New $700m Baha Mar expansion will bring 500 permanent jobs
BAHA MAR broke ground yesterday on its new $700m beachfront resort, a project expected to generate more than 400 construction jobs and over 500 associate positions when it opens in 2029.
Davis: Fox asked for PLP seat just days before joining FNM
PRIME Minister Philip “Brave” Davis said yesterday that just days before Rick Fox was named as the Free National Movement’s Garden Hills candidate, the former NBA star sought a nomination from the Progressive Liberal Party — an allegation Mr Fox described as political theatre.
'We caught police planting drugs’
A RELATIVE of a Carmichael family arrested in a drug raid has accused police of planting narcotics in their yard — a claim he says is backed by video footage shared with The Tribune.
STATESIDE: Dems may retake House in Nov (but likely no thanks to Maine)
“MANY forms of government have been tried, and will be tried in this world of sin and woe,” Sir Winston Churchill said.
New Bahamian scholarship fund seeks to support next generation of leaders
A NEW Bahamian-led non-profit is set to award $15,000 in academic grants to Bahamian students pursuing post-secondary education abroad in Finance, Technology, and Art.
Accused held on armed car theft charges
A MAN accused of robbing another man of his SUV at gunpoint last month on West Bay Street was remanded to prison yesterday.
Two arrested for having drugs valued at $3k
Two men were arrested following the confiscation of suspected drugs worth almost $3,000 on Tuesday.
US man fined $800, forfeits $18,000 after drugs and cash found in luggage
AN American man was fined $800 and had $18,150 forfeited to the Crown yesterday after admitting he had marijuana in his luggage and failed to declare the correct amount of cash he was travelling with.
PM notes ‘irregularities’ in NHI billing as payment delays mount
THE government has identified irregularities in how some National Health Insurance providers billed the state, Prime Minister Philip “Brave” Davis said yesterday, as doctors complain of mounting delays in payments.
Munroe, PSA in public spat over legality of non-lethal weapons
A PUBLIC dispute has erupted between National Security Minister Wayne Munroe and the Police Staff Association over whether police officers can legally carry non-lethal weapons.
Prison population hits all-time high as Munroe questions recidivism drop
THE country’s prison population “is now at the highest” it has ever been, National Security Minister Wayne Munroe said yesterday, though he could not confirm claims of a drop in recidivism rate, noting the figure depends on how it is calculated.
FRONT PORCH: Notes on party politics in parliamentary democracy
INCREASINGLY, when aspirants who desire or apply to become candidates for their parties in the House of Assembly are denied a nomination, they get vex, load up their Georgie Bundles, bush crack gone to another party.
‘Fabricated’ vs ‘Clear Proof’: Jury hears closing arguments in mass shooting trial
TWO sharply different versions of the same night were laid before a Supreme Court jury yesterday as lawyers delivered closing arguments in the 2021 Milton Street mass shooting trial.
Man fined $5,000 for metal pipe assault
A MAN who admitted assaulting and injuring someone with a metal pipe in Nassau Village was fined $5,000 yesterday.
Governance reformer: Fighting corruption will cut cost of living
Governance reformers yesterday argued that fully implementing and resourcing anti-corruption measures will help ease The Bahamas’ cost of living pressures after this nation slipped one place in Transparency International’s annual Corruption Perceptions Index.
Bahamian realtor unveils its ‘Circle of Excellence’
A Bahamian realtor has unveiled its 2025 Circle of Excellence winner to honour agents and teams who show outstanding performance and commitment.
Regulator warns Bahamians on ‘relationship’ fraud scams
The Securities Commission yesterday revealed it is participating in a five-day global campaign as part of a drive to better protect Bahamians from falling victim to so-called ‘relationship’ or ‘romance’ fraud scams.
$100m roadworks funding via ‘receivables factoring’
A $100m loan that will enable a Bahamian contractor to complete 200 miles of roadworks on Exuma and Eleuthera has been structured as an “accounts receivables factoring” arrangement, it was revealed yesterday.
Resolving Perpall Tract floods set to cost $5.7m
A $5.7m investment is needed to solve flooding and poor drainage in the 350-acre Perpall Tract and east Grove area of northern New Providence, an engineering study is estimating, with the planned new hospital not adding to these woes.
Frustrated Mayaguana residents promised Gov’t pay ‘next week’
The Progressive Liberal Party’s (PLP) newly-confirmed election candidate yesterday promised frustrated Mayaguana residents that long-delayed payments from the Government will be made next week.
