Banks ‘no longer in touch’ with Bahamian home need
MANY Bahamians are unable to qualify for home construction mortgages because lending institutions are “no longer in touch” with the economy, a top contractor is arguing.
Avoid new ‘Driftwood disaster’ on Lucayan
THE government was yesterday urged to “take its time” and find the right buyer for the Grand Lucayan, an ex-Cabinet minister warning the nation can ill-afford another “driftwood disaster”.
Downtown turnaround ‘key catalyst’ for growth
The government’s renewed focus on reviving downtown Nassau will be “a key catalyst” for economic growth, a prominent investment banker has predicted.
UPDATED: Search suspended for man missing from downed plane
SUNDAY 11.50pm UPDATE: The US Coast Guard has suspended its search for the second man from the downed Conquest Air airplane on Saturday afternoon.
One dead, one injured after shooting off Cowpen Road
One man was killed and another was injured after a shooting off Cowpen Road in the early hours of Saturday.
AF Adderley Junior High students make the grade
SCORES of A F Adderley Junior High School students were rewarded for stellar academic achievement during the school’s awards assembly on Friday.
Man in critical condition after shooting
A MAN is in critical condition in hospital after he was shot outside his home on Thursday afternoon.
Canadian man jailed for three years for smuggling heroin
A 54-year-old Canadian man was sentenced to prison on Friday for smuggling almost $10,000 worth of heroin into the Bahamas from London late last year in the hope of getting more than $3m in exchange.
Man tells court he posted Facebook video 'to tell the world the truth'
A man testified on Friday that he used Facebook as a last resort to counteract the allegations made in a statement he said he was forced to give to police that implicated his cousin and two other men of executing a murder plot.
Police body cams 'on the way'
IN the wake of Tuesday's police-involved shooting, the first of the year, National Security Minister Marvin Dames said body cams for law enforcement is on the way.
'Tremendous' turnout at Fusion Superplex job fair
NEARLY 1500 job-seekers turned up to the Fusion Superplex entertainment venue yesterday, as the company seeks to fill up to 80 part-time and full-time openings.
Court of Appeal orders murder retrial
THE Court of Appeal has quashed the murder conviction of Javaro Davis who allegedly killed Rimardo Rolle, 27, at a nightclub in 2014.
Nassau viewed as safe for gay community says activist
MORE than half of the 5,400 men onboard the exclusively gay Allure Caribbean Cruise disembarked the ship on Monday, a development activist Alexus D’Marco says is a good indication the capital is viewed as “safe” for the gay community.
Fire destroys old police station on Grand Bahama
A fire in Grand Bahama yesterday left an old sub-police station “completely gutted”.
There's no cause for alarm over conch, says GB fisherman
DESPITE scientists estimating The Bahamas’ conch population could be wiped out in 10 to 15 years, one Grand Bahama fisherman doubts the research.
‘Singapore of Americas’ if we root out corruption
The Bahamas can become “the Singapore of the Americas” if it rids itself of corruption, poor governance and lack of vision, a prominent reform campaigner argued yesterday.
Measles outbreak: 50k need vaccine – Global alerts spark drive to protect children
OFFICIALS are on “heightened” alert over the highly infectious measles disease as the country’s vaccination coverage remains at decreased levels, Health Minister Dr Duane Sands said yesterday.
Primary school hit with scabies
THE Sybil Strachan Primary School on Carmichael Road will be closed to students today after it was confirmed some two dozen students there were infected with scabies.
