Abaco concerns remain over burial
DESPITE explanations from the Disaster Reconstruction Authority during a press Zoom conference on Sunday, some Abaco residents are still frustrated about the mass burial of Hurricane Dorian victims.
‘People are not getting the message’
A JUDGE chastised a group of young people brought before his court for violating the weekend lockdown yesterday, noting that although a teenager who was fined $700 last week for selling coconuts sparked public outrage, he still had a “courtroom full of people” violating the emergency regulations.
New relief flight for returnees
BAHAMASAIR is set to put on another COVID-19 relief flight from Fort Lauderdale, Florida to Nassau this Friday for Bahamian citizens and residents. The flight is scheduled to leave Fort Lauderdale at 2pm.
Ten years on, family mourns missing father
Glen Brandt loved The Bahamas. Every summer the 48-year-old American would stock up his trawler Genesis at his home port in Florida and head south for New Providence.
DAD’S BAHAMIAN? THEN YOU ARE TOO – Supreme Court sets new provision for citizenship if born outside marriage
A SUPREME Court judge has ruled that children born out of wedlock to Bahamian men and foreign women are citizens at birth and do not have to wait until 18 to apply for citizenship.
24-year-old accused of sex with minor
A 24-year-old man was arraigned in Magistrate’s Court yesterday accused of having sexual intercourse last week with a minor. Daniel Williams appeared before Magistrate Andrew Forbes charged with two counts of unlawful sexual intercourse after he was
Man faces two years in jail for drugs and firearm offences
A 31-year-old man was sentenced to two years in prison after pleading guilty yesterday to possession of drugs with intent to supply. He was also accused of having an illegal firearm and ammunition. Satchmo Saunders appeared before Magistrate Andrew
15 months in prison for drug possession
A 38-year-old man was sentenced to 15 months in prison after he pleaded guilty to drug possession in the Magistrate’s Court yesterday. He was among four men who appeared before Magistrate Andrew Forbes for drug related offences. Obafemi Gibson, 38,
Davonte Jennings commits to Saints
Davonte Jennings will be headed to the Junior College (NJCAA) route to continue his academic and athletic career in the fall.
It should stop raining soon
RAINY weather conditions are expected to clear up by mid-week, according to local weather forecasters. On Sunday, the Bahamas Meteorology Department posted on Facebook that moderate to heavy rain would affect the northwest and central Bahamas. The d
‘I really wanted to graduate at school with my friends and family’
IT seems as if there will always be a debate in their home on Shrimp Road, Carmichael Road, as to who will be the better basketball player between brothers Deyton and Michael Albury Jr.
Palm Cay launches final home sites sale
A New Providence real estate development is aiming to sell off its remaining home site inventory now that the government has lifted the COVID-19 restrictions on property showings.Palm Cay, the mixed-used real estate and marina development on New Prov
Luciano’s permanently closing, COVID-19 crisis ‘final nail in the coffin’
LUCIANO’S, a popular restaurant in eastern New Providence, is closing down permanently with the COVID-19 crisis “being the final nail in the coffin” after several years of declining fortunes.
Port Authority hails digital payment firm
A Bahamian digital payments solutions provider has launched its platform in Grand Bahama through the five-store Express Food Mart chain.Kanoo, a Grand Bahama Port Authority (GBPA) licensee, has launched a platform that can assist businesses and custo
Extended store hours to ease 'crazy volume'
An auto parts supplier yesterday said “the crazy volume” of customers that initially lined up outside his store should be reduced now it can re-open for a full five days per week. Dwayne Higgs, WHIM Automotive’s general manager, told Tribune Busines
Real estate firm back in the office
A prominent Bahamian real estate firm yesterday confirmed it has resumed office operations for the first time in nine weeks after COVID-19 lockdown restrictions were eased. Damianos Sotheby’s International Realty said its offices across The Bahamas
Bahamas lost 60,000 livestock to Dorian
The Bahamas lost 60,000 livestock as part of the $80m in damages inflicted upon the agricultural sector by Hurricane Dorian, a regional agricultural body has revealed. The Caribbean Agricultural and Research Development Institute (CARDI), in a state
Luciano's to close permanently
Luciano’s Restaurant on East Bay Street has announced that it will be permanently closing.
