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BPL bill decline for businesses ‘total hogwash’
An ex-Cabinet minister has blasted it is “total hogwash” for the Government to boast it has reduced business energy costs with his firm now paying an all-in rate 45.8 percent higher than in October 2022.
Decathlete Kendrick ‘Bionic Man’ Thompson bounces back in action
AFTER surviving a boat accident and a shark bite that prevented him from competing last year, decathlete Kendrick Thompson, now known as the “Bionic Man,” has shown his resilience and fortitude to bounce back.
Sports Calendar: June 2025
Monday, June 30, 2025
Annual pre-Independence Day Beat Retreat
CROWDS in Bahamian colours swarmed Rawson and Parliament Squares on Sunday as the RBPF and RBDF held the annual Beat Retreat in the lead-up to this year’s Independence Day.
INSIGHT: Political season begins in earnest
THE unveiling of candidates for the upcoming election has inevitably got tongues wagging – but the list of MP hopefuls for the FNM can tell us as much about how the party intends to govern as the chances of them doing so.
COI ratify five additional candidates including Lewis
THE Coalition of Independents (COI) ratified five new candidates for the next general election on Saturday, including former Free National Movement (FNM) member Iram Lewis, bringing the party closer to completing its full slate of candidates.
Maddison repeats as the female national champion
While Maddison Carroll repeated as the female national champion, Lynford Miller became the first president of the Bahamas Golf Federation to win the male national title.
AG: Land reform bills to be passed after budget debate
THE government will debate and pass the Land Adjudication Bill And Registered Land Bill after the 2025/2026 Budget exercise, according to Attorney General Ryan Pinder, who said implementation of the country’s long-awaited land reform will begin as soon as the bills are enacted.
Mitchell slams FNM candidate rollout as ‘unimpressively flat’
Progressive Liberal Party (PLP) Chairman Fred Mitchell has criticized the Free National Movement’s (FNM) unveiling of its first slate of ratified candidates for the next general election, describing the event as “unimpressively flat” and its leader as “not ready to govern.”
Court of Appeal quashes bail conviction of man charged in Shavez Hart’s murder
THE Court of Appeal has quashed the bail conviction and set aside the sentence of Dillon Ethan Jordan, the 28-year-old Abaco man who was previously found guilty of violating bail conditions while awaiting trial for the murder of Bahamian Olympian Shavez Hart.
Man accused of molesting step-granddaughter granted $9k bail
A 52-year-old man was granted bail on Friday after he was accused of molesting his step granddaughter twice in the last six months.
FAU and Island School partner to launch queen conch conservation project in Eleuthera
Florida Atlantic University's Harbor Branch Institute has received a grant from the Longer Tables Fund to develop a community-based aquaculture facility for conservation and restoration queen conch on Eleuthera.
Man charged with murder of reserve inspector in RBC robbery
A 42-year-old man was charged on Friday with the murder of Reserve Inspector Lernex Williams during an armed robbery outside of RBC Palmdale earlier this month.
Man granted bail after gun, ammo allegedly found in car trunk
A MAN was granted bail on Friday after he was accused of having a loaded gun in his car near Lady Slipper Drive last week.
Murder charges dropped against teen in 2022 baby shower shooting
An 18-year-old man had murder and attempted murder charges dropped on Thursday after a witness gave testimony into the fatal 2022 baby shower shooting.
Merchants demand proof on counterfeit alcohol 'rumours'
Liquor store merchants yesterday urged the Bahamas' consumer watchdog to prove that rogue operators are selling counterfeit alcohol - a "rumour" said to have been circulating for around a year.
Ex-BREA chief: Don't hit us on unpaid VAT
A former two-time Bahamas Real Estate Association (BREA) president, now the country's ambassador to Morocco, has backed arguments that the industry should not be held liable for unpaid VAT on property sales.
'Great deal of stress' in boating fee fall-out
An Abaco resort proprietor says the boating fee reforms fall-out is "causing me a great deal of stress" with a US maritime body yesterday warning The Bahamas could lose its "boater-friendly" reputation.
