Kwasi: Self-inflicted inflation from rushed boaters fees
THE “rushed” boaters fee increase has caused “homegrown self-inflicted inflation” created by the Davis administration, according to Opposition finance spokesman Kwasi Thompson yesterday.
Tighter inspection and tougher penalties under new boat rules
STRENGTHENING the safety and oversight of the boating industry was given as the reason for changes to the Boat Registration Bill 2024 and the Water Skiing and Motorboat Control Bill in Parliament yesterday.
Taxi fare increase gazetted - and ministry to meet drivers
THE fare increase for taxi drivers has been gazetted, Minister of Energy and Transport JoBeth Coleby-Davis said yesterday.
BDSA president calls for a special building for people with Down Syndrome
THE Bahamas Down Syndrome Association (BDSA) president is advocating for a specially designated building for people with Down syndrome so they can have someplace to go and not be stuck at home.
More than 200 eviction notices issued in Eleuthera shanty towns
THE Ministry of Works has issued over 200 eviction notices in Eleuthera shanty towns and hopes to post more this week.
Act amendment mandates boat insurance
AMENDMENTS to the Boat Registration Act that passed the House of Assembly yesterday mandates that boat owners have a comprehensive insurance policy and outlines inspection requirements and registration fees.
Officer shed tears over video shown at inquest
A POLICE officer choked up and cried in court as she recalled when a fellow officer killed 18-year-old Kwondrick Lowe near Kemp Road last year as the Coroner’s Court inquest into the killing continued yesterday.
Irate Opposition rows over shortened House session
A LIVELY ending to yesterday morning’s House of Assembly sitting saw Free National Movement (FNM) members stand up and yell that democracy was being flouted.
Taxi fare rise gazetted, as bus drivers still wait
ENERGY and Transport Minister JoBeth Coleby Davis said the long-promised ten per cent taxi fare increase for New Providence drivers has been gazetted, giving nearly 2,000 cab motorists the first increase in over six years.
Govt defends $192k new BMW for PM
THE Office of the Prime Minister defended government’s purchase of a $192,000 BMW for the prime minister after people debated the appropriateness of buying the luxury car when many struggle with the cost of living.
BTC sponsors World Relays
With the return of World Athletics’ prestigious World Relays to The Bahamas, the Bahamas Telecommunications Company (BTC) resumed its rightful position as the major sponsor.
Best of the Best: Rattlers, Cougars off to Grand Bahama
THE Government Secondary Schools Sports Association champions CI Gibson Rattlers and the Bahamas Association of Independent Secondary Schools champions Charles W Saunders Cougars will headline the teams leaving town for Grand Bahama this weekend.
Boys take the court in NPPPSSA volleyball
WHILE the girls are now waiting for the play-off rounds on Friday, the boys began their preliminary rounds in the New Providence Public Primary Schools Sports Association’s 2024 Volleyball Tournament.
BAISS: Inter-school soccer heats up
THE Bahamas Association of Independent Secondary Schools continued its inter-school soccer competition at the Bahamas Football Association’s Roscoe Davies Developmental Center at the Baillou Hills Sporting Complex with a few games on tap this week.
Two men in hospital, one in serious condition after being shot on Tuesday
TWO men are in hospital after a shooting in New Providence on Tuesday.
$5k bail for man accused of molesting an 8-year-old girl
A MAN is accused of molesting an eight-year-old girl last month.
Financial group chair to gain trailblazer award
A BAHAMIAN financial institution’s chairman is set to receive the Trailblazer Award at today’s Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners (STEP) Bahamas conference.
Two months jail for having drugs and lying to police
A MAN was sentenced to two months in prison yesterday after admitting to lying to an officer and having drugs last Monday.
Man who stole lawnmower ordered to drug counselling
A MAN was ordered to demonstrate good behaviour for a year after he admitted to stealing $715 worth of property last month.
Union chief a victim of intimidation
Never in the history of The Bahamas has a Prime Minister had a president of Government Union had his house searched for guns and drugs as a means and way to intimidating him, because the president of the BPL Union do not believe and trust the Prime Minister Philip Davis concerning the deal with foreigners at BPL that can cause hundreds of BPL government workers to be laid off.
