Fiscal revision handling fosters ‘something to hide’ suspicions
THE GOVERNMENT is “giving rise to suspicions that something is being hidden” by its failure to be transparent and disclose changes to fiscal forecasts for two successive Budget years in a timely manner, a senior banker warned yesterday.
Bahamas investor slams $232m US award as ‘insane’
A BAHAMAS-BASED investor battling a $232m US court judgment yesterday asserted he is the victim of “a rip-off”, and vowed: “Every single person who has brought this pain to my life will pay.”
1,300-job Exuma project ‘fallen by the wayside’
AN EXUMA resort investment promising to create a combined 1,300 construction and full-time jobs has “fallen by the wayside” and will not proceed, Tribune Business can reveal.
Remembering Hurricane Dorian
SEVEN years after Hurricane Dorian became the strongest hurricane in modern records to make landfall in The Bahamas, officials gathered yesterday to remember the people killed in the catastrophe and the families still living with its consequences.
Student shot during Abaco murder was buying a drink, says his pastor
A 14-year-old Abaco student shot in the leg during Monday’s daylight killing of Warren “Spy” Ellis was simply leaving an auto parts store after buying a drink when gunmen opened fire, his pastor said yesterday.
Supreme Court puts ban on continued school strikes
FORTY thousand students across The Bahamas were dismissed at noon yesterday after more than 90 percent of the country’s school administrators joined rare industrial action at the start of the new school term — but hours later the Supreme Court ordered union members back to work and barred them from continuing the strike.
EY Bahamas unveils its two scholarship winners
EY Bahamas has named Avani Sawyer and Claire Bethel as the recipients of its 2026 EY Jamaine McFall Bahamas Scholarship.
Double Champions: Clarke sisters still have their chemistry on tennis court
THE Clarke sisters found out this weekend that their chemistry on the tennis court has not gone anywhere.
Prison remand for man accused of helping four murder suspects
A 24-YEAR-OLD man was remanded to prison yesterday accused of helping four suspects evade police after two murders and the attempted murders of three law enforcement officers last month.
Advocates call for wider beach access solutions
A BEACH advocacy organisation is warning that the removal of the Cabbage Beach fence, while welcome, does not address the wider legal and economic uncertainty surrounding public access to the nation’s beaches.
Abaco woman accused of stealing more than $69,000
AN ABACO woman was accused yesterday of stealing more than $69,000 from the government while working at the Marsh Harbour Government Complex.
Former Doctors Hospital chief executive Charles Sealy II appointed PHA managing director
FORMER Doctors Hospital chief executive Charles Sealy II has been appointed managing director of the Public Hospitals Authority, putting a longtime private-sector healthcare executive in charge of the organisation responsible for the country’s major public hospitals.
Former Grand Lucayan managers say they are struggling as they wait for severance payments owed to them
TWO former Grand Lucayan managers say they have been pushed into severe financial hardship while waiting for severance payments they insist are owed to them, with one struggling to meet his mortgage and support his family and the other saying her utilities have been disconnected and a bank has taken action over an unpaid loan.
Court of Appeal refuses to reopen the murder appeal of Dervinique Edwards
THE Court of Appeal has refused to reopen the murder appeal of Dervinique Edwards, one of the young women convicted in the notorious 2018 killing of 19-year-old mother Breanna Mackey, who was set upon in the street after a dispute over an $80 cellphone.
Jail sentence for man caught with loaded pistol
A MAN who ran from police in Andros was caught with a loaded .40 pistol in a pouch on his person before officers found marijuana inside his home, a court heard yesterday.
ALICIA WALLACE: From observation to solution
FROM the increased electricity demand in the summer months to the reopening of schools every August/September, we are regularly experiencing the lack of preparation of the Government of The Bahamas, regardless of the administration.
New trial in fatal traffic case after judge’s wrong decision
A SUPREME Court judge wrongly took a fatal traffic case away from a jury after concluding that a passenger who allegedly grabbed the steering wheel caused the crash, the Court of Appeal has ruled in ordering Delmaro Johnson to face a new trial.
Passenger admits to punching driver after speeding concerns
A MAN admitted to repeatedly punching a coworker in the face after claiming the man nearly struck another coworker with his vehicle on JFK Drive last week.
National Prayer Rally unites Bahamas in faith and hope for the future
Members of the Bahamas Christian Council, along with members of the public, gathered at Rawson Square on Sunday for the National Prayer Rally, which was held under the theme of national prayer and unity.
Record-breaking performance from Just Dance Bahamas
Just Dance Bahamas delivered a historic, record-breaking performance at the StarQuest World Finals in Galveston, Texas, competing against 48 top-tier studios from across the globe.
