Workshop helps firms recover from disaster
The Disaster Risk Management (DRM) Authority is holding a three-day workshop to help business owners prepare for disasters and disruptions plus subsequent recovery.
Bahama Rock opponents file fresh objection papers
A GRAND Bahama advocacy group has filed revised submissions urging the Department of Environmental Planning and Protection (DEPP) to halt further approval of Bahama Rock’s proposed 270-acre Freeport Harbour expansion over alleged unresolved gaps and inconsistencies in its plans.
Water Corp’s $3.6m project to supply 120 Long Island homes
The Water & Sewerage Corporation says it will soon supply more than 120 Long Island homes and businesses with potable water as the $3.6m construction of new water mains nears completion in Millers.
Energy and airlift issues weigh on Andros tourism
ENERGY constraints are continuing to weigh on Andros’ tourism economy, with a lodge operator yesterday pointing to persistent outages and limited airlift as added costs and complications for small businesses trying to attract and retain visitors.
PM: Bahamas wants ‘keys’ to own digital sovereignty
THE Prime Minister yesterday argued that small states such as The Bahamas must have a say in developing digital economy policies particularly when their sovereignty - data, infrastructure and markets - is used.
Bahamas Educator Managerial Union members return to work
MEMBERS of the Bahamas Educators Managerial Union returned to work yesterday after the Supreme Court ordered an end to its industrial action, but its president says the grievances that triggered the industrial action remain unresolved and relations with the government are “not in a good place”.
PHA launches investigation into complaint from family of five-month-old baby
THE Public Hospitals Authority has launched an investigation into a complaint from the family of a five-month-old baby who has been receiving care at Princess Margaret Hospital since suffering a prolonged seizure last month.
20-year sentence demanded for man who fatally stabbed younger girlfriend
PROSECUTORS have asked a Supreme Court judge to sentence a man convicted of fatally stabbing his 21-year-old girlfriend in their South Beach apartment in 2012 to 20 years in prison, while the defence is seeking a term of seven to 12 years.
Conditional discharge despite stealing $153,000 from Ministry
A WOMAN admitted to stealing more than $153,000 from the Ministry of Education over nearly four years and was granted a conditional discharge.Tossie Pugh, 48, pleaded guilty before Deputy Chief Magistrate Shaka Serville to stealing $153,173.05 from the ministry between August 2021 and January 2025.
Two jailed for stealing silver Toyota Passo
TWO men have been jailed after admitting to stealing a car in New Providence last month, with the repeat offender receiving the longer sentence.
$7,000 bail for man accused of groping girlfriend’s daughter, 12
A MAN was accused yesterday of indecently assaulting his girlfriend’s 12-year-old daughter at their East Street home in June.
FRONT PORCH: The Bahamas’ indifference to Republic status
ON one of his trips to a Family Island to discuss independence for The Bahamas, Sir Lynden Pindling was confronted by an older lady who accepted that the country should become a sovereign nation. But she added a warning cum proviso: “We’re going to keep the Queen though!?”
COI’s Lincoln Bain back in court over disputed property ownership
COALITION of Independents leader Lincoln Bain has been ordered by a Supreme Court judge to spell out the basis on which he says he was entitled to enter or occupy two disputed West Bay Street properties and identify documents he says supported another man’s claim of ownership.
Small islands paying “sovereignty discount” in digital economy, says PM
PRIME Minister Philip “Brave” Davis yesterday warned that small island states are paying a “sovereignty discount” in the global digital economy and urged them to unite around a common position on data, telecommunications infrastructure and regulatory control.
Persistent outages a “growing headache” for rental operators
PERSISTENT electricity outages on Abaco are creating a growing headache for short-term rental operators, who said guests are increasingly being left without answers when they ask the simple question: when is the power coming back?
Antoan Richardson back in Atlanta as the Braves' first base coach
HE had an enjoyable stint with both the Atlanta Braves and the New York Yankees as a player, but Antoan Richardson said he's now more intrigued by his new role as a coach in Major League Baseball.
Bringing home the gold - again
TIMOTHY Munnings did it again and he will return home from his second appearance at the World Masters Athletics Championships with another gold medal.
‘Dedicate 15% of universal fund to digital inclusion for disabled’
A DISABLED advocate yesterday called for 15 percent of monies paid into so-called universal service funds by Bahamian and Caribbean communications providers to be dedicated to boosting digital inclusion for the group.
Cruise line makes Bahamas ‘linchpin’ via $350m outlay
NORWEGIAN Cruise Line (NCL) says it has invested about $350m into its Great Stirrup Cay expansion with yesterday’s opening of its new Great Tides Waterpark the “linchpin” of a broader strategy to place more ships and visitors in The Bahamas and wider Caribbean.
