$1m roadwork to begin on Joe Farrington Road mid-May
THOUSANDS of residents and businesses along Joe Farrington Road are being told to prepare for noise, dust, and detours, as a $1m infrastructure project kicks off by mid-May.
AG: Mining Bill will bring much needed oversight to an unregulated industry
Attorney General Ryan Pinder yesterday defended the government’s landmark Mining Bill during Senate debate, saying it will finally impose strict oversight on an industry that has operated without clear rules for decades.
Pinder and Barnett-Ellis clash over promised lower BPL bills
ATTORNEY General Ryan Pinder and Senator Micheala Barnett-Ellis clashed in the Senate yesterday over the government’s promises to lower electricity costs.
Govt to meet with Bank of The Bahamas over Andros’ reduced banking hours
GOVERNMENT officials will meet with Bank of The Bahamas executives this week amid growing outrage over drastic reductions in banking hours on Andros.
Nurses protest at ‘foreign bias’
PROTEST erupted outside the orientation for newly hired healthcare workers from Ghana yesterday, as about a dozen Bahamian nurses accused the government of sidelining local talent in favour of foreign recruits.
Warrants issued for three police officers after court no-show
THREE police officers failed to appear in court yesterday as an inquest opened into a deadly 2020 police-involved shooting, prompting Coroner Kara Turnquest Deveaux to issue arrest warrants against them.
Man found dead at Sandyport in Suspected suicide
A man believed to be in his 40s has died in a suspected suicide in the Sandyport area.
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LETTER: Thoughts on Bahamasair rate hike
BAHAMASAIR Customer Service announcement on their increase of fees for baggage... first surely Bahamasair could have waited til after Easter? The explanation and reasoning and consequence is hilarious... increasing the fees Will Improve The Quality Of Services! Press releases who checks them?
LETTER: Formalise rideshare industry
LET’S formalise the Rideshare industry. The Ministry of Energy and Transport has sent out a public notice to warn residents that Ride Share apps are illegal. It is not the first such notice.
LETTER: Only Bahamians should be national heroes
WHEN we make people sort of national heroes, shouldn’t they be Bahamians? Who is a Bahamian? Legally carries at minimum a Bahamas Passport which signifies the person has the Constitutional right to be called Bahamian.
EDITORIAL: Simple enough to clarify Cuba wage concerns
THE situation with the employment of Cuban workers in The Bahamas continues to show a lack of clarity when everything should be very simple.
Giants win titles
In a gritty comeback performance, the Commonwealth Bank Giants proved that you should “never underestimate the heart of a champion.”
Sports calendar April 28
THE Red-Line Athletics Track Club has announced that there has been a slight change in the events and schedule for its fourth annual Youth Track Classic.
Cleveland Eneas Primary repeats as the track and field champions
CLEVELAND Eneas Primary repeated as champions of the New Providence Public Primary Schools Sports Association’s 2025 track and field championships.
Menzies and Pritchard take titles
AFTER his appearance in the open water swim at the CARIFTA Swimming Championships in Trinidad & Tobago, Malcolm Menzies said it was good to be back home for the fourth Beautiful Bahamas Aquathon.
Otabor, Strachan Drake champions
IT was another double dose of victory for the University of Tennessee’s javelin throwers Rhema Otabor and Keyshawn Strachan over the weekend.
INSIGHT: Solutions and EMTs needed
ONE of the less heralded jobs of government is to connect the dots – the management of resources.
INSIGHT: ‘CAPAS: A stepping stone to a glorious career’
In the previous two articles, we considered why there is such an overwhelming need for a new ‘Creative and Performing Arts School of The Bahamas’ (CAPAS), examined the many benefits to be had from this new cultural and economic sector, and considered what a ‘Life in a Day at CAPAS’ might look like. But, like every training institution, CAPAS is not an end in itself.
