Govt boosts Junkanoo seed funding, doubles parade prizes
The government has increased seed funding and doubled prize money for Junkanoo groups ahead of the 2025 Boxing Day and 2026 New Year’s Day parades, Youth, Sports and Culture Minister Mario Bowleg announced Friday.
Man remanded for mental evaluation after grievous harm charge
A MAN was remanded to prison for psychological evaluation on Friday after he was accused of severely injuring someone last week.
Darville eyes October deadline to finalise specialty hospital loan, labour terms
HEALTH and Wellness Minister Dr Michael Darville said he hopes to finalise loan and labour agreements for New Providence’s new specialty hospital with China Export-Import Bank (Eximbank) before the end of October.
180 child sex abuse cases reported to Crisis Centre in past year
The Bahamas Crisis Centre has reported that 180 children, aged between 2 and 17, were referred for sexual assault over the past 11 months.
Elderly woman, teen held after $16k drug seizure in Freeport
An elderly woman and a teenage girl were taken into custody after police discovered suspected drugs valued at more than $16,000 at a residence in Freeport.
Six-year-old boy dies in playground accident in GB
A six-year-old boy tragically died on Friday in Grand Bahama after being pinned beneath playground equipment during lunch break at his school.
WORLDS DECATHLON: Thompson 12th after first three events
TOKYO, Japan: After the first three of ten events of the men's decathlon at the 20th World Championships on Saturday morning, Bahamian Kendrick Thompson is currently sitting in 12th place with 2,520 points.
Doctor: ‘Govt has failed us over medical care’
An Abaco doctor yesterday argued that the Government-run healthcare system has “failed”, describing the model as “ancient and not working”.
Former MP blasts ‘dangerous’ Abaco roads as ‘inexcusable’
An ex-Abaco MP yesterday slammed the “inexcusable” failure to fix Abaco’s “dangerous” roads while voicing alarm over whether a foreign hotel chain has gained permission to rename a Bahamian island.
Abaco resort needs 34 staff within five weeks
A prominent Abaco resort has 34 job openings to fill in just five weeks, it was revealed yesterday, with one of its executives asserting that the island needs to “keep pace” with tourism’s “arms race”.
WORLDS 200M: Strachan out after false start in final
In her bid to rebound from an injury she sustained in the semifinals of the women's 200 metres, Anthonique Strachan came out in the final on Friday night at the Japan National Stadium.
WORLDS JAVELIN: Otabor 15th in qualifying round
She wanted a berth in the final, but Rhema Otobor is content right now with being the 15th best female javelin thrower in the world.
Goodman’s Bay receives first mats for disabled access at beaches
THE Bahamas Public Parks and Public Beaches Authority yesterday installed the country’s first Mobi-mat Disabled Mat at Goodman’s Bay, giving wheelchair users and others with mobility challenges safe access to the shoreline for the first time.
Ex-Lucayan chair: PM attack ‘self-indictment’
The Grand Lucayan’s former chairman yesterday blasted the Prime Minister’s assertion that the former administration made a “mess” of the resort as “almost a self-indictment” of his mishaps.
Minister dampens hopes for imminent minimum wage hike
A Cabinet minister yesterday dampened union hopes for an imminent minimum wage increase while pledging that the Government would be “fair” to businesses over any rise.
Bonaby: Extra funds for Public Parks and Beaches a matter of ‘reallocation’
MONTHS after the budget debate, Bahamas Public Parks and Beaches Authority executive chairman McKell Bonaby still has not explained why his agency overspent its 2024/2025 allocation by $7m or how the extra funds were used, instead telling reporters yesterday that the matter was a simple case of government “reallocation.”
Columbus Primary teachers protest over two-year principal vacancy
ONLY one teacher reportedly showed up for duty at Columbus Primary School yesterday, three weeks into the new academic year, as the campus continued to operate without a substantive principal more than two years after the post became vacant.
High school track coach acquitted of sex assault
A HIGH school track and field coach was yesterday acquitted of sexually assaulting an underaged male student at Doris Johnson Senior High School four years ago.
Aspiring QB Fatally stabbed
AN ASPIRING 25-year-old athlete with dreams of becoming a star quarterback was found fatally stabbed in the bathroom of his Nassau Village rental home late Wednesday night.
FNM slams govt on long-delayed re-opening of Sandals in Exuma
FREE National Movement (FNM) MP Kwasi Thompson yesterday criticised the government over the long-delayed Sandals resort in Exuma, citing missed deadlines and a lack of details on the project’s completion and the full terms of the deal.
