Activists seeking to add Town Planning to oil drilling battle
Oil exploration opponents yesterday sought the Supreme Court's approval to add the Town Planning Committee as a "fourth respondent" in their challenge to Bahamas Petroleum Company's (BPC) drilling.
Dump trucks destroyed in blaze at compound
ROYAL Bahamas Police Force Fire Services is investigating a fire that left several privately owned dump trucks destroyed on Monday morning.
Call for stronger penalties after mom beaten to death
IN the wake of a single mother reportedly being beaten to death, Women United Northern Bahamas has asked for individuals to petition their politicians and policy makers to demand stiffer penalties and legislation to protect women and girls.
GB ferry provider in 'crazy' approval wait
A ferry provider's extended wait for the Government to approve the relaunch of its Grand Bahama service was yesterday branded "crazy" and "embarrassing" by its local representative.
Gov't targets end March for COVID expenditure halt
The Government is predicting that it will be able to end all COVID-19 assistance initiatives by end-March 2021 - a forecast that a top official yesterday admitted is "fraught with risk".
Two men found shot dead on Pitt Road
POLICE discovered the bodies of two men on Wednesday morning who were shot dead on Pitt Road.
Union: Up to 50 member jobs lost at Ocean Club
The hotel union's president yesterday said "about 50" of his members are likely to be terminated by the Ocean Club as the resort right-sizes ahead of dismal occupancy levels forecast for the New Year.
Second suspected suicide probed
POLICE are investigating a suspected suicide in New Providence just days after a man was discovered hanged from a ceiling in Grand Bahama.
Wells: Too soon to tell if we were naughty or nice
HEALTH Minister Renward Wells said officials will not know until mid-January if holiday celebrations will lead to an uptick in COVID-19 cases.
D’Aguilar: Tourism numbers show we’re a glimmer of our former self
TOURISM Minister Dionisio D’Aguilar yesterday said he is not happy with the country’s tourism arrival numbers since border restrictions were softened, adding the pandemic has made fewer people want to travel.
'They'll do anything to harm my name' – Ex-Sky chief hits out at airline's former financier
Sky Bahamas' former principal says efforts by the airline's main financier to discredit him by instigating police probes in The Bahamas and US "shows the lengths they will go to damage my name".
Lloyd: Our students are desperate
I begin by quoting Isabel Wilkerson, Pulitzer Prize winning Black journalist and Princeton University professor: “Our country is like a really old house. I love old houses. I’ve always lived in old houses. But old houses need a lot of work. And the work is never done. And just when you think you’ve finished one renovation, it’s time to do something else. Something else has gone wrong.”
Bahamian wives made their bed
The discriminatory element within the Free National Movement (FNM) government’s Fisheries Bill, 2020 has caused somewhat of a brouhaha within its ranks, with East Grand Bahama MP Peter Turnquest and former Prime Minister Hubert Ingraham both expressing opposition to it.
‘If the parents don’t stand behind them, they won’t grow as athletes’
Coach Corrington Maycock continues to see a sharp improvement from the competitors in his Blue Chips Throwers Club with at least eight of them attaining the qualifying standards for the 2020 CARIFTA Games that will be rescheduled for Bermuda over the Easter holiday weekend.
A dinner to make people’s Christmas Day
AT a time when many persons on Grand Bahama are struggling, Elnet Maritime Agency delivered a full Christmas dinner to five needy families on Christmas Day.
Hotels warn over 'vaccine paralysis'
A Family Island hotelier yesterday said Christmas business volumes were “off 50 percent” at his property as he voiced fears that "vaccination paralysation” will hit the travel market in early 2021.
Compass Point manager hits 'discriminatory' COVID dining
A hotel manager yesterday slammed the “discriminatory” provisions requiring Bahamians and residents to obtain a negative COVID-19 test before they can dine indoors at a local resort.
Digital provider targets New Year's expansion
A digital payments provider is aiming to launch wireless transactions, its own digital currency and payment cards in 2021 following the "boost" provided by the COVID-19 pandemic.
Oil court hearing adjourned until today
A SUPREME Court hearing on an application for judicial review of Bahamas Petroleum Company’s exploratory oil drilling was adjourned yesterday after lawyer Fred Smith highlighted the lingering effects he experiences following a paragliding accident in Italy last year.
