Interns lend a helping hand
Students in the CG Atlantic Summer Intership Programme volunteered with the Hands for Hunger Pantry during the programme’s community day.
‘Smooth sailing’: Resort’s $30m annual GB boost
Fears that a major resort development may have stalled were eased yesterday after it was revealed the project will generate a $30m annual boost for Grand Bahama’s ailing economy once fully operational.
Flamboyant ‘philanthropist’ facing fraud charges retrial
A flamboyant Bahamian businessman and “philanthropist” faces a retrial on fraud and money laundering charges after the Court of Appeal found the rules governing his Post Office Savings Bank accounts were “ignored routinely”.
Union boss: BTC trying to make staff ‘look bad’
A union leader yesterday accused the Bahamas Telecommunications Company (BTC) of trying to make Bahamian staff “look bad to justify” outsourcing local jobs as the carrier’s 2023 first-half revenues fell by $1.4m.
‘We’ll show true story’ on title to $29m cays
A fresh bid to resolve the title to two Exuma cays, valued at a collective $29m, has been launched by some of the parties previously ensnared by the Chief Justice’s land fraud conspiracy ruling last year involving the same islands.
Fidelity mulls five for one stock split
Fidelity Bank (Bahamas) is mulling a five-for-one stock split due to its present share price, its chief executive has revealed, with the long-awaited move finally set to happen this quarter.
GB businessman Kenneth Symonette loses battle with cancer
Well-known Freeport businessman Kenneth Symonette died on Saturday in Grand Bahama after a battle with cancer. He was 63.
Acklins school named in honour of Loftus Roker
THE Acklins Central High School was renamed the Loftus Roker High School on Friday, honouring one of the few surviving signatories to The Bahamas constitution.
Despite approval, shanty homes not demolished
THREE months after Chief Justice Ian Winder ordered the demolition of two shanty town structures built in contravention of a previous court injunction, a senior Ministry of Works official confirmed yesterday that those buildings have yet to be removed.
MP TO FACE COURT OVER SEX ATTACK CHARGE: Cornish resigns as Parliamentary Secretary, maintains his innocence
NORTH Abaco MP Kirk Cornish maintained his innocence yesterday, hours before he was expected to be arraigned in the Magistrate’s Court concerning sexual assault and death threats in a case that had hovered over the political landscape for most of 2023.
Coalition of Independents delivers letter to Governor General urging a commission of inquiry into actions of Immigration Minister
COALITION of Independents Leader Lincoln Bain and party supporters delivered a letter to the Office of the Governor General yesterday urging a commission of inquiry into the actions of Immigration Minister Keith Bell.
Despite failure to consult Opposition, Pintard does not oppose sending troops
FREE National Movement leader Michael Pintard complained that the government failed to consult the Official Opposition and the public before pledging to send 150 troops to Haiti as part of a potential multi-national force.
Fredrick King and Bluejays sweep Summer of Thunder
Bahamian Fredrick King and his Creighton Bluejays men’s basketball team have completed their mission here with a three-game sweep of their matches played this week in the Bahamas Basketball Federation’s Summer of Thunder.
Equestrian Hannah D’Aguilar finishes season on high note
HANNAH D’Aguilar has been welcomed as a walk-on to the Delaware State University Equestrian Team, becoming in the process the first international rider on the Delaware State squad.
Daejha Moss retires, ventures into coaching
SHE’S walking away from the sport that she loves, but is now venturing into an area where she feels her participation in track and field has groomed her for the aftermath of her competitive days.
Man on bail for murder gets six months for bail violations
A MAN on bail for murder was sentenced to six months in prison after he admitted to not obeying his bail conditions for the fourth time since being charged.
Police in joint operation seize $10m cocaine at Stella Maris Airport over the weekend
POLICE in Long Island seized cocaine valued at $10m over the weekend.
EDITORIAL: Justice must be given a chance in Cornish case
THIS morning, Kirk Cornish MP is to be charged with sexual assault and threats of death.
Govt not serious about solar
This Emancipation holiday in this 50th anniversary year of Independence provides the opportunity to reflect on ‘how we get so’?
Man charged with sex with 15-year-old boy
A 24-year-old man is behind bars after he was allegedly caught having sex with a 15-year-old boy last weekend in Palmdale.
