Abaco hurricane shelter progress inspected by govt and dignitaries
SHRI R. Masakui, High Commissioner for India to Jamaica, The Bahamas, Cayman Islands, Turks and Caicos Islands, and the British Virgin Island inspected a hurricane shelter under construction in Abaco.
All Saints shanty demolition begins
DEMOLITION activities began in the All Saints Way shanty town yesterday.
Gov’t is urged: ‘Prove IMF wrong’ on deficit
The Government was yesterday urged to “prove the IMF wrong” over its deficit blow-out forecast with this nation’s top finance official revealing all major revenue lines are enjoying “double digit” growth.
Nipped in the Bud: Brewery reversal over 40-year tie-up
Commonwealth Brewery yesterday suffered a reversal as the Court of Appeal sided with Budweiser’s global parent in the dispute over the termination of their 40-year Bahamian distribution deal.
Opposition: IMF deficit warning ‘wake-up call’
The Opposition’s finance spokesman yesterday argued the IMF’s deficit warning should serve as “a wake-up call” for the Government not to waste “record-breaking revenues”.
No ‘rush of blood’ on corporate income tax
The Bahamas was yesterday urged “not to have a rush of blood” in moving too swiftly on corporate income tax as the Government inches towards issuing a ‘white paper’ on the subject.
High school boy stabbed by two others, says police report
THREE senior high school boys were involved in a stabbing incident yesterday.
Gov’ts deficit near-miss as VAT $160m off target
The Government narrowly missed its deficit target for the recently closed 2022-2023 fiscal year despite a near-$160m undershoot on its VAT forecast, it was revealed yesterday.
Officers in Azario Major case allowed to appeal
A SUPREME Court judge granted officers in the Azario Major killing leave to appeal the Coroner Court’s homicide by manslaughter ruling.
‘Man set his uncle and mom on fire’
A 29-year-old man set his 54-year-old and 74-year-old uncle and mother on fire at a residence on Gibbs Corner yesterday.
‘42 percent of murder victims were out on bail’
CARLOS Reid, a consultant in the Ministry of National Security, said 42 percent of the people killed this year were on bail.
PM ‘SHOCKED’ BY IMF OVER DEFICIT: PM says no concerns were raised with him during recent meeting
PRIME Minister Philip “Brave” Davis has said he was shocked by the International Monetary Fund’s conclusion that government spending this fiscal year will outpace revenue by almost three times its projections.
Cat Island woman’s murder trial sees testimony focus on victim’s body
A POLICE officer testified that the body of American Janice Kessinger was found nude on a beach in Cat Island in 2017 with gold jewellery on a cord around her neck.
Front 9 Golf Tournament is back
THE Fourteen Clubs Golf Academy’s Front 9 golf tournament series got underway for the first time since the COVID-19 pandemic this weekend at the Bahamas Golf Federation’s practice facility.
TEAM BAHAMAS SET FOR OLYMPIC QUALIFIER: Selected to play in Group B in Valencia, Spain
As they all watched the FIBA Olympic Qualifying Tournaments 2024 draw unfold on Monday, assistant coach Moses Johnson said they are thrilled with the pool the Bahamas national men’s basketball team was placed in.
NPBA action: Rockets, Regulators in the win column
ON Monday night, the Leno Regulators and Discount Distributors Rockets pulled off wins in division one and two men’s basketball action for the New Providence Basketball Association (NPBA) at the CI Gibson Gymnasium.
Rolle-Valente enjoying her career as pro bodybuilder
ALTHOUGH there was a big separation in between her performances, former Bahamian female teenage middle distance runner Kim Rolle-Valente is now making waves as a married mother as she flexes her physique on stage as a highly acclaimed British professional bodybuilder.
Witness that testified against Gibson admits to being questioned by police on fraud
A SENIOR engineer at the Water and Sewerage Corporation (WSC) who has given testimony harmful to Adrian Gibson and his co-accused admitted police questioned her for suspected fraud last year.
Davis’s fight at COP 28
As world leaders convene at COP 28, the stakes could not be higher, especially for nations like the Bahamas. Prime Minister Davis, bearing the weight of our nation's experience with Hurricane Dorian, is set to lead a crucial fight for recognition and action on climate change, a battle underscored by profound human suffering and resilience.
Pintard resignation is bad idea
On A ZNS Radio talk show on the day following the West Grand Bahama and Bimini by-election, several callers suggested to the Progressive Liberal Party leaning host that Free National Movement Leader Michael Pintard, in keeping with our outdated Westminster system of government, should resign his position as leader.
