Cruise waste levy to aid ‘stressed’ landfills
The Ministry of Finance’s top official yesterday said revenues generated from the $300 per ton levy on cruise ship waste will be used to upgrade Family Island landfills “significantly stressed by the industry.
NHI ‘trigger pull’ on employee/employer funding will come - but ‘premature’ now
A Cabinet minister yesterday confirmed The Bahamas will “eventually have to pull the trigger” on employer and employee funding for National Health Insurance (NHI) but it is “premature” to do so now.
FNM candidate for West GB Accuses ZNS of victimisation
FNM candidate for West Grand Bahama and Bimini Omar Isaacs is accusing state broadcaster ZNS of political interference after his live interview on Power 104.5FM was abruptly cut short on Wednesday.
One man dead and two others injured in East St shooting
A man was killed and two others — a man and a woman — were injured in a shooting on East Street yesterday.
Abaco businessman crash lands plane west of Treasure Cay Abaco
ABACO businessman Troy Cornea was flying to Florida to visit family with his two beloved dogs yesterday morning when the engine of his single-engine Piper PA32 failed mid-air, forcing him to make a dramatic emergency landing in a marsh west of Treasure Cay.
Concerns over court’s ruling
LAWYERS across The Bahamas scrambled yesterday to assess the fallout from a major Court of Appeal decision that declared judgements delivered by retired Supreme Court judges unconstitutional.
Kids learn steps they can take to defend against climate crisis impacts
Minister of Social Services Myles LaRoda, hailed the hosting of the annual Camp Climate Action summer youth programmne as highly beneficial to the campers, their families and communities.
Govt plans to resume shanty town demolitions on Eleuthera soon
THE government will soon resume demolishing unregulated structures in New Providence as part of its ongoing nationwide crackdown on illegal settlements, Works and Family Island Affairs Minister Clay Sweeting said Wednesday.
ERIC WIBERG: The lighthouse and shipwrecks of Cay Sal
“A bioligically impoverished, physically controlled environment” is how Walter Goldberg described Cay Sal Bank in his 1983 Smithsonian study.
DIANE PHILLIPS: World through a different lens
Dawn we wake, we open our eyes to a world we create.
Op-Ed: Emancipation and the Enduring Bridge Between The Bahamas and South Africa
Honorary Consul of the Republic of South Africa to The Bahamas
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Team Bahamas 3rd at 37th Caribbean Amateur Junior Golf Championships
Maddisson Carroll picked up the Kenneth Francis individual trophy and combined with fourth place finisher Haley Hill to capture the girls’ 15-and-under division at the 37th Caribbean Amateur Junior Golf Championships.
Man accused of attempted murder
A MAN was remanded to prison yesterday after being accused of attempted murder in New Providence while armed with a rifle.
Abaco taxi driver accused of groping tourist
A TAXI driver was granted bail yesterday after being accused of groping an American tourist in Abaco last month.
Man gets 30 months jail for unlicenced gun
A MAN was sentenced to 30 months in prison yesterday after admitting he kept an unlicenced gun in his home on Matthew Street earlier this week.
Three years prison for attempted break-in
A MAN was sentenced to three years in prison yesterday after admitting he tried to break into a woman’s home on West Avenue last week.
Woman says sexual harassment faced often in Bahamas modelling industry
A FACEBOOK post alleging sexual harassment during a fashion photoshoot has ignited fresh concern over exploitation in The Bahamas’ modelling community.
Genesis calls warning from JCNP ‘oppressive’
THE Genesis Junkanoo group says it was threatened with suspension and possible expulsion by the Junkanoo Corporation of New Providence (JCNP) after expressing interest in joining the upcoming Fox Hill Day Emancipation Rush, prompting Youth, Sports and Culture Minister Mario Bowleg to describe the threat as “going back to slavery.”
DJ Ovadose: How a lifelong love of music took him around the world
AT just 11 years old, Jasper “DJ Ovadose” Thomas was hunched over a computer, juggling two YouTube tabs to mimic the thrill of mixing music.
