New hospital costs 27% more than PMH’s due to equipment
Construction costs for the second New Providence hospital are 27.5 percent higher than those for the Minnis administration’s aborted PMH expansion because the latter did not include medical equipment.
Owner calls Bimini resort a ‘financial failure’
Resorts World Bimini’s majority owner has slammed the property as a “financial failure” and labelled it as the “poorest performing resort investment” in its worldwide hospitality empire.
6,000lbs of lobster onboard plane that crashed during take-off in West End
TWO pilots escaped injury after a cargo plane carrying about 6,000 pounds of lobster veered off the runway during take-off at West End Airport, Grand Bahama, on Monday.
FNM unsurprised by silence on Independent Commission
SEVEN months after Parliament passed the Independent Commission of Investigations Bill, the government has yet to explain how the law will be enforced or when the new body will be established, fuelling calls for transparency as only $30,000 was allocated for the commission in the budget, and no timetable has been disclosed.
‘We may toughen up on Haiti visas’
PRIME Minister Philip “Brave” Davis said yesterday the government is reviewing whether to impose tougher visa restrictions on Haitian nationals as violence and political instability in Haiti continue to fuel concerns about irregular migration.
WORLDS: Strachan advances; Kerr, Culmer, Strachan bow out
TOKYO, Japan: The second half of Team Bahamas' performances at the 20th World Championships was a rather rough one at the Japan National Stadium.
Ten-year-old GB student launches ‘Breathe Easy and Fresh’ campaign
SPURRED by the thick smoke from this year’s fires in the Midshipman Road area in Grand Bahama, ten-year-old Lucaya International School student Anaiah Sands has launched “Breathe Easy and Fresh”, a campaign to improve indoor air in homes, schools and workplaces by placing Snake Plants.
ALICIA WALLACE: Respectability politics in Bahamian schools
In The Bahamas, the commitment to and practice of respectability politics continues to outweigh common sense, human decency, and care for one another.
Oscar winner Robert Redford dies at 89
OSCAR-winning director and environmental advocate Robert Redford — whose survival drama All Is Lost shot marine scenes off Nassau and Lyford Cay — died on Tuesday at his home in Sundance, Utah.
Printassia 17th in 400
TOKYO, Japan — All things considered, Printassia Johnson was pleased with her personal best performance and a lane in the semifinal at the 20th World Championships.
Abaco residents concerned over ‘drifting’ sand barge
ABACO residents claim a “drifting” sand barge off Leisure Lee is threatening reefs and coastlines at the height of hurricane season — but acting Port Controller Senior Commander Berne Wright says the vessel is anchored, crewed and awaiting a tug.
Search for missing Spanish sailor may soon shift to recovery
THE Royal Bahamas Defence Force’s search for 56-year-old sailor Miguel Campoy is active but may soon shift to a recovery operation, it was revealed yesterday, after his vessel’s dinghy was found adrift and the United States Coast Guard suspended its effort in line with protocol.
Woman receives conveyance of full ownership of land left to her by her mother
AFTER a decades-long battle over land left to her by her late mother, 79-year-old Reverend Laura Glinton says she can finally sleep in peace after the government granted her conveyance of full ownership.
‘Personal attacks won’t deter me’
JOSPEPH-John Percentie, the Progressive Liberal Party’s aspirant for North Eleuthera, has condemned vicious online attacks on his personal life, saying they will not deter him from seeking the party’s nomination.
Tourism in final stages of securing funding for GB airport redevelopment
THE Ministry of Tourism says details of the financing for Grand Bahama International Airport’s redevelopment will be disclosed “in short order” as the government finalises funding and management agreements for the long-delayed project.
‘Rise in students unable to speak English in schools,’ says Wilson
PUBLIC school teachers are reporting an uptick in students who do not understand English, according to Bahamas Union of Teachers (BUT) president Belinda Wilson, who warns the language barrier is now disrupting learning, behaviour and basic classroom readiness across multiple campuses.
Head coach Tito Moss pleased with Team Bahamas
TOKYO, Japan — Head coach Tito Moss said he’s very pleased with the performances from Team Bahamas at the 20th World Championships and he expects even more from those who haven’t competed as yet.
Ministry of Foreign Affairs collects over 1,000 books to be distributed to inmates
MORE than 1,000 books collected in a month-long drive led by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs will be distributed to inmates at the Bahamas Department of Correctional Services and detainees at the Immigration Detention Centre, officials said yesterday.
Baha Mar Foundation donates jet skis to RBDF’s Tourism Task Force
The Baha Mar Foundation has donated several new jet skis to the Royal Bahamas Defence Force (RBDF) to boost its Tourism Task Force.
Minister: Caribbean must ‘lean’ more on each other
A Cabinet minister yesterday called for greater regional unity, and for Caribbean states to “lean” more on each other rather than relying solely on the US all the time.
