THE KDK REPORT: A different path
ON an island where time already crawls, during rainstorms it can sometimes feel as though the world has just stopped spinning. Within this vortex, where the sun is blanketed by thick dark clouds and all forms of life have retreated to shelter, time feels suspended, like dust particles in the air without a breath of wind. For those who live alone, the quiet can be deafening leaving an eerie, palpable, feeling that you’re the only person on the planet.
WORLD VIEW – Guatemala: Lessons in the fight for democratic integrity
IT was a prophesy foretold – the eruption of violence in the face of attempts to disqualify from office a President and his party who were elected by the overwhelming majority of the electorate in Guatemala.
EDITORIAL: Minnis missing on by-election trail
ON Wednesday, voters go to the polls in West Grand Bahama and Bimini – and each of the major parties has been throwing its political heavyweights at the campaign.
INSIGHT: He was a predator in our midst - so why does no one want justice?
SERIAL predator Peter Nygard cornered women in his private suite and sexually assaulted them, time and time again – but judging by the response of officials here in The Bahamas, it’s no big thing.
$2m roadworks contract signed ahead of by-election
DAYS before a by-election in Bimini, the Davis administration signed a $2m road works contract on Friday to pave, reconstruct and repair roads and drains on that island.
‘Non-controllable’ cost surge blocks bank matching 2022
Commonwealth Bank believes it would have come close to matching 2022’s “extraordinary” nine-month profitability had it not been for $3m in new Business Licence fees and utility costs “more than doubling”.
Chamber chief: Cost of living ‘is out of control’
Abaco’s Chamber of Commerce president says the cost of living is “getting out of control” as she warned the island can absorb no further hikes following the summer’s “exorbitant” light bills.
RBC blocked from twice seeking default damages
Royal Bank of Canada (RBC) has been blocked from pursuing damages twice over the same delinquent loan that a Bahamian jitney operator first defaulted on more than 12 years ago.
Four-year-old girl found dead on beach
A four-year-old girl was found dead on the beach in Abaco on Saturday.
‘Rigorous independent investigation’ into Blue Lagoon accident
BLUE Lagoon Island said a “rigorous, independent forensic” investigation has been launched after last week’s accident, which grabbed headlines internationally and left an elderly woman dead.
First-time Jollification vendor shares message of love
AFTER she lost her hair to alopecia, Tecoya Curry’s boyfriend showed his love for her by making a wooden craft of her baldness.
Stalls destroyed at Potter’s Cay after boat catches fire
A FIRE destroyed three stalls at Potter’s Cay Dock yesterday and significantly damaged two others.
Mortgage loan approvals hit 4-and-a-half year low
Mortgage loan approvals have slumped to their lowest level in four-and-a-half years, it has been revealed, with almost one in four applications rejected because borrowers have a 50 percent debt service ratio.
Mom says son found dead outside Tribune had a history of seizures
THE mother of an 18-year-old youth found dead next to The Tribune on Thursday said he suffered from seizures and died several hours after escaping from the Princess Margaret Hospital.
INGRAHAM: WE HAD TOO MANY SEATS – Former PM calls for balance and warns of risk of large majorities
FORMER Prime Minister Hubert Ingraham decried the large parliamentary majorities Bahamians have granted governing parties in recent elections while encouraging Bimini residents to vote for the Free National Movement in this week’s West Grand Bahama and Bimini by-election.
Full-year fiscal outcome to be revealed this week
The Ministry of Finance’s top official says the 2022-2023 full-year fiscal performance will be unveiled this week and asserted that the “numbers are very encouraging”.
Royal Caribbean suspends excursions to Blue Lagoon
Royal Caribbean is reported to have temporarily suspended through Thanksgiving Day all passenger excursions to Blue Lagoon Island in the wake of last week’s tragic boat sinking.
LPIA to match or beat Thanksgiving records
The Bahamas’ major airport gateway yesterday said it expects passenger numbers for the upcoming Thanksgiving holiday weekend to meet or exceed pre-COVID’s 30,000-plus record.
Solar installation targets 15% UB energy cost cut
The University of The Bahamas (UB) is seeking to slash its energy costs by 15 percent via the installation of some 800 solar panels financed by an Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) project.
Governor urges: ‘Accelerate’ agency banking development
The Central Bank’s governor has urged financial institutions to “accelerate their thinking” on using agency banking to offer services in the Family Islands amid efforts to roll-out the necessary regulations in 2024.
