BEWU boss: 'This is our contract. It has nothing to do with politics'
DAYS before the general election, more than 800 junior line staff at Bahamas Power and Light received a $3,500 lump-sum payment last week as part of a “cost of living supplement” included in their industrial agreement, according to union leader Kyle Wilson.yle wilson
American woman, 88, dies after mobility scooter accident
AN 88-year-old American woman died on Saturday after she reportedly drove a mobility scooter off a pier at a Grand Bahama resort.
Courts rejects late appeal against conviction for unlawful sexual intercourse with 13-year-old girl
THE Court of Appeal has dismissed an application by Vakeito Melkeva Ferguson to extend the time to appeal his conviction for unlawful sexual intercourse with his girlfriend’s 13-year-old daughter, ruling that the proposed appeal had “no realistic prospects of success”.
Couple plead not guilty in $11K air-conditioning theft case
A MAN and woman were accused of stealing $11,435.80 from an air-conditioning company last year.
Suspect charged with attempted murder and multiple break-ins, remanded to prison
A MAN accused of attempted murder and a string of shopbreaking offences was remanded to prison on Friday.
New healthcare facility to address long-standing "gaps" in follow-up injury care
HEALTH officials on Friday opened a new Public Hospitals Authority rehabilitation and wellness facility they said would close long-standing gaps in follow-up care for people recovering from injuries, living with disabilities or managing chronic conditions.
Bahamas Health Ministry on hantavirus alert after cruise outbreak
HEALTH and Wellness Minister Dr Michael Darville said officials are tracking a global hantavirus alert after an outbreak aboard a cruise ship killed three passengers.
BEYOND THE BORDER: Your student visa was approved! Yayy! What’s new on how to keep it
International students in the United States under F-1 (academic) and M-1 (vocational) non-immigrant classifications are subject to the most technically rigid compliance requirements in US immigration law.
Legal challenge stalls Marsh Harbour land ownership resolution
The Government’s plans to regularise land ownership for scores of downtown Marsh Harbour residents and businesses have stalled after descendants of the original Crown Land grantee to the 242-acre ‘Key tract’ launched a legal challenge to the property’s compulsory acquisition.
PRD: FNM voter register claims "inaccurate"
THE Parliamentary Registration Department has strongly rejected what it called “inaccurate and misleading” claims by the Free National Movement concerning the voter register, refuting assertions that election rules are being changed just days before the general election.
Man jailed for breaking into stall and stealing alcohol
A MAN who admitted breaking into an Arawak Cay stall and stealing $400 worth of property last month was remanded to prison yesterday.
Ingraham accuses PLP of buying votes in Abaco
FORMER Prime Minister Hubert Ingraham accused the Davis administration of trying to influence Abaco voters by wiping electricity arrears for residents of Grand Cay and Moore’s Island, telling FNM supporters the Progressive Liberal Party was “trying to buy some votes”.
Below-average hurricane season forecast for 2026
THE Atlantic hurricane season is expected to be below average this year, with one international forecast projecting 13 named storms, six hurricanes and two major hurricanes.
Repeat child molester gets 13-years prison for latest attack
A REPEAT child molester was sentenced to 13 years in prison yesterday for having sex with a nine-year-old boy he lured into his home shortly after being released from prison for raping a five-year-old boy.
ERIC WIBERG: Lights and wrecks of Ragged Island, the Jumentos, and Long Island
HMS Spey took on a local pilot at Crooked Island and then doubted him.
Herbalist brings plant-based diet to Paradise Island market
Herbalist Derica Clarke is her own walking testimony to the power of healthy living.
