GB resort owners accuse police over failed reclaim
Attorneys representing the Old Bahama Bay resort’s owners yesterday accused senior police officers of acting “in excess of their authority” after the latest bid to change all locks and seize management control was foiled.
Family Islands fear loss of Flamingo Air capacity
FAMILY Island resort operators yesterday warned that Flamingo Air’s temporary bar from flying following Friday’s fatal Andros crash has created furrther uncertainty over visitor access and seat capacity.
‘Limited noise levels’ via Bahama Rock expansion
Bahama Rock’s proposed Freeport Harbour expansion will likely consume $5.5m worth of electricity per year, it has been projected, with studies seeking to reassure nearby Eight Mile Rock residents that they will endure “limited noise levels” from the project.
Andros calls for regular commercial air services
North Andros businesses yesterday urged the Government and Bahamasair to strengthen Family Island air connectivity, arguing that dependable scheduled service is essential to attracting tourists, supporting investment and growing the island's economy.
BPL urges conservation amid heat wave demand
Bahamas Power & Light (BPL) yesterday urged consumers to conserve electricity an an ongoing heat wave drives up demand, while revealing that crews are simultaneously battling cable faults and weather-related damage that have triggered extended outages in parts of New Providence.
North Andros businesses frustrated by power woes
North Andros businesses yesterday said hours-long power outages are worsening an already weak economy, with one retailer losing refrigerated stock while the island's Chamber of Commerce warned some firms "can't take much more".
Exuma resort investing ‘several hundred thousand’ in upgrades
An Exuma resort is investing several hundred thousand dollars to enhance the guest experience while capitalising on stronger-than-usual tourism demand.
Supreme Court denies bail to pilot accused of LPIA murder
SUPREME Court judge has again refused bail to pilot Donald Ferguson, ruling that the murder and drug trafficking accused presents a sweeping array of dangers, from fleeing the country and committing further offences to threatening witnesses and endangering both the public and himself.
Cooper defends foreign teacher push, says Bahamians get priority
DEPUTY Prime Minister Chester Cooper yesterday defended the government’s push to recruit potentially hundreds of foreign teachers, insisting Bahamian educators will be given first claim on vacancies as the administration moves to confront a shortage unions have described as urgent.
Duke Strachan smiles again as prison officials deliver puppy
VETERAN Bahamian musician Duke Errol Strachan is smiling again four months after the fatal shooting of his beloved dog ignited national outrage.
‘I feel robbed’: Singer grieves partner killed in North Andros crash
KHREASEL Glinton is grieving not only the loss of her soulmate, Rashad Storr, but the deaths of four fellow Da Pond members she had come to regard as family after last week’s North Andros plane crash.
ALICIA WALLACE: The hidden cost of the cloud - why we must beware AI data centres
It was reported last week that Trinidad and Tobago has signed agreements to allow U.S. companies to set up data centers on its land.
Fatal Andros plane hit trees while preparing to land
THE Independence Day plane crash that killed ten people near San Andros Airport ranks among the country’s worst aviation disasters in recent history, investigators said yesterday as they revealed that the aircraft struck trees while apparently configured to land before plunging into a wooded area and erupting in flames.
Nygard convicted of assault after using Bahamas as lure
FORMER fashion mogul Peter Nygard has been convicted of sexually assaulting and forcibly confining an 18-year-old aspiring model after luring her to his Montreal penthouse with promises of advancing her career and offering her a life of luxury in The Bahamas.
Minister unsure why Flamingo Air not suspended sooner
ENERGY, Utilities and Aviation Minister JoBeth Coleby-Davis yesterday said she could not explain why Flamingo Air's Air Operator Certificate was not suspended sooner despite the airline's history of at least 14 publicly documented accidents and safety incidents over the past two decades, saying she would have to seek further information from the Civil Aviation Authority of The Bahamas (CAB).
Family say shooting victim was bystander
THE family of 33-year-old Delano Miller believes he was an innocent bystander caught in a barrage of gunfire that tore through Bain Town on Independence Day, killing him and another man and wounding three women.
Family of hit-and-run victim demands police check cameras
THE family of hit-and-run victim Ryan Basden demanded yesterday that police secure and review surveillance footage from the area where he was struck, insisting that cameras could identify the driver who sped away and left the 43-year-old father of six dying in the street.
Dad allegedly killed by suspect on bail
JUST weeks before he was expected to testify against a man accused of robbing him, businessman James McPhee was allegedly killed by the same suspect in a deadly hit-and-run, according to his family.
FACING REALITY: Lawlessness holding us hostage
THERE is a dangerous disease spreading through Bahamian society, and it’s not one that can be cured with medicine.
