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.
Gas dealers to protest as Parliament returns
Bahamian petroleum retailers will be on Bay Street to protest the Government’s “unconscionable” failure to approve a margin increase vital to their survival when Parliament resumes next Wednesday.
‘School safe’ after social media alarm
CONCERNING social media posts from 9th grade Lyford Cay International School students prompted a police investigation.
UK E-Travel Authorisation will be an ‘obstacle’, says Mitchell
FOREIGN Affairs Minister Fred Mitchell said the United Kingdom’s introduction of an Electronic Travel Authorisation (ETA) will be another “obstacle” for travellers, adding his ministry will be monitoring to ensure there is no discrimination.
‘Both factions should compete’
YOUTH Sports and Culture Minister Mario Bowleg disagrees with the Junkanoo Corporation of New Providence’s (JCNP) decision to bar one faction of the Valley Boys from competing as a Category A group in the upcoming Junkanoo parades, expressing concerns that the ruling would reduce turnout on Bay Street.
Jonquel Jones, Liberty extend winning streak
Bahamian Women’s National Basketball Association (WNBA) pro Jonquel “JJ” Jones and the New York Liberty are firing on all cylinders with just four games remaining on the regular schedule before the start of the WNBA postseason on September 22.
Collins’ alleged accomplices give contradictory testimonies
A POLICE officer testified yesterday that Aliko Collins was a suspect in an attempted kidnapping and armed robbery shortly before he was shot and killed by an off-duty officer in Pinewood Gardens in 2017.
Attempted murder and possession of a gun with intent to endanger life
A MAN was remanded to prison after being accused of attempting to shoot at a car on Gladstone Road last week.
STATESIDE: Harris gives forceful case against Trump
Did you watch the much-anticipated TV debate between Donald Trump and Kamala Harris on Tuesday evening?
