FACE TO FACE: Majority rule - did we deliver then betray the dream?
The month of January is a powerful one when it comes to remembering what unifying as a people and working towards a common cause can bring.
PM putting Family Islands at centre of govt strategy
PRIME Minister Dr Hubert Minnis discussed numerous Family Island tourism projects during his national address last night, hoping the developments will further dent the unemployment rate on those islands. The recent labour force survey showed the unemployment rate declined in Grand Bahama and Abaco.
Tourism officials told to clean up downtown Nassau
PRIME Minister Dr Hubert Minnis said he has directed tourism officials to craft a short-term plan to clean up downtown Nassau as he discussed long-term plans to revitalise Bay Street during his national address last night, saying many Bahamians have complained to him about the appalling state of the area.
Fraudulent invoices hit 29% of Bahamas trade
The Ministry of Finance’s top official yesterday admitted there is “substantial” revenue loss from fraudulent invoices that are impacting up to 29 percent of The Bahamas’ trade.
Retired priest died in crash
NO-one imagined that Dr Anthony Dahl’s retirement to Cat Island would abruptly and tragically end in death just days after he arrived there.
NO-SHOW NYGARD RUNS OUT OF LIVES: Judge issues arrest warrant as tycoon misses court - AGAIN
A Supreme Court judge yesterday ordered the “immediate arrest” of Canadian fashion mogul Peter Nygard for failing to appear on three occasions to be sentenced for breaching a court order prohibiting him from engaging in any illegal dredging near his Lyford Cay home.
PM’s promise - I’ll deliver on jobs
PRIME Minister Dr Hubert Minnis promised an aggressive job growth agenda last night during his first national address of the year.
Strippers seized in club raids
IMMIGRATION officials arrested 12 foreign women early yesterday morning during a joint operation targeting the “illicit nightlife circuit” throughout New Providence.
Attorney: ‘Nothing to hide’ on Fyre Festival
A Bahamian attorney yesterday said his firm has “nothing to hide” and “will do everything to clear our name” in relation to its involvement with the Fyre Festival debacle.
Gibson’s Huskies, Whylly’s Hurricanes on winning streaks
WINNING streaks for both Qyemah Gibson’s St Mary’s Huskies and Roosevelt Whylly’s Holland College Hurricanes continued in U Sports and Canadian Collegiate Athletic Association basketball respectively.
Sir Franklyn’s fear on VAT refund ‘tardiness’
Sir Franklyn Wilson yesterday voiced fears about renewed “tardiness” relating to VAT refunds, warning that the issue “could shake” still-fragile business and investor confidence.
Freeport man is charged with murder
A 25-year-old Freeport man was charged with attempted murder in the Freeport Magistrate’s Court yesterday.
Sending chilling negative messages
As a trained and highly experienced former member of The Bahamas Bar, I do believe that I am qualified to opine on judicial matters locally and around the world.
Jury hears opening statements in rape trial
The rape trial of Fred Williams, who is accused of having unlawful sex with a minor, opened in the Supreme Court in Grand Bahama yesterday.
CWGC’s high praise for Nassau War Cemetery
THE Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC) yesterday toured and commended the state of the Nassau War Cemetery on Farrington Road.
School policing strategies working well, says Dames
NATIONAL Security Minister Marvin Dames has lauded current school policing strategies, telling reporters yesterday that law enforcement officers on campuses are positively impacting crime trends.
'No resistance to police officers using bodycams'
POLICE Commissioner Anthony Ferguson yesterday said officers are “very receptive” to the use of bodycams, adding he does not expect any resistance to the implementation of this technology.
Man in Exuma died after vehicle fell on top of him
A MAN in Exuma is dead after a vehicle he was working under fell on top of him, police said.
Coast Guard flies cruise ship worker to safety
AN employee on a cruise ship was rescued by the US Coast Guard some 200 miles off Nassau in the Bahamas, according to international reports.
Supreme Court acquits man over teenage shooting
A Supreme Court jury unanimously acquitted a man yesterday of shooting a teenager in the head and killing him near a park on Flint Street seven years ago.
