EDITORIAL: Ripples of US-China trade relations wash up on our shores too
With much of the US media obsessed with endless so-called breaking news about the state of the Trump presidency, it seems less attention than it deserves has been given to this month’s important bilateral trade talks with China.
Driving out the tenants?
Has the Minnis Government considered the effect if a landlord takes advantages of the FNM Grants-Bain scheme and adds an inside toilet and flowing water service?
IDB: 20% NIB rates needed to avoid pension crisis
National Insurance Board (NIB) contribution rates must more than double to over 20 percent to prevent a long-term Bahamian pension crisis, it was revealed yesterday.The warning, which will likely be greeted with dismay by workers and employers alike,
33,000 real property defaulters sanctioned
The Government sanctioned around 33,000 real property tax delinquents in both 2015 and 2016, an OECD report revealing the scale of its struggles to collect all due revenue.The Organisation for Economic Co-Operation and Development’s (OECD) “peer revi
Freeport ‘gets short end of stick again’
An outspoken QC yesterday pronounced himself “discouraged” by Wynn Group’s ability to make progress in Nassau rather than Freeport, blasting: “We’ve got the short end of the stick again.”
IDB: High 'petty' corruption endangers public services
High levels of “petty” corruption are undermining trust in public services, the IDB said yesterday, drawing on findings that 20 percent of Bahamians have been solicited for bribes.The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), in its just-published 2018-
Renewable provider blasts 'lip service'
A Bahamian renewable energy provider yesterday called for “real forward momentum” on achieving the National Energy Policy goals, saying: “We’ve been giving it lip service.”Guilden Gilbert, vice-president of Alternative Power Solutions (APS), told Tri
'Feet to the fire' on hotel union's future
THE incoming hotel union president is targeting a new industrial agreement as priority, amid calls by one defeated rival to hold the leadership’s “feet to the fire”.Darren Woods, whose “Team Phoenix” won this week’s election, yesterday acknowledged t
Blockchain summit targets 500 firms
The Government is targeting 500 international companies with next month’s Blockchain and cryptocurrency conference, the next step in its drive to establish Grand Bahama as a “technology hub”.Kwasi Thompson, pictured, minister of state for Grand Baham
Bahamas dominates 3rd Caribbean Triathlon Age Group Championships
THE Bahamas once again dominated the competition in the 3rd Caribbean Triathlon Age Group Championships in Miami over the weekend. The 21-member team made it three straight years the Bahamas has had the most medal finishes. The Caribbean Championship
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Murdered school teacher was three months pregnant
PREGNANT school teacher Marisha Bowen died as a result of six stab wounds to the neck and oxygen depravation, according to a pathologist’s report.The report from forensic pathologist Dr Caryn Sands said the half-dozen stab wounds caused injury and bl
Sands calls for nationwide HIV testing following report
HEALTH Minister Duane Sands yesterday suggested the government consider a nationwide HIV testing campaign in the wake of a Ministry of Health report that estimated 1 in 50 people in The Bahamas has the virus.“We should be demanding that every single
Parliament failing to cater for those with disabilities
DESPITE Parliament passing the Persons with Disabilities Act four years ago, a wheelchair-bound woman had to be carried up the stairs of the House of Assembly by three men to attend yesterday’s session.This is not uncommon, as the building is not out
PLP loses bid for committee to investigate Oban deal
THE Progressive Liberal Party’s motion for a select committee to investigate matters relating to Oban Energies was defeated yesterday when Free National Movement (FNM) parliamentarians in the House of Assembly unanimously voted against it.Englerston
Gunmen shoot man at home
A Grand Bahama man is in hospital after he was shot by gunmen at his home in Deadman’s Reef this week, police reported yesterday. ASP Terecita Pinder said police were called to the Deadman’s Reef area in connection with a shooting shortly after 11pm
$211m borrowing approved to aid electric supplier
FINANCIAL crisis was cited as the reason government yesterday passed a resolution to borrow $211m to aid the Bahamas Electricity Corporation.This undesirable situation, the resolution said, was caused by the high cost of fuel in 2018, funding of capi
PM silent as spy bill approved
THE controversial Interception of Communications Bill was passed the House of Assembly yesterday with no input from Prime Minister Dr Hubert Minnis, once a fervent critic of the bill.
New $50m power plant for Andros
A Bahamian-led consortium is bidding to develop a $40-$50m biomass-fuelled power plant in North Andros through a proposal featuring a tie-up with BAMSI.
Seven police to stand trial over beating
SEVEN police officers may have been carrying out a “personal vendetta” when they dragged a man off his job at a pharmacy six years ago, beat him, and swore to “f*** him right up until he talked” about an alleged police stabbing, an appellate judge has suggested.
