Immigration denies officer raped woman in detention
THE Department of Immigration has asserted that there is “no substance” to an allegation of inappropriate conduct by a male officer against a female migrant who was detained at the department’s safe house.
VIDEO: Waterspouts spotted amid freaky weather
Incredible footage of waterspouts has been doing the rounds on social media after inclement weather around New Providence shortly before noon on Thursday.
$28m ‘sham loans’ judgment upheld against Sky’s Butler
Sky Bahamas’ former financier was yesterday said to be “elated” that the Supreme Court has upheld the default judgment he obtained against its principal over an alleged $28m “bogus loans conspiracy”.
Target ‘big boys’ first with corporate taxes
The Bahamas should initially only target companies generating more than $5m or $10m in annual net profits with a corporate income tax, a well-known attorney is arguing.
Ex-minister: ‘Use carrots, not stick’ over COVID jabs
A former Cabinet minister yesterday added his voice to those opposing mandatory COVID-19 vaccinations, telling Tribune Business: “Better to use a carrot than a stick.”
‘Clear signal’ by Q3 on $100m overseas investments re-start
The Central Bank will “be able to provide a clear signal” by the 2021 third quarter on when it will ease restrictions preventing Bahamians from making up to $100m per year in overseas investments.
Hotelier in warning: Vaccination rates a ‘competitive tool’
A prominent Bahamas hotel executive yesterday reiterated warnings that this nation’s relatively slow vaccine roll-out threatens to undermine its competitiveness versus rival tourism destinations.
Nurses warn it's too early to remove testing for vaccinated travellers
BAHAMAS Nurses Union says it disagrees with plans to remove the COVID-19 testing requirement for fully vaccinated travellers believing there is no guarantee people won’t contract or spread the virus even after receiving two doses of the vaccine.
Vaccination move is shot in the arm
TOURISM Minister Dionisio D’Aguilar said he thinks allowing fully vaccinated travellers to The Bahamas without a negative COVID-19 RT-PCR test will make the country a more attractive destination for visitors.
Ministry hits back at vendors’ complaints
THE Ministry of Agriculture and Marine Resources has called recent claims made by Potter’s Cay Dock vendors, who lost their stalls to a destructive fire earlier this month, “misleading”.
DEMOLITION DAY: Govt teams move in to tear down structures in Abaco shanty town
THE Ministry of Works spearheaded the demolition of 45 “incomplete and unoccupied structures” in The Farm shanty town in Abaco yesterday, a move that human rights activists quickly condemned.
IAN FERGUSON: Worker wellness key to corporate health
Most would agree that employee health and well-being is a topic that receives far too little attention in the standard work environment. But amid this global pandemic, worker wellness has become a daily conversation because workplace COVID-19 spread is real.
Kai Jones signs with Klutch Sports ahead of NBA Draft
Kai Jones has signed with Klutch Sports Group ahead of the 2021 NBA Draft.
‘No athlete is ever bigger than their country’
IMMEDIATE past International Amateur Athletic Federation councilwoman Pauline Davis-Thompson said she’s appalled by the fact that the Bahamas could not field a team for the fifth edition of the World Athletics’ Relays.
Steven Gardiner: ‘Each time there are relays to run, my name, my image and my reputation gets dragged through the mud’
WORLD 400 metre champion Steven Gardiner refuted claims by Bahamas Association of Athletic Associations’ president Drumeco Archer that the reason why the Bahamas will not be entered in the fifth World Athletics Relays is because of the unavailability of himself and Olympic champion Shaunae Miller-Uibo.
Martin ‘Pork’ Burrows: ‘Umpires have to go through this training’
LAST year he had the opportunity to become a certified CBUAO college umpire and now Martin “Pork” Burrows is doing all he can to assist more Bahamians to join him.
Nicholas Pierre isn’t your ordinary student athlete
GENESIS Academy’s fifth grader Nicholas Pierre is not your ordinary student/athlete.
More than 3,000 homes still need Dorian repairs
MORE than 3,000 homes across Grand Bahama and Abaco still need to have repairs completed post-Hurricane Dorian, according to Katherine Smith, executive director of the Disaster Reconstruction Authority.
Trial date to be set for former minister
FORMER Cabinet minister Elma Campbell will be given a date for the start of her trial early next month.
28-year murder sentence quashed
THE Court of Appeal yesterday quashed the 28-year sentence of a man who was found guilty of trying to kill another man over five years ago.
