Storms cost Bahamas $828m in 2015-2017
The Bahamas suffered $828m in damage, losses and costs between 2015 and 2017 as a result of being struck by major hurricanes, the Prime Minister revealed yesterday.
URCA to unveil plans at Town Hall meeting
Discussions on utility structure, consumer impact and alternative energy solutions are planned for tomorrow night’s Utilities Regulation and Competition Authority (URCA) town meeting.
Two shooting incidents put seven in hospital
POLICE are investigating two separate shooting incidents that occurred on New Providence Monday leaving seven people in hospital.
EDITORIAL: Turning dreams into reality
IT was the words – as well as the art – of Keith Thompson that caught the attention yesterday.
INSIGHT: Now our frightened society has struck a deal with the Devil
The dark culture of police brutality is perhaps the most open of the many sordid secrets which define the modern Bahamas.
INSIGHT: How are we going to lure our children back from the American Dream?
THE sudden resignation of former Bahamas Power and Light chief operating officer Christina Alston came as a shock to many. Although BPL has been far from the poster child of efficiency, Ms Alston’s appointment represented the dream for many Bahamians who have lived abroad to return home and make a valuable contribution. Assuredly, for Ms Alston, who left the home she had made in the US for the past few decades, this was a decision based on an innate sense of duty.
Corrections officer denies taping marijuana to his body
A 39-year-old corrections officer denied allegations on Friday that he was caught with $1,000 worth of marijuana taped to his body while at the Bahamas Department of Correctional Services last week.
Rethink policy outlawing dual citizenship – Mitchell
FORMER Minister of Foreign Affairs and Immigration Fred Mitchell is calling on the government to rethink policy outlawing dual citizenship as it pursues law reform.
Super Value chief says ‘no’ to WTO
Super Value’s owner says he is opposed to joining the WTO and will never change his mind even if studies determine “it’s the greatest thing for The Bahamas”.
UPDATED – Child abductions: Two women held
TWO women are in police custody in relation to four incidents of child abduction, Chief Superintendent Solomon Cash said yesterday.
Police handed water ‘sabotage’ film
The Water and Sewerage Corporation has handed video footage to police relating to the spate of water supply shut offs in New Providence last week along with a list of all staff who were in possession of valve keys.
Sports audit - now recover the money
THE government will now consider whether to launch a forensic audit into the National Sports Authority for legal basis to recover funds, Finance Minister K Peter Turnquest said yesterday.
Why are we still waiting for this transparency?
If the Governments’ scheme to attract Bahamians who have been professionally successful outside of The Bahamas then internally after they have been recruited whatever - whichever institution or organisation they are assigned to must operate daily - hourly under the disciplined parameters that that person was used to…anything different you will find frustrations - annoyance and eventually the final decision - why did I come home for this mess? Corruption or whispers of are not accepted.
Activists to have audience with international human rights commission
HUMAN rights group Rights Bahamas will go back before the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) next month to bring reports of abuses against migrants under the international spotlight.
$500m healthcare plant need requires ‘sustainable PPPs’
The Bahamas can only turn to private-public partnerships (PPP) to help finance its “$500m or more” public healthcare infrastructure needs if there is “a sustainable way” to pay for them.
STATESIDE: Time out in The Big Easy
Many American cities have nicknames. Among the best known are The Big Apple (New York City), City of Angels or La-La Land (Los Angeles), The Windy City (Chicago), The City of Brotherly Love (Philadelphia), The Hub (Boston), Motown (Detroit), The Queen City (Cincinnati), Charm City (Baltimore), Big D (Dallas), The Mile-High City (Denver) and the City by The Bay or just The City (San Francisco). It might be illustrative that the national capital city of Washington DC really doesn’t have a nickname to rival the others, unless of course you just call it The Swamp.
Man arrested with marijuana worth $30,000
A MAN was arrested on Friday after police allegedly found more than $30,000 worth of marijuana in a home.
Teenager collapses and dies at plaza
POLICE are investigating the circumstances surrounding the death of a teenage boy who collapsed at a shopping plaza on Saturday.
