Dundas Civic Centre needs $400k to ‘keep the doors open’
AS Dr Nicolette Bethel walked across the Dundas Civic Centre grounds yesterday, the scent of cigarette smoke cut through the air.
Junior Junkanoo sees increase in participation as tickets almost sold out
TICKETS for today’s Junior Junkanoo event are “almost sold out”, and there has been increased participation from groups in the parade, officials said yesterday.
FRONT PORCH: First World prices for Third World services
There are a host of features consumers’ desire from products and services: reliability, consistency, general affordability, decent quality, customer service, not being taken for granted.
STATESIDE: Shake-up of the American system may be at hand
For at least the past 35 years, Americans who follow the nation’s political evolution have known in their hearts that the “system” that prevails in the nation’s capital is flawed, inefficient, increasingly unrepresentative and maybe even undemocratic.
Woman admits to stealing over $4k from insurance company
A WOMAN was fined in court after admitting to stealing over $4,000 from an insurance company where she worked last summer.
$6,000 fine gun and ammo possession guilty plea
A MAN was fined $6,000 after admitting to having ammunition and a gun magazine at his residence on Asphalt Drive last weekend.
$400,000 sewer infrastructure upgrade at Arawak Cay finished
A $400,000 sewer infrastructure upgrade at Arawak Cay has been completed, improving sanitation and efficiency at the site.
Bound to peace for one year for housebreaking
A MAN was bound to keep the peace for one year yesterday after admitting to breaking into a residence in James Cistern last week.
Two charged with assault of man in eleuthera
TWO men were granted bail yesterday after they allegedly severely beat a man to the head with a brick in Harbour Island last weekend.
Court awards former LJM lecturer over $16,000 in damages over loss of bonuses
A FORMER lecturer at LJM Maritime Academy has been awarded $16,666.65 in damages for the loss of annual bonuses over a five-year period following a court ruling.
Mitchell: The Bahamas’ Washington embassy did not spend $400k on BMWs
FOREIGN Affairs Minister Fred Mitchell said yesterday that the government did not spend over $400,000 on BMWs for The Bahamas embassy in Washington, DC, saying the vehicles were part of a long-standing lease agreement established under the previous administration.
Minnis hits out at nation’s healthcare
FORMER Prime Minister Dr Hubert Minnis says a lack of supplies and equipment in the country’s healthcare system forces Bahamians to seek treatment abroad — including his brother, whom he helped send to the Cayman Islands for surgery after a recent accident in Grand Bahama.
‘Sweeting should resign after sloppy local govt election’
ST ANNE’S MP Adrian White said Family Island Affairs and Works Minister Clay Sweeting should resign after last week’s local government elections, which experienced challenges such as ballot errors.
Munroe praises murder victim despite past of criminal cases
NATIONAL Security Minister Wayne Munroe acknowledged that Mario Brown, a man murdered in Kemp Road over the weekend, may have had a troubled past but hailed him as a positive influence on the youth in the community.
‘No one charged under anti-gang law yet’
NATIONAL Security Minister Wayne Munroe suggested yesterday that people have yet to be charged under last year’s highly-touted anti-gang legislation because of insufficient evidence, stressing that authorities want to ensure cases have a high likelihood of success before taking action.
GB teacher collapses and dies
THE sudden death of Jack Hayward Junior High School teacher Melody Gilbert, who collapsed on Tuesday at the Ministry of Education, has shocked teachers, students, education and union officials in Grand Bahama.
Shadow Minister calls for Sweeting to resign over "botched" Local Government elections
Shadow Minister of Works and Local Government and St Annes MP Adrian White has called for the resignation of Minister Clay Sweeting over what he described as the “disastrous” handling of the 2025 national local government elections.
Three years prison for having $55,000 worth of marijuana
A MAN was sentenced to three years in prison yesterday after admitting to having $55,000 worth of marijuana in his home in Mason Addition last weekend.
Coleby-Davis: BPL seeing tangible progress on infrastructure and union relations
AS observers await more details about the Davis administration’s Bahamas Power and Light reform plans, BPL’s leaders said they are advancing efforts to modernise its operations, improve electricity reliability, and strengthen workforce unity after years of inconsistent supply and high costs.
