DIANE PHILLIPS: Divorce: Uglier than necessary in The Bahamas
DIVORCE is never pretty. It’s the courtroom culmination of living room or bedroom misery, the inevitable chapter of years of hurt, disloyalty, of insults hurled at one another, emotional abuse, neglect, or worse, physical abuse.
Gibson’s cousin claims he owned Elite Maintenance
THE cousin of Adrian Gibson claimed on Thursday that the Long Island MP owned Elite Maintenance Incorporated, a company that was allegedly awarded Water and Sewerage Corporation (WSC) contracts when he was executive chairman.
Christie: RBDF officers providing security for Eminent Persons Group assisting Haiti
DEFENCE force officers are helping Haiti by providing security services for the Eminent Persons Group, which is trying to resolve that country’s crisis, according to former Prime Minister Perry Christie.
‘$7m rise in consultancy budget does not mean consultants will be hired’
EVEN though the budget for consultancy services will increase in the Ministry of Finance and the Ministry of Tourism in the next fiscal year, Economic Affairs Minister Michael Halkitis said this does not mean consultants will be hired.
Eleuthera Chamber of Commerce concerned over reliable electricity and water supply
AS dignitaries descended on Eleuthera for the opening ceremony of Disney Lookout Cay at Lighthouse Point, the island’s Chamber of Commerce president, Thomas Sands, said businesses are continuously facing challenges from unreliable electricity and water services.
PM hails Disney’s Lookout Cay as ‘monumental’ for Eleuthera
PRIME Minister Philip “Brave” Davis hailed yesterday’s official opening of Disney’s Lookout Cay at Lighthouse Point in Eleuthera as a monumental achievement for that island’s tourism industry.
Pintard retains leadership as Minnis challenge fails
MICHAEL Pintard has retained the leadership of the FNM, resisting the challenge of former Prime Minister Dr Hubert Minnis.
Man remanded after allegedly threatening two people with gun
A MAN was remanded to prison on Friday after he was accused of threatening two people with a gun last month.
Former PM Ingraham, former third party leaders endorse Pintard
AHEAD of the FNM’s one-day convention, Michael Pintard gained support from more of his former Cabinet colleagues in his leadership race against former Prime Minister Dr Hubert Minnis, with Romauld Ferreira, several third party leaders and former Prime Minister Hubert Ingraham now endorsing him.
American man pleads guilty to indecent assault, exposure after two weeks on remand
AN AMERICAN man was fined on Friday after he admitted to indecently assaulting and exposing himself to a woman last month.
Man charged for six attempted murders
A MAN was imprisoned on Friday after he was accused six times of attempted murder and a string of robberies in New Providence over the last two years.
Marinas urge ‘rogue crack down’ with fee increases
Bahamian marinas yesterday urged the Government to “crack down on rogue” operators and private docks as it moves to introduce jetty, mooring and groin fee increases of up to “20 percent”.
Gov’ts ‘cat and mouse game’ against wealthy tax evaders
A Cabinet minister yesterday said the Government is engaged in “a cat and mouse game” with wealthy tax evaders as it races to plug loopholes and secure the Bahamian people’s money.
Disney to beat local worker pledge by 30% at new port
Disney Cruise Line executives yesterday said they will exceed the number of full-time Bahamian jobs they pledged to create at their new south Eleuthera destination by 30 percent.
Wilson says reporter’s claim that he lied to media is ‘unfounded’
FINANCIAL Secretary Simon Wilson called a Nassau Guardian reporter’s claim that he had lied to the media “scandalous” and “unfounded” - in a row between the two at a briefing on the 2024-2025 Budget at the Office of the Prime Minister yesterday.
Halkitis defends govt’s $10m salary review
ECONOMIC Affairs Minister Michael Halkitis defended the Davis administration’s decision to allocate $10m toward reviewing salaries in the public sector.
IDB warns Bahamas over due $900m external loans
The Bahamas still faces significant financing risks given that it is due to repay $900m in foreign currency loan principal over the next two years, a multilateral lender has warned.
$500m swing in forecast prompts call for answers
The Government has completely overturned its medium-term Budget projections by forecasting a more than half-a-billion dollar swing that will drive it to a $448.2m fiscal surplus at end-June 2026.
