Royal Caribbean PI IPO to ‘slip’ into third quarter
Royal Caribbean yesterday duelled with a Bahamian entrepreneur over how many foreign construction workers are employed on its Paradise Island project while disclosing that its planned share offering will likely “slip”.
Minister says URCA approved BPL non-competitive bidding
A Cabinet minister yesterday said the energy sector regulator approved the use of non-competitive bidding for the outsourcing of Bahamas Power & Light’s (BPL) generation and electricity grid functions.
FNM deputy seeks answers on SpaceX’s environmental impact
Shanendon Cartwright, the MP for St Barnabas raised concerns about the SpaceX rocket booster landing in the Bahamas in Parliament yesterday, noting a lack of public information surrounding the environmental assessment for the initiative.
Deficit ‘bust’: Half-year red ink close to $400m
Private sector executives and the Opposition yesterday argued that the Government will almost certainly “bust” its key fiscal targets after unveiling a near-$395m deficit for the 2024-2025 half-year.
‘Rights infringed’ over BOB banking directive
The Government is “infringing on constitutional rights” and consumer choice by directing new civil service hires to bank with an institution it holds an 82 percent majority stake in, a union chief blasted yesterday.
SpaceX environmental report finds limited impact on Exuma waters
The government has released SpaceX’s Environmental Baseline Statement (EBS), confirming minimal impact from Falcon 9 booster landings in the Exuma Sound. The study was submitted last year in March, and found no major risks to marine life, water quality, or local ecosystems.
SpaceX impact assessment to land soon, says govt
THE government will publicly release the environmental study related to its agreement with SpaceX to land rocket boosters in The Bahamas, according to Latrae Rahming, director of communications at the Office of the Prime Minister.
Opposition argues reforms ‘don’t go far enough’ as govt passes anti-corruption bills
ELECTED officials passed two bills yesterday that Prime Minister Philip “Brave” Davis described as the most aggressive and far-reaching accountability and anti-corruption reforms in the country’s history.
Chinese Ambassador dismisses US concerns on relationship with Bahamas
CHINESE Ambassador Yan Jiarong dismissed US concerns about China’s engagement in The Bahamas, insisting the relationship is based on economic cooperation without hidden conditions or malicious intent.
Officer ‘told to avoid’ prisoner who later died
A POLICE officer testified that his superior told him to avoid a 60-year-old man who was later found dead in custody at Central Police Station in 2023 after the officer reported that the man appeared unwell and was calling out in distress.
Retired but 491 back on payroll
LABOUR Minister Pia Glover-Rolle revealed yesterday that the government had rehired 491 retired public servants under the Davis administration, 98 percent of whom receive a pension and a salary.
STATESIDE: Democrats’ challenge to change perception
The US Democratic Party gathered earlier this month at a fancy convention venue on the southern edge of Washington DC to pick their new party leader.
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Woman ordered to drug counselling after admitting to having 30 grams of marijuana
A MAN was ordered to attend drug counselling after admitting to having 30 grams of marijuana in his car in Fox Hill last week.
Bahamas must-win vs. Cuba
The Bahamas senior men’s national basketball team has waited more than two months to seek revenge against Cuba and the United States of America (USA) after suffering consecutive losses in the second window of the FIBA AmeriCup 2025 Qualifiers last November.
Body found in building after fire now ruled homicide
POLICE have reclassified the death of a man found in a burned building last week as a homicide, shifting the case from a general death investigation to a criminal probe.
Police look into drowning of 70-year-old woman
POLICE in Bimini are investigating the drowning of a 70-year-old woman who died while swimming at Paradise Beach yesterday—the island’s third drowning in just a week.
Exuma Sailing Club ready for junior nationals
HUNDREDS of junior sailors hit the waters this morning at the Montagu foreshore to commence the 2025 Sir Durward Knowles National Junior Sailing Championships.
Prominent realtor that was reported missing found dead in apparent suicide
A PROMINENT real estate professional who was reported missing has been found shot dead in a secluded area of East Grand Bahama in what police say is an apparent suicide.
