NEMA urges preparedness for hurricane season
THE National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) on Friday urged Bahamians to be aware of their level of preparedness as international forecasters officially announced projections for the 2019 Atlantic hurricane season.
Anger after load shedding hits New Providence
LOAD shedding struck several parts of New Providence on Friday morning, drawing the anger of many consumers.
Dr Sands: Increased collection of fees likely for healthcare demands
HEALTH Minister Dr Duane Sands forecast "increased collection of gazetted fees” to meet healthcare demands but insisted no one is going to be denied care in its facilities — particularly the destitute.
Murder sentence upheld by Court of Appeal
A man’s half-century sentence for murdering another man as he was dancing with his girlfriend in a sports bar in Grand Bahama five years ago has been upheld by the Court of Appeal.
Minister says junior doctor contract cuts only in 'isolated incidents'
HEALTH Minister Dr Duane Sands yesterday denied junior doctors are having their contracts cut from three years to one year, instead maintaining this is occurring only in “isolated incidents”.
March for Justice Against Child Molestation set for Thursday, June 6
A MINISTRY is calling on the public to take a stand against the increase of child molestation, incest and sexual abuse in the country.
Business declining annually for some local vendors
THE summer season is one of the liveliest seasons for tourism in the country, but for some local vendors sales have been declining annually.
Two in court on attempted murder charges
Two Freeport residents were arraigned on attempted murder charges on Friday in the Eight Mile Rock Magistrate's Court.
First land-based commercial coral farm opens in Freeport
CORAL Vita – the first land-based commercial coral farm in the world - was officially opened on Friday in Freeport, creating a new sector of sustainable aquaculture and innovation for reef restoration in Grand Bahama and The Bahamas.
Six ordered to pay back $30,000
FIVE women and a man were ordered to pay back the $30,000 they collectively defrauded a local lending institution out of two years ago by using fake Department of Education employment letters.
A COMIC'S VIEW: Don't let the opportunities given to us by marijuana go up in smoke
I’VE noticed over the past few weeks, especially on the talk show circuit, that the narrative of those against the legalization and decriminalization of marijuana in the Bahamas is starting to change, with talking points becoming far more objective.
Bahamian sailor ready to head home after 30 months of misery stranded in Quebec City port
AFTER spending 30 months on a ship docked at a port in Canada, veteran Bahamian sailor Richard Thompson is packing up to come home.
Arresting Jamaican woman was a 'national security matter', officer tells court
ARRESTING a Jamaican woman who was allegedly raped by a senior immigration officer five years ago was directly related to “the sovereignty of The Bahamas”, a senior police officer insisted yesterday.
$1.3bn tax giveaway
The government gave up more than $1.3bn in customs duties during the 2015-2016 fiscal year due to the multiple tax breaks afforded investors and corporate entities.
Ruth Bowe-Darville sworn in as Supreme Court justice – days before reaching retirement age
FORMER Bahamas Bar Association President Ruth Bowe-Darville was sworn in as the newest Supreme Court justice yesterday–– just a few days before she reaches retirement age.
Budget's winners and losers
THE Department of Social Services’ uniform assistance programme will receive considerably more money in the upcoming fiscal year in an apparent effort to curtail the anger government received last cycle for allotting what many saw as insufficient to cover the needs of dependents. Government estimates that $462,000 will go toward the social assistance benefit.
Family grieves over Miami murder
THE murder of a Bahamian educator in Miami, Florida has shaken her family at home in Nassau.
Strike crisis: Hotel workers signal massive vote for action
HOTEL workers overwhelmingly backed a strike during an official Bahamas Hotel Catering and Allied Workers Union’s poll yesterday.
‘Nowhere near out of the fiscal woods’
The Bahamas is “nowhere near out of the woods” with its fiscal woes, the deputy prime minister admitted yesterday, with the government still confronting several “ticking timebombs”.
Fox homers, Biscuits snap longest losing streak of season
LUCIUS Fox helped the Montgomery Biscuits to snap their longest losing streak of the season with his third home run of the season.
