Man sentenced to three years after pleading guilty to firearm charges
A MAN was sentenced to three years in prison yesterday after he admitted to having two loaded firearms in 2021 and 2022.
100k bail for man with four grammes of marijuana
A MAN was granted bail in Magistrate’s Court yesterday after it was alleged that he was found with drugs.
Bahamas Boys earn third straight win in Jr Davis Cup, advance to playoffs
THE Bahamas boys team picked up their third consecutive victory in the Junior Davis Cup tournament in Guatemala to advance to the playoffs.
BPL suffers $64m loss during 2020
BAHAMAS Power & Light (BPL) incurred a $63.876m total comprehensive loss for the year to end-June 2020 with auditors reaffirming that its parent’s solvency remained endangered by “negative cash flows” and constant losses.
Village Road hits works as ‘total disappointment’
VILLAGE Road businesses yesterday slammed the Ministry of Works as “total disappointment” for failing to respond to fix property and sidewalk damage caused by the year-long roadworks.
ALICIA WALLACE: ‘Embrace equity’ at International Women’s Day March and Expo
ON SATURDAY, March 4, Equality Bahamas’ International Women’s Day March and Expo returns to its in-person format after two years of virtual design. As the name suggests, this event commemorates International Women’s Day which is on March 8 every year, and it is designed to bring women and girls together to learn, play, share, and explore together.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
