Chamber urges early reveal for VAT-free Back to School
THE Bahamas Chamber of Commerce and Employers’ Confederation (BCCEC) is urging the Department of Inland Revenue to announce this year’s Back-to-School VAT-free shopping period as early as possible so businesses have sufficient time to prepare.
Out Island ‘meat and pot’ held back by airlift woes
Family Island tourism operators yesterday urged that aviation be treated as a national economic priority, warning that inadequate airlift continues to hold back a visitor market they assert represents the greatest opportunity for sustainable growth outside New Providence.
GB police seize 75lbs of suspected marijuana in Eight Mile Rock
Police seized more than 75 pounds of suspected marijuana during an operation at a residence under renovation in Eight Mile Rock yesterday.
Pilot accused of LPIA sentenced to six months for marijuana possession
A PILOT awaiting trial for murder and charges stemming from a $15.3m drug seizure in 2024 was sentenced to six months in prison yesterday after admitting to possessing an ounce of marijuana in his prison cell.
Man remanded after breaching bail conditions for 66 days
A MAN awaiting trial over a near-fatal bar shooting in 2022 was remanded to prison yesterday after allegedly breaching his bail conditions for 66 days.
AG: DNA testing could be available locally before end of year
THE Bahamas could have the capacity to conduct DNA testing locally before the end of the year, Attorney General Wayne Munroe said yesterday, as families of victims killed in the Independence Day plane crash in Andros face waits of up to eight weeks to identify and bury their loved ones.
Two men killed hours apart in separate shootings
A WAVE of gun violence left two men dead less than 10 hours apart yesterday, with surveillance footage capturing the final moments of one victim before he was fatally shot in a hail of bullets.
Hope for housebound mother after public appeal
A 47-YEAR-OLD mother who has spent more than six years confined to her home because of severe lymphedema says she finally has reason to hope after a public appeal for help led to intervention from the National Health Insurance Authority and an upcoming medical evaluation that could mark the beginning of her long-awaited recovery.
Crime consultant says "somebody dropped the ball" in witness murder
CRIME consultant Carlos Reid has called for accountability after a man accused of murdering a key witness in his armed robbery case allegedly breached his bail conditions 81 times before the killing, saying “somebody dropped the ball”.
Taxi/livery driver dispute ‘top of agenda’ for trade union body
Trade union leaders will meet today to determine how best to “intervene” in and resolve the dispute between taxi and livery drivers amid fears the situation will otherwise “take on a life of its own” and “seriously damage” the tourism industry.
Carnival 20% of tours failing to make grade
SOME Grand Bahama tour operators have lost business from Carnival Cruise Line after it removed roughly one-fifth of its shore excursion offerings at Celebration Cay following guest feedback, the Grand Bahama Chamber of Commerce’s president said yesterday.
Contractor president challenges whether Health and Safety Act sufficiently ‘robust’
The Bahamian Contractors Association’s (BCA) president yesterday challenged whether the Health and Safety at Work Act is sufficiently “robust” and can be properly enforced after inspectors identified “serious safety violations that presented an imminent danger” at four New Providence construction sites.
‘Complete nonsense’ PI lease was a negotiation
Attorneys representing the Bahamian entrepreneur seeking to restore Paradise Island’s lighthouse yesterday argued it was “a complete nonsense” for the Government to assert that lease documents it dispatched for signing were part of continuing negotiations.
PI entrepreneur: ‘I’ve fought a clean fight’
The Bahamian entrepreneur battling to restore Paradise Island’s lighthouse yesterday asserted he has “fought the right fight” as his claim to have a valid, legally binding Crown Land lease hit the judicial system’s highest court.
Rising living costs pushing more Bahamians to build 'side hustles'
THE rising cost of living is pushing more Bahamians to juggle multiple jobs and build side businesses simply to survive, with workers and business leaders warning that a traditional nine-to-five income is increasingly no longer enough.
Politicians finally prevail over Pastors in 'Peace on Da Street' Basketball Classic
WITH Jay Philippe and Denarii Rolle adding more youth in their line-up, the Politicians finally prevailed over the Pastors in the Peace On Da Street Classic's marquee matchup at the Kendal Isaacs Gymnasium on Sunday night.
North Andros plane crash revives memories of mother's death
MORE than eight years after waiting nearly six months to bury his mother following a fatal North Andros plane crash, Kermit Adderley Jr says the country has failed to fix the weaknesses that prolonged his family’s anguish, leaving relatives of the latest aviation disaster to endure the same painful uncertainty.
Labour Crackdown
THE Department of Labour said it halted unsafe work at four construction sites in western New Providence within the last two weeks after inspectors uncovered serious violations that placed workers in imminent danger, including unsecured scaffolding and employees working at heights without harnesses or approved fall protection.
A tough road ahead for us
THE past several months have been quite turbulent ones for the Bahamian people, specifically the last several weeks, which have been coloured by unexpected death and destruction.
FACING REALITY: Three score and 10:
THERE is something almost mystical about the phrase "three score and ten." Seventy years.
