Three men charged over store break-in
THREE Grand Bahama men were charged in the Freeport Magistrate’s Court yesterday in connection with a break-in at the Solomon’s Wholesale store, where over $50,000 was stolen from a bank ATM machine. Appearing before Deputy Chief Magistrate Debbye F
Bimini losing tourists ‘left, right and centre’
A major Bimini resort yesterday said it had lost a three-day block booking of all its rooms and marina as Bahamas Power & Light’s (BPL) energy crisis extended beyond New Providence.
97 Haitians guilty of illegal landing
NEARLY 100 Haitian migrants appeared before Magistrate Kara Turnquest-Deveaux yesterday and were convicted of illegal landing. The 97 migrants were ordered early deportation. This group included 86 men and 11 women. They were turned over to immigrat
1,600 have found work through job fairs
ABOUT 1,600 job seekers have obtained employment through the government’s Labour on the Blocks job fairs, Labour Minister Dion Foulkes said yesterday.The unemployment rate has remained persistently high over the last decade, with a rate of 10.7 perce
Urban Renewal Commission to hold free summer camp
THE Ministry of Social Services and Urban Development will hold a free one-month summer camp under the leadership of the Urban Renewal Commission. Urban Renewal Commission Acting Director Kellen Russell said the camp will run from July 1 to 26, 9am
EDITORIAL: A bold move - but what we need is a decision
THE lawsuit filed by members of the Rastafarian community over Indian Hemp is a bold move – and one that comes at a delicate time in the debate over the legalisation of marijuana.
It's time to regulate all of our JPs
Re: It’s time to regulate all Justices of the Peace, in the Commonwealth of The Bahamas
No sympathy for Fusion
The Fusion Super-plex complex complains about BPL and its power outages impact on their business.
SpaceX launches hefty rocket with 24 satellites, experiments
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — SpaceX launched its heftiest rocket with 24 research satellites Tuesday, a middle-of-the-night rideshare featuring a deep space atomic clock, solar sail, a clean and green rocket fuel testbed, and even human ashes.
Waymo teaming up with Renault and Nissan for robotaxis
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Self-driving car pioneer Waymo is teaming up with automakers Renault and Nissan to make its first journey outside the U.S. with a ride-hailing service that will dispatch a fleet of robotaxis in France and Japan.
Tech Talk
• Vice President Mike Pence says the National Hurricane Center will improve its storm surge warnings this season thanks to three new satellites.
Anderson, Nottage secure spot in final
Peyton Anderson got some revenge on Gabrielle Simms to secure her berth into the final of the girls’ under-16 division of the Bahamas Lawn Tennis Association’s Junior Nationals at the National Tennis Centre. The tournament, sponsored by the Byron Fe
Sister rivalry: 'No matter who wins, there is no hard feelings'
EVEN though they are very competitive with each other in the swimming pool, Margaret Albury Higgs and Lillian Higgs would be the first to tell you that there is nothing that stands in the way of the love and respect that they share with each other as
‘Don’t waste billions’ on Andros as capital
A Freeport-based QC yesterday urged the government to “pull the trigger” on making his city The Bahamas’ future capital rather than waste “billions and billions” on moving it to Andros.
Domestic banks 'low risk' over financial abuses
The Central Bank yesterday pronounced that domestic banking presents a “low risk” for financial crime, with the main vulnerabilities stemming from three industries - gaming, real estate and money transmission.The regulator, unveiling findings based o
IDB: Clock ticking over EU list threat
The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) yesterday urged the government to “prioritise” escaping the Financial Action Task Force’s (FATF) adverse listing before Europe revives its own initiative. A policy brief produced by IDB officials, which was
Spending by 4m cruise visitors less than ideal
New Providence tour operators flocked to a Ministry of Tourism seminar designed to keep them on the cutting edge of developments in the fast-growing cruise industry. The Cruise and Maritime Tours seminar, held at the University of The Bahamas (UB),
Parties 'halt' action in Morton Salt row
A Cabinet minister yesterday urged both sides in the Morton Salt dispute had agreed to “refrain” from taking any action that undermines the company’s economic viability. Dion Foulkes, minister of labour, said resolution of the differences between In
Insurance Commission unveils birthday plans
The Insurance Commission yesterday unveiled plans to celebrate its 10th anniversary as an independent regulator - a landmark that will be achieved on July 2, 2019.Under the theme, Commemorating a decade of regulating and ensuring trust, the commissio
2,000 vehicles pass anti-dumping tests
Around 2,000 used Japanese vehicles have been pre-inspected and allowed into The Bahamas since the process designed to improve consumer safety was introduced in March. Dion Foulkes, minister of labour, and who has oversight of The Bahamas Bureau of
