‘Alarming’ 26 child sex cases logged at Bahamas Crisis Centre
THE Bahamas Crisis Centre received 26 sexual cases involving children aged eight to 16 in January and February, a figure its administrator described as alarming.
Sebas Bastian’s new memoir achieves US bestseller status
SEBAS Bastian has launched a memoir that his team says has earned bestseller recognition in the United States.
PwC executive spots chance to strengthen cyber security
Executives with PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) Bahamas say the newly-passed Data Protection Act 2025, combined with The Bahamas National Cybersecurity Strategy, creates the opportunity to strengthen this nation’s digital crime defences.
Former Grand Lucayan employees collect final severance payouts
FORMER employees of the Grand Lucayan Resort began collecting severance cheques on Friday, with some saying the payouts were lower than they had anticipated after years of working on short-term contracts.
PM opens $2.1m Mayaguana airport tied to 2,000-job seaport project
The Prime Minister has declared that Mayaguana’s economy will be “forever changed” as he commissioned the island’s new $2.1m airport terminal, tying the upgrade to a planned three-phase deepwater seaport projected to generate 2,000 jobs.
First aviation ambulance in Mayaguana under deal between govt, BACSWN and Response Plus Medical (RPM)
AN aviation-spec ambulance has been deployed to the newly commissioned Mayaguana International Airport, in keeping with the terms of a Heads of Agreement between the Government of The Bahamas, Bahamas Aviation Climate and Severe Weather Network (BACSWN) and Response Plus Medical (RPM).
Roberts Roberts healing in healing in hospital
Super Value owner Rupert Roberts has reassured customers of his 13-store grocery chain and the Bahamian public: “I’m really on the road to recovery.”
Bahamians stuck in Dubai as PM warns of economic impact from Iran conflict
EXPLOSIONS echoed across Dubai on Saturday as intercepted missiles lit up the night sky, sending some Bahamians scrambling back to their hotels while waiting for a way home after the United States and Israel waged war on Iran.
Dementia patient goes missing from hospital
A FAMILY has accused the Princess Margaret Hospital (PMH) of negligence after their elderly father, a dementia patient, went missing after being admitted on Saturday, with relatives saying they were not informed of his disappearance until the following day.
$7,000 bail granted for possessing unlicensed firearm
A MAN accused of walking with a gun on Murray Street was granted bail on Friday.
Man remanded over alleged knifepoint rape and burglary
A MAN accused of breaking into a woman’s home and raping her at knifepoint in the Wulff Road area last weekend was remanded to prison on Friday.
Man accused of sex assault of teen
A MAN accused of sexually assaulting a 14-year-old girl in a vehicle near Andros Avenue and Hepburn Alley last week was granted bail on Friday.
Biometric voter card rollout begins amid push to modernise registration
THE Parliamentary Registration Department has officially begun rolling out biometric voter cards, beginning with Golden Isles, St James and Carmichael, and expects to distribute about 2,500 ID cards this week.
Govt rejects family’s claim to Perpall Tract subdivision
THE government says the Perpall Tract off West Bay Street — where approximately 30 acres have been allocated for a new 169-lot subdivision known as Premier Estates West — is Crown land lawfully acquired in 1957, responding to a public claim by a man who says the property belongs to his family.
INSIGHT: A world at war and the lessons of the past
The world woke up to war on Saturday.
Foreign Affairs issues Middle East travel advisory amid escalating conflict
THE Ministry of Foreign Affairs has urged Bahamian nationals to avoid travel to parts of the Middle East following a major escalation in hostilities involving the United States, Israel and Iran.
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New Bahamas price app will ‘cause more harm than good’
A Bahamian merchant yesterday warned that the Government’s newly-unveiled price transparency and competitiveness app will “cause more harm than good” for small retailers in its current format, adding that such operators should be “super worried”.
BCA chief says lack of training fuelling surge in industrial accidents
THE head of the Bahamas Contractors Association (BCA) says a recent spike in industrial accidents highlights a troubling lack of on-site training, as labour officials echoed calls for more retraining across the sector.
