Potter’s Cay clean up underway
POTTER’S Cay Dock vendors jumped into action to clean up debris left behind by Sunday’s destructive fire after allegedly waiting on government to initiate efforts.
Concerns over Haiti travel ban extension
ACTIVIST Louby Georges has raised concerns over the recent extension of the government’s travel ban on Haiti.
‘Double edged sword’
Royal Caribbean’s Paradise Island plans are “a double edged sword” that could improve The Bahamas’ tourism product yet “hurt” Bay Street and local entrepreneurs, it was argued yesterday.
Oil exploration fight heading for full trial
A prominent QC yesterday argued that Bahamas Petroleum Company (BPC) will itself benefit from the legal challenge to its permits being cleared to proceed to a full Supreme Court trial.
Banks want mortgage ‘creme de la creme’
Bahamian commercial banks are seeking out only “the creme de la creme of the mortgage market” as home buyers endure increasingly long waits for financing approval, it was disclosed yesterday.
Insurer: Agency deal to ‘control our own destiny’
A Bahamian insurer yesterday said its latest agency acquisition target will give it “more and more control of our destiny” while achieving its desired “five basis point spread” investment return.
You will have a second injection
AS COVID-19 vaccinations continue, a senior health official has assured the public that all who’ve received a first dose are guaranteed the second jab.
Vaccine supplies facing problem
A PAN American Health Organisation official has said there will be a short period of “limited access” to the Oxford-AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine due to shipment and manufacturing issues.
United in grief
TWO strangers united in grief yesterday while testifying about the fate of their spouses during a Coroner’s Court inquest into the presumed deaths of people reported missing after Hurricane Dorian.
Union hits out as PLP’s candidate put on leave
THE union representing Water and Sewerage Corporation line staff has accused the company’s executives of victimisation and using intimidation tactics against a senior employee who is seeking a run in the next general election.
A well-deserved thank you
When things go wrong, we are quick to complain. When things go right, it's rarely noticed.
The way to the average Bahamian voter's heart is through his stomach
The political framework of The Bahamas is stubbornly rudimentary, to the extent that Bahamians with a low IQ can comprehend the basics of politics.
Industrial Tribunal reform rejection is ‘a tragic mistake’
A trade union leader yesterday argued it was “a tragic mistake” for the government to reject making the Industrial Tribunal part of the Supreme Court so it could gain more enforcement “teeth”.
Why the minimum is never enough
In the first of a three-part series, Hubert Edwards argues that the debate over increasing the Bahamian minimum wage needs to be better directed and focused . . .
Third man charged in connection with $3m cocaine seizure
A THIRD man was yesterday charged in the Magistrate’s Court in connection with a recent seizure of more than $3m worth of cocaine.
Man launches appeal against 35-year prison sentence
A MAN convicted of attempting to murder three men at a cemetery in East Grand Bahama over three years ago has launched an appeal against his 35-year prison sentence.
Probation for making false report
A 20-year-old man, who lied to police officers when he told them that two men had robbed him of his car at gunpoint, was placed on six months probation yesterday.
Arrests over unlicensed firearm
FOUR men were arrested for possession of an unlicensed firearm on Tuesday, police reported.
Chisholm Jr blasts three-run homer
JASRADO “Jazz” Chisholm Jr had two home runs in all of his 2020 season and has already equalled that total nine games into the 2021 campaign.
Jones and Sun to tip off WNBA’s landmark 25th season
JONQUEL Jones and her Connecticut Sun will tip off the WNBA’s landmark 25th season in less than a month.
