HG Christie sails in to help the Abaco Regatta
Regatta in the Abacos (RITA) started Tuesday in Abaco, with the first of five races taking place in Hope Town after a kick-off Skipper’s Party at Pete’s Pub in Little Harbour.
Here comes the sun
A SOLAR energy project has been launched to supply power to St Andrew’s International School. (SAIS).
Back to pen and paper for car dealerships
Car dealerships in North America are still wrestling with major disruptions that started last week with cyberattacks on a company whose software is used widely in the auto retail sales sector.
Woman gets two years jail for fraud and stealing from 87-year-old woman
A WOMAN was sentenced to two and a half years in prison after she admitted to stealing over $1,000 from an 87-year-old woman in 2022.
‘The Gateway to Paris Olympics’
A 2024 Volkswagen Atlas vehicle with the Bahamas’ first Vanity Licence plate and a hefty donation of $250,000 were presented to the Bahamas Olympic Committee during the Unveiling Ceremony last night.
Sir Michael Barnett retires: ‘I will always be a judge at heart’
SIR Michael Barnett officially retired as Court of Appeal president yesterday, with Justice Jon Isaacs set to replace him.
‘Under act for disabilities, no one ever prosecuted’
NALINI Bethel, the chairperson of the National Commission for Persons with Disabilities (NCPD), said no one has ever been prosecuted under the Persons with Disabilities Act, a law passed in 2014 to equalise opportunities for people with disabilities and eliminate discrimination against them.
Davis optimistic jobless numbers will go down
ALTHOUGH the latest unemployment figures suggest the country is still struggling to get the rate where it was before the 2008 recession, Prime Minister Philip “Brave” Davis said he is encouraged by the latest figures and is not concerned that the increasing National Insurance Board contribution rate would worsen the problem.
Failing to read signs a disservice
SIGNS, in and of themselves, can be of little to no use.
On course to shine
THE Lyford Cay Foundation’s FOCUS On Course To College (OCTC) programme held a graduation ceremony for grade 12 students last weekend.
‘Failure to probe corruption claim’
THE United States said The Bahamas has failed to investigate corruption allegations against immigration officers at the Carmichael Road Detention Centre and did not proactively screen for human trafficking among vulnerable communities in 2023.
Atlantis ordered to pay former employee $31k for unfair dismissal
A FORMER restaurant manager at Atlantis was awarded $31,200 for unfair dismissal after being fired for allegedly sexually harassing another employee.
PM defends $2.5m plane budget as cheaper than chartering
PRIME Minister Philip “Brave” Davis doubled down in defence of his administration’s $2.5m budget to refurbish a confiscated aircraft for government travel, insisting the move is less costly than chartering flights of government officials to Family Islands.
Unenforced laws are pointless and insulting
A LAW is only as good as its enforcement.
Komolofe seeking relevance?
ARINTHIA Komolafe’s recent defense of decisions made by a previous administration’s cabinet— decisions she vehemently opposed during her tenure as the leader of the Democratic National Alliance (DNA)—raises serious questions about her political convictions and credibility.
Man accused of molesting four-year-old step-daughter
A MAN was sent to prison after being accused of molesting his four-year-old stepdaughter this year.
Man charged with raping woman last week
A 21-year-old woman was granted bail yesterday after she was accused of abusing a six-week-old infant she was babysitting last week.
Man and woman charged for having a loaded gun
A MAN and woman were granted bail yesterday after they were accused of having a loaded gun in their vehicle following a police chase last week.
Posthumous victory for ousted head of Disabilities Council
THE estate of Monique Roker Carey, who was ousted as president of the Bahamas National Council for Disabilities (BNCD) in May 2019, is celebrating her posthumous Supreme Court victory in a case challenging her removal.
