Fire sparks closure of west New Providence restaurant
A well-known western New Providence restaurant has closed indefinitely after a fire caused “significant damage” over the Labour Day holiday weekend.
Airline plans to launch daily Cat Island service
A Fort Lauderdale-based airline is launching daily service to Cat Island on November 1, 2025, and has also unveiled plans to expand its route to Stella Maris, Long Island, at the same time.
Airline plans to launch daily Cat Island service
A Fort Lauderdale-based airline is launching daily service to Cat Island on November 1, 2025, and has also unveiled plans to expand its route to Stella Maris, Long Island, at the same time.
Bahamas hits Florida for tourism promotion
The Ministry of Tourism, Investments and Aviation is today launching a series of regional sales and marketing missions targeting one of The Bahamas’ most lucrative and closest markets, Florida.
Ex-minister: Reforms let tax authorities ‘run amok’
A former Cabinet minister is accusing the Government of devising laws that permit the tax authorities to “run amok” over law-abiding businesses who are constantly placed at a disadvantage.
Laroda: Disturbing rise in cases of mothers prostituting their daughters
THE Ministry of Social Services is reporting a disturbing rise in cases of mothers prostituting their daughters — some as young as 14 — in exchange for money to pay household bills, according to Minister Myles Laroda.
Budget debate awaiting unfunded $4.1bn civil service pension reform
The Government is “expected to table in Parliament” legislation to tackle unfunded civil service pension liabilities - forecast to hit $4.1bn in only seven years’ time - during the current Budget debate.
BREA: VAT reforms ‘unequitable’ in law
The Bahamas Real Estate Association (BREA) has warned the Government it is “unequitable in law” to impose the compliance burden, and related penalties, for property sales VAT on its members.
Realtor’s commission bid on $57m sale dismissed
A Bahamian realtor’s bid to be paid a 4 percent commission on the $57m sale of a prominent Lyford Cay property has been dismissed by the Supreme Court.
Ex-AG’s warning of ‘disastrous consequences’ on law’s reform
A former attorney general is warning that legal reforms intended to combat real estate-related VAT evasion will have “disastrous consequences” for the industry and all related sectors if passed as is.
Gov’t touting vendor arrears cut, eyes accounting switch
The Government says it has further slashed payables owed to its vendors by a sum equal to 0.4 percent of gross domestic product (GDP) as it bids to switch to accrual-based accounting within two years.
Politics in the spotlight - but thousands on Labour march
THIS year’s Labour Day parade in New Providence drew thousands of workers and union members — but also sparked renewed debate about the role of political parties in what is traditionally a celebration of workers’ rights.
Hanna Martin announces school ID system designed to control access
EDUCATION Minister Glenys Hanna Martin has announced a new security protocol for the upcoming school year: a student identification card system designed to restrict school access exclusively to authorised individuals.
‘Stop saying D-average’, says Education Minister
EDUCATION Minister Glenys Hanna Martin has denounced the characterisation of Bahamian youth as “D average,” based solely on national examination results, describing the label as “unfortunate and unfair”.
Nurses union ousts chief - and police called over property
BAHAMAS Nurses Union executives have declared that president Muriel Lightbourn is no longer a member of the union, accusing her of violating the union’s constitution, refusing to return property, and bypassing internal governance protocols.
Boyfriend ‘died saving our lives’
JUST two days after celebrating his 21st birthday, Jarred Evans was gunned down outside a Cordeaux Street bar while reportedly trying to ensure his girlfriend and friends got inside safely, a final act of care that cost him his life.
PETER YOUNG: New UK Strategic Defence Review for modern times
The words of British Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer last week said it all.
FACING REALITY: Qualifications does not mean qualified
Throughout our lives, we’ve been part of an unjust system that perpetuates a divide where those with power are given preferential treatment while the rest are left out.
Suspect in two shootings to be charged in court today
A man is in police custody and expected to appear in court today in connection with two shootings last week that left one man dead and four others injured.
Rolle distances himself from comments after officer’s death
FORMER Commissioner of Police Paul Rolle, who was the head of the Royal Bahamas Police Force when Constable Robert Wright Jr’s death was ruled a suicide, is now distancing himself from the case after a Coroner’s Court jury ruled this week that the 23-year-old officer was murdered.
