Long Island airport terminal signing expected in a month
The contract signing for the new terminal at Long Island's Deadman’s Cay airport is expected within a month with the runway expansion already underway, the Ministry of Works’ senior engineer said yesterday.
Gov't 'using public purse' to secure general election
The Bahamas Public Services Union's (BPSU) president last night accused the Government of "trying to use the public purse" to win the upcoming general election via the latest civil service pay rises.
'Leverage Trump visa fee hikes for Bahamian technology hub'
The Bahamas was yesterday urged to seize the "great opportunity" created by Donald Trump's massive visa fee hikes for foreign workers and spark its long-held ambitions to become a technology hub.
Second vessel is seized on 'illegal charter fishing'
A second boat and its crew have been arrested for illegal commercial fishing and charter operations following an undercover multi-agency law enforcement operation in the Berry Islands.
'Bearing fruit': Agriculture in fastest growth for 33 years
Bahamian agriculture was yesterday said to have grown at its fastest pace in more than three decades through expanding by 26.3 percent over the past year.
Man charged with rape of 71-year-old woman
A MAN was remanded to prison yesterday accused of raping a 71-year-old woman earlier this month.
Wilson disputes minister’s claim all Nassau schools have principals
EDUCATION Minister Glenys Hanna-Martin’s claim that all New Providence schools now have principals is being disputed by union leaders, who say several campuses remain leaderless three weeks into the new school year.
‘Deadly swing set appeared not correctly installed’
A BAHAMIAN playground contractor says the swing set that collapsed and killed a six-year-old boy in Grand Bahama last week appears not to have been properly installed.
Govt cancels bi-weekly pay reform after opposition
BAHAMAS Public Services Union (BPSU) president Kimsley Ferguson said he was informed by Prime Minister Philip Davis that the government will not move forward with biweekly payments for public servants, despite much-touted earlier announcements about planned payroll reforms.
Unions slam govt on wage increase
UNION leaders are blasting the government’s plan to raise wages for some public officers, saying the move lacks transparency, excludes key groups, and was announced without consultation.
FACING REALITY: God’s love is not conditional
In The Bahamas, we are quick to condemn.
Op-Ed: Social justice - The key to shared prosperity
Thirty years ago, 186 countries met in Copenhagen for the first Social Summit for Social Development.
WORLDS: ‘No medals. No problem’
TOKYO, Japan — No medals, no problem.
An opportunity - should we take it?
THE latest in a series of decisions on immigration to the US was announced on Friday – a $100,000 fee on H-1B visas.
Arbitrators retire to determine Govt's $357m GBPA dispute
The three-strong arbitration panel that will decide Freeport's fate has retired to determine its verdict on whether the Grand Bahama Port Authority (GBPA) owes the Government some $357m.
Activist calls for referendum on SpaceX booster landings
Bahamians should have been consulted before Elon Musk's SpaceX was permitted to stage booster recovery operations in Bahamian waters, an environmental activist argued yesterday.
Man accused of raping 19-year-old girl at residence on Charles Saunders Hwy
A MAN was remanded to prison yesterday accused of raping a 19-year-old woman at a residence on Charles Saunders Highway last week.
Two accused of attempted murder of two people in drive-by shooting
TWO men were remanded to prison yesterday after being accused of attempting to kill two others in a drive-by shooting near Flamingo Avenue last week.
Six months jail for breaching bail conditions
A MAN was sentenced to six months in prison yesterday after admitting to breaching his bail while awaiting trial for an armed robbery charge.
