DEREK SMITH: Ethical leadership critical to sustaining top performance
The leadership conversation is shifting, especially here in The Bahamas.
Strong Bahamian presence at top wealth planning event
The Bahamas established a strong presence as the presenting sponsor at a major wealth planning conference held from September 3-5 in Mexico City.
Minister: Gov’t ‘most concerned’ on adequate insurance capacity
A Cabinet minister says the government is “most concerned” that The Bahamas retains enough insurance capacity to provide homeowners and businesses with hurricane protection that is affordable and accessible.
Insurance regulator teams with UB to finalise course
The Insurance Commission is working with the University of The Bahamas to finalise a course that “will strengthen the university’s curriculum in financial services education”.
INSIGHT: Failing to take women seriously
A SERIES of separate stories last week showed how seriously – or rather the lack of seriousness with which the current administration takes women.
BPL’s Abaco staff gather for seminar in memory of Hurricane Dorian
BAHAMAS Power and Light (BPL) staff in Abaco gathered last week for a memorial seminar honouring the memory of Hurricane Dorian while focusing on recovery, resilience, and healing.
US official claims Bahamas has ‘relaxed’ immigration enforcement
A US official has claimed The Bahamas has “relaxed a lot” of its immigration enforcement after the arrest of a group of Bahamians in attempted human smuggling incidents near Florida.
Meteorology Dept forecasting as much as four inches of rain for Northern Bahamas
Expect more rainy days ahead, with forecasters warning that heavy downpours will soak parts of The Bahamas next week after several days of relentless showers and flooding.
FNM crticises govt for no clear plan on US visa policy for Haitians
THE Free National Movement yesterday accused the Davis administration of failing to provide Bahamians with a clear plan after the United States designated its Nassau embassy as a processing site for Haitian nationals seeking immigrant visas.
Sealy backs off political bid, won’t seek PLP nomination in election
FORMER Doctors Hospital chief executive Charles Sealy will not offer himself as a Progressive Liberal Party (PLP) candidate in the upcoming general election, despite previously expressing interest in frontline politics.
Man accused of attack with cutlass denied bail
A 36-year-old man was remanded to prison on Friday after he was accused of assaulting another man with a cutlass during an incident on Taylor Street in February.
LETTERS: Need to be serious on crime
WE recently had some stats from the police which seemed pretty good, but to complement those numbers, it would be good if somebody from now on, going forward, kindly do the following, and I now ask, for the last six months:
Man remanded on charges of having unlawful sex with a 12-year-old girl
A 47-year-old man was remanded to prison on Friday after he was accused of having unlawful sexual intercourse with a 12-year-old girl three separate times this year.
Girl testifies man pretended to pick up something when he groped her hip
THE trial of a man accused of groping a 14-year-old girl at a Prince Charles Drive restaurant continued on Friday with testimony from the victim, her mother, and a police officer.
Supreme Court judge frustrated by witness absence in murder case
A SUPREME Court judge on Friday expressed frustration that the sole witness in a murder case has been missing for nearly five months, questioning how the trial can proceed without them.
Govt appeal to keep seized foreign fishing vessel dismissed
A GOVERNMENT bid to keep a foreign vessel seized in an undercover fisheries operation has failed, with a Supreme Court judge dismissing an appeal last week and ordering the boat returned to its owner.
WORLD VIEW: A case for Caribbean action on mental health
Mental health is no longer hidden in the margins of public life, whether in Europe, North America, or the Caribbean. It is a growing global reality that costs lives and livelihoods, and prevents social cohesion and economic inclusion.
Op-Ed: Creative leadership needed to forge National Peace Initiative
The National Peace Initiative (NPI) is not simply a framework of policies and programmes - it is a movement, a vision, and a call to reimagine The Bahamas as the safest, most peaceful, and most resilient country in the world.
Bahamas ‘not sitting on our hands’ over air arrivals fall
The Bahamas is “not sitting on our hands” over the 1.3 percent first-half decline in air arrivals, the deputy prime minister is asserting, as he voiced “cautious optimism” for the 2025 fourth quarter.
PM and Opposition spar over economy
The Prime Minister yesterday hailed the second phase of VAR cuts as “easing pressure on households who need it most” while the Opposition blasted the Government’s silence on two key fiscal issues.
