Bahamas bounce back has begun
WHILE opening Baha Mar’s luxury water park yesterday, Prime Minister Dr Hubert Minnis said the resort’s investment is a sign “The Bahamas is coming back” and its recovery and revival is imminent.
‘Mother’ Pratt in COVID-19 recovery
FORMER Deputy Prime Minister Cynthia “Mother” Pratt has tested positive for COVID-19.
Kanoo chairman: ‘We have nothing to hide’
A Bahamian digital payments provider yesterday hit back at mounting attacks on its business by asserting that all contracts were won “above board”, it’s chairman adding: “I have absolutely nothing to hide”.
Curfew is reimposed on Bimini
A 7pm to 5am curfew has been implemented for North and South Bimini in response to a COVID-19 outbreak on that island.
Traffickers continue to prey on the vulnerable
A NEW US report has noted people with unresolved status in The Bahamas have a heightened risk of human trafficking.
‘Labour relations hit rock bottom’
UNION executives yesterday expressed disappointment with the state of labour relations in the country which they say are at an all-time low.
Gregory McKay Jr: ‘I just want to go there and get better every day’
AS he prepares to enrol at Limestone University in South Carolina in August, Bahamian Gregory McKay Jr is hoping his trip home will help him to make an immediate impact as a rookie for the Saints men’s basketball team.
Freeport’s Customs crash ‘longest it has ever been’
A Grand Bahama businessman yesterday said he had only suffered a “minor inconvenience” as a result of Customs’ systems being down for the past ten days.
300 attend Sawyer’s Fresh Market job fair
MORE than 300 job seekers in Grand Bahama turned out for a job fair held at the new Sawyer’s Fresh Market location in Lucaya.
Attempted murder conviction quashed, sentence set aside, new trial ordered
THE Court of Appeal yesterday set aside the 35-year sentence of a man who was convicted of attempting to murder three men at a cemetery in East Grand Bahama over three years ago.
Man in tears after being found not guilty of sex with boy
A MAN was brought to tears yesterday after a Supreme Court jury found him not guilty of having sex with a three-year-old boy in November 2019.
Outage in Abaco after ‘control system issue’
A “control system issue” at the Wilson City Power Station in Abaco led to a power outage on the island on Wednesday, Bahamas Power and Light acknowledged in a press release yesterday.
Bahari Bahamas brand pops up in Grand Bahama
BAHARI Bahamas is returning to Grand Bahama with a pop-up shop to launch its new independence collection at the Port Lucaya Marketplace.
A nation in which God is fair game, but the judiciary is a sacred cow
I must confess at the outset that I am not an expert on the Bahamian Constitution.
Tokyo Olympic team named
All four female 200 metre qualifiers, a women’s 4 x 400m relay team and two swimmers have been named to the Bahamas’ 2020 Olympic Games team.
Thirteen young Bahamian sailors shine in the North American Championships
AFTER more than a year of limited practice sessions on the high seas as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, 13 Bahamian sailors qualified for the North American Championships in Nayarit, Mexico.
Special memorial service held for Peter ‘Macaroni’ Gilcud
THEY came from a cross-section of society to remember the life and times of the late Hall of Famer Peter Gilcud, a 67-year-old father, grandfather, former basketball player turned administrator and philanthropist as well as one of the leading junkanooers for the Shell Saxons Superstars.
GB sporting community mourning death of coach Wildgoose
MEMBERS of the sporting community in Grand Bahama are still in mourning over the death of legendary basketball, soccer and Special Olympics coach Terry Wildgoose.
Family council vital to business succession
Cable Bahamas’ chief executive says establishing a family council is critical for seamless succession planning in family-owned businesses where communication among all members is key.
