AG: Govt to assemble expert committee to draft first AI policy
THE Bahamas will soon seat an expert committee to draft its first national policy on artificial intelligence, Attorney General Ryan Pinder said yesterday, warning that AI carries both great promise and serious risk.
STATESIDE: King courts Trump for Ukraine support
“The Brits really know how to do this ‘pomp and circumstance’ thing, don’t they?”
Kai Jones goes Euro
KAI Jones has officially announced his signing with Anadolu Efes Istanbul in the Euro league for the 2025-2026 season. Standing at 6’11”, the Bahamian big man is moving to one of Europe’s premier clubs after several seasons in the NBA.
Storm no ‘game changer’ as insurers forecast $4m claims
A Bahamian insurer yesterday predicted the industry is unlikely to receive more than $4m in combined claims from property owners who suffered damage in last Friday’s eastern New Providence storm.
‘No intention to pressure Bahamas on Haitian visas’
THE top United States diplomat in The Bahamas has stressed that the US will not pressure this country to admit Haitian nationals for visa purposes after concerns swirled over Nassau being named a processing point for Haitians.
FRONT PORCH: Beautiful models for learning, intervention and diversion
When Aquinas College moved from Palmdale to Gladstone Road some years ago, something remarkable unfolded.
Water Corp collects samples on Eleuthera ‘odour’ concern
The Water and Sewerage Corporation (WSC) has collected test samples after several Eleuthera residents complained of a “foul odour” that smelt like diesel in water supplied by the utility.
Pay cheque living drives high power bill ‘struggle’
Many Bahamians “really struggle” to cope with soaring electricity bills simply because they are “living from pay cheque to pay cheque”, Grand Bahama’s Chamber of Commerce chief said yesterday.
GB airport and Grand Lucayan must take off ‘simultaneously’
Grand Bahama’s Chamber of Commerce president yesterday likened the Grand Lucayan and the island’s airport to “two rings on the same bird” that need to take-off and fly “simultaneously”.
New hospital costs 27% more than PMH’s due to equipment
Construction costs for the second New Providence hospital are 27.5 percent higher than those for the Minnis administration’s aborted PMH expansion because the latter did not include medical equipment.
Owner calls Bimini resort a ‘financial failure’
Resorts World Bimini’s majority owner has slammed the property as a “financial failure” and labelled it as the “poorest performing resort investment” in its worldwide hospitality empire.
6,000lbs of lobster onboard plane that crashed during take-off in West End
TWO pilots escaped injury after a cargo plane carrying about 6,000 pounds of lobster veered off the runway during take-off at West End Airport, Grand Bahama, on Monday.
FNM unsurprised by silence on Independent Commission
SEVEN months after Parliament passed the Independent Commission of Investigations Bill, the government has yet to explain how the law will be enforced or when the new body will be established, fuelling calls for transparency as only $30,000 was allocated for the commission in the budget, and no timetable has been disclosed.
‘We may toughen up on Haiti visas’
PRIME Minister Philip “Brave” Davis said yesterday the government is reviewing whether to impose tougher visa restrictions on Haitian nationals as violence and political instability in Haiti continue to fuel concerns about irregular migration.
WORLDS: Strachan advances; Kerr, Culmer, Strachan bow out
TOKYO, Japan: The second half of Team Bahamas' performances at the 20th World Championships was a rather rough one at the Japan National Stadium.
Ten-year-old GB student launches ‘Breathe Easy and Fresh’ campaign
SPURRED by the thick smoke from this year’s fires in the Midshipman Road area in Grand Bahama, ten-year-old Lucaya International School student Anaiah Sands has launched “Breathe Easy and Fresh”, a campaign to improve indoor air in homes, schools and workplaces by placing Snake Plants.
ALICIA WALLACE: Respectability politics in Bahamian schools
In The Bahamas, the commitment to and practice of respectability politics continues to outweigh common sense, human decency, and care for one another.
Oscar winner Robert Redford dies at 89
OSCAR-winning director and environmental advocate Robert Redford — whose survival drama All Is Lost shot marine scenes off Nassau and Lyford Cay — died on Tuesday at his home in Sundance, Utah.
Printassia 17th in 400
TOKYO, Japan — All things considered, Printassia Johnson was pleased with her personal best performance and a lane in the semifinal at the 20th World Championships.
Abaco residents concerned over ‘drifting’ sand barge
ABACO residents claim a “drifting” sand barge off Leisure Lee is threatening reefs and coastlines at the height of hurricane season — but acting Port Controller Senior Commander Berne Wright says the vessel is anchored, crewed and awaiting a tug.
