Gov’t urged to justify deficit optimism in mid-year Budget
The Government must use today’s mid-year Budget to justify and “elaborate” on why it believes it will hit its full-year deficit target despite needing a more than four-fold increase in its second half surplus to do so.
URCA conducts research on communications usage
The Utilities Regulation and Competition Authority (URCA) yesterday said it has hired a consult to assess access to, and use of, information and communications technology (ICT) by Bahamians.
Resort’s bookings surge amid private pilot fall-out
An Abaco resort proprietor yesterday disclosed February bookings surged after a slow start to 2025 to give her confidence that a strong winter season will last into the summer months.
AI, technology integration critical to greater profits
The Bahamas Chamber of Commerce and Employers Confederation’s (BCCEC) chief executive yesterday said the integration of artificial intelligence (AI) and other technologies is key to greater business profits.
Tree trimming woes blamed for sparking BPL power lines
Eleuthera residents urged better tree trimming and cutting by Bahamas Power & Light (BPL) after numerous power lines sparked during bad weather yesterday.
Fly fishing participants focus on local control
Grants and other investments being directed to the fly fishing industry should be used to educate Bahamians while protecting the sector from foreign involvement, a fisherman argued yesterday.
Local GB businesses aim to help needy children with build-a-bed programme
TWO local businesses aim to combat bed poverty in Grand Bahama with a newly launched Build-a-Bed programme to benefit needy children.
Evaluation ordered for man exposing himself at hotel
A MAN was remanded to Sandilands Rehabilitation Centre after he was accused of exposing himself outside the British Colonial Hotel last week.
Three years jail for man with unlicenced flare gun
A MAN was sentenced to three years in prison after admitting to having an unlicenced flare gun and shotgun shell last week.
Jamaican national faces three counts of armed robbery and overstaying
A JAMAICAN national was remanded to prison yesterday after being accused of multiple armed robberies in New Providence over the past month.
Police working to dismantle stolen car rings as vehicle thefts rise in the capital
POLICE Commissioner Shanta Knowles said vehicle thefts have increased this year, with officers working aggressively to dismantle stolen car rings operating in New Providence.
Cabinet subcommittee formed to address shark attacks
AGRICULTURE and Marine Resources Minister Jomo Campbell said a cabinet subcommittee has been formed to develop policies addressing shark attacks.
Pastor fires back at critics of PM’s visit to Haitian church conference
PRESIDENT of the Abaco Haitian Pastors Association Octervil Baptiste fired back at critics yesterday over Prime Minister Philip Davis’s visit to its annual church conference, stressing the event was about unity and not politics.
Strong winds rock Eleuthera settlement
STRONG winds reminiscent of a tornado struck Current Settlement in North Eleuthera early yesterday morning, leaving behind damaged trees, capsized boats, and scattered debris.
Knowles: ‘Rebellious’ children key in runaways
POLICE Commissioner Shanta Knowles said rebelliousness is the key factor behind recent cases of runaway children.
‘Greenslade example undermines claim rehires due to lack of succession planning"
THE appointment of former Police Commissioner Ellison Greenslade as permanent secretary in the Ministry of Immigration and National Insurance, despite his lack of ministerial experience, undermines the Davis administration’s claim that some retirees are being rehired due to a lack of succession planning, Free National Movement chairman Dr Duane Sands said yesterday.
Second-in-command agrees ‘something went wrong’ over prisoner found dead
THE second-in-command of Central Police Station agreed during a court hearing yesterday that something went “wrong” the night 60-year-old Hartman Dawkins was in custody, complaining of feeling unwell, only to be found dead in his cell the following morning.
Electronic monitoring bid award criticised by expert
A FORMER consultant in the Ministry of National Security has criticised the government’s decision to award Migrafill Security International the contract to electronically monitor people on bail without inviting other companies to bid.
‘Fire advisor’ in moorings row
THE Opposition’s leader last night demanded that the Prime Minister dismiss an unidentified “senior advisor” over alleged “conflicts of interest” stemming from the now-aborted Bahamas Moorings deal.
