Contractor overturns $520k ruling despite admitting work ‘breaches’
A Bahamian contractor has successfully overturned a $520,000 default judgment despite admitting he “breached the agreement to complete certain works” at a high-end West Bay Street property.
AML slashes energy costs 50% in latest solar switch
AML Foods says its latest store converted to solar has slashed energy costs by up to 50 percent as it warned that continued cost pressures will challenge the food distribution sector’s “long-term viability”
‘Casino’ part of $200m Walker’s Cay expansion
Walker’s Cay is set to undergo a $200m phase two expansion set to provide jobs for over 300 Bahamians, it was revealed yesterday, with “a Monte Carlo-style casino” among the latest attractions.
$177m HOA signed for Treasure Cay development
The proposed $177m revival of Abaco’s Treasure Cay development was yesterday hailed as a “win-win all the way around” and greeted with shouts of “hallelujah” by the island’s Chamber president.
Gas dealers to protest as Parliament returns
Bahamian petroleum retailers will be on Bay Street to protest the Government’s “unconscionable” failure to approve a margin increase vital to their survival when Parliament resumes next Wednesday.
‘School safe’ after social media alarm
CONCERNING social media posts from 9th grade Lyford Cay International School students prompted a police investigation.
UK E-Travel Authorisation will be an ‘obstacle’, says Mitchell
FOREIGN Affairs Minister Fred Mitchell said the United Kingdom’s introduction of an Electronic Travel Authorisation (ETA) will be another “obstacle” for travellers, adding his ministry will be monitoring to ensure there is no discrimination.
‘Both factions should compete’
YOUTH Sports and Culture Minister Mario Bowleg disagrees with the Junkanoo Corporation of New Providence’s (JCNP) decision to bar one faction of the Valley Boys from competing as a Category A group in the upcoming Junkanoo parades, expressing concerns that the ruling would reduce turnout on Bay Street.
Jonquel Jones, Liberty extend winning streak
Bahamian Women’s National Basketball Association (WNBA) pro Jonquel “JJ” Jones and the New York Liberty are firing on all cylinders with just four games remaining on the regular schedule before the start of the WNBA postseason on September 22.
Collins’ alleged accomplices give contradictory testimonies
A POLICE officer testified yesterday that Aliko Collins was a suspect in an attempted kidnapping and armed robbery shortly before he was shot and killed by an off-duty officer in Pinewood Gardens in 2017.
Attempted murder and possession of a gun with intent to endanger life
A MAN was remanded to prison after being accused of attempting to shoot at a car on Gladstone Road last week.
STATESIDE: Harris gives forceful case against Trump
Did you watch the much-anticipated TV debate between Donald Trump and Kamala Harris on Tuesday evening?
FRONT PORCH: The dynamic spirit of Bahamian egalitarianism
Egalitarianism: the doctrine that all people are equal and deserve equal rights and opportunities.
Wary over end result of conventions
ON October 8, 2021, Prime Minister Davis and Attorney General Hon Ryan Pinder signed and supported the G20 & OECD’s ‘Statement on a Two-Pillar Solution to Address the Tax Challenges Arising from the Digitalisation of the Economy’.
12-year-old dead after five-storey fall while on Royal Caribbean cruise
A 12-year-old boy died after falling from a 13th floor balcony on a Royal Caribbean cruise ship as it headed toward Galveston, Texas, at the end of a seven-day cruise on Saturday.
Four-month sentence for man admitting he escaped police custody in ELeuthera
A MAN was sentenced to four months in prison after admitting to escaping custody in Governor’s Harbour, Eleuthera, following an immigration breach last weekend.
Do-or-die in departmental softball association
PLAY continued over the weekend in the Bahamas Government Departmental Softball Association (BGDSA) with a do-or-die situation in both the men’s and women’s championship series.
Junkanoo Boyz return home after Concacaf league battles
The Bahamas Men’s National Soccer Team, the Junkanoo Boyz, returned to the Bahamas yesterday after two competitive matches in the 2024 Concacaf Nations League.
Daxon joins Cowboys practice squad
Bahamian National Football League (NFL) pro Denzel Daxon officially cleared NFL waivers to be named to the Dallas Cowboys practice squad.
WSC GM testifies police used corporation’s HQ to conduct investigation
THE Water and Sewerage Corporation’s (WSC) general manager testified that police officers used the corporation’s headquarters to investigate matters involving Long Island MP Adrian Gibson and others facing criminal charges.
