Suspected electrical fire damages home of Police Commissioner
A FIRE damaged a seven-room home owned by Commissioner of Police Shanta Knowles in central New Providence early yesterday, destroying one bedroom and leaving the rest of the structure with heat, smoke and water damage.
Bahamians brand BPL’s$8.45 rebate ‘a stretch’
Bahamians yesterday responded with jokes and sarcasm to Bahamas Power & Light’s (BPL) plan to offer its $72,000 residential customers a one-time $8.45 rebate in their July bills, asserting that it will do little to relieve high energy costs or the misery caused by recent outages.
PM calls on JP Morgan to invest more in Bahamians
PRIME Minister Philip Davis KC yesterday called on J P Morgan Trust Company (Bahamas) to build on its decades-long investment in this nation by training more locals and partnering with the Government on emerging blue finance and carbon market opportunities.
Finance chief: Infrastructure spending generating growth
The Ministry of Finance’s top official yesterday said the Davis administration’s growing investment in roads, energy infrastructure and public facilities is intended to create long-term economic growth rather than simply expand public spending.
Pilot $2.6m flooding solution plan for Pinewood Gardens
The Davis administration is investing $2.6m in a pilot project for Pinewood Gardens that it hopes will finally provide a long-term solution to decades of chronic flooding, with four lift stations designed to pump stormwater underground instead of relying solely on traditional drainage.
Aviation Safety Committee formed following fatal crash
A Cabinet minister has held a second meeting within a week with stakeholders who will form a newly-appointed Bahamas Aviation Safety Committee and ‘think thank’ in the wake of the fatal Andros air crash.
Minister meets with airline operators in The Bahamas
A Cabinet minister this Wednesday met with members of the Bahamas Airline Operators Committee (AOC).
Residents sleep in cars as outages plague Golden Gates
GOLDEN Gates residents say prolonged power outages have left them sleeping in their vehicles to escape the heat, throwing away hundreds of dollars' worth of food, missing work, showering with garden hoses and facing mounting financial losses, as frustration grows over what many describe as the worst electricity disruptions the community has ever experienced.
Aviation reps challenge claims on Andros crash response
AVIATION representatives have challenged North Andros Administrator Beverley Laramore’s claim that additional ambulances or fire trucks would not have changed the response to the Independence Day plane crash that killed ten people, arguing that airports require specialised ambulances equipped for major aviation disasters.
MP demands BPL answers over prolonged outages
GOLDEN Gates MP Pia Glover-Rolle’s public demand for answers from Bahamas Power and Light prompted opposition politicians and some observers to portray the Cabinet minister’s intervention as a swipe at Energy Minister JoBeth Coleby-Davis.
72,000 BPL customers to get rebates after settlement
MORE than 72,000 Bahamas Power and Light customers will receive rebates after BPL abandoned years-long appeals and agreed to return $610,240.94 in regulatory fines imposed over its handling of the crippling power outages that battered New Providence in 2018 and 2019, according to the Utilities Regulation and Competition Authority.
Cops now face murder charges in Azario case
PROSECUTORS have upgraded the charges against three police officers accused of killing Azario Major from manslaughter to murder after investigators concluded that he was shot repeatedly after he had already died.
FRONT PORCH: The poetry and the memory of trees
Recently, when asked what she was grateful for, a beloved cousin, with a spontaneous laugh, quickly answered: the beauty and bountifulness of cathedrals and trees.
Two men in custody after woman reports sexual assaults
TWO men are in police custody after a 19-year-old woman reported she was sexually assaulted by two men she knew in separate incidents on Sunday evening.
Accused gets bail after pleading not guilty to firearm charge
A MAN accused of possessing a loaded firearm in New Providence was granted bail yesterday.
Union says nurses are burnt out and ‘victimised’
BAHAMAS Nurses Union (BNU) president Muriel Lightbourn said nurses are tired, burnt out and feel like they’re being “victimised” as concerns persist about the state of public healthcare in the country.
Nine in 10 NHI heart cases linked to hypertension
NINE out of every 10 cardiovascular disease cases treated under the National Health Insurance (NHI) programme were linked to hypertension, according to the National Health Insurance Authority's 2025 Performance Report, highlighting the growing burden of chronic disease in The Bahamas.
BAMSI denies allegations of political victimisation
FORMER Free National Movement candidate Janice Oliver has alleged that employees at the Bahamas Agriculture and Marine Science Institute were dismissed or demoted because of their perceived political affiliations, warning that political victimisation is eroding confidence in public institutions and dividing the North Andros community.
STATESIDE: Argentina defeats England to reach World Cup championship
The world’s greatest sporting competition has been played every four years since 1930, with the exception of 1942 and 1946 when the world was consumed by World War II.
