PM: ‘We’re first to sell blue carbon credits’
PRIME Minister Philip “Brave” Davis has given a glimpse into what his administration’s plan for economic and climate resiliency for The Bahamas will look like amid an inflationary climate and a looming hurricane season.
‘I struggled with breadbasket VAT decision’
ENGLERSTON MP Glenys Hanna Martin admitted yesterday that she struggled with the Davis administration’s decision to return value added tax to breadbasket items, adding that she hoped all food items would be free of the tax one day.
MAN SHOT DEAD BY POLICE ‘FIRED FIRST’: Officers’ vehicle struck by bullets during gun battle
A MAN, who allegedly shot at police, was killed by officers on Antigua Street yesterday.
Two accused in cases of causing harm
TWO men were granted bail after being charged in Magistrate Court’s yesterday on separate charges of causing harm.
Man denies series of Paradise Island thefts
A MAN was charged in Magistrate’s Court yesterday in connection with a series of thefts on Paradise Island that included over $5,000 worth of smart TVs and almost $200 worth of alcohol.
Man in court over assault rifle find
A MAN was charged yesterday after being found in possession of a prohibited assault rifle and 33 lbs of drugs.
Jamaica studying Bahamas unemployment insurance
JAMAICAN officials are in The Bahamas studying its unemployment insurance programme as part of their feasibility study concerned with introducing the benefit to their country.
Celebrating our heritage
CLIMATE change’s potential impact to Bahamian culture was highlighted at a ceremony at Clifton Heritage National Park celebrating World Heritage Day yesterday.
Sears: I’m not involved with WSC operations
WORKS and Utilities Minister Alfred Sears says he is not personally involved in the operations of the Water and Sewerage Corporation, however, he is confident the utility provider’s board of directors will handle any issues and turn them over to the proper authorities if needed.
Miller: We won’t let the world decide our future
THE Climate Change and Carbon Markets Initiatives Bill 2022 demonstrates that The Bahamas will not sit idly by and allow the rest of the world to decide its future.
Hanchell: We need help
BISHOP Walter Hanchell said his organisation needs help to fight the stark rise in homelessness and hunger in New Providence over the past few years.
Celebrating Earth Day at Botanical Gardens
THE Botanical Gardens proved the perfect space for students and their teachers to celebrate Earth Day.
Cartwright threatened with removal
DEPUTY House Speaker Sylvanus Petty threatened to have St Barnabas MP Shanendon Cartwright removed from yesterday’s morning sitting of Parliament after the member continuously stood to argue with Englerston MP Glenys Hanna Martin as she made a contribution.
Work permit clampdown in restaurants, construction
LABOUR Director Robert Farquharson says his department has denied labour certificates in all restaurant manager applications and in the vast majority of applications for construction site supervisors and project managers since September, preventing the applicants from getting work permits.
GOING GLOBAL: PM hails potential of crypto industry for The Bahamas
PRIME Minister Philip “Brave” Davis said the arrival and presence of FTX underscores the “readiness of The Bahamas to be a home for global leaders in the crypto space.”
Video
- Prime Minister Philip Davis predicts his party's return to government in the 2026 general election
- Police car on store premises
- Liquor being sold at a store
- New Providence ahead of the lockdown
- Video of Parliament disruption
- The disruption in Parliament
- Second video of fire at Bimini BPL
- Video of fire at Bimini BPL
- Second video of Bimini BPL blaze
- Video of fire at Bimini BPL
