Outages force hospital to defer patients’ visits
ELEUTHERA businesses were forced to scale-back operations, with a local hospital also having to defer patient visits, due to prolonged Bahamas Power & Light (BPL) outages that lasted over a four-day period this week and only eased yesterday afternoon.
PM: Measured progress over blue carbon credits
THE GOVERNMENT has committed $25m to the scientific and regulatory foundation for its long-promised ‘blue carbon credits’ initiative that involves monetising The Bahamas’ seagrass meadows, the Prime Minister said yesterday.
‘Something sexy’ needed to push financial service growth
THE BAHAMAS needs “something sexy” and innovative to set it apart from rival jurisdictions, a financial services executive argued yesterday, asserting that it was again coming in “on the tail end” with many recently-unveiled initiatives.
$200m Exuma resort developer hails win after facing ‘ambush of the worst kind’
THE $200M Rosewood Exuma’s developer yesterday hailed what it branded as another legal victory in the battle with neighbouring resorts just one week after asserting it had suffered an “ambush of the worst kind”.
VAT change ‘killing us before we start’ on 50% energy slash
THE ELEUTHERA Chamber of Commerce’s president says the changed VAT treatment on uncooked food highlights the “big lack of support” for a business such as his that is aiming to cut up to $15,000 monthly light bills by 50 percent via renewable energy installation.
DIANE PHILLIPS: These boots were made for walking
INDUSTRIAL accidents aren’t like spilled milk. You can’t just wipe them up, gripe for a minute about the mess and move on.
New leadership at Bahamas Humane Society: Lissa McComb Pinder takes over
LISSA McComb Pinder has taken over as president of the Bahamas Humane Society, promising to expand veterinary services, improve facilities and bring spay and neuter services back to the organisation.
Eleuthera residents battle recurring water, power outages
RESIDENTS across Eleuthera say unreliable water and electricity have become part of daily life, forcing some households to store water, rely on generators and organise basic routines around recurring outages.
Disabled teen remains at elderly home months after mother left
AN 18-year-old with a physical disability has been living in a Grand Bahama elderly care home since May after his mother reportedly dropped him off for what was supposed to be less than a week and never returned.
Family mourns 10-year-old after sudden beach collapse
A TEN-year-old boy who unexpectedly died in his father’s arms at Montague Beach on Wednesday had a serious heart condition, autism and suffered a frightening health episode just days before his collapse.
BACSWN pledges airline consultation as carriers raise concerns over charges
The Bahamas Aviation, Climate and Severe Weather Network (BACSWN) has pledged that it is fully committed to a consultation process with airlines over proposed aviation charges.
Judge stays murder prosecution after ‘extraordinary’ nine-year trial delay
A MURDER prosecution that has dragged through the courts for nearly a decade has been stopped after a Supreme Court judge condemned the unexplained eight-year wait for a pathologist’s report and found that the delay had materially impaired the accused man’s prospects of receiving a fair trial.
Munroe: Our laws must be respected
ATTORNEY General Wayne Munroe yesterday defended the Davis administration’s complaint over undercover US Drug Enforcement Administration agents operating in The Bahamas, saying American authorities would not accept Bahamian officers conducting similar operations on US soil without involving local law enforcement.
Push to connect Bahamas to larger African markets
GHANA and The Bahamas are moving to deepen trade and investment ties, with officials pushing to connect Caribbean businesses to African markets in the creative economy, agriculture, manufacturing and tourism.
Straw vendors support BaySt. market’s 48-hour close
THE DOWNTOWN Nassau Straw Market closed yesterday for a 48-hour deep cleaning and maintenance exercise, with vendors welcoming the temporary disruption as the facility prepares for the installation of long-awaited cooling blowers.
Chamber chair acting CEO as it eyes Ghana possibility
THE BAHAMAS Chamber of Commerce and Employers’ Confederation’’s (BCCEC) chairman has assumed the role of acting chief executive following the departure of Dr Leo Rolle as it plans to pursue potential trade ties with Ghana this coming November.
Data centres eyed in Bahamas ocean thermal energies study
A UK-based ocean thermal energy conversion provider has been asked to lead a study on whether this renewable energy form is commercially viable in The Bahamas with one eye on its possible application for attracting data centre investment.
21-Year-old woman pleads not guilty to $660 fraud charges
A WOMAN has denied defrauding another person of $660 earlier this month.
GB Power donates instruments to Urban Renewal Marching band
GRAND Bahama Power Company has donated musical instruments to the Royal Bahamas Police Force’s Urban Renewal Marching Band in Grand Bahama, strengthening the programme as it continues to expand.
Two men die in Lyford Cay ground collapse
TWO men reportedly died after the ground beneath them gave way at a construction site in Lyford Cay on Wednesday afternoon, trapping them beneath soil.
