‘No bids received’ for building painting work, testifies WSC employee
A SENIOR Water and Sewerage Corporation (WSC) employee involved in auditing vendors under the Minnis administration revealed yesterday that she did not receive any bids for painting works on the corporation’s buildings during her investigation.
FNM tent should be big enough
I usually take anything that Bahamas Press prints with a grain of salt.
Five years later, Dorian’s shadow remains
THE shadow of Hurricane Dorian looms large over The Bahamas.
Union warns on rehiring public service retirees
A trade union leader yesterday warned it may initiate legal action over the Government’s contractual rehiring of retired public servants aged over 65.
Insurance sector bracing for weekend flood claims
Bahamian insurers yesterday said they are bracing for an unknown number of property and auto claims following the weekend’s heavy rainfall and flooding.
Electric vehicle dealer in ‘no rush’ on new HQ
A Bahamian electric vehicle (EV) dealer says it is on target for a 30 percent sales increase in 2024 while revealing there is “no rush” to construct its planned headquarters on the East-West Highway.
Top pharmacist: ‘We must reconsider VAT on drugs’
A senior pharmacist yesterday argued “we have to reconsider putting VAT on medicines” amid industry concerns over how reforms to a plan impacting more than 37,000 Bahamians could affect pricing.
One dead and two injured in bar shooting last night
TWO gunmen opened fire on people as they drank in the yard of a bar in Windsor Place last night – killing one man and injuring two others.
FNM Chairman: ‘We won’t reveal donor list unless PLP does too’
FREE National Movement (FNM) chairman Dr Duane Sands insisted the FNM would not reveal its donor list “in isolation” and would only do so if the Progressive Liberal Party did the same.
Cruise port aims to become 100% solar
Nassau Cruise Port is aiming “within the next 60 days” to launch a project that will generate 100 percent of its energy needs from solar as it targets six million passenger arrivals for 2025.
‘Still need for Commission of Inquiry on Dorian’
WITH the Davis administration not having committed to launching a commission of inquiry into Hurricane Dorian-related deaths, Free National Movement (FNM) chairman Dr Duane Sands said he still supports such an inquiry, emphasising that some families need closure regarding their missing loved ones.
Sands: Incumbents are not guaranteed a nomination for next general election
FREE National Movement (FNM) incumbent parliamentarians are not guaranteed a nomination in the next general election, FNM chairman Dr Duane Sands said yesterday, adding that every potential candidate will undergo a selection process.
Three brothers die in traffic accident
SHOCKWAVES spread yesterday after three brothers were killed in an early morning crash on Monday, pushing this year’s tally of traffic fatalities to 53, a sharp rise from last year.
BFA shares outstanding achievements of their national U-13 boys and girls teams
THE Bahamas Football Association (BFA) is excited to share the outstanding achievements of their national under-13 boys and girls teams that competed at the 2024 Naples Elite Cup, held in Naples, Florida, August 24-25.
Mingoes cross country opens international season strong
BOCA RATON, Florida — The University of The Bahamas Mingoes men and women’s cross country teams finished in 11th and 6th at the 10th annual Florida Atlantic Invitational at South County Regional Park in Boca Raton, Florida, over the weekend.
Charlton suffers ‘fracture in foot’
World indoor 60 metre hurdles champion and record holder Devynne Charlton announced yesterday that she will shut down the rest of her season after suffering a “fracture in her foot” in her last meet in Rome last week.
GSSSA looking forward to productive season
WITH the new school year opened, the Government Secondary Schools Sports Association is eagerly looking forward to another productive season for their athletic programme.
BFA: 32 public primary school teachers complete D License Coaching Course
THE Bahamas Football Association (BFA) is proud to announce that 32 primary school teachers from the Ministry of Education’s public school system have successfully completed the D License Coaching Course.
BTVI Story: Overcoming hurdles on her way to success
Out of the classroom for nearly 30 years, A Venteria Johnson reluctantly walked through the doors of the Bahamas Technical and Vocational Institute’s (BTVI) Grand Bahama Branch Campus for a second time.
