Building material suppliers watching for Idalia fall-out
Bahamian building materials costs and availability could come under pressure from post-Hurricane Idalia reconstruction on Florida’s west coast, local suppliers have warned.
Software with solid gains
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August is behind us and markets worldwide had a more or less quiet month. In New York, caution about the forthcoming labour market report has somewhat pushed the hopes of an interest rate pause by the US Federal Reserve into the background. The leading index, the Dow Jones Industrial Average, slipped gradually until the end of August and posted a loss of 2.4 percent.
Woman accused of making false kidnapping report
A 33-year-old mother was granted $2,000 bail after she was accused of making a false kidnapping report claiming that a man tried to abduct her 2-year-old daughter at a food store last week.
Not guilty plea to 24 counts of violation of bail conditions
AN 18-year-old youth is behind bars accused of breaching his bail 24 times in the last year.
Man charged with possession of unlicensed firearm, ammunition
A MAN was granted $7,000 bail after he was allegedly caught with a loaded gun on a motorcycle after a police chase near Robinson Road earlier last month.
Jet ski operator charged with indecent assault
A jet ski operator was granted bail after he was accused of groping a female tourist’s private parts on Paradise Island last week.
FNM Chairman reflects on Hurricane Dorian
Free National Movement Chairman Dr Duane Sands released a statement reflecting on Hurricane Dorian on Friday, the fourth anniversary of the storm.
IAN FERGUSON: How to bridge the divide between work and school and SCJ
The concept of businesses working with schools is certainly not new. Many have reached out through public and private sector-organised initiatives to engage students more meaningfully in the world of enterprise.
Clubs & Societies September 1st, 2023
Rotary Satellite Club of Nassau (RSCN) on Cat Island’s Back to School Jamboree was held last Saturday at Our Kids Arcade, New Bight, with love packages containing school supplies, free arcade tokens, a painting station, as well as food and beverages for those in attendance.
DIANE PHILLIPS: The high cost of power
THE predictable mid-month e-mail from BPL landed in my inbox. Trying to ignore its presence, I continued working, aware it was sitting there, waiting to be opened. As usual, I was slightly curious but knowing it would set me back I weighed the hope for a miracle against the dread of knowing it was summer (the bedroom air conditioning was running at night) and the sinking feeling the bill was probably going to be a little higher than last month’s which was bad enough.
ONE ELEUTHERA FOUNDATION – The need to strengthen the trades
This week, Ministry of Education officials released concerning news about the continued decline in the Bahamas General Certificate of Secondary Education (BGCSE) national examination results.
EDITORIAL: Ending institutionalised oppression of women in The Bahamas
WERE it up to me, I would change – or rather do away with – the entire matrix of social, cultural and political myths and assumptions used to condone and facilitate blatant discrimination against more than half the population of this country.
University of The Bahamas announces partnership with Smarter Bahamas for data analytics programme
THE University of The Bahamas announced a partnership yesterday to let students learn data analysis skills for career development.
Pain and sadness on Dorian anniversary
THE anniversary of Hurricane Dorian still conjures pain and sadness for many people in Abaco and Grand Bahama.
BISX fund eyeing up to $10m warehouse raise
A BISX-listed real estate yesterday said it plans to raise up to $10m within the next six months to finance development of its Carmichael Road warehouse after profits near-doubled during the 2023 first-half.
UN specialist warns on storm debt cycle
A United Nations (UN) foreign debt specialist yesterday disclosed that The Bahamas is still paying off borrowings related to three post-hurricane restorations with the country facing “almost unbelievable pressure” from climate change.
Gov’t spending reform is ‘absolute necessity’
The Opposition yesterday branded reform of government spending as an “absolute necessity” as it argued that the $804.5m increase in total expenditure compared to pre-COVID levels is “possibly unsustainable”.
Sebas teams with University of The Bahamas to solve ‘dire need’ for skills
Island Luck’s co-founder yesterday teamed with the University of The Bahamas to launch the ‘Smarter Bahamas’ initiative that aims to solve the “dire need” for enhanced technology skills among local workers.
Ceremony for Governor General CA Smith as he demits office
GOVERNMENT officials and politicians gathered yesterday at Mount Filtz William for the farewell of Sir Cornelius Smith as he demitted the Office of the Governor General.
