FTX’s Bahamas creditors say minimal sums owed
Multiple Bahamian companies identified as FTX creditors yesterday asserted that the purported sums owed to them were minimal to non-existent.
Snacks providers seeking more sugar, salt tax detail
AN ICE cream parlour yesterday said it is “getting into the swing” of things for 2023 despite talk of the Government implementing new taxes targeting sugar and salt.
Rentokil: No raccoons are killed
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Mental illness or possession
The print media published some months ago a tragic incident involving a mentally ill individual who was put down by law enforcement officers in New Providence. I believe that it was in December that the Senate rubber stamped the Progressive Liberal Party’s Mental Health Bill (2022), which repealed the Mental Health Act of 1969.
Two men charged with Defence Force officer’s murder
THREE men were charged in court yesterday in connection with two separate murders, including the death of an RBDF officer.
Two men granted bail in connection with $100k Inagua drug bust
TWO men were granted $30,000 bail in court yesterday after allegedly being found with $100,000 worth of cocaine uncovered on a mailboat in Inagua last week.
Police investigating after copper theft in Freeport
GRAND Bahama police are investigating the theft of copper cable wires worth $24,000 at a business in Freeport.
Riley has ‘great experience’ at Korn Ferry tournament
IT wasn’t the performance he anticipated, but Cameron Riley said he was thrilled to have been afforded the opportunity to participate in his first Korn Ferry tournament.
Veteran marathoner to raise funds for MD Patient Navigation
Veteran marathoner Ebbie Jackson wants to do all she can to help raise funds to assist those dealing with cancer.
Baseball dream comes true for Sebastian Walcott
WHILE he didn’t get to play professional basketball, Jeff Walcott was happy to see his son Sebastian Walcott’s dream of playing professional baseball come true.
Regulators, millionaires win double header
THE Leno Regulators and the Mekaddish Millionaires won the New Providence Basketball Association’s double header played on Wednesday night at the AF Adderley Gymnasium.
Tanks being built to tackle water problems in Eleuthera
WATER and Sewerage Corporation officials confirmed yesterday that construction of two tanks with 200,000 gallons of water per day capacity is underway in Eleuthera and will be completed by the end of February to improve the water supply on the island.
STATESIDE: Political grandstanding and distractions expected as US Congress grapples with debt and spending
THERE seems to be so many distractions in the US these days, even as an ominously deepening war in Ukraine threatens truly dire consequences.
EDITORIAL: Bodycams are a tool - but the system is broken
THE latest police shooting has seen divided claims between the family of the young man who died, 18-year-old Kwondrick Lowe, and police officers.
Grief counselling ‘very important’ in sudden unexplained infant death cases
SUDDEN unexplained infant deaths (SUID) have unfortunately been the heart-breaking reality for some parents, however, Dr Valencia Johnson is urging people not to put the blame on themselves.
Project to offer safe housing for displaced families
THE Ministry for Grand Bahama will undertake more renovation projects in the Freeport area through its collab unit to provide safe transition housing for displaced families.
Super yacht ambitions to boost cruise port margins
Nassau Cruise Port’s chief executive is optimistic that its “super yacht destination” ambitions and full opening will significantly improve operating income margins that are currently among its parent’s lowest.
FTX US chief moves to ratify Bahamas co-operation deal
FTX’s US chief last night moved to ratify the co-operation agreement thrashed out with the crypto exchange’s Bahamian joint provisional liquidators to end two months of bitter public clashes.
Fiscal Council’s reports ‘not a flip of the switch’
A Fiscal Responsibility Council member yesterday said there was nothing sinister about the body’s delayed publication of two key reports, and asserted: “This is not a flip of the switch.”
