Headdresses depicting their islands’ delights crowd at Miss Universe pageant
If the summer heat was not enough to ignite pageant season, the contestants of Miss Universe Bahamas certainly turned up the temperature without hesitation or apology.
Cooper warns commercial banks over Family Island access
EXUMA and Ragged Island MP Chester Cooper has warned commercial banks that they have an obligation to serve Family Island communities, declaring that institutions which “profit handsomely” in The Bahamas cannot leave residents behind as Exuma grapples with worsening access to cash.
Trio face ammunition charges after Oakes Field bank threat
A 21-year-old man was accused yesterday of threatening the lives of three women with a handgun outside a bank in Oakes Field last week.
Teen faces gun and theft charges
A 17-year-old boy was accused yesterday of possessing a prohibited firearm and ammunition found in the yard of his Amos Ferguson Street home last week.
Man faces indecent assault charge
A MAN was accused yesterday of indecently assaulting one woman and exposing himself to another in separate incidents less than a week apart last month.
Man accused of near-fatal shooting
A MAN accused of a near-fatal bar shooting in Andros last week was remanded to prison yesterday.
Govt considering Fox Hill land for about 80 affordable homes
THE Davis administration is considering developing about 13 acres of vacant land along Bernard Road into an affordable housing subdivision that could accommodate roughly 80 homes, Fox Hill MP Fred Mitchell said yesterday.
Bahamas to ‘accelerate’ digital Gov’t with Estonia partnership
The Bahamas will seek to leverage Estonia’s “model for e-governance” to “accelerate” its own roll-out of digitised public services, a Cabinet minister has affirmed.
BTC parent’s chief: Innovation must flow from digital progress
The head of the Bahamas Telecommunications Company’s (BTC) immediate parent says the Caribbean has reached a critical moment in its digital progress and must now translate advances in connectivity into greater innovation, productivity and global competitiveness.
Exuma eatery eyes two-week re-open after enforced closing
A POPULAR Exuma restaurant yesterday said it is aiming to re-open within the next two weeks as it works through labour and supply challenges to resolve the concerns that sparked its enforced closure by health officials and other government regulators.
BTC outages disrupt southern Bahamas
PROLONGED Bahamas Telecommunications Company (BTC) outages across several southern islands disrupted economic activity over the weekend, with residents stressing they were unable to work online, operate digital businesses or access services while still paying for data and connectivity.
Exclusive realtor says project signals GB real estate revival
A Bahamian real estate firm says it has been appointed as the exclusive broker for a new waterfront residential development under construction on property next to Grand Bahama’s Taino Bridge.
Fitzgerald urges Caribbean to seize digital sovereignty
MINISTER of Economic Affairs Senator Jerome Fitzgerald yesterday warned that the Caribbean risks a new era of "digital colonisation" unless governments take greater control of data, technology infrastructure and artificial intelligence.
'Buddy' returns to Eight Mile Rock to host his 12th annual basketball camp
GRAND Bahama — Bahamian National Basketball Association veteran player Chavano “Buddy” Hield returned to his hometown of Eight Mile Rock to host the 12th annual Buddy Hield Foundation Basketball Camp.
Digital wallet screening to put Bahamas ‘in step’ with world
THE SECURITIES Commission’s top executive yesterday said the proposed “screening” of licensees’ digital asset wallets will bring The Bahamas’ “in step with global best practice” and ensure they are being used properly.
$2m marina project ‘won’t compete’ with Potter’s Cay
THE MARINA developer targeting a Nassau harbourfront location just west of Potter’s Cay said he plans to invest more than $2m in the project while promising vendors it will generate extra business rather than compete with them.
LPIA transport rules unchanged amid fresh driver confrontation
THE MINISTRY of Transport yesterday warned taxi, livery and tour operators that existing rules at Lynden Pindling International Airport (LPIA) remain in force amid competing accounts over a proposed two-week trial that threatens to deepen a long-running dispute.
Spending watchdog to investigate $1.5m pre-election vouchers
PARLIAMENT’S spending watchdog will today probe whether $1.5m worth of building vouchers were used to influence voters in the May 12 general election as the Opposition’s leader voiced suspicions the National Investment Fund’s $265m may have been used for similar purposes.
Bahamas ‘clearly ahead’ over shipping clean energy switch
THE BAHAMAS was yesterday hailed as “a strong leader” in the Caribbean on the shipping industry’s transition to cleaner fuel and energy sources, with Nassau Cruise Port’s top executive yesterday asserting this nation will be “clearly ahead” of all rivals by 2027.
