FTX liquidators get $38m from selling Bahamas properties
FTX’s liquidators had raised $38.2m from selling-off eight of the collapsed crypto exchange’s Bahamian properties by early December 2025, it has been revealed, with “pending deals” and the appraised value of others set to generate a potential further $155.8m.
Illegal charters warned: ‘We’re coming for you’
Investigators are warning “hundreds” of suspected illegal foreign fishing charter operators that “we’re coming for you”, with Bahamian fishermen asserting: “We don’t want pirates and folks that don’t give a damn about our country.”
US seeks five-year prison term for terminally ill former officer
Prosecutors are urging a federal judge to impose a prison sentence of at least five years on former Royal Bahamas Defence Force officer Darrin Roker when he is sentenced on Wednesday, arguing that despite his advanced cancer diagnosis, his role in a major cocaine trafficking conspiracy warrants significant punishment.
Vacation rental explosion worsens housing shortage
An over-saturation of Airbnbs and vacation rental properties is continuing to impact both Exuma’s housing market - especially long-term rentals - and its hotels.
Opposition renews demand for tourism levy disclosure
The Opposition’s deputy leader yesterday demanded that the Government provide a full accounting of how the funds collected through the $2 per person tourism enhancement levy have been used.
Tax agency targets real property tax registration
A Department of Inland Revenue (DIR) official says there has been a noticeable improvement in business tax compliance in recent years.
DEREK SMITH: Corporate resilience means risk more than compliance
In the 2025 Hiscox Cyber Readiness Report, 33 percent of companies faced fines that damaged their financial health, while 30 percent reported reduced business performance and 29 percent experienced higher costs due to customer notifications resulting from cyber-related risk exposures.
GBPA chiefs avoid jail on water supply order breach
A Supreme Court judge has elected to impose a $6,000 fine, rather than send the directors of Freeport’s water supplier - including several Grand Bahama Port Authority (GBPA) principals - to jail after finding it breached an Order preventing it from disconnecting a condo complex’s services.
Home tax concessions ‘not so earth-shattering’
The Bahamian Contractors Association’s (BCA) president says recently-unveiled first-time home buyer and real property tax concessions are “not as earth-shattering as they seem” and will likely represent “modest good news for a small number of people” in the middle class.
INSIGHT: Time to make your own list of issues, as the clock ticks down to elections
THE START of the year in The Bahamas is always a strange time. You barely get in your stride after New Year when suddenly there is another holiday – Majority Rule. It almost seems as if every year has a delayed start.
Five traffic deaths recorded in first weeks of January
SEVEN people were killed in road traffic accidents in January 2025, compared with five fatalities recorded so far in January 2026, based on The Tribune’s records.
RBDF renews partnership with RI National Guard
THE Royal Bahamas Defence Force and the Rhode Island National Guard have renewed their partnership under the United States National Guard State Partnership Program, extending a security relationship that has been in place since 2005.
Researcher seeks PLP nod in Bimini and Berry Islands race
Another contender has stepped forward in the emerging race for the Bimini and the Berry Islands constituency, with researcher Dr Melony Thompson declaring her intention to seek the PLP nomination.
Sands warns voters beware of campaign-season promises
FNM chairman and former minister of health Duane Sands warned voters to be cautious about campaign-season promises, suggesting the Davis administration would borrow heavily to finance short-term commitments aimed at winning support.
Wong to seek PLP nomination for St Anne’s constituency
KENO Wong has announced plans to seek approval from the Progressive Liberal Party Leadership and Candidates Committee later this month, outlining a community-focused vision for St Anne’s centred on youth development, public safety and social support.
Union: BTVI benefits and industrial matters moving forward
LONG-STALLED benefit and industrial matters at the Bahamas Technical and Vocational Institute have begun moving forward following the departure of former president Dr Linda Davis, according to Bahamas Union of Auxiliary Professionals in Education president Ernesto Williams.
Man remanded in Adelaide Village shooting
A MAN accused of fatally shooting Ricardo Jean after he was lured outside his Adelaide Village home earlier this month was remanded to prison last Friday.
Appeal court rejects American man’s bid to challenge drug sentence
COURT of Appeal judges have dismissed an American man’s attempt to challenge his prison sentence for importing marijuana into The Bahamas.
Abaco residents raise alarm over toxic Snake Cay landfill fires
DUMPSITE fires on Abaco have returned to public focus after political hopeful Crystal Williams shared a video showing an active blaze at the Snake Cay landfill, renewing calls for action on an issue residents say has persisted for years.
University of The Bahamas aims for full international accreditation by end of 2027
THE University of The Bahamas aims to complete its long-running accreditation process by the end of 2027, UB President Dr Robert Blaine III said on Friday.
