68-year-old man killed in East Bay Street assault
A 68-year-old man was killed during an assault on East Bay Street on Saturday night after he was struck with a stick during an altercation.
BNT urges action as invasive iguana caught in Adelaide
THE capture of a large green iguana in Adelaide over the weekend has renewed calls from The Bahamas National Trust for the government to move faster and more forcefully against invasive species that conservationists say are turning up more often across New Providence and beyond.
BLTA holds its first tournament of season
THE Bahamas Lawn Tennis Association successfully concluded its first tournament for the 2026 tennis season.
30 months jail for man who attacked a GB school principal with iron bar
School principal Simone Butler-Cornish wept tears of relief after the man who brutally attacked her with an iron bar in her classroom was sentenced to 30 months in prison on Friday.
Legal cloud fuels FNM anxiety in Long Island
CONCERNS that an unresolved court case could cost the Free National Movement the Long Island seat are weighing heavily on the party’s nomination race, as four aspirants — including the sitting MP — press their case for selection.
Police probe suspicious fires in west Grand Bahama
TWO separate house fires in West Grand Bahama on Wednesday have left several people displaced, with police investigating both blazes as possible criminal matters.
‘Pockets of The Bahamas set for best year in history’
Sir Franklyn Wilson yesterday asserted that “pockets of The Bahamas will experience their best year in history” in 2026 while conceding that complaints the economic benefits are not being felt by all will always be “the reality”.
GBPA chief: ‘Companies don’t invest where they’ve lost faith’
The Grand Bahama Port Authority’s (GBPA) president yesterday hailed AML Foods’ $10.3m investment in a new distribution centre as a sign of investor confidence in Freeport, asserting: “Companies do not invest millions of dollars in places they have lost faith in.”
Davis administration reaffirms ‘zero-tolerance’ for corruption
WITH its term nearing an end and little tangible progress to point to on corruption and accountability, the Davis administration yesterday reaffirmed its “zero-tolerance” stance after a US defence attorney publicly accused Bahamian institutions of being steeped in drug money and corruption.
Pair of siblings charged over vulgar shanty demolition clash
TWO Eleuthera property owners were formally charged yesterday over a confrontation that erupted during a government demolition exercise in Spanish Wells earlier this month, an incident that was purportedly captured on video and widely circulated on social media.
PMH accident and emergency nearing full occupancy
HEALTH officials say the long-delayed Accident and Emergency redevelopment at Princess Margaret Hospital is finally nearing full occupancy, with the government now projecting that the newly renovated department will be completely operational within the next six weeks.
$30m Gov’t subdivision to hardly ‘dent’ 12k shortage
Realtors yesterday argued that the Government’s $30m investment in the 147-unit affordable home Premier Estates subdivision will barely “dent” The Bahamas’ 12,000-strong housing shortage.
Governor: Anti-financial crime fight critical to nation's stability
The Central Bank’s governor yesterday said international standards, data-driven strategies and cross-border co-operation are critical to The Bahamas’ fight against financial crime.
VAT cut ‘goes against grain’ of food security
A Bahamian agricultural entrepreneur last night warned that the Government’s elimination of VAT on unprepared foods will “go against the grain” of improving national food security, import substitution and growing more produce locally unless accompanied by similar tax relief for local farmers.
Public hospitals in overtime control as budget ‘exhausted’
The Public Hospitals Authority (PHA) has imposed strict payment controls “to preserve funding for urgent priorities” after “exhausting” its overtime budget within just three months of the current 2025-2026 fiscal year.
Bahamas can’t afford to not be ‘financial crime fighter’
The Attorney General yesterday signalled that “the cost of not being a fighter” in complying with global anti-financial crime standards outweighs “the burden” imposed on small jurisdictions such as The Bahamas in meeting these benchmarks.
US men remanded as Crown appeals bail in illegal fishing case
TWO American men accused of illegally operating a fishing vessel in Bahamian waters on 17 occasions over the past two years were remanded yesterday after the prosecution successfully stayed their bail pending an appeal.
Fred's last dance
PLP chairman and Fox Hill MP Fred Mitchell said he does not expect to campaign again for the party’s chairmanship as he signalled he has “one campaign left” focused on reelection in Fox Hill.
DIANE PHILLIPS: Is Bahamas First or Second? (Or is it time to ditch the concept altogether?)
LIKE any Bahamian, I bristle when someone calls The Bahamas “a Third World country.”
