PM hails $250m hurricane hole
The prime minister has hailed Sterling Global Financial’s $250m Hurricane Hole project as a sign of continuing investor confidence in the “world-class destination” of The Bahamas.
Govt keeping dual arbitration regimes
THE government intends to keep separate regimes for domestic and international arbitration to ensure legal “certainty and clarity”, a Cabinet Minister has confirmed.
GB minister to headline island’s Outlook summit
The minister of state for Grand Bahama will headline the island’s Business Outlook conference, which will be held on Thursday, February 21, at the Grand Lucayan resort.
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Monday, 28th January, 2019.
Sailor allegedly sank yacht to drown wife on their honeymoon in The Bahamas
FLORIDA prosecutors are seeking a maximum sentence for a British man who admitted to intentionally sinking his catamaran in waters near Cay Sal to murder his wife in 2017.
Maynard blames old equipment after fire
POLICE are “actively investigating” the cause of a fire at Bahamas Power & Light’s Gladstone and Fire Trail Roads sub-station, head of Police Fire Services Chief Superintendent Walter Evans said Saturday.
POLICE ADVICE: Rape is real so we all have to be on our guard
Rape is a crime which affects all members of society, its victims and those close to them. The more informed citizens are about the crime of rape, the better prepared they will be to prevent it.
INSIGHT: Who should be held to account when a lawyer steps over the line?
DEFENCE attorneys have disagreed with a recent admonition for judges to hold defendants liable for any misconduct exhibited in court by their attorney, with some calling the suggestion “unconstitutional” and an “undue burden” on what would most likely always be a layperson.
INSIGHT: Government would prefer to stand in an echo chamber rather than see our democracy evolve
MUCH of what happens in Parliament is an embarrassment and a disappointment. Witnessing a group of men and women who seem more awestruck with themselves - high off the opportunity to sit in Parliament rather than filled with a spirit of duty and service, hamstringing any potential of our democracy evolving.
Teachers set to return to CV Bethel today
TEACHERS at CV Bethel Senior High School will return to the classroom today, one week after classes were suspended because they were left “traumatised” after a marine biology teacher was reportedly injured in an altercation with two male students.
PI developer eyes $700m in projects
Hurricane Hole’s developer is aiming to launch two further resort projects before year-end 2019 that will take total investment in its Bahamian developments to around $700m.
Minnis in national address tonight
WHEN he delivers his first national address for the year tonight, Prime Minister Dr Hubert Minnis is expected to reveal the government’s plan to boost economic growth, which is hoped to create jobs and provide greater opportunity for all Bahamians.
‘WE WANT ANSWERS’: Bahamian firms asked to explain Fyre Festival cash
A Bahamian law firm and the National Sports Authority’s (NSA) former chairman are among the local persons and companies being targeted for examination by Fyre Festival investigators.
Maryann says ‘I’ll share windfall’
MARYANN Rolle says she’ll “definitely” be a blessing to others who worked hard during the failed Fyre Festival, as crowd funding yesterday reached more than $200,000 to assist the Exuma restaurateur recuperate her losses from the ordeal.
UPDATED: American man dies after motorcycle crash on Cat Island
AN American man died after the motorcycle he was driving crashed into a utility pole on Cat Island on Saturday.
‘Blame all sides for school’s disrepair’
THERE is “more than enough blame to go around” for the issues at the Black Point All-Age School, Bahamas Union of Teachers president Belinda Wilson has asserted.
EDITORIAL: Hitting the next generation of students
It seems some people here in The Bahamas don’t understand what the word “loan” means.
Why it's time to extend the retirement age for our judges
When a distinguished retired high court judge like Jeanne Thompson talks, political and civic leaders should stop beating up their gums and take notice. Justice Thompson again rang a bell over the delay by the Prime Minister in recommending a nominee for the post of Chief Justice.
New developer for $2.8bn Ginn revival
The former Ginn project’s $2.8bn revival could soon by led by a new developer with the Supreme Court on Friday confirming the removal of all legal obstacles to the deal proceeding.
FNM puts spotlight on women
THE Free National Movement held a “Women in Governance Summit” at its headquarters on the weekend.
