DIANE PHILLIPS: The hidden world of luxury yachting in The Bahamas...and what benefits can we reel in?
The arrest of three foreigners and the seizure of the charter boat they were on in waters off Grand Bahama last week was intended to send a message – fish illegally in the waters of The Bahamas and you will pay the price.
Bush medicine: A culture-rich treasure trove of healing power
For centuries, people of the Caribbean have looked to plants for healing, harnessing the power of “bush medicine,” an age-old practice that infuses African, and Indigenous herbal traditions.
60 receive $10K grant in first phase of Home Sweet Home programme
THE government has awarded $600,000 in grants under the Home Sweet Home Programme, which aims to help Bahamian property owners enter the vacation rental market through a combination of loan and grant funding.
30-month sentence for having loaded gun
A MAN was sentenced to 30 months in prison after admitting to having a loaded gun while riding his motorcycle on Montrose Avenue last week.
‘Jazz’ Chisholm Jr to return to second base
BAHAMIAN Major League Baseball (MLB) professional Jasrado “Jazz” Chisholm Jr had a career year last season with the New York Yankees while getting the hang of playing at the third base position for the first time in his pro career.
Financial Stability Council holds its first-ever meeting
The newly-formed regulatory body providing “co-ordinated oversight” of the Bahamian financial services industry held its first-ever meeting this week.
EDITORIAL: If rocket landing is good, why the secrecy?
IF you did not see the streak across the Bahamian sky, you may very well have heard the sonic boom that rattled windows and doors in its wake.
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.
