PM: Bahamas ‘rewriting rules’ in climate battles
The Prime Minister is asserting that The Bahamas is “rewriting the rules of engagement for climate resilience and conservation” with its $300m debt-for-nature refinancing transaction.
DEREK SMITH: Positive cultures lead to corporate success
Companies define their cultures by how they work, treat their employees and interact with their stakeholders.
Bahamas suffers 76-62 loss to Cuba
The Bahamas men’s national basketball team, with coach John Lucas III leading the charge, suffered a 76-62 loss to Cuba in the first of two games in the second window of the FIBA AmeriCup Qualifying Tournament this weekend.
VJ Edgecombe pleased to be home
RISING star VJ Edgecombe said he was delighted to be able to return home this weekend in his freshman year with the Baylor Bears men’s basketball team.
FIGHT NIGHT: Boxing is back in grand style
THE Courtyard Brawl lived up to its expectations on Friday night as fans were treated to six exciting bouts at Fusion Superplex.
Lawyers have say on death penalty
THE death penalty debate has resurfaced in the wake of two recent high-profile murders, reigniting divisions over its place in Bahamian law and sparking calls for reform of the country’s judicial system.
Police deny reports of school kidnap bid
POLICE have denied reports of an attempted kidnapping at a primary school in New Providence on Friday after a video circulated on social media suggested such an incident took place.
$300m refinancing aims to boost marine conservation
THE Davis administration on Friday launched an initiative to refinance $300m of external debt, aiming to enhance marine conservation amid the growing threat of climate change.
Police crack down on barber shops in truancy operation
A TRUANCY crackdown has targeted barber shops where students have been hanging out, according to Assistant Commissioner of Police Chaswell Hanna.
Officers graduate from domestic violence course
SEVENTEEN Royal Bahamas Police Force (RBPF) officers graduated from the Domestic Violence Facilitators Certification Course on Friday in a ceremony at the University of The Bahamas’ American Corner.
Two years’ jail for cutlass attack
A MAN was sentenced to two years in prison on Friday after he attacked and seriously injured another man with a cutlass on Malcolm Road in March.
Hanging is not the solution to our country’s growing crime dilemma
Please allow me an opportunity to express my views on what I think is a different albeit familiar consideration to the issue of hanging in The Bahamas.
Bail breach in robbery case
A MAN accused in the kidnapping and attempted armed robbery of a immigration officer in 2013 was fined $500 on Friday for a bail breach.
Woman jailed over $22k theft
A WOMAN was sentenced to ten months in prison on Friday after she admitted to stealing $22,000 from a man last year.
THREE BOYS ACCUSED OVER VIDEO
THREE teenage boys were remanded to Simpson Penn on Friday after they were accused of videotaping the sexual assault of another young male in October.
Minister: ‘Pluses and minuses’ on percentage-based fuel margins
A Cabinet minister has confirmed the Government explored moving petroleum retailers from a fixed to percentage-based margin while revealing no proposal for a similar increase has come from wholesalers.
Private security firms told to ‘professionalise’
A Ministry of National Security official has called for the private security industry to “professionalise” and raise its standards so as to attract higher-calibre recruits to the sector.
Pintard challenges Gov’t over $203m draw down
The Opposition’s leader yesterday challenged whether the Government would have had to refinance $300m via its ‘debt-for-nature’ deal if it had not previously used assets set aside for this purpose.
Minister: Tax rises are ‘off the table’
A Cabinet minister has reiterated that tax increases are “off the table” while voicing confidence that the Government’s 50 percent debt-to-target will be met by 2031 through economic growth.
Gov’t urged: ‘Step it up’ on private security weapons
Private security firms are urging the Government to “step it up a bit” and examine the law and regulations governing whether they can use firearms and non-lethal weapons to protect themselves and clients.
