Man guilty of rape of minor, possession of child pornography
HAYWARD Dorsett was found guilty in the Supreme Court on Friday of rape of a minor and possession of child pornography.
DIANE PHILLIPS: Street people – Where home is a piece of pavement or a plot of littered land
W E see them every day, the street people of Nassau.
Scheme aims to bring farming into the backyard
AGRICULTURAL Development Organisation has partnered with The Church Commercial Farming Group (TCCFG) to facilitate the backyard farming initiative.
Minister is ‘satisfied’ by Equinor clean-up
ENVIRONMENT and Natural Resources Minister Vaughn Miller is satisfied with the tests and cleanup efforts that took place in response to the oil spill at the Equinor South Riding Point terminal.
‘Challenge to survive’ even on $260 minimum wage
DESPITE the government raising the country’s minimum wage to $260, some yesterday argued that the challenge to survive remains.
Henfield: Immigration’s shanty town efforts should be sustained
FORMER Foreign Affairs Minister Darren Henfield says the Davis administration should focus on a more “sustained” and “deliberate” effort to crack down on the proliferation of shanty towns in the country.
Munroe dismisses ‘petty’ FNM
NATIONAL Security Minister Wayne Munroe yesterday urged the Free National Movement to “stop playing petty politics” as it makes them “look silly”.
Long Island cruise port build-out to hit $500m
The developer behind the planned Long Island cruise port has committed to employing a workforce that is a minimum 80 percent Bahamian for a project where the total investment could exceed $500m.
Food stores ‘up in arms’ on price control details
Food stores throughout The Bahamas were yesterday said to be “up in arms” over the details of the Government’s expanded price control regime amid fears it will “devastate” the industry and jobs for hundreds of workers.
Pharmacists ‘blindsided’ over Gov’t price control
The Bahamas Pharmaceutical Association’s (BPA) president yesterday revealed the industry has been “blindsided” by the Government’s imposition of price-controlled mark-ups that could force smaller operators to close.
Proven competition: Jamaica group targets Bahamas move
Bahamian financial providers were yesterday told to “prepare themselves” for increased competition after a prominent Jamaican group with over $1bn in total assets unveiled plans to establish a physical presence here.
Gov’t intervention call at GB Power
The Government was yesterday urged to intervene over several labour-related grievances involving Grand Bahama Power Company after a trade union leader threatened to seek a “further course of redress”.
Bahamas secures link with Hawaiian University
THE University of The Bahamas signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with University of Hawaii yesterday to promote research collaboration between the two institutions.
IAN FERGUSON: Get your business prepared for 2023
October is typically when successful businesses invest time and resources to prepare for the upcoming year. Today’s article focuses on a globally-respected tool that is being reintroduced to help Bahamian businesses attain a higher level of global competitiveness.
New Providence hit by BPL outage
VARIOUS areas in New Providence were struck by power disruptions yesterday, according to Bahamas Power and Light.
Bishop: Marital rape study ‘horrific’
BAHAMAS Christian Council president Bishop Delton Fernander wants to have a “strong conversation” with pastors regarding the “horrific” data that came to light from a University of The Bahamas study on the frequency of marital rape and sexual abuse.
Up to $1m of disaster supplies still missing
DISASTER Reconstruction Authority executive chairman Alex Storr estimates that between $250,000 to $1m worth of post Hurricane Dorian supplies belonging to the agency are still missing.
Case of cholera in New Providence
HEALTH and Wellness Minister Dr Michael Darville yesterday confirmed a 52-year-old Bahamian man had been diagnosed with cholera in New Providence - but said the man did not travel to Haiti despite speculation.
