Celebration Key beautified with 5,000 Grand Bahama-sourced trees
Carnival Corporation & plc has announced the completion of phase one of its “Plant a Tree” initiative on Grand Bahama, which saw the sourcing of 5,000 locally-grown saplings that will beautify its new flagship cruise port destination, Celebration Key.
DNA samples sent in murders of grandmother and schoolgirl
POLICE are awaiting results from DNA samples taken in two high-profile homicide cases that have gripped the nation in recent days.
FRONT PORCH: The moral and economic imperative of gaming reform
While many politicians and others continually bemoan structural issues in our economy in areas such as inequality, poverty reduction, education and training, greater equity in the tax code, social development and related matters, few are keen to address a glaring matter of economic injustice.
Global pilot body bids to avert ‘tourism catastrophe’
The world’s largest private pilot body is renewing warnings of “a tourism catastrophe in The Bahamas” over recently-implemented fee increases that have prompted aviators to discuss “boycotting” this nation.
Liquidators target ArawakX principals’ ‘personal assets’
Liquidators for The Bahamas’ first-ever crowd-funding platform have signalled they plan to target its principals’ “personal assets” to aid creditors who have “no likelihood of... any payment” on $2m-plus in claims.
Hope $300m deal ‘opens door’ on nature financing
Environmental advocates are voicing hope that the Government’s first $300m ‘debt-for-nature’ refinancing will “open the door” for further such initiatives “to propel” The Bahamas towards true climate resiliency.
Security firms discuss use of firearms
SECURITY firm workers had varying opinions on whether guards should be supplied with firearms.
Home of murder victim is set on fire
A FIRE damaged the home of a man allegedly murdered by his tenant weeks ago. The fire comes weeks after Jeffrey Burrows, 57, was found unresponsive inside his Huyler Street home with a stab wound to his upper body.
Teacher loses $30k bond for ex-cop’s bail
A HIGH school teacher must forfeit a $30,000 bail bond after she failed to ensure that her nephew, former Police Constable Shando King, followed his bail conditions.
Adriel’s family launches funds plea
THE family of murdered student Adriel Moxey has launched a GoFundMe campaign to raise $15,000 for her funeral expenses, despite offers from some to cover some costs free of charge.
Missing boys arrested as suspects in break-ins
TWO 13-year-old boys who were reported missing in Andros have been found in good health - but have been arrested as suspects in a number of house-breaking incidents.
Grandmother is raped and killed
VERNENCHA Butler, a 72-year-old breast cancer survivor, had just returned home from celebrating her sister’s birthday when she was reportedly raped and killed on Saturday, an incident that sent shockwaves throughout the country.
KDK REPORT: Spilled milk
On a recent trip to Nashville, Tennessee, I had a long and somewhat in-depth conversation with my taxi driver, hereafter referred to as Cameron.
INSIGHT: A shocking crime - but violence against women is all too commonplace
It shocked the nation, so we were told – but given the level of violence in our nation towards women, are we really shocked by Adriel Moxey’s murder?
WORLD VIEW: People of English-Speaking Caribbean are freer than most in the world
If you live in an English-speaking Caribbean country, do you consider yourself freer and more fortunate than many others around the world?
$300m refinance set to boost 6.8m hectare MPAs oversight
The Bahamas National Trust (BNT) says the proceeds generated by the Government’s $300m debt-for-nature refinancing will help it and others to better manage the 6.8m-hectare Marine Protected Areas (MPAs).
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.
