Gov't grants $116m in Dorian tax breaks
The Prime Minister says the Special Economic Recovery Zones (SERZs) have provided more than $105m in VAT, Customs duty and Excise tax breaks to aid Hurricane Dorian reconstruction.
Nairn erases national indoor long jump record
A Bahamas national indoor record for Laquan Nairn, a school record by Charisma Taylor and victories by Steven Gardiner, Jyles Etienne, Sasha Wells and Denisha Cartwright highlighted a series of weekend performances by Bahamian athletes around the United States.
Taxi union targeting Wednesday protest
The Bahamas Taxi Cab Union is planning a Wednesday protest outside Parliament against the Road Traffic Department's efforts to "confiscate" 40 plates belonging to retired drivers.
KFC Nassau operators to lay off 35 team members
AN unprecedented economic slowdown due to the COVID-19 pandemic as well as reduced operating hours brought on by the government-imposed curfew have forced the management of Restaurants Bahamas Limited, operators of KFC Nassau, to lay off 35 team members.
Police investigating after man found dead on Harbour Island
Police are investigating after a man was found dead with apparent gunshot wounds on Harbour Island on Friday night.
'Wait and see' situation for three senior officers
WAYNE Munroe, QC, says it is now a “wait and see” situation for three senior Royal Bahamas Police Force officers whose special assignments have now expired.
Nygard denied bail
A JUDGE in Winnipeg, Manitoba denied Canadian fashion designer Peter Nygard bail Friday on a US extradition request over charges of sex trafficking and racketeering.
Haitian woman fined $300 for illegal landing
A HAITIAN woman who admitted travelling to the Bahamas on a wooden sloop was fined $300 on Friday.
Moultrie resignation 'came as no surprise' to FNM
DAVID Thompson, national vice chairman and chairman of the GB FNM Council, said the resignation of House Speaker Halston Moultrie from the Free National Movement came as no surprise to the party due to his recent “provocative behaviour.”
Suspected illegal immigrants arrested in Freeport
FOUR suspected illegal migrants were discovered at an apartment complex in Freeport this week.
Teen denies assaulting police officer
A TEENAGER who denied assaulting a police officer with an unlicensed firearm was on Friday granted bail before his trial.
Man ordered to keep the peace after threats
A MAN who threatened to kill his cousin during a verbal argument late last month was bound over to keep the peace for six months.
Halson Moultrie won't resign as Speaker
AFTER severing ties with the Free National Movement, Nassau Village MP Halson Moultrie said he has no intention of resigning as Speaker of the House of Assembly.
EDITORIAL: Speaker’s departure a sign of election times
The ever-disgruntled House Speaker, Halson Moultrie, has quit the Free National Movement.
PM: Govt aiming to legalise medicinal marijuana
PRIME Minister Dr Hubert Minnis announced on Friday that government is currently completing legislation to legalise medicinal marijuana, bringing the country another step closer to marijuana reform.
DIANE PHILLIPS: Another slice of history lost to our cultural apathy
ON January 29, another historic building on Bay Street burned. Long before it was known as the Cotton Ginny building - named for the popular clothing store it housed - the striking stone structure had been the art studio of the late Elyse Wasile whose hand-painted small ceramics found their way into homes, embassies and great estates around the world.
A COMICWhile we go slow, the world is moving on
AS we continue to wait patiently as a nation, on the final word from the Marijuana Commission on the legalisation and decriminalisation of medicinal and recreational marijuana use in The Bahamas, the world continues to push forward in this regard both on the medical and legislative forefronts.
A COMIC'S VIEW: While we go slow, the world is moving on
AS we continue to wait patiently as a nation, on the final word from the Marijuana Commission on the legalisation and decriminalisation of medicinal and recreational marijuana use in The Bahamas, the world continues to push forward in this regard both on the medical and legislative forefronts.
Lloyd: Up to voters if I am re-elected
INCUMBENT South Beach MP Jeffrey Lloyd said that while he is satisfied with his personal record as the area’s representative, it is up to voters to decide if he is re-elected.
Talks are held on school reopening
EDUCATION Minister Jeffrey Lloyd said officials held meetings with education unions this week on the way forward for schools on certain islands that will return to face-to-face learning under a hybrid model.
