No action taken yet in case of two Kentucky women that claimed to be raped while in GB
CHIEF Superintendent of Police Shanta Knowles said Commissioner of Police Clayton Fernander has the file concerning two Kentucky women who claimed in February that two men at Pirate’s Cove Zipline and Water Park in Grand Bahama drugged and sexually assaulted them.
The sub-chaser that snagged in Six Shilling Cay
Six Shilling Cay is a shallow islet less than a mile long, including off-lying rocks, just 50 feet wide. Fleeming Channel is a mile wide and connects deep water with the bight of Eleuthera, leading to the Exumas. Late on the night of December 11-12, 1944, while chasing a report of a German submarine, US Navy sub chaser snagged in the reefs of Six Shilling Cay. This is how her commander, Charles A Tobin of Melrose Massachusetts, and crew fought to save their ship.
Remembering Michael
Michael Wells passed away on Saturday. I tried to pack away his life in a box to give to his sister and mother. But Michael’s life couldn’t fit in a box. The pictures, the emails, the notes – his heart was just too strong, his mind too sharp to be confined.
IAN FERGUSON: Taking core values into the workplace
As a sovereign country for more than five decades, there is a certain degree of maturity that is expected in political, social and economic life in The Bahamas. Our upcoming Independence celebrations should remind us of the great accomplishments of our past, allowing us to take an introspective look at where we are currently and, more importantly, focus some attention on the direction we must begin to take in the future.
‘Wheels turning’ over Family Island airports
The Government’s aviation chief yesterday said the “wheels are turning” on Family Island airport transformation with an assessment conducted on all 28 locations.
Family Island airport fees the ‘price of development’
The Government’s aviation chief yesterday said new and increased passenger and user fees at Family Island airports such as Bimini are “the price of development”.
Marinas slash rates 30% as boating visitors drop
Bahamian marinas were yesterday said to have slashed fee rates by up to 30 percent to maintain boat occupancy levels amid fears of a further squeeze from rising electricity costs.
Stopover tourist spend rises 25%
Stopover visitor spending throughout The Bahamas has increased by more than $500 or 25.4 percent per person compared to pre-COVID levels, tourism’s top official asserted yesterday.
Gov’t avoids bond markets for third consecutive year
The Government is aiming to avoid the international bond markets for a third successive fiscal year as it bids to raise $360m in foreign currency bank loans to meet its $1.803bn gross financing needs.
UK legal heavyweights to decide $357m GBPA fight
Two UK legal heavyweights have been appointed to determine Freeport’s fate in the Government’s $357m dispute with the Grand Bahama Port Authority (GBPA).
Construction ‘strong and healthy’ despite $128m fall in 2023 starts
Construction remains “strong and healthy” despite 2023’s $128m decline in the value of new building starts, a prominent contractor argued yesterday, with cement block demand “outpacing” production.
Man shot outside club in Abaco dies in hospital
THE country’s murder count rose by one on Tuesday when a man died in hospital after being shot outside a nightclub in Abaco on Monday.
Taylor ‘not taken from yoga retreat’
THE Sivananda Ashram Yoga Retreat American Taylor Casey visited before she disappeared said she was not abducted from the site and that evidence suggests she left the retreat voluntarily.
Bahamian students who stayed in Jamaica all OK
BAHAMIAN students in Jamaica fared well under Hurricane Beryl passage and have no regrets about remaining in the country to endure the powerful storm, according to Honorary Consul in Jamaica Alveta Knight.
Leader of Valley Boys faction intends to take legal action
TREVOR Davis, the interim chairman of a faction within the Valley Boys community that wants to change the organisation’s leadership, said his team intends to take legal action against the Junkanoo Corporation of New Providence.
FRONT PORCH: Pandora’s Box - why residents should not be allowed to gamble in casinos
THERE are few physical reminders left of Hobby Horse Hall, such as the stables, converted into apartments which eventually grew into disrepair. The eponymous roadway near Commonwealth Bank in Cable Beach, is another reminder of the defunct racetrack once located in the vicinity of the new golf clubhouse at Baha Mar.
STATESIDE: What should, and what will, President Biden do?
IT’S Independence Day in the US this morning, the date Americans commemorate their 248th national birthday. But as the US celebrates on its national day with cookouts and fireworks, many minds are distracted by the confused, tumultuous state of the current presidential race.
Police shoot man wielding a cutlass
Police report that a 29-year-old male from Ross Corner is in the hospital after being shot by police while armed with a cutlass yesterday.
New Bight Airport runway repaired, Western Air will resume flights
AVIATION Director Dr Kenneth Romer said potholes on Cat Island’s runway that caused Western Air to temporarily suspend flights have been repaired.
