Demolition of derelict buildings downtown to resume
THE DEMOLITION of derelict buildings downtown will soon resume, Senator Randy Rolle announced in the Senate on Friday.
Police search for man after armed robbery at ATM
POLICE in New Providence are seeking the public’s assistance in locating and apprehending a male responsible for an armed robbery that occurred on Thursday.
Trainees complete Protected Areas Managers Enforcement workshop
Trainees completed the Protected Areas Managers Enforcement Training Course 2023 yesterday after a two-week joint workshop.
Clubs & Societies July 28th, 2023
The World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts 38th Conference is being held in Cyprus from July 23 to 31.
DIANE PHILLIPS: Last manse standing – let’s get together and save Collins House
THERE’S a Joni Mitchell song whose lyrics are timeless: ‘Don’t it always seem to go that you don’t know what you’ve got ‘til it’s gone … They paved paradise, put up a parking lot.’
MOW civil engineer admits not enough funds are invested in roads in The Bahamas
MINISTRY of Works senior civil engineer Francis Clarke admitted insufficient funds are invested in developing roads in The Bahamas, calling it a costly venture.
EDITORIAL: What will we do with human trafficking in our country?
WHEN The Bahamas makes international news, the spotlight is seldom kind.
BPL tariff study could lead to increase in base rate
AN upcoming tariff study at Bahamas Power and Light (BPL) may result in a base rate increase for consumers, though BPL’s chief executive officer Shevonn Cambridge said this does not guarantee higher customer bills.
Call for govt to enforce litter laws to deal with indiscriminate dumping on Grand Bahama
Environmental activist Joseph Darville said indiscriminate dumping has now become a widespread problem in Grand Bahama, and law enforcement must be engaged to help tackle it.
Heavy rains impact roads across New Providence
HEAVY rain drenched New Providence yesterday, leaving some roads impassable while disrupting routines for many.
Baha Mar blames BPL for $8.5m hit to profits
Baha Mar yesterday warned that soaring energy bills will “have a significant impact on our profitability” for 2023 by adding an extra $8.5m to its full-year operating costs.
Tax dodgers ‘dominate’ foreign yacht charters
The Ministry of Finance’s top official yesterday hit back over concerns about VAT’s imposition on foreign yacht charters by arguing the sector was “dominated” by a few large tax-dodging companies that need “to pay their fair share”.
SBF charges dropped on Bahamas objection
US prosecutors will drop charges of illegal election campaign contributions against embattled FTX co-founder, Sam Bankman-Fried, after The Bahamas objected to their inclusion in his indictment following extradition.
Top finance official says: Tourism can pay more
The Ministry of Finance’s top official yesterday argued the tourism industry can pay “a little bit more in taxes without hampering its viability as vacation rentals came under the microscope once again at a sector gathering.
Fears ‘non-peak’ airlift undermined spark clash
The Ministry of Finance’s top official and a senior airline executive yesterday clashed over fears that Customs overtime fees will undermine The Bahamas’ ambitions to attract airlift “outside of peak hours”.
‘I feel like I’m a part of the country now’, says Olympic gold medalist
OLYMPIC gold-medalist Ramon Miller finally has light and water utilities connected to his home after a three-year battle to get the services he expected when the government gifted him land for his athletic achievements.
‘I would have agreed on Wartsila choice’
BAHAMAS Power and Light CEO Shevonn Cambridge said if he had been involved in installing Wartsila’s engines in 2019, he likely would have agreed with the decisions his predecessors made, choices that have since had difficult consequences for the company’s ability to provide reliable power.
Bill helps deal with increasing sexual assaults, says Munroe
NATIONAL Security Minister Wayne Munroe said the Protection Against Violence Bill would help the country grapple with increasing reports of sexual assaults.
