Vendors want first refusal on port return
VENDORS at Festival Place are asking to be given first preference to return to the port area following the privatisation of the Prince George Wharf.Rory Dean, the lead spokesperson for the Festival Place Tenants Association (FPTA), said the group of
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PHA: Expansion of salaries and benefits 'not sustainable at this time'
THE Public Hospitals Authority has disclosed that the expansion of salaries and benefits of medical personnel is “simply not sustainable at this time”, in the wake of last week’s demonstrations by healthcare unions over such outstanding issues.
Govt to cap number of subventions for UWI medical students
HEALTH Minister Dr Duane Sands has confirmed that the government will be capping the number of subventions allocated to medical students at the University of the West Indies to 25, noting this number is the “historic norm” that has increased “outside of policy” over recent years.
$6m fire and police station opened in Grand Bahama
PRIME Minister Dr Hubert Minnis officially opened a new $6m fire and police station in Grand Bahama Friday.
13 arrests after $135,000 of suspected cocaine found on Haitian vessel
POLICE arrested 10 men and three women in connection with the seizure of $135,000 worth of suspected cocaine found on a Haitian vessel at the harbour in Great Inagua.
Man dies in apparent drowning after diving
POLICE in Bimini are investigating an apparent drowning of a Bahamian man who was diving in waters off Great Isaac Cay Thursday.
A COMIC'S VIEW: Govt gets into gear with Traffic Act amendments
TABLED amendments to the Road Traffic Act, hopefully will make it a safer commute for Bahamian motorists.
McAlpine: Business people in here wouldn't spend their own money on Grand Lucayan
PINERIDGE MP Frederick McAlpine yesterday said businessmen in the Minnis administration would never spend their personal finances to buy the Grand Lucayan resort in the manner they are doing with taxpayer’s money. His statement was prompted by Free N
Malcolm Park basketball court gets a facelift
THE Malcolm Park basketball court got a facelift due to the collective efforts of the Bahamas Striping Group of Companies, KW Pavers, and the Bahamas Public Parks and Public Beach.
‘Not Oban, though it's an equally bad deal’
THE government’s acquisition of the Grand Lucayan was likened to Oban Energies’ proposed $5.5bn oil refinery for Grand Bahama as the Official Opposition continued its assault on the hotel purchase.
GRAND PLAN
THE Minnis administration stepped away from the Wynn Group’s proposal for the Grand Lucayan in Grand Bahama because its CEO Paul Wynn wanted extraordinary concessions, according to Prime Minister Dr Hubert Minnis, who revealed that deal would have cost the government $159.65m.
Eleuthera families: We want Disney
JOB creation will be the determining factor in the fight over the development of Lighthouse Point, according to one resident in Central and South Eleuthera.
PMH doctors walk-off the job for the second consecutive day
FOR a second consecutive day doctors at the Princess Margaret Hospital walked-off the job yesterday in protest over benefits and what they described as “ill-treatment”.
THE FINISH LINE: ‘We need to ensure that our athletes are comfortable’ right here at home
FOR years, we have complained that our elite Bahamian athletes have not been treated fairly and there was and is the possibility that we could and would lose some of them to other countries.
Convenience store robbed on Wulff Road
POLICE are investigating the armed robbery of a Wulff Road convenience store on Wednesday. A man entered the store off Market Street shortly after 10am, held up an employee and robbed the store of cash, according to Supt Shanta Knowles. The robber es
Roberts has his ‘best event back’ following wrist surgery
AS he continues his return to form, Justin Roberts produced what he called his “best event back” following wrist surgery last summer.
Wildcats snatch 2-1 lead
CAPITALISING on a 16-run third inning, the defending champions Sunshine Auto Wildcats went on an offensive tear as they routed the Johnson’s Lady Truckers 27-6 to snatch a 2-1 lead in their New Providence Softball Association’s best-of-seven ladies’ championship series in the Banker’s Field at the Baillou Hills Sporting complex on Thursday night.
Jones set to play basketball in southeastern Europe
Although they’ve been trying for the past two years to convince her to change her mind, Women’s National Basketball Association player Jonquel Jones has switched allegiance from the Bahamas and will now be playing basketball on the international scene for Bosnia and Herzegovina.
