IAN FERGUSON: Stay at home or go to work?
As we approach the much-anticipated 50th anniversary of our nation’s independence, I pause to reflect on a model Bahamian business that has become a mainstay and beacon within our private sector.
GB registrar general’s office waiting on relief from the heat
THE Registrar General has hired contractors to repair the air conditioning units at the Registrar General’s department office in Grand Bahama.
STATESIDE: Is Russian conflict the real reason for hesitancy to admit Ukraine to NATO?
The just-concluded NATO summit meeting in Vilnius, Lithuania, was at the same time somewhat anticlimactic and newsworthy. Membership issues dominated on both sides of this. And these are really important as the West drifts ever closer to an open shooting war with Russia.
FRONT PORCH: Future uncertain on Downtown revitalisation - can the ‘soul’ of Nassau be preserved?
Two prominent figures sit in that most public of squares – Rawson, which in earlier times was simply known as “The Park” and was described by LD Powles in The Land of the Pink Pearl as “an acre in extent…on which were the broken remains of some benches and some dried-up-looking, coarse grass”.
EDITORIAL: Words are easy to say - but what about action?
SOMETIMES it seems politicians say things just so they can hear the sound of their voice.
PM affirms commitment to getting reparations from UK
PRIME Minister Philip “Brave” Davis affirmed the government’s commitment to getting reparations from the United Kingdom yesterday.
Awards presented to foreign dignitaries during jubilee celebration defended
PRIME Minister Philip “Brave” Davis defended honouring Rwandan President Paul Kagame and US Congresswoman Maxine Waters during Sunday’s Golden Jubilee event at Clifford Park.
Residents should soon see a ‘marked improvement’ in Nassau roads, says Sears
WORKS and Utilities Minister Alfred Sears said a “marked improvement” in New Providence roads should be soon observed as his ministry plans to increase pothole patching.
Cooper reports no additional progress in securing access to Cabbage Beach
THE Davis administration has not reported any meaningful progress toward ensuring that one of the access points to Cabbage Beach is always opened.
Contaminated oil a new blow to Andros power
A CONTAMINATED supply of fuel led to a new shutdown of a power unit in Andros as restoration efforts continued following the fire that severely damaged BPL’s North Andros Power Station last week.
Exuma water works to be complete ‘early next year’
The Water and Sewerage Corporation (WSC) has commenced water main works for the Exumas to be completed by early next year.
Ministry hires 20 more to ‘blitz’ pothole problems
Alfred Sears, Minister of Works said his ministry has hired 20 employees to conduct road maintenance - and said it was the first set of employees hired to repair potholes in four years.
‘We should not have to beg govt’ for police on the cays, says Hope Town Council chief Sweeting
A local government official in Abaco is appealing to the government to deploy law enforcement officers in the Abaco cays to ensure the safety of both residents and visitors.
MPs express outrage over recent sex assaults on elderly women
PARLIAMENTARIANS Jomo Campbell and Adrian White expressed outrage over the recent sexual assault of an elderly woman.
Suspected drowning of South African woman in Eleuthera
A 45-year-old South African woman is believed to have drowned in Eleuthera over the weekend.
VAT on foreign-owned yachts blamed for decline in business over the last year
SMALL business owners said the imposition of VAT on foreign-owned yacht charter fees had contributed tremendously to the industry’s decline in the past year.
North Andros Power plant repairs cost $600k, as restoration continues
WORKS and Utilities Minister Alfred Sears said the cost of restoring power to North Andros after last week’s catastrophic fire at Bahamas Power & Light’s Nicholl’s Town plant is about $600k.
Man on bail for murder found shot dead in back seat of vehicle
POLICE found a 26-year-old man on bail for murder shot and killed in a vehicle at Blackstone Close and Baillou Hill Road yesterday –– the 57th murder victim for the year.
$32m ‘holographic’ theme park plans to ‘reimagine’ Old Nassau
The principal behind a $32m theme park eyed for the Western end of New Providence is promising a holographic experience along with a “re-imaging of Old Nassau.”
