Woman allegedly found with a loaded gun in her purse granted $7,000 bail
A WOMAN was granted bail on Tuesday after she was allegedly found with a loaded gun in her purse on Plantol Street last week.
Immigration deports 105 haitians in year’s largest repatriation
THE Department of Immigration yesterday carried out its largest deportation operation of the year, repatriating 105 Haitian nationals to Cap-Haïtien on a chartered flight from Lynden Pindling International Airport.
New Providence parades get $500,000 boost as Kalik named official sponsor
IN an effort to keep the heart and sound of Junkanoo parades alive, Kalik has signed a deal worth over $500,000 to become the official alcoholic beverage sponsor of Junkanoo in New Providence.
Man stabbed by roommate during confrontation becomes country’s latest murder victim
A 25-year-old man was allegedly fatally stabbed by his roommate early yesterday in a confrontation that turned deadly inside their Hepburn Estates apartment, becoming the country’s latest murder victim.
CCA affirms: ‘We’ll still own two downtown Nassau resorts’
Baha Mar’s main contractor last night confirmed the deal struck with Sarkis Izmirlian to resolve their decade-long legal battle will see it retain ownership of two downtown Nassau hotels.
KEITH ROYE II: Making the digital frontier our own ‘extended reality’
Across the globe, businesses are embracing a new digital frontier that blends the physical and virtual worlds to redefine how we work, learn and connect.
Crowdfunded restaurant in seventh New Providence site
A Bahamian restaurant chain that was crowdfunded via the now-defunct ArawakX platform has opened its seventh New Providence location via a Delaporte franchise.
Sands predicts boundary changes ‘with PLP interest’ but warns gerrymandering will fail
FREE National Movement (FNM) chairman Dr Duane Sands said he “expects” any potential constituency boundary changes to be made “with PLP interest” as the country awaits the Boundaries Commission’s report.
Crimson Tide defeat Golden Gophers 63-58
THE Baha Mar Hoops tournament continued yesterday with the Women’s Pink Flamingo Championship game held at the Baha Mar Convention Center.
Xavier’s Lower School and St Thomas More take initial leads in Catholic Diocesan Primary Basketball championship series
THE Xavier's Lower School Giants and St Thomas More Sparks took the initial lead in their Catholic Diocesan Primary Schools 2025 basketball best-of-three championship series.
PM hails jobless fall as sign economy growing
The Government yesterday said the reduction in The Bahamas’ unemployment rate for the 2025 second quarter is a sign the country’s economy is moving in a “positive direction”.
‘All hands on deck’: Fidelity catch-up bid for $18m profit
A BISX-listed bank was last night said to have placed “all hands on deck” in a bid to recover lost ground and match 2024’s full-year profitability, with its top executive asserting: “We will certainly not be accepting less than $18m graciously.”
Statistical Institute constraints creating ‘credibility’ challenge
The Bahamas’ main economic data provider is facing challenges to maintain its “credibility and independence” due to resource constraints such as “significant” staffing issues, the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) has warned.
Andros lodge’s Xmas closure on ‘really scary slow’ bookings
AN Andros fishing lodge will close for Christmas due to a “scary” slow season that its operator yesterday blamed on global economic forces.
Bahamas is Caribbean ‘innovation leader’ but challenged over skills
The Bahamas is “outperforming” and “leading the region” through the number of local companies deemed to be “innovative”, the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) is asserting, although their growth is hindered by a lack of suitably-skilled workers, market size and financing challenges.
Wife threw acid in face of ‘love rival’
A GRAND Bahama woman who launched a devastating acid attack that left a suspected love rival blind and permanently disfigured has failed in her bid to win a lighter sentence after the Court of Appeal refused to reduce the seven-year maximum imposed by a magistrate who called the case one of the “worst of the worst.”
American granted $60,000 bail over Abaco crash that killed teacher and nephew
AN American man was granted $60,000 cash bail yesterday after being accused of causing a fatal traffic accident in Abaco last Friday that claimed the lives of a teacher and her nephew.
Bodies of Abaco men killed in Haiti in July returned home
THE families of two Bahamian men killed in a drug-related operation in Haiti in July will finally get to bury their loved ones after their bodies arrived in The Bahamas this week, bringing some closure to what relatives described as a frustrating and depressing ordeal that cost them thousands.
Former AG: By-Election a boost for Pintard, ‘knock in the head’ for PLP
FORMER Attorney General Sean McWeeney, KC, believes the Golden Isles by-election delivered a political boost for Free National Movement leader Michael Pintard while dealing a “knock in the head” for the Progressive Liberal Party, despite its victory at the polls and the popular belief that the results prove the PLP has the momentum heading into the next general election.
