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.
EDITORIAL: Unsolved murder at Government House
WHO killed Petty Officer Percival Perpall and attempted to kill two more Marines at Government House in 2019?
STATESIDE: North and South Biden’s got problems on the border
WE are all too familiar with the devastating effects of the worldwide COVID-19 pandemic on families here and in every country. Statisticians and historians probably will need years if not decades to calculate the loss and damage.
FRONT PORCH: So much to gain by playing the long game
IT is remarkable how much long-term advantage people like us have gotten by trying to be consistently not stupid, instead of trying to be very intelligent. – Charlie Munger (Warren Buffet’s long-term partner in Berkshire Hathaway).
Prison officer issues ‘not addressed’
MORE than three months after correctional officers demonstrated over long standing issues, they say their concerns have not been addressed, raising the possibility for further industrial action.
Cane toads are back - and on the move
CANE toad sightings have re-emerged in parts of New Providence, officials revealed yesterday.
PAHO cautions over travel amid virus third wave
AS The Bahamas enjoys increasing tourist numbers, officials at the Pan American Health Organization have warned that now may not be the time for travel as most countries are experiencing a third wave of the COVID-19 pandemic.
