Arrest warrant issue for failure to show up for sentencing
AN arrest warrant was issued yesterday for a 26-year-old man who failed to appear for his sentencing hearing after having unlawful sex with a 13-year-old girl he met online in 2022.
The Bahamas AIDS Foundation announce new leadership ahead of 28th Red Ribbon Ball
THE Bahamas AIDS Foundation is entering a new era with long-serving board member Aramie Ford Strachan stepping in as president, succeeding Camille Lady Barnett.
Lady Holly Knowles with one of her beloved rescues
Lady Holly Knowles turns 100 today - and takes her space in our Love Ya Dog campaign.
Baha Mar’s head says bookings below forecast, says US elections and economy possible culprits
BAHA Mar’s president Graeme Davis said business has softened this year compared to expectations, and booking for 2025 is not as robust as officials forecast.
Bridge Authority expansion may cover every bridge in country
A NEW amendment bill passed in Parliament yesterday will provide the framework for every bridge in the country to be constructed, managed and maintained by the Bridge Authority.
Pitch contest offers cash help for winners
The Tourism Development Corporation held a press conference yesterday for phase II of the 50/50 Venture Pitch Competition for small and micro-sized businesses which will award participants from Abaco and Bimini with monetary funds to aid in their start-up businesses.
Bahamian Brewery in Trinidad lager launch
A Trinidad & Tobago lager held its formal Bahamas launch on Saturday, August 31, at Waterloo on East Bay Street.
New Cost Right store to be ‘members only club’
AML Foods yesterday confirmed that its new 55,000 square foot Cost Right Warehouse Club, next door to the newly-remodelled Solomon’s Old Trail store, is set to open this November.
JAZZ and Yankees clinch playoff berth
SEATTLE (AP) — A year ago, the New York Yankees were knocked out of playoff contention with a week to go in the regular season, ending a string of six straight postseason appearances.
Gilbert Williams publishes new book
GILBERT Williams typically spends his time serving as the director of Special Olympics Bahamas, but recently he decided to channel all of his passion into writing and publishing his book “Das A Baheemyan”.
UB to stage cross country invitational on Sept. 28
CROSS country season is in full swing and the University of The Bahamas (UB) is preparing to host the third edition of their cross country invitational starting at 7am on September 28.
Junior Tennis Champions crowned in Under 14/16 tourney in Freeport
THE Bahamas Lawn Tennis Association (BLTA) congratulates the champions and runners-up of the GBTA’S Flawless Construction and Legacy Styles U14/U16 junior tournament held in Freeport, Grand Bahama, over the weekend.
Warning issued of severe weather and heavy rainfall
A weather warning has been issued of unsettled weather across the northern, north-west and portions of entral Bahamas, with an elevated risk of severe, squally weather. This may include heavy rainfall, dangerous lightning activity, hailstones, gusty winds and higher seas with the possibility of tornadic activity such as funnel clouds or waterspouts.
Arrest warrants issued for three officers after court no-show
ARREST warrants have been issued for three officers who did not appear in court today for a committal hearing that saw 11 police officers receive bail for proceedings linked to killings that resulted in adverse inquest findings.
Yacht charter VAT woe ‘definitely news to me’
A senior tax official yesterday said complaints that visiting yachts are struggling to pay VAT on charter contracts is “definitely news to me”.
Cruise chief: Multiple ‘wins’ from 60MW shore power
Nassau Cruise Port’s top executive yesterday asserted that the project to supply cruise vessels with 60 mega watts (MW) of shore power will generate multiple economic “wins” for The Bahamas.
Margin ‘breathing room’ for 75% of dealers owing taxes
More than three-quarters of Bahamian petroleum retailers have gained sufficient “breathing room” from upcoming margin increases to settle their unpaid taxes, it was revealed yesterday.
Opposition attacks $203m ‘sinking funds’ draw down
The Opposition’s finance spokesman yesterday voiced concern that the Government used $203m set aside to cover future maturing foreign bonds to repay its “debt obligations” in the last fiscal year.
‘Pensioners oversee workers lacking skills’
LABOUR and Public Services Minister Pia Glover-Rolle said reappointing retirees to critical government positions speaks to “putting persons in positions of management and supervision to supervise others without the proper skills and training to do so”.
