Residents voice frustration on Freeport Harbour plans
RESIDENTS last night voiced frustration, anger and long-standing distrust of Bahama Rock's operations during a heated public consultation on the company's proposed 270-acre Freeport Habour expansion and acquisition of the former Bahama Cement Company site.
Port Lucaya project could revive ‘10-year ghost land’
THE GRAND Bahama Chamber of Commerce’s president yesterday urged all parties in the Port Lucaya Marina hold-up to “sit at the table and work at it” given the $22m project’s potential to revive a near ten-year “ghost land”.
Judge urges BAIC union leaders: Halt ‘internal fighting’
A SUPREME Court judge yesterday urged leaders of the trade union formed to represent Bahamas Agricultural and Industrial Corporation (BAIC) workers to rapidly cease “internal fighting” that sparked “years of instability” and undermined its “relevance”.
Briland operator’s ex-partner ‘harassing’ Bahamian realtor
A TOP Bahamian real estate firm is accusing a Briland tourism operator’s ex-business partner of “harassing” it with “threadbare allegations” that it has exploited his “trade secrets” and confidential customer lists to generate eight high-end Harbour Island sales and rentals.
Mom questions police search after missing son found dead
ON a rainy Sunday morning, Ingrid Francois drove her son Antonio Cartwright to work after the weather interrupted his usual skateboard commute, never imagining it would be the last time she would see him alive.
Police warn dog owners to secure pets after Bimini attack
PET owners could face criminal charges and civil liability if their dogs attack and injure someone, police warned yesterday as investigators continued probing the mauling of a nine-year-old American boy in Bimini.
Glover-Rolle rejects claims of feud with Coleby-Davis over power outages
GOLDEN Gates MP Pia Glover-Rolle has rejected claims that her public demand for answers over prolonged electricity outages exposed a feud or tension between her and Energy Minister JoBeth Coleby-Davis.
PHA chief: ‘we will learn from tragedy’
THE Public Hospitals Authority will accept a Supreme Court finding that Princess Margaret Hospital’s failure to monitor a distressed unborn baby for 27 minutes caused her fatal injury, saying it will not appeal the ruling or challenge the damages awarded to the child’s mother.
Island-wide blackout after transformer explosion at Blue Hills Power Station
An electrical fire at the Blue Hills Power Station triggered an island-wide power outage in New Providence early this morning after a suspected underground cable fault caused the explosion of a transformer, according to Bahamas Power and Light (BPL).
BPL employee electrocuted working on Grand Cay pole
A Bahamas Power and Light (BPL) employee was electrocuted while working in Grand Cay on Tuesday, leaving his family and the tight knit community in shock.
Subscription model key antidote for the businesses that fit
FEW things give a business owner more peace of mind than knowing what next month's revenue will look like.
Gov’t completes $29m deal for Doctors’ Harbourside complex
The Goverrnment yesterday officially completed the $29m lease-to-purchase deal that will see it takeover, and ultimately acquire, Doctors Hospital’s recently-completed Harbourside in-patient facility on East Bay Street.
Minister ‘in STEP’ with trust and estate planners
The Society of Trust & Estate Practitioners’ (STEP) Bahamas branch has met with Jerome Fitzgerald, newly-appointed minister of economic affairs, to discuss efforts to grow and promote the Bahamian financial services industry.
Governor’s Harbour airport close timed for tourism lull
AN ELEUTHERA resort manager yesterday said October’s month-long closure of Governor's Harbour airport is unlikely to significantly disrupt tourism, adding that the timing gives authorities the best opportunity to complete long-needed infrastructure upgrades ahead of the winter travel season.
Taxi union optimistic on livery dispute resolution
THE BAHAMAS Taxi Cab Union (BTCU) yesterday said the Government seems willing to resolve the long-running dispute with livery operators after what it described as one of its most productive meetings with a Cabinet minister.
Workpklace safety must be tailored to Bahamas’ reality
THE BAHAMIAN Contractors Association’s (BCA) president yesterday urged the Government to develop workplace safety standards tailored to the realities of the local industry rather than adopting US benchmarks wholesale.
PHA buys Harborside clinic for $29m to expand capacity
THE Public Hospitals Authority has acquired Doctors Hospital’s Harborside facility for $29m, securing 46 private bed spaces and a site that will offer urgent care, diagnostic and laboratory services, emergency dialysis, rehabilitation, pharmacy services and clinical training.
Grandson accused of setting elderly grandmother on fire
A POLICE officer testified yesterday that a 74-year-old woman accused her grandson of dousing her and another relative with gasoline and setting them on fire in 2023.
Hospital to install door after A&E flood incident
PRINCESS Margaret Hospital plans to install a roll-down security door at the newly renovated Accident and Emergency Department after floodwater entered the facility during heavy rainfall on Sunday.
Father accused of sex assault of his eight-year-old daughter
A 42-year-old father accused of sexually assaulting his eight-year-old daughter earlier this month was remanded to prison yesterday.
