$3m Queen’s Staircase, water tower upgrade near handover
The Fort Fincastle water tower and Queen’s Staircase are set to be formally handed back to the Antiquities, Monuments & Museums Corporation (AMMC) this week to mark the near-completion of a $3m restoration project.
Bahamas’ boating loss is ‘USVI’s $100m gain’
The Bahamas’ loss is threatening to become a $100m gain for the US Virgin Islands (USVI), the Association of Bahamas Marinas (ABM) president asserted yesterday, as the latest boat tracking data shows “a 40 percent decline in vessels” visiting this nation.
Bad weather costs Nassau 16,000 cruise ship tourists
Nassau lost an estimated 16,000 visitors and four vessel calls on Saturday after strong winds prevented all but one ship from docking at the city’s $300m cruise port, it was confirmed last night.
Sands: ‘No taxpayer value’ in $1.7m AC repairs deal
The Opposition’s chairman yesterday blasted that “there’s no value for taxpayer money” in a $1.7m contract for air conditioning repairs at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs’ Goodman’s Bay Corporate Centre offices as he challenged why any public funds were spent.
Two arrested at LPIA in seizure of nearly $90K
TWO men were arrested at Lynden Pindling International Airport yesterday after officers seized nearly $90,000 in undeclared cash in two separate incidents.
BTVI board defends president in unions dispute over benefits
THE Bahamas Technical and Vocational Institute’s Board of Directors pushed back yesterday against claims that President Dr Linda Davis withheld benefits from staff, insisting that decisions on increments, allowances and other entitlements do not fall under her authority.
Faulty body trailer replaced at Rand amid morgue delay questions
A MALFUNCTIONING refrigerated trailer used to store bodies at the Rand Memorial Hospital has been replaced, according to Public Hospitals Authority officials, amid questions over overdue delays in the construction of a new morgue facility on Grand Bahama.
Brooklyn Bridge barge owners face $20k reef damage penalty
THE owners of the Brooklyn Bridge barge which was looted after running aground off Abaco will be fined $20,000 for damaging a coral reef, officials confirmed yesterday, after an environmental assessment found extensive harm to coral reefs.
Haitian mother’s ‘refuge’ lost as fire destroys home
THREE years after fleeing Haiti in search of safety and stability, Louise Joseph is again fighting to regain her footing — this time after a fire destroyed everything she owned over the weekend.
Mom dies in crash before seeing daughter graduate
SHAQUELL Roberts was looking forward to seeing her eldest daughter graduate next year — a milestone her own mother never lived to witness — before her life was cut short in a violent car crash on Monday.
‘Detainee had to be revived twice’
THE lawyer for a 31-year-old Haitian man held at the Carmichael Road Detention Centre says his client had to be revived twice by hospital staff after being brutally punched, slapped and beaten about the face and body by immigrations officers both at the facility and on the bus on the way there.
Couple awarded $131,000 after police acted as ‘debt collectors’
A SUPREME Court Registrar has rebuked police officers who arrested and detained a married couple for more than 31 hours over what he found was nothing more than a civil rental dispute.
Henfield: Curious that Cooper not sure of Fox’s nationality as ambassadors are required to be Bahamian citizens
SENATOR Darren Henfield says he finds it ‘curious’ that Deputy Prime Minister Chester Cooper claimed not to know Rick Fox was Bahamian when that is one of the requisites for being an Ambassador-at-Large for the Bahamas.
Murder accused gets bail on gun charge
A MAN awaiting a murder trial was granted bail yesterday after being accused of having a banned assault rifle near his home in January.
Man sent for psych evaluation in attempted murder abetment case
A MAN was remanded for psychological evaluation after being accused of abetting two attempted murders last month.
ALICIA WALLACE: Now is the time for disability-inclusivity action
TODAY is International Day of Persons with Disabilities (IDPD) and the theme set by the United Nations is “Fostering disability-inclusive societies for advancing social progress.”
Cadet Corps gives Thanksgiving gift to CR Walker High School
THANKSGIVING DAY 2025 will forever be etched in the annals of the history of the CR Walker Senior High School. On Thursday, November 27, the school was presented with 20 state-of-the-art computers, which replaced the ones which were taken when the computer lab was broken into some time earlier.
BACSWN unveils emissions platform with 16 pending patents
THE Bahamas strengthened its presence on the global climate stage this week as representatives from the Bahamas Aviation, Climate & Severe Weather Network returned for a second year to the Global Carbon Markets Conference, unveiling major advancements in aviation emissions technology and weather intelligence infrastructure.
Modest inflation increase in July
Prices paid by Bahamian consumers remained relatively stable in July with inflation increasing by just 0.6 percent compared to the prior month and by 1.3 percent year-over-year.
