ALICIA WALLACE: A liveable wage - essential, but still a pipe dream?
THERE have been several news stories on the cost of living in The Bahamas, the inadequacy of minimum wage, and the clear need for a living wage.
Summer BPL chief’s ‘greatest nightmare’
Bahamas Power & Light’s chief operating officer said that - while its New Providence network has enjoyed significant reliability improvements - the Family Islands remain the utility’s greatest challenge.
Businesses suffer more bank account delays than citizens
More Bahamian businesses than individual citizens suffered new bank account opening delays during the 2024 second half, it was revealed yesterday. Businesses suffer more bankaccount delays than citizens
Game 1 of BAISS Senior Boys' Baseball Championship to be replayed in full today
GAME one of the Bahamas Association of Independent Secondary Schools Senior Boys’ Baseball Championship between the Queen’s College Comets and St. Augustine’s College Big Red Machine was stopped due to heavy rainfall on Monday evening at the Andre Rodgers National Stadium.
Masters bring home track and field medals
HALF-miler Michael Armbrister and long jumper Natasha “Downtown” Brown continued the success in track and field for The Bahamas at the Mexico North, Central American and Caribbean Masters Championships over the weekend.
Comets soar past Big Red Machine 22-12 in BAISS Sr Girls Softball Championships opener
THE defending champions Queen’s College Comets soared past the St. Augustine’s College Big Red Machine 22-12 in game one of the Bahamas Association of Independent Secondary Schools Senior Girls’ Softball Championships yesterday.
Bringing home the gold, silver
BAHAMAS Aquatics got another feather in its cap as The Bahamas’ under-14 co-ed team returned home as champions of the XXXVIII CARIFTA Aquatics Championships Water Polo, while the under-16 boys’ team got the silver medals this past weekend.
Gibson: DRMA failed to deliver hurricane relief
LONG Island MP Adrian Gibson has accused the Disaster Risk Management Authority (DRMA) of neglecting residents in need of hurricane relief, calling the failure to deliver supplies to the island “disgraceful”, “deeply disappointing” and “unacceptable.”
Trove of Bahamian history to be auctioned in first public sale of private antiques
A TROVE of Bahamian history — the first public sale of private antiques from a single Bahamian home — will be auctioned next month at the Baker Estate, a preserved 1920s Colonial residence on William and Shirley Streets once owned by pioneering merchant Anthony Baker.
Water sports and tour operators accuse Port Department of arbitrary treatment
SOME water sports and tour operators in New Providence are accusing the Port Department of harassment, intimidation, and selective enforcement, alleging that officials have targeted outspoken business owners while turning a blind eye to unlicensed competitors.
'Unbearable' three years for family of missing woman
IT has been three agonising years since Rochellda “Dadah” Woodside vanished without a trace while walking home — three years of waiting, searching, and praying for answers that never came.
Former senior officer named in US cocaine indictment challenging RBPF over dismissal
A FORMER senior police officer named in a US federal indictment over alleged cocaine trafficking has won permission to challenge his dismissal from the Royal Bahamas Police Force, after a Supreme Court judge ruled that Commissioner Clayton Fernander may have acted unlawfully in firing him without due process.
Bahamas short of 500 nurses
THE BAHAMAS is facing a shortage of about 500 registered nurses, says Public Hospitals Authority Managing Director Dr Aubynette Rolle, who warns that the exodus of healthcare workers and declining staff morale has placed mounting pressure on the public health system.
Murder victim's friend testifies in shooting trial
A MAN who survived a shooting incident that claimed his friend’s life told a Supreme Court jury yesterday that he watched the gunman press a weapon to his head before opening fire, as the trial into the 2022 murder of Emmanuel “Manny” Brown began before Justice Jeannine Weech-Gomez.
Belize Bishop Wright elected Archbishop of region for Anglican church over Bahamian Bishop Laish Boyd
BELIZE Bishop Philip Wright was yesterday elected Archbishop of the Church in the Province of the West Indies, defeating Bahamas Bishop Laish Boyd in a historic vote that made him the first Belizean to lead the regional Anglican Church.
Man injured in East Hill Street shooting incident
A 21-year-old man was shot and injured early Monday morning after gunmen opened fire on his vehicle near East Hill Street.
Teenage boy accused of fatal shooting at Arawak Cay
A TEENAGE boy was remanded to prison yesterday after being accused of fatally shooting Philip Lockhart at Arawak Cay last month.
Man must pay $200k fine or face five years prison
A MAN was ordered to pay a $198,000 fine or face five years in prison after admitting yesterday to possessing $207,000 worth of drugs and 20 rounds of ammunition at his Atlantic Drive home.
Father recalls last time he saw his son in manslaughter trial
A FATHER yesterday recalled the last time he saw his teenage son alive, as the manslaughter trial into the 2013 shooting death of 18-year-old Sylvester Woodside continued.
American man bitten by seven-foot reef shark while spearfishing near Chub Cay
A 24-year-old American man required seven stitches after being bitten by a seven-foot reef shark while spearfishing off Chub Cay in the Berry Islands on Sunday — the latest in a string of shark-related incidents involving US visitors in Bahamian waters this year.
