Judge urged: Clarify $10m tax dispute not dismissed
A SUPREME Court judge was yesterday urged to swiftly clarify that his recent verdict does not mean the challenge to the Department of Inland Revenue’s demand for nearly $10m in unpaid taxes owed on the former Ginn project’s land assets is dismissed.
Ministry defends strict public school hair rules
WHEN St Andrew’s International School posted photographs earlier this year of its Head Boy and Deputy Head Boy wearing braids and twists, the images fuelled a familiar debate over why one of the country’s prominent private schools could allow Black boys to wear natural hairstyles while public-school students remain subject to far stricter grooming rules.
Eleuthera father dies in Haiti boating tragedy
A FAMILY vacation to Haiti ended in tragedy Monday when a 39-year-old Eleuthera father of three died in a boating accident just four days into the trip, leaving relatives awaiting answers from Haitian authorities while pushing back against online claims that his death was linked to drugs or violence.
Judge permits mom to take autistic boy to US for care
AN eight-year-old autistic boy has been allowed to relocate from Grand Bahama to the United States after a Supreme Court judge found that the specialised services he needs are not available locally and that access to them abroad outweighed the disruption of moving him away from his father and extended family.
Power outages forces Supreme Court closure
THE Supreme Court was forced to close yesterday after a downtown power outage that reportedly began on Friday exhausted and damaged its backup generator system, disrupting court schedules and prompting the Bahamas Bar Association to warn that the administration of justice had been “materially” compromised.
ALICIA WALLACE: The heat is on . . .
ELECTRICITY outages continued across New Providence this week, reminding us that we are experiencing an energy crisis.
Boy mauled in Bimini pleaded with God not to let him die
A NINE-year-old American boy mauled about 100 times by dogs while holidaying in Bimini pleaded with God not to let him die as his mother held him and examined his wounds, his family has revealed.
Seven-day power outage ends for Grand Cay
POWER was restored to Grand Cay early Tuesday after residents endured seven days without electricity and running water, leaving some households spending as much as $80 to $90 a day on fuel for generators as telephone service to the island remained down.
Know your health ahead of Chronic Disease Awareness Day
This week is Chronic Disease Awareness Day - but what are chronic diseases and how should you be making sure you are ready to deal with them if you or your family are affected? Dr Antonio Lewis Camargo, of the Cleveland Clinic, answers your questions.
Headdresses depicting their islands’ delights crowd at Miss Universe pageant
If the summer heat was not enough to ignite pageant season, the contestants of Miss Universe Bahamas certainly turned up the temperature without hesitation or apology.
Cooper warns commercial banks over Family Island access
EXUMA and Ragged Island MP Chester Cooper has warned commercial banks that they have an obligation to serve Family Island communities, declaring that institutions which “profit handsomely” in The Bahamas cannot leave residents behind as Exuma grapples with worsening access to cash.
Trio face ammunition charges after Oakes Field bank threat
A 21-year-old man was accused yesterday of threatening the lives of three women with a handgun outside a bank in Oakes Field last week.
Teen faces gun and theft charges
A 17-year-old boy was accused yesterday of possessing a prohibited firearm and ammunition found in the yard of his Amos Ferguson Street home last week.
Man faces indecent assault charge
A MAN was accused yesterday of indecently assaulting one woman and exposing himself to another in separate incidents less than a week apart last month.
Man accused of near-fatal shooting
A MAN accused of a near-fatal bar shooting in Andros last week was remanded to prison yesterday.
Govt considering Fox Hill land for about 80 affordable homes
THE Davis administration is considering developing about 13 acres of vacant land along Bernard Road into an affordable housing subdivision that could accommodate roughly 80 homes, Fox Hill MP Fred Mitchell said yesterday.
Bahamas to ‘accelerate’ digital Gov’t with Estonia partnership
The Bahamas will seek to leverage Estonia’s “model for e-governance” to “accelerate” its own roll-out of digitised public services, a Cabinet minister has affirmed.
BTC parent’s chief: Innovation must flow from digital progress
The head of the Bahamas Telecommunications Company’s (BTC) immediate parent says the Caribbean has reached a critical moment in its digital progress and must now translate advances in connectivity into greater innovation, productivity and global competitiveness.
Exuma eatery eyes two-week re-open after enforced closing
A POPULAR Exuma restaurant yesterday said it is aiming to re-open within the next two weeks as it works through labour and supply challenges to resolve the concerns that sparked its enforced closure by health officials and other government regulators.
BTC outages disrupt southern Bahamas
PROLONGED Bahamas Telecommunications Company (BTC) outages across several southern islands disrupted economic activity over the weekend, with residents stressing they were unable to work online, operate digital businesses or access services while still paying for data and connectivity.
