BAIC acquires $400,000 feed mill in first phase of Golden Yolk Project
BAHAMAS Agricultural Industrial Corporation executive chairman Leroy Major said the government acquired a $400,000 animal feed mill for the first phase of its Golden Yolk Project and the development of the Bahamian egg industry.
EDITORIAL: Remembering a hero and guardian angel
PAUL Thompson was a guardian angel.
Nearly 300k applications not digitised at the Immigration Department causing excessive delays
THOUSANDS are still waiting to be processed by the Department of Immigration because their applications were not transferred to the department’s digital system, Immigration Minister Alfred Sears revealed in the House of Assembly yesterday.
Ministry of Housing looking to redevelop abandoned homes into affordable housing
HOUSING Minister Keith Bell said his ministry wants to introduce a pilot programme to redevelop abandoned properties and transform them into affordable housing areas.
Cable urges industry unity on URCA ‘budget travesty’
CABLE Bahamas is urging its rivals to join the battle against “this travesty in budget increases” for the sector’s regulator whose downtown Nassau headquarters it branded an “albatross”.
Bran blasts ‘disrespectful’ Gov’t on $250k damages
AN ex-Democratic National Alliance (DNA) leader yesterday blasted it is “so disrespectful” for the Government to ignore repeated requests to settle his $250,000 Village Road roadworks damages claim.
Gov’t’s $2.5m elevator cost ‘quite exceptional’
THE Bahamian Contractors Association’s (BCA) president says spending $2.5m to replace an elevator at the Government’s Cecil Wallace-Whitfield Centre is “quite exceptional”, and asked: “Is it made of gold?”
Sears unveils plan for NIB rate increase
ALFRED Sears, Minister of Immigration and National Insurance announced that NIB rates will increase by 1.5 percent effective July 1.
Police investigate alleged suicide
Police are investigating the circumstances surrounding the alleged suicide of a 22-year-old woman on Friday.
‘RBDF set to guard mass migration from Haiti‘
DEFENCE Force Commodore Raymond King said the Royal Bahamas Defence Force has established a blockade in the south-eastern Bahamas to guard the country’s borders against possible mass migration from Haiti.
‘Rightfully outraged’ over cruise line video
TOURISM Minister Chester Cooper said Bahamians are “rightfully outraged” at a viral video of purported Carnival cruise line guests saying tourists are scared to leave the ship and have been warned by cruise lines that they could be robbed, drugged and raped in The Bahamas.
‘Homicide by manslaughter’ ruled in police shooting case
TWO officers were stunned after a jury returned a homicide by manslaughter finding yesterday at the end of an inquest into the death of two men killed by police near Cowpen Road on January 23, 2018.
Sears confirms 1.5% increase in rate on July 1
NATIONAL Insurance contribution rates will increase by 1.5 per cent on July 1 and rise by that amount every two years for the next 20 years, Immigration and National Insurance Board Minister Alfred Sears said yesterday. However, last night, the Office of the Prime Minister said only the rise for July 1 this year was confirmed - with no decision yet taken on future years.
GOVT SEEKS TO EASE FEARS OF 26.3% NIB: PM’s Office responds to concerns contributions ‘like income tax’ by 2044
The Prime Minister’s Office last night sought to quell fears that the total National Insurance Board (NIB) contribution rate will hit 26.3 percent in 2044 and become “equivalent to an income tax”.
Man granted $9,500 bail for possession of unlicenced gun
A 51-year-old man was granted $9,500 bail after allegedly being found with an unlicensed gun in his home last Sunday.
Man ordered to 250 hours of community service for stealing $1800 from Starbucks
A 20-year-old man was ordered to serve 250 hours of community service after admitting to stealing $1,833.75 from Starbucks at Cable Cottage over a period of three months.
Queen’s College Comets take the lead on day two
BAISS TRACK & FIELD CHAMPIONSHIPS
The intensity levels rose on day two of the Bahamas Association of Independent Secondary Schools (BAiSS) Track and Field Championships as the Queen’s College Comets gained some ground in the team standings to take the lead yesterday at the original Thomas A Robinson Stadium.
American tourist fined $800 for having drugs
AN American tourist was fined $800 yesterday after admitting to having marijuana and amphetamines at the airport earlier this week.
Bell: GB food assistance budget nearly exhausted due to high demand
GRAND Bahama's food assistance budget for this fiscal year has nearly been exhausted amid high demand, Social Services Minister Myles Laroda told the House of Assembly.
Immigration detains 92 during shanty town demolitions
NINETY-TWO people were detained in New Providence and Abaco as authorities looked to demolish shanty towns, Immigration Minister Alfred Sears said yesterday.
