car owners yesterday voiced frustration at their inability to obtain insurance for vehicles, while still having to pay full franchise fees, due to a shortage of self-drive licence plates.
Munroe’s claim on Roles of DPP and COP rejected
TWO prominent defence lawyers rejected National Security Minister Wayne Munroe’s assertion that neither the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) nor the Commissioner of Police has a role in deciding the fate of officers who get adverse findings in police-involved killings.
BEMU votes to take industrial action
THE Bahamas Educators Managerial Union (BEMU) took industrial action yesterday after obtaining a strike certificate from the Department of Labour months ago, but union and education officials were mum on the impact of their action.
WSC GM could not confirm making financial declarations between 2017-21
THE Water and Sewerage Corporation (WSC) general manager could not confirm yesterday whether he made financial declarations between 2017 and 2021 after a defence attorney suggested he had not during the ongoing criminal trial of Long Island MP Adrian Gibson and others.
Both Valley Boys factions will receive seed funding
Youth, Sports, and Culture Minister Mario Bowleg said dueling factions of the Valley Boys would each receive $30,000 in seed funding for the upcoming Junkanoo parades –– but Junkanoo Corporation of New Providence (JCNP) chairman Dion Miller said only the faction led by Brian Adderley would be allowed to compete as a category A group in those parades.
‘Campaign finance law not a priority’
PRIME Minister Philip “Brave” Davis said campaign finance legislation, a promise outlined in the Progressive Liberal Party’s (PLP) pre-election manifesto, is not a priority for his administration, and he will not disclose the party’s campaign donors unless donors agree to it.
