Forensic reports confirm identities of July 10 plane crash victims as families await closure
THE Ministry of Health and Wellness has received forensic DNA reports commissioned to confirm the identities of passengers killed in the July 10 plane crash in North Andros.
Letters: Transparency critical to balancing airport upgrades and affordability
THE RECENT reporting concerning proposed new and increased airport fees for North Eleuthera, Governor’s Harbour and Exuma raises important questions that deserve careful consideration before the proposed January 1, 2027, implementation.
BAMSI kickstarts academic year with ‘renewed energy’
A Cabinet minister says the Bahamas Agriculture and Marine Science Institute (BAMSI) has opened its 2026-2027 academic year with “renewed energy” as he pointed to new student residences, expanded classroom and laboratory facilities and continued investment in the North Andros campus.
Hotelier: Affordability must match airport improvements
HIGHER air fares and fees on international travellers could impair The Bahamas’ tourism growth by pricing visitors out of the market, particularly in the Family Islands, a hotel chief warned yesterday.
Industrial deal tensions at Clifton Heritage Authority
CLIFTON Heritage Park employees remain without a completed industrial agreement more than two months after negotiations stalled with union representatives warning a communication breakdown could trigger escalate workplace tensions.
‘KJay 2 Smooth’ giving back to the next generation of basketball players
YOUNG Bahamian basketball player Keitho Johnson Jr, also known as “KJay 2 Smooth,” is giving back to the next generation through his first local basketball giveback initiative.
Making history: Team Bahamas returns home with eight medals
THE Bahamas Bodybuilding, Wellness & Fitness Federation (BBWFF) returned home from the 2026 Central American and Caribbean (CAC) Championships in Guatemala with eight medals, including a gold, two silver and five bronze.
Chris 'Fireman' Brown working with the pros
WHILE he continues to work with his collegiate athletes as head coach at Clayton State University, Bahamian Olympian Chris “Fireman” Brown is making his contribution to the training regimen for some professional athletes.
Gov’t urged to ‘strengthen’ oversight of its own assets
THE BAHAMAS needs to “strengthen governance” over public sector assets given the Government’s “limited ability” to track and value all that it actually owns, an Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) report has warned.
Cabbage Beach vendors seek $100k for relocation Body
CABBAGE Beach vendors are seeking $100,000 each in relocation funding with a $300 monthly stipend for 30 months, plus legal representation, with talks over their temporary removal yesterday said to be deadlocked.
Multiple firm owners require separate BINs
BUSINESS owners with multiple companies will have to manage separate Bahamas Identification Numbers (BINs) under the Government's new One Tax system, it was revealed yesterday, although they will be able to access each account through a single log-in.
Business doubts over tax portal’s consolidation
BUSINESSES yesterday voiced misgivings that the Government’s new One Tax Bahamas portal will improve filing, administration and the ease of doing business, with one asserting: “Every time you turn around there’s a new hoop.”
‘Bloodbath’ fear on airport fee increases
A VETERAN airline chief yesterday voiced fears that key Family Islands may suffer an aviation and tourism “bloodbath” over new and increased airport fees that threaten to undermine competitiveness and “value for money”.
Letters: Dorian must be remembered through greater readinessLetters:
Seven years after Hurricane Dorian, the grief remains deeply personal for many Bahamian families.
Letters: Calls for urgent action as teachers and government clash
I write with a heavy heart and a sense of frustration over yet another dispute involving the Government and teachers, highlighted by this morning’s article under the headline, “Court orders administration back to work, hours after students were sent home.”
Letters: Five-Star Dilemma
I feel the need to add my two cents to this loosely used term “Five Star Restaurant.” I have been in the hospitality industry for 60 years. I’ve had the opportunity to work in Five Star Restaurants back in the day, when gourmet service was the order of the day and waiters wore tuxedos and white gloves. I wonder if some of these people who are talking five star ever been in a five star restaurant?
Letters: For What World Are We Preparing Our Students?
ONE of the most important questions we can ask about education today is deceptively simple: for what world are we preparing our students?
Attempted rape trial begins
A WOMAN told a Supreme Court jury yesterday that she believed she was drugged at a bar before waking in a motel room with no memory of how she got there, as the attempted rape trial of Tamal Curry began.
PM denies personal relationship with murdered Warren ‘Spy’ Ellis
PRIME Minister Philip “Brave” Davis has denied having a personal relationship with murdered businessman Warren “Spy” Ellis.
