Boosting Bahamian entrepreneurs through ensuring fair competition
How should The Bahamas encourage foreign investment while ensuring Bahamian businesses have a fair opportunity to compete?
Roadside memorial for Shirley Street crash victims removed
GRIEVING parents of five teenagers killed in the Shirley Street crash have been left distressed after a roadside memorial was cleared without warning, depriving them of the chance to retrieve photographs and other items honouring their children.
Christian Council calls for "balanced approach" to sex offenders list
THE Bahamas Christian Council has called for a “balanced approach” to the Sexual Offenders Register, arguing that while protecting children and vulnerable persons must remain the nation’s highest priority, making the database fully public could create unintended consequences.
Family devastated after father-of-five electrocuted to death
HOURS after telling his eldest son he loved him, 68-year-old John Walkes was electrocuted while working at a Bimini marina, leaving his wife and five children struggling to comprehend the sudden loss of a devoted father who had travelled from Exuma in search of work.
Shipyard renews apprentice call: Initiative supplies over 100 staff
Grand Bahama Shipyard (GBSL) has announced that applications are now open for its 2027 Apprenticeship Programme - a four-year initiative that provides internationally-accredited technical education, paid workplace training and experience for young Bahamians.
‘Measure twice, cut once’ medical cannabis approach
The Bahamas Cannabis Authority’s chairman yesterday asserted the Government is taking a "measure twice, cut once" approach to launching the medical marijuana industry with officials prioritising a thorough regulatory roll-out over meeting previously announced timelines.
Chamber urges early reveal for VAT-free Back to School
THE Bahamas Chamber of Commerce and Employers’ Confederation (BCCEC) is urging the Department of Inland Revenue to announce this year’s Back-to-School VAT-free shopping period as early as possible so businesses have sufficient time to prepare.
Out Island ‘meat and pot’ held back by airlift woes
Family Island tourism operators yesterday urged that aviation be treated as a national economic priority, warning that inadequate airlift continues to hold back a visitor market they assert represents the greatest opportunity for sustainable growth outside New Providence.
GB police seize 75lbs of suspected marijuana in Eight Mile Rock
Police seized more than 75 pounds of suspected marijuana during an operation at a residence under renovation in Eight Mile Rock yesterday.
Pilot accused of LPIA sentenced to six months for marijuana possession
A PILOT awaiting trial for murder and charges stemming from a $15.3m drug seizure in 2024 was sentenced to six months in prison yesterday after admitting to possessing an ounce of marijuana in his prison cell.
Man remanded after breaching bail conditions for 66 days
A MAN awaiting trial over a near-fatal bar shooting in 2022 was remanded to prison yesterday after allegedly breaching his bail conditions for 66 days.
AG: DNA testing could be available locally before end of year
THE Bahamas could have the capacity to conduct DNA testing locally before the end of the year, Attorney General Wayne Munroe said yesterday, as families of victims killed in the Independence Day plane crash in Andros face waits of up to eight weeks to identify and bury their loved ones.
Two men killed hours apart in separate shootings
A WAVE of gun violence left two men dead less than 10 hours apart yesterday, with surveillance footage capturing the final moments of one victim before he was fatally shot in a hail of bullets.
Hope for housebound mother after public appeal
A 47-YEAR-OLD mother who has spent more than six years confined to her home because of severe lymphedema says she finally has reason to hope after a public appeal for help led to intervention from the National Health Insurance Authority and an upcoming medical evaluation that could mark the beginning of her long-awaited recovery.
Crime consultant says "somebody dropped the ball" in witness murder
CRIME consultant Carlos Reid has called for accountability after a man accused of murdering a key witness in his armed robbery case allegedly breached his bail conditions 81 times before the killing, saying “somebody dropped the ball”.
Taxi/livery driver dispute ‘top of agenda’ for trade union body
Trade union leaders will meet today to determine how best to “intervene” in and resolve the dispute between taxi and livery drivers amid fears the situation will otherwise “take on a life of its own” and “seriously damage” the tourism industry.
Carnival 20% of tours failing to make grade
SOME Grand Bahama tour operators have lost business from Carnival Cruise Line after it removed roughly one-fifth of its shore excursion offerings at Celebration Cay following guest feedback, the Grand Bahama Chamber of Commerce’s president said yesterday.
Contractor president challenges whether Health and Safety Act sufficiently ‘robust’
The Bahamian Contractors Association’s (BCA) president yesterday challenged whether the Health and Safety at Work Act is sufficiently “robust” and can be properly enforced after inspectors identified “serious safety violations that presented an imminent danger” at four New Providence construction sites.
‘Complete nonsense’ PI lease was a negotiation
Attorneys representing the Bahamian entrepreneur seeking to restore Paradise Island’s lighthouse yesterday argued it was “a complete nonsense” for the Government to assert that lease documents it dispatched for signing were part of continuing negotiations.
PI entrepreneur: ‘I’ve fought a clean fight’
The Bahamian entrepreneur battling to restore Paradise Island’s lighthouse yesterday asserted he has “fought the right fight” as his claim to have a valid, legally binding Crown Land lease hit the judicial system’s highest court.
