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Night club disturbing the peace

Thank you for this opportunity to publicly address a menace that has been plaguing residents of Misty and Pastel Gardens for a very long time.

EDITORIAL: Too early to declare trip a success

THE CARICOM trip to Haiti has been declared a success.

EDITORIAL: Too early to declare trip a success

THE CARICOM trip to Haiti has been declared a success.


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Repair to bridge faces further delays frustrating residents in Grand Bahama

THE protracted delay of repairs at the Casuarina Bridge has residents frustrated and demanding answers on when work will be completed there.

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Dilipadated home demolished as crime preventative measure

URBAN Renewal demolished a dilapidated wooden structure in the Bain and Grants Town community yesterday as a preventive measure against criminal activity.

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Clay Sweeting dismisses FNM chairman’s criticism on Eleuthera water issues

CLAY Sweeting, MP for for Central and South Eleuthera, said the Davis administration has put a lot of focus in his area, despite Free National Movement Chairman Dr Duane Sands criticising the government for neglecting the island’s water issues.


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Stakeholders express concerns at meeting on $30m Gladstone Road improvement project

“IT IS not our intention to do a Village Road,” officials with the Ministry of Works said last night in response to concerns from various Gladstone Road stakeholders yesterday about the estimated $30m Gladstone Road Improvement Project.

International Women’s Day march returns

AFTER a two-year hiatus, Equality Bahamas is set to take the streets to demand women’s rights.

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Eggs ‘another cash cow Gov’t can milk’

A Bahamian agriculture entrepreneur yesterday voiced concern that the Government “sees another cash cow it can milk” to the detriment of existing producers with its $15m egg self-sufficiency project.


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GB Power ‘clawing way back’ in 25% profit rise

Grand Bahama Power Company was yesterday said to be “clawing our way” back to targeted net income after producing a 25 percent profits increase to $10m for the 2022 full-year.

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Gas station dealers mulling shut down

Gas station dealers are mulling a sector-wide shutdown this month amid growing concern about the ability of the industry’s fixed price controlled-margins business model to cope with a variety of cost increases.

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Labour on Blocks fairs generate 3,000 jobs

The Government’s director of labour says the ‘Labour on the Blocks’ job fair series has resulted in employment for more than 3,000 Bahamian job seekers since last May.


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Moxey tells GB students to ‘seize every opportunity to show your Bahamian pride’

GRAND Bahama Minister Ginger Moxey visited her alma mater yesterday, launching the first of a number of school visits as part of the Grand Bahama Independence Committee’s Road To 50 activities.

Sweeting: Review committee looking to give local government ‘more teeth’

OFFICIALS are looking at possibly amending the Local Government Act to give it more “teeth”, Agriculture, Marine Resources and Family Island Affairs Minister Clay Sweeting said yesterday.

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Registrar General woe is ‘beyond our control’

The Attorney General yesterday conceded that long-standing problems with the Registrar General’s Department’s online portal “are beyond our control” as lawyers and realtors branded the situation “a horror”.


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Complete at last! Paving work on Village Road done

AFTER several delays, major work for the Village Road Improvement Project is finally completed, marking the end of a long, frustrating journey for motorists and business owners in the area.

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Police officer in custody over incest allegations

A member of the Royal Bahamas Police Force is in custody and being questioned at the Criminal Investigations Department for alleged incestuous behaviour.

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CARICOM trip to Haiti hailed a success by PM

THE CARICOM delegation’s trip to Haiti on Monday was a success, said Prime Minister and CARICOM chairman Philip Davis, adding that it  marks the beginning of a journey that will help pave the way towards the holding of free and fair elections in Haiti.


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‘HEALTH CARE STRUGGLES AFTER RECENT SHOOTINGS’: FNM chairman calls for joint focus - as new hospitals announced

FORMER Health Minister Dr Duane Sands said a recent spate in shootings has affected public health services and a joint focus on crime and healthcare is needed.

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Man accused of abusing daughter granted $5k bail

A 40-year-old father was granted $5,000 bail after he was accused of abusing his 16-year-old daughter earlier this month.