Police quiz school official after beating complaint
A SAINT Augustine College school official was questioned and later released by police in connection with a complaint over the beating of a seventh grade student last week.
Armed thief steals car
POLICE are looking for a car thief who robbed a woman outside a Garden Hills home on Friday night.
POLICE ADVICE: Don't be a target – if you are a senior, keep safe
SENIOR citizens continue to be the fastest growing segment of our population and that makes them a prime target for con artists and thieves.
'Plastics ban will increase our business costs'
LOCAL distributors have expressed fears that the upcoming 2020 ban on single-use plastics and Styrofoam will result in a decline of customers purchasing disposable food packaging items.
EDITORIAL: Let me sell you something, but it’s okay, you don’t have to pay
SUPPOSE for a minute that you’re starting up a business. You go to the bank manager and pitch your business plan – you’re going to let people come into your business, use whatever services they need and when it comes to paying for them? Well, you’re not going to turn anyone away from your business, even if they say they can’t pay for what you’re selling.
Belts will leave a mark but that is not abuse
I am a Bahamian and proud of it. I am proud of the foundation upon which our country is built.
This prostitutes the system
I am a layman but I attended the constitutional conference in 1972. I have been around a little while and I have learned how proper attorneys general and judicial commissions work.
Jones posts 2nd double double of season
JONQUEL Jones scored 10 points in the fourth quarter and recorded her second double double of the season in a come-from-behind win for the Connecticut Sun.
Chisholm hits his 12th home run of the season
JAZZ Chisholm hit his team leading 12th home run of the season for the Jackson Generals and concluded a six-game series against the Chattanooga Lookouts with a 5-4 win.
Bahamians shine in NCAA Div I Baseball Regionals
ELLISON Hanna’s Indiana State Sycamores continue to advance while BJ Murray’s FAU Owls saw their run come to an end in the NCAA Division I Baseball Championship Regionals.
‘Bring your A game’ for one-runway LPIA
A Cabinet minister yesterday said all stakeholders “must be on our ‘A’ game” to cope with Lynden Pindling International Airport’s (LPIA) imminent reduction to a single runway.
Vacation rentals tax ‘solves 25% of issue’
AN Out Island boutique resort operator says the government’s vacation rentals tax plan “only solves 25 percent of the real problem” and is “not the way to go”.
Public health deficit slashed to $18m-$25m
The public health sector’s financial deficit has been cut to $18m-$25m, a Cabinet minister said yesterday, with National Health Insurance’s (NHI) expansion “a matter of timing”.
BISX all-share index falls flat
The Bahamas International Securities Exchange’s (BISX) All-Share Index was flat during the 2019 first quarter, under-performing compared to indices in more developed capital markets.
$20m upgrade cuts LPIA to one runway
Lynden Pindling International Airport (LPIA) will operate with a single runway for four to six months due to a near-$20m upgrade that is set to begin on June 17.
PI condo complex almost 70% sold
A high-rise Paradise Island condominium complex has now sold almost 70 percent of its inventory after finding buyers for its two most expensive units - 10th floor penthouses.
Auto duty slashes ‘not the answer’
MAKING conventional gasoline vehicles cheaper is “not the answer” to the government’s environmental sustainability drive, a Bahamian electric car dealer is arguing.
‘Serious money’ need for renewable energy
The Bahamas needs “serious money” to reverse a “less than mediocre” renewable energy performance that has been “trumpted as ‘big strides’”, an industry executive is arguing.
