‘JCNP threatened groups’ - minister
YOUTH, Sports and Culture Minister Mario Bowleg said he has been informed that the Junkanoo Corporation of New Providence (JCNP) threatened groups with the loss of sponsorship and possible expulsion if they registered directly with his ministry for government seed funding.
Attorney overturns $70,000 ‘jail avoidance’ repayment
A Bahamian attorney yesterday successfully overturned a verdict ordering she repay $70,000 provided by her late former parents’ in-law to prevent her being jailed for stealing client funds.
Fears ‘cart before the horse’ over North Eleuthera airport
More than 3,000 North Eleuthera “common land owners” are concerned the Government has “put the car before the horse” on the compulsory acquisition of 628 acres for expansion of the area’s airport.
‘Colossal waste of judicial resources’
Court of Appeal judges yesterday slammed the Supreme Court’s handling of a dispute related to an attorney accused of stealing client funds as “a colossal waste of judicial resources”.
‘Scores’ fall victim to phishing scammers
Financial crime investigators yesterday warned that so-called ‘phishing’ scams are increasing with “a number of suspects” being arrested by the Royal Bahamas Police Force.
ALICIA WALLACE: Misogyny in politics holds women back
While Leslie Miller’s misogynistic, infantilising reference to Senator Michela Barnett-Ellis is not at all surprising, given his many public episodes, it has drawn attention to the longstanding issue of discrimination against women in political and public life.
BACSWN to invest $427m in aviation, weather safety
EXECUTIVES from the Bahamas Aviation, Climate and Severe Weather Network Ltd (BACSWN) yesterday outlined a $427m plan to transform aviation safety and weather monitoring across the country, including the installation of 26 automatic weather observation systems (AWOS), 109 radars, and three monopulse secondary surveillance radars.
GBPA granted repossession of casino over $1.2m debt
The Supreme Court has paved the way for the Grand Bahama Port Authority (GBPA) to “repossess” the Royal Oasis casino and nearby parking lot over $1.2m in unpaid service charge debts.
Activists: Prosecuting doctor over abortion ‘dangerous, careless move’
Equality Bahamas has condemned the decision to prosecute a gynaecologist accused of performing an abortion, calling it a “careless, dangerous move” and renewing its call for the procedure to be decriminalised in all circumstances.
Miranda Adderley voted president in Criminal Bar’s second election try
THE Bahamas Criminal Bar has elected new leaders following the nullification of its previous election results.
GB pastor makes appeal for return of stolen property
A GRAND Bahama pastor is appealing for the return of more than $8,000 worth of stolen property after thieves broke into his church and a nearby school over the weekend.
Public outrage over lack of Ambulance
A LONG Island woman fighting for her life was carried to an air ambulance on the back of a flatbed truck in pouring rain on Monday, sparking outrage that ambulances on the island remained parked and unused.
Engineering room fire at Comfort Suites due to lightning striking transformer
COMFORT Suites said a fire which broke out in its engineering room on Monday evening was sparked when lightning struck a transformer during bad weather.
DELVIN MAJOR: Aviation safety culture is national imperative
In civil aviation, safety is not merely a requirement - it is a culture.
‘They don’t have no house so they live on the street,’ says pastor
AFTER eviction notices were posted in a North Andros shanty town, several Haitian residents have been left homeless, sleeping in cars or wrapping themselves in plastic for warmth, according to Bishop Celiner St Louis of Gospel Assembly.
RBPF warns of rise in phishing scams
THE Financial Crimes Investigation Branch of the Royal Bahamas Police Force is warning of a rise in phishing scams that trick victims into giving away their banking details through fake texts, phone calls, and websites.
Severe weather in Miami causes three flights to divert to LPIA
THREE flights bound for Miami were diverted to New Providence on Monday due to severe weather at the destination, leaving nearly 200 passengers stranded for hours.
TECH TALK: How the AP uncovered US big tech’s role in China’s digital police state
Over the past quarter century, American tech companies to a large degree designed and built China’s surveillance state, playing a far greater role in enabling human rights abuses than previously known, the Associated Press has found.
