Principal ‘beaten over report card’
A STUDENT’S father attacked a primary school principal with an iron object during a parent-teacher conference in East Grand Bahama on Friday, leaving her hospitalised with serious head injuries, police said.
‘Be careful, it’s going to be a heat wave’
THE Ministry of Health & Wellness, in collaboration with the Bahamas Department of Meteorology, has issued a stern warning as a blistering heat wave sweeps across the eastern United States and the Caribbean, bringing with it record-breaking temperatures expected to linger for days.
Dog shot and killed by police
A POLICE officer shot and killed a nursing dog during a foot chase on Saturday morning, sparking outrage from residents who accuse the officer of cursing at bystanders and say the animal didn’t attack.
Water Corp covers just 50% of its bills
The Water & Sewerage Corporation generates just 50 percent of the revenue needed to cover its bills, a top manager admitted yesterday, as Andros residents warned of a Crab Fest “nightmare overload”.
BISX market expansion plans ‘are still on track’
The Bahamas International Securities Exchange’s (BISX) three key initiatives to expand the capital markets are “still on track”, its top executive said yesterday, with two set to launch “in the next few months”.
Andros resorts must be ‘brain surgeon’ to manage logistics
Andros resort and fishing lodge operators yesterday asserted “you have almost have to be a brain surgeon” to manage supply chain logistics with costs having jumped 25-40 percent “in the past year”.
Growing fly fishing's $150m impact hit by 25% guide loss
The Bahamas has lost 25 percent of the certified guides that are critical to maintaining its status as the world's "premier warm water fly fishing destination", it was revealed yesterday.
Two years on, immigration report finally to go to PM
NEARLY two years after it was formed in the wake of political controversy –– and with little known about its work — the Immigration Commission has completed its draft report and is preparing to present it to Prime Minister Philip “Brave” Davis.
No answer on funding for Commission and Ombudsman
NATIONAL Security Minister Wayne Munroe offered no clear explanation for how the Independent Commission of Investigations or the Office of the Ombudsman will be funded yesterday.
Pastor accused of repeatedly molesting teen stepdaughter
A PASTOR was charged and taken into custody yesterday for allegedly molesting his teenage stepdaughter three times over the last three years.
Crime down - Munroe
CRIME, including murder, is down this year, according to National Security Minister Wayne Munroe, who defended the government’s record in the face of opposition pushback and fresh public concern over a string of deadly weekend shootings.
ERIC WIBERG: Murder & mayhem
Some years ago, on a flight between New York where I worked in the bulk shipping sector and home in Nassau, I picked up an intriguing memoir set largely in The Bahamas in the airport kiosk.
Op-Ed: When the system is the disease
What we call “rare” is often just what we refuse to acknowledge, fund, or prioritise.
DR KENT BAZARD: How Much Water Should You Really Drink?
IN the sunny, warm climate of The Bahamas, staying hydrated is a top priority.
What is a REAL JOB anyway?
We’ve all done it at least once in our lives, some of us way more than once – let words slip out of our mouth that they minute they’re gone, all we want to do is take them back.
Blaze in Abaco
RESIDENTS in North Abaco were up in smoke yesterday as a large fire continued to blaze, prompting concerns that it may have been deliberately set.
Silver Airways workers still owed more than $100k
FORMER Silver Airways employees in Exuma and Eleuthera are without jobs and collectively owed more than $100,000 in redundancy payments after the airline abruptly ceased operations on June 11, filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in Florida.
Is your business following rules on hiring disabled staff?
COMPANIES with over 100 employees are legally required to hire at least one differently abled person under the Bahamas Disability Act, a rule still largely ignored, according to labour officials.
Gas stations and supermarket are named for violating price control
TEN businesses, including Rubio Gas Station, John Chea Supermarket and Shell Service Station, were fined last year for violating the Price Control Act and Regulations.
Amendments planned for Public Finance Management Act
PRIME Minister Philip Davis announced the government is looking into making amendments to the Public Financial Management Act to ensure it reflects “practical realities” and adapts to the “evolving needs” of the country’s fiscal framework.
