Carnival unveils its public affairs chief
Carnival Corporation has hired the former chief operations officer at Grand Bahama’s water supplier to help strengthen local ties prior to its new $500m cruise port opening.
Bahamas $500m loan secures over half external finance need
The Bahamas has secured more than half its foreign currency financing needs for the current fiscal year by obtaining a $500m loan partially guaranteed by the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB).
Real estate crowd-funder urges it get a ‘fair shake’
A crowdfunding-based real estate business is urging that it be given a “fair shake” as it enters its fourth year of seeking approvals from Bahamian financial services regulators.
Police investigate sexual assault
Police have launched an investigation into a sexual assault on Saturday at 9am, involving a 26-year-old woman.
Man dies in car crash in Eleuthera
Police on Eleuthera are investigating after a man died in a traffic accident on Friday night.
Man questioned over fatal stabbing off Carmichael Road
Police are questioning a 30-year-old man in connection with the fatal stabbing of a man on Friday night.
Munroe: Public have responsibility to make criminals known to police
Speaking about the recent spike in violent crime in the country, National Security Minister Wayne Munroe said on Friday that members of the public have a personal responsibility to make criminals known to police.
US Embassy presents four vessels to Royal Bahamas Police Force
FOUR vessels have been presented to the Royal Bahamas Police Force by the US Embassy to help to protect The Bahamas, with the boats to be assigned to New Providence, Abaco, Bimini and Grand Bahama.
Third Justice to be assigned to Supreme Court in Freeport
Chief Justice Sir Ian Winder will permanently assign a third Justice to the Supreme Court in Freeport in another three months to reduce the growing backlog of criminal matters.
Mother of murdered teen charged with harbouring criminal
The mother of Davinique Gray, the 16-year-old who was killed in a shooting incident last weekend, appeared emotionless before the court on Friday as she was charged with harbouring a man wanted by police.
Man accused of attempting to kill three people in a car
A 22-year-old man was sent to prison on Friday accused of attempting to kill three people in a car earlier this month.
Bail for man accused of shop breaking
A MAN was granted $5,000 bail after he was accused of breaking into the same shop twice in Cat Island earlier this month
Man charged with unlawful sexual intercourse
A 20-year-old is behind bars after he allegedly sexually assaulted a 14-year-old girl twice in the last four months.
Clubs & Societies January 12th, 2024
On Thursday, December 21, 2023, president Dominique Gaitor and the Kiwanis Club of Over-The-Hill under our theme “Service with Passion & Strength” made our annual visit to the Good Samaritan Home for the Aged, Yellow Elder Gardens.
Tourist dies after Eleuthera car crash
A 49-year-old tourist succumbed to his injuries at a clinic in Eleuthera after traffic accident that required authorities to use the Jaws of Life.
ERIC WIBERG: Shipwrecks of The Bahamas – Highbourne Cay Shipwreck, Exumas, 1513 Iberian, Diego Miruelo, Ponce de Leon
THE night of Tuesday, September 23, 1513, was another boisterous one for a fleet of four heavily armed Spanish vessels returning from a mission to find Florida.
DIANE PHILLIPS: Just how friendly are the skies of The Bahamas?
THEY are the lifeline to the Family Islands – those smaller planes that operate as scheduled charters, criss-crossing the skies day after day. Western Air, Pineapple Air, Southern Air, Titan, Flamingo, LeAir and more, as essential to local economies from Bimini in the north to Ragged and Crooked in the south, as air and water are to life itself.
EDITORIAL: What is the plan to tackle crime?
ANOTHER day, another murder. And then prayers, for a little boy who was doing nothing wrong in the world but who was shot in the head by a coward of a man who opened fire on three women and a child.
