Carnival unveils restaurant offerings for its $600m port
Carnival yesterday previewed the menus for more than 30 food and beverage outlets at its Celebration Key port that is due to open on Grand Bahama in July 2025.
Nation short of rooms, says hotel union chief
THE Bahamas is experiencing a room shortage, according to Darin Woods, Bahamas Hotel Catering & Allied Workers Union, who expressed his joy that Baha Mar will build a new luxury resort where the former Melia hotel once stood.
Cost of business concerns as unemployment payouts rise
The Bahamas Chamber of Commerce and Employers Confederation is concerned about the cost of doing business after the National Insurance Board revealed that unemployment payouts have increased by 25 percent, totalling around $940,000 last month.
Migrant charged with having illegal gun
A MAN was remanded into custody yesterday due to his immigration status after he was allegedly found with a loaded gun in Exuma last week.
Man accused of knife assault gets bail
A MAN was granted bail yesterday after he allegedly assaulted a woman with a knife and threatened her with death on Nelson Street last weekend.
Sweeting: Water issues in Eleuthera have been mitigated while residents note improvements
WATER issues in Central Eleuthera have largely been mitigated, according to Clay Sweeting, MP for Central and South Eleuthera and Minister of Works.
Bill tabled in HOA for regulation of veterinary practices in the country
INSPECTORS will be empowered to enter and inspect buildings suspected of unlicenced veterinary practices under the Veterinary Medicine Bill tabled in the House of Assembly yesterday.
Two men sentenced for breaking into Rahming’s constituency office
TWO men were sentenced to two years and two months in prison yesterday after pleading guilty to breaking into the constituency office of Marathon MP Lisa Rahming on Prince Charles Drive with a knife and a baseball bat.
ACP clarifies Michael Johnson’s status while on garden leave
ACTING Commissioner of Police Leamond Deleveaux clarified yesterday that Chief Superintendent Michael Johnson, the former head of the Central Investigations Department, remains on garden leave, despite a leaked document indicating his transfer to the Commissioner’s Office.
Families and officers still wait on DPP for charges
ELEVEN police officers and the families seeking justice for police-involved killings were left in limbo yesterday as acting Coroner Kara Turnquest Deveaux announced that the court is still waiting for the acting Director of Public Prosecutions to decide what charges, if any, the officers will face.
Munroe: Three Kemp Road churches offer facilities to assist Uriah McPhee after fire
FREETOWN MP Wayne Munroe said three churches in the Kemp Road area have offered their facilities to assist with the education of students following a recent fire at Uriah McPhee Primary School.
Gibson: Long Island life difficult due to deteriorating infrastructure
ADRIAN Gibson said Long Island’s economy has significantly declined, and residents are struggling with deteriorating infrastructure and unacceptable living conditions.
Davis warns Pintard over claims his govt is breaking the law
PRIME Minister Philip “Brave” Davis yesterday cautioned Michael Pintard against pushing a narrative that his administration was breaking the law.
‘Global oil must pay climate fund’
PRIME Minister Philip “Brave” Davis said fossil fuel companies should contribute two percent of their profits to a climate fund that aids vulnerable countries, noting the Attorney General is pushing the International Court of Justice to compel firms to pay because they may not do so willingly.
PM slammed for not fixing act he deemed dangerous
LEGISLATORS passed amendments to the National Crime Intelligence Agency Act yesterday –– but not before Michael Pintard condemned Prime Minister Philip “Brave” Davis for failing to confront provisions he deemed “dangerous” and “unconstitutional” while in opposition.
Outrage over ‘appalling’ outcome in elderly woman’s rape trial
A NINE-year prison sentence for a man who pleaded guilty to multiple violent crimes, including the rape of an elderly woman, sparked outrage from female Free National Movement (FNM) members yesterday, with Senator Michela Barnett-Ellis calling the outcome “appalling”.
Land owner slams fines threat over BPL oil spill
A North Andros land owner is slamming as “perverse” threats of financial sanctions unless he agrees by today to give Bahamas Power & Light (BPL) access to clean up its own oil spill.
Serenity rezoning eyes middle class home ownership boost
The developer of a major western New Providence community says rezoning all its 464 phase two lots to multi-family will help ease the housing shortage and make middle class home ownership more affordable.
‘No man left behind’ with basic account
The Clearing Banks Association’s chairman yesterday explained the ‘basic bank account’ proposal is designed “to ensure no man is left behind” through reforms enacted in a “non-dictatorial” manner.
‘Get energy costs lower than FNM’s hedge price’
An ex-Cabinet minister is challenging the Government’s energy reforms to lower all-in costs below the FNM’s fuel hedging price while asserting BPL’s new tariff structure failed to cut rates this summer.
