DEIDRE BASTIAN: Avoid misconceptions about entrepreneurship
We have all dreamed about starting our own business at least once.
Rashawn produces another hole-in-one
Rashawn Hanna produced the second hole-in-one shot on the same hole for Team Bahamas to highlight day two of competition at the 37th Caribbean Amateur Junior Golf Championships.
‘Don’t judge Defence Force on the conduct of one or two men’
NATIONAL Security Minister Wayne Munroe says the Royal Bahamas Defence Force should be judged not by the misconduct of one or two people, but by how the organisation responds and protects against future failures, a principle guiding the inquiry into alleged abuse at this summer’s Rangers camp in Eleuthera.
‘RBDF not offered complimentary Starlink service in SpaceX deal’
NATIONAL Security Minister Wayne Munroe says the government pays more than $1m annually for Starlink satellite internet services used across law enforcement and security agencies, contradicting a recent international news report suggesting the services may have been provided free of charge as part of an agreement to allow SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket boosters to land in the country.
Decomposing body of man found in car near a residence on Wilton Street
A MAN’S body was found in an advanced state of decomposition inside a vehicle near a residence on Wilton Street yesterday afternoon.
Bills tabled ‘put public health at the centre of our national policy’
A SWEEPING package of health-related bills aimed at strengthening the nation’s healthcare system, expanding access, and modernising service delivery was debated in Parliament yesterday, drawing praise and criticism.
‘Much stricter environment when schools reopen with ID cards and campus controls’
PUBLIC schools across the country will enter a “much stricter environment” this September, with new rules requiring student ID cards, security escorts for visitors, and tighter campus controls, part of changes announced by Education Minister Glenys Hanna-Martin.
Immigration commission report ‘not handed to me yet,’ says Davis
PRIME Minister Philip “Brave” Davis said yesterday he has not yet received the long-anticipated report from the Immigration Commission –– despite the government previously saying it was completed and ready for his review.
Privilege committee recommends White and Cartwright apologise over behaviour in the House of Assembly
THE House of Assembly’s Committee on Privilege has recommended that Opposition MPs Shanendon Cartwright and Adrian White apologise for misleading or inappropriate conduct during this year’s budget debate, warning that future acts of deception or disorder in Parliament should be met with formal condemnation.
Tennis sensation Khai Rees commits to Temple University in Philadelphia
BREAKOUT tennis sensation Khai Rees has committed to play ball for the Temple University Owls in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Oldtimers Softball All-Star Classic set for this weekend
THE New Providence Oldtimers Softball Association is scheduled to open its 2025 season this weekend with its All-Star Classic in the Archdeacon William Thompson Softball Park at the Southern Recreational Grounds.
‘Don’t burden Bahamians by tax fishing’, argues Senator
The Opposition’s lead senator yesterday urged the Government not to “put an onerous burden on Bahamians by fishing for taxes” amid expectations it will shortly clarify its vacation rental compliance drive.
Entrepreneurs expand retail roll-out in Super Value move
Two Bahamian entrepreneurs have expanded their cleaning products’ penetration of the New Providence retail market to Super Value after securing a spot in Kelly’s Home Centre two months’ ago.
Top court rejects ex-BEST chief in gas station seizure
The highest court in the Bahamian judicial system has declined to grant a former top environmental regulator permission for a last-ditch appeal against his ex-Shirley Street gas station’s seizure.
Contractors president calls for dedicated construction school
The Bahamian Contractors Association’s (BCA) president yesterday called for the creation of a school dedicated solely to the construction industry to “aggressively” tackle skilled labour shortages.
‘If there was evidence would I have not been charged?’
A MAN accused of attacking a fellow American at Atlantis’ nightclub has denied claims he severed the alleged victim’s foot during a violent altercation, calling the injuries a “freak accident”.
Sands: COI leader’s rejected court appeal ‘speaks to his character’
FNM chairman Dr Duane Sands says the Bahamian public must weigh Lincoln Bain’s “character” after the Privy Council rejected his final appeal in a civil case, cementing a judgment that he owes $64,000 to an investor.
OPM demands news agency retract story on SpaceX deal
THE Office of the Prime Minister has called on Reuters, a leading international news agency, to retract a story that claimed SpaceX offered free Starlink internet terminals to the Royal Bahamas Defence Force (RBDF) as part of an agreement to land Falcon 9 rocket boosters in Bahamian waters.
Munroe says about ten to 15 percent of officers on extended sick leave
NATIONAL Security Minister Wayne Munroe says the Royal Bahamas Police Force needs 2,000 more officers due to hundreds of inactive officers on indefinite sick leave, limited training capacity, and too few qualified applicants.
Kids ‘abused’ at Rangers camp
POLICE are investigating allegations that children in the Royal Bahamas Defence Force (RBDF) Rangers programme were abused during a summer camp in Eleuthera, claims that include beatings, being forced to drink toilet water, and sexually inappropriate behaviour by an officer.
