INSIGHT: Is Beaches and Parks Authority report a scandal or a distraction?
IN the middle of swirling questions about the government’s handling of the Christmas Carnival fiasco, what does the current administration do? Make accusations about the former administration, of course.
Teen accused of murder bid
A 17-YEAR-OLD boy was charged in the Magistrate’s court on Friday with attempted murder in Abaco.
EDITORIAL: Accusation and counter-accusation over contracts
IT would seem any suggestion of bi-partisanship in politics is long gone.
Rest in peace, Bella
D’Onya Bella Walker, the four-year-old who died while staying with relatives in New Providence on November 5, was finally laid to rest by her paternal relatives in Grand Bahama on Saturday.
Majority of 52 week programme workers placed in private sector
Two thirds of the remaining unposted 52 week programme workers in the public service have been successfully placed in the private sector while the remainder are undergoing training.
FOCOL Holdings announces new promotions to its executive ranks
FOCOL Holdings Limited has announced three top level promotions in its executive establishment.
AG: Several tools added to deal with international requests for exchange of information
The Attorney General has provided an insight on the government’s case management system to help facilitate the management of responses to international requests for exchange of information.
Man in hospital after parking lot shooting
A GRAND Bahama man was treated in hospital after he was shot yesterday.
Parliamentarians urged to maintain highest standards
MEMBERS of Parliament were urged to uphold the highest standards in the delivery of their duties during a three-day post-election seminar held at SuperClubs Breezes.
Pintard - who have you given work to?
FREE National Movement leader Michael Pintard said the Davis administration has breached the reporting requirements of the Public Procurement Act.
UPDATED: SHUT THEM DOWN – All contracts with Beaches and Parks are scrapped in response to ‘control failures’
THE Bahamas Public Parks and Beaches Authority will terminate all current contracts after external investigators found numerous lapses in its functioning and internal controls.
COVID cases continue to ramp up
IT is possible that an uptick in COVID-19 cases is associated with the Thanksgiving holiday weekend and travel, according to local infectious disease expert Dr Nikkiah Forbes.
Officer’s son victim of Arawak Cay stabbing
THE teenage son of a police officer died after he was stabbed during an altercation at Arawak Cay on Saturday night.
When will contractors get money they’re due?
FREE National Movement Leader Michael Pintard said the Davis administration should be clearer about when contractors who had agreements with the Bahamas Parks and Public Beaches Authority will be paid monies owed to them.
Team Bahamas NACAC Age Group champions
On the strength of a gold medal from Keyezra Thomas, a silver from Keely Deveaux and a pair of bronze from Jamiah Nabbie and Kenny Moxey Jr, the Bahamas emerged as the overall champions of the North American, Central American and Caribbean Age Group Championships.
How income tax works
A letter appearing in your column of Friday the 17th of December, written by a Kim Sawyer, displays a common misunderstanding of the nature of the Bahamian economy.
Freeport’s airport
Now that the GB Port Authority and Hutchinson Wampoa have conveniently extricated themselves from the loss-making joint ownership of the Grand Bahama Airport, it falls upon the Government to undertake the massive task of rebuilding.
Dignitaries and COVD rules
Is there a hidden new protocol for COVID, which is only for our so-called dignitaries and spouses?
Swimmer Joanna Evans advances to two finals
Joanna Evans continues to make Bahamian history in the pool at the FINA World Swimming Short Course Championships (25m).
Middle Tennessee tops Toledo 31-24 to begin bowl season
THE Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders out-classed the Toledo Rockets in a dramatic fourth-quarter comeback to hoist the 2021 Bahamas Bowl college football championship trophy at the Thomas A Robinson National Stadium on Friday.
