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.
Cruise ship passenger found dead in waters near Bimini beach
Police on the island of Bimini are investigating the circumstances surrounding the death of a 26-year-old Guyanese male cruise ship passenger.
Claiming police ‘humiliated’ him taxi driver seeks legal advice
A TAXI driver is seeking legal advice after being “humiliated” by a junior police officer.
With Aliv Business Makeover campaign companies can win up to $90k in prizes
BUSINESSES can win up to $90k in prizes to help their enterprises grow as part of Aliv’s Ultimate Business Makeover campaign.
Gov’t told: Avoid ‘piecemeal approach’ over tax reforms
The Opposition’s leader yesterday urged the Government to avoid “a piecemeal approach” to reform in the FNM’s response to the corporate income tax proposal, warning: “We have a very small margin for error.”
Woman charged in drive-by shooting
A woman was remanded to prison yesterday for her alleged involvement in a drive-by shooting on Rupert Dean Lane last week that left a 25-year-old man dead and a four-year-old boy injured.
BAHAMIAN FACING GUN CHARGES IN US: Some weapons accused allegedly bought found at Bahamas murder scenes
A BAHAMIAN man living in Florida allegedly bought 89 guns between January 2022 and July 2023, some of which were recovered from murder scenes in The Bahamas.
Tears of joy for Evans family at Coroner’s Court ruling
THE family of Deangelo Evans burst into tears of joy after a Coroner’s Court jury ruled yesterday that the 20-year-old’s police-involved shooting death in 2018 was a homicide by manslaughter.
The Minister of Works should have resigned
I can’t speak for anyone else, but every time I see Alfred Sears, Minister of Works on TV or in the daily newspaper, I see the Face of Failure, absolute and complete failure. It’s been over a year now since he was unable to locate his magical email on the IDB Hedge Programme for BPL fuel. As reported in the daily newspaper on December 9th, 2022, Mr. Sears finally admitted that he had indeed received the emails from BPL fuel hedge committee on October 9, 2021. So, it took Mr. Sears 425 days to locate emails after repeatedly saying he had no knowledge of these emails.
Bodybuilding ‘challenges’ ahead of big CAC event
FOLLOWING their appeal in early August for financial sponsors, the Bahamas Bodybuilding Wellness and Fitness Federation (BBWFF) still lacks adequate funding for travel expenses.
Eugene Horton seeks another term in office as BBF president
WITH some unfinished business since moving up from first vice president to president during the middle of the past four-year term in office, Eugene Horton will be seeking another tenure at the helm of one of the country’s most fledgling sporting bodies.
