Up to 50% of high-end homes listed ‘off-market’
Up to 50 percent of high-end, multi-million dollar Bahamian residential properties seeking buyers are being promoted “off-market” rather than publicly via the Multiple Listing System (MLS).
University ordered to pay ex-finance chief $158,000
The University of The Bahamas (UoB) has been ordered to pay its former finance chief almost $158,000 after the Industrial Tribunal determined there were “glaring discrepancies” in its evidence.
Thirty workers fired at Norman’s Cay project
Around 30 employees were terminated by the Norman’s Cay resort development on Friday, senior labour officials confirmed yesterday, due in part to the closure of a well-known restaurant.
AML Foods sees $23m Old Trail blaze payout
AML Foods has received a more than $23m payout from its insurers to cover the damage and loss caused by the mid-April blaze that destroyed its Solomon’s Old Trail and Cost Right stores.
Norman’s Cay employees stunned at mass layoffs
Dozens of workers at Norman’s Cay were abruptly laid off on Friday morning in a mass termination that left stunned employees scrambling to leave the island, some with half their belongings still inside staff quarters.
Junkanoo groups wary over proposals for new authority
A DRAFT bill proposing the creation of a National Junkanoo Authority to oversee all Junkanoo parades nationwide is receiving mixed reactions within the Junkanoo community, with some groups rejecting the move and others withholding judgment pending further details.
Pintard called ‘vindictive’ as Wells rejected as candidate
THE Free National Movement has rejected former MP Renward Wells as its Bamboo Town candidate and is expected to choose former Senator Heather Hunt instead, decisions that have sparked fierce backlash from the constituency association, which accuses party leadership of punishing supporters of former Prime Minister Dr Hubert Minnis.
Father of ten-year-old shot dead at water pump
A 32-year-old father was gunned down early on Friday while fetching water from a pump, becoming the country’s 50th murder victim for the year.
$3.6m in damages for botched birth
A doctor has been ordered to pay more than $3.6 million in damages after a botched delivery left a newborn boy with lifelong brain injuries and near-total physical disability.
Tour operator hopeful $600m project alters ‘slow’ bookings
A Grand Bahama eco-tourism operator is optimistic a partnership with Carnival’s Celebration Key will change the “slow” bookings pace.
Gov’t targeting further Family Island airport improvements
The Government will this week sign contracts for the redevelopment of Black Point airport in the Exuma cays, its aviation chief revealed, with Georgetown’s airport set to receive a new air traffic control tower.
Straw vendors ‘packed like sardines’ amid lower sales
Vendors at the Bay Street Straw Market are blaming the economy, stall placement and poor market conditions where they are “packed like sardines” for reduced sales and incomes.
Man accused of assaulting his girlfriend and stealing over $5,000 from her purse
A 35-year-old man was granted bail on Friday after being accused of assaulting his girlfriend and stealing more than $5,000 from her last month.
INSIGHT: Community-based treatment - helping the suicidal find healing
Suicide statistics in The Bahamas are at alarming levels.
WORLD VIEW: A stinging slap - Did it hurt political power or press freedom?
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KDK Report: When the doctor becomes a patient
As a child, with all our time in surplus, the rhythm of life felt slow and warmly repetitious.
Tributes paid to diplomat Missouri Sherman-Peter
ANGELA Missouri Sherman-Peter, who held a series of senior diplomatic and public service roles, has died.
BACSWN secures six EMS vehicles for Family Islands
SIX aviation-grade ambulances are headed to the Family Islands as part of a donation from the Bahamas Aviation, Climate and Severe Weather Network (BACSWN), with the first two expected to arrive by October.
BACSWN signs landmark contract with Middle East’s leading provider of emergency medical services
TO enhance emergency response capabilities for aviation-related incidents throughout The Bahamas, Response Plus Medical (RPM), the Middle East’s leading provider of pre-hospital care and emergency medical services, has been awarded a landmark contract by the Bahamas Aviation, Climate and Severe Weather Network Ltd (BACSWN).
Coroner’s Court suspended as evidence marshall recalled
THE Coroner’s Court has been forced to suspend all upcoming inquests after its evidence marshal, Angelo Whitfield, was abruptly recalled by the Royal Bahamas Defence Force (RBDF) last week.
