Former PLP minister questioned by police
FORMER Progressive Liberal Party Cabinet minister Vincent Peet was taken in for questioning by police on Friday.
EDITORIAL: If The Bahamas could rub a genie's lamp . . .
LET’S make three wishes for The Bahamas.
DIANE PHILLIPS: If you have trouble sleeping, you are not alone
If you have trouble sleeping you are not alone, I am right there with you. So are millions of others.
A COMIC'S VIEW: Brave lets strong language fly in the House
I WAS going in a totally different direction with the column this week, until the “bull s@@t” hit the fan in the HOA!
Hotel union to appeal Grand Lucayan ruling
THE Bahamas Hotel Managerial Association (BHMA) intends to appeal a ruling handed down in the Supreme Court on June 3 which dismissed wrongful/unfair dismissal claims by 37 current and former managers at the Grand Lucayan Resort.
Wells: We can vaccinate 30 percent by September
HEALTH Minister Renward Wells says he believes The Bahamas can vaccinate up to 30 percent of its population against the deadly coronavirus before September.
‘We need a better understanding of mental illness’
A LOCAL clinical psychologist said that more people in society, including police officers, need training in sensitisation and understanding of mental illness.
PLP Leader: Govt should acquire land in beach row
PROGRESSIVE Liberal Party leader Philip “Brave” Davis said if the issue of public access to Cabbage Beach cannot be resolved, the government should “acquire” the land next to the private property in question in the public’s interest.
Bahamas must replace vital infrastructure ‘every 20 years’
The Bahamas faces having to replace its entire infrastructure every 20 years due to its exposure to more severe and frequent hurricanes, an Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) analysis has asserted.
‘Strong possibility’ 2016 PI protest is repeated
A trade union leader yesterday said there was “a very, very strong possibility” that there will be a repeat of the 2016 protest walk over Paradise Island Bridge unless access to Cabbage Beach is resolved.
PI entrepreneur urges: “Let’s talk it out, PM’
A Bahamian entrepreneur yesterday said he has renewed efforts to negotiate a solution to his Paradise Island crown land lease dispute by requesting a meeting with the prime minister.
‘Ball is in their court’ over Bimini’s airport
A senior government official yesterday said “the ball is in the court” of Bimini’s largest investor to submit a completed $40m offer to transform and take over management of that island’s airport.
Controversy-hit airport: Five ‘unsolicited’ offers
The government was yesterday said to have received “at least five unsolicited” offers from the private sector to redevelop Cat Island’s New Bight airport, which has become the focus of political controversy.
Police quiz teen in rape enquiry
Police are investigating an alleged armed robbery and rape which occurred early on Wednesday morning.
Straw Market Authority pays off debt
DEPUTY Prime Minister and Minister of Works Desmond Bannister said the board of the Straw Market Authority has paid off nearly $500k in debt owed to the National Insurance Board, Bahamas Power and Light and the Water and Sewerage Corporation.
$100m funding for hospital upgrades
MORE than $290m has been earmarked in the upcoming fiscal year for public healthcare and safety initiatives, with over $100m targeted for infrastructure repairs and critical hospital upgrades.
LOAD SHEDDING? NOT THIS SUMMER: Bannister confident power supplies won’t face planned outages
DEPUTY Prime Minister and Minister of Works Desmond Bannister expressed confidence yesterday that Bahamas Power and Light will not implement load shedding this summer.
9mm pistol used to kill RBDF officer on duty at Govt House
A 9mm pistol was the weapon an assailant used to kill Petty Officer Percival Perpall, according to the former director of the Forensic Science Unit of the Royal Bahamas Police Force.
Commission defends process to select judiciary
THE Judicial and Legal Service Commission has defended the process behind the selection of newly appointed judges and magistrates. After the JLSC announced the appointments in May, there was criticism and speculation in some quarters.
DPM hails BPL upturn but no $535m bond timeline
The deputy prime minister yesterday hailed Bahamas Power & Light’s (BPL) fuel hedging strategy for bringing electricity rates to an all-time low but made no mention of when its $535m refinancing will occur.
