Man pleads guilty to stealing and vagrancy
A MAN was ordered to perform community service after admitting to stealing money and vagrancy last week.
Dave Neely, 17, signs with the Texas Rangers
WEDNESDAY marked the official start of the Major League Baseball (MLB) International Signing period and Bahamians have already begun inking deals to set up the next step of their baseball careers.
Realtors predict 30% deal surge with market ‘on fire’
Realtors yesterday predicted an up to 30 percent increase in deal volumes for 2025 with the Bahamian high-end property market said to already be “running on all cylinders”.
Abandoned $1m lawsuit’s energy reform questions
An abruptly-withdrawn $1m legal claim has exposed questions about the Government’s handling of renewable energy reforms designed to save Bahamian households and businesses millions of dollars.
Bahamians told: ‘Revisit savings, lifestyle’ to gain home ownership
A prominent realtor yesterday urged Bahamians to “revisit their lifestyle and savings” habits if they wish to fulfill their home ownership dream with high-end residential properties now being marketed for up to $50m.
Consumer watchdog touts $240k complaint recovery
A government watchdog yesterday revealed it had recovered $240,426, or more than one-quarter of the value of complaints submitted to it by Bahamian consumers, for the 2024 full-year.
CCA to protect resorts’ staff from Sarkis ‘chaos’
Baha Mar’s contractor yesterday slammed the bid by Sarkis Izmirlian to wind-up its two Nassau hotels as “meritless” while pledging to protect hundreds of Bahamian workers from potential “chaos”.
PM: Request for more details regarding indictment unanswered by US officials
PRIME Minister Philip “Brave” Davis said yesterday that he is still awaiting a response from US officials after sending a diplomatic note last year requesting further details about an unnamed Bahamian politician mentioned in an explosive US indictment.
Funeral homes taking action over money owed by RBPF
SOME funeral homes have stopped responding to the Royal Bahamas Police Force’s (RBPF) requests for body removal services, citing unpaid bills that have remained outstanding since May 2024.
Boyd: I sometimes ‘hung my head with disappointment’ over MP’s behaviour
ANGLICAN Bishop Laish Boyd said he has sometimes been disappointed in the behaviour of politicians and urged them to moderate their attitudes.
Medics say govt treats them as ‘easily replaceable’
MEMBERS of the Consultant Physician Staff Association (CPSA) and the Bahamas Doctors Union (BDU) say the government has made them feel “easily replaceable” in the country’s healthcare system, highlighting unresolved issues over health insurance, overtime pay, and fair compensation.
PM slams health staff over strike
PRIME Minister Philip “Brave” Davis expressed disappointment over this week’s industrial action of affiliates of the Trade Union Congress (TUC), particularly healthcare professionals, saying they lacked consideration for patient care despite the government’s repeated commitment to addressing their concerns.
20-year-old woman reportedly seen performing sex act on child in viral video was arrested
POLICE have arrested a 20-year-old woman in connection with child abuse after a video went viral.
Man ordered to compensate two officers he assaulted during escape attempt
A MAN was ordered yesterday to pay $1,000 in compensation to two police officers after admitting to aggressively assaulting them while attempting to escape from the Magistrate’s Court cellblock on Nassau Street last month.
FRONT PORCH: Moral beauty
Like other manifestations of beauty, moral beauty in its various forms, such as kindness, perseverance, compassion, courage, faith, charity, and a rainbow of spiritual virtues, attracts and compels others “to go and do likewise.” (Luke 10:37)
Man acquitted of assault charges said he was defending his wife
A MAN was acquitted of stabbing his cousin with a knife after claiming he acted in defence of his wife during a dispute over shared land in New Providence last year.
Union chief: ‘We’ll do what we have to’ over strike injunction
The Trades Union Congress (TUC) president pledged “we will do what we have to do” after the Government obtained a temporary court injunction ordering all doctors, nurses and air traffic controllers back to work.
Skydive licence delay on police probe into threats
The Bahamian aviation regulator yesterday revealed it will not approve a skydiving excursion provider’s licence to operate due to a police probe into recorded threats he allegedly made to its officials.
