Deal signed over search and rescue
THE Bahamas has entered into an official agreement with the United States for search and rescue missions.
Atlantis staff excited to return
EMPLOYEES of Atlantis said they were overwhelmed and excited to return to work Thursday for the first time in months.
Ready to make a splash
Prime Minister Dr Hubert Minnis toured the construction site of Baha Mar’s water park yesterday.
‘Why did they kill my brother?'
THE sister of a man who was shot dead in Nassau Village on Tuesday says the family is struggling to come to grips with his death, insisting he was not a “gang-banger”.
Power restored for 4,000 in Abaco
MORE than a year after Hurricane Dorian hit, Bahamas Power and Light has restored electricity connections to over 4,000 residential customers in Abaco.
Food distributed in Grand Bahama
THE Grand Bahama Disaster Relief Foundation together with valued partners Sigma Chapter of Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority and Omega Psi Phi Fraternity have provided healthy food supplies to disadvantaged families across the island of Grand Bahama.
‘FNM must condemn the work of Facebook trolls’
THE Progressive Liberal Party’s youth arm has called on the governing Free National Movement to condemn behaviour and claims featured in a recording recently circulated on social media revealing alleged “defamation and slander” by people purported to be FNMs.
Meeting this week on distribution of vaccine
THE Pan American Health Organisation will meet with regional Ministries of Health this week to discuss distribution and purchasing of a COVID-19 vaccine.
Extra time for Dorian exemptions
IN an effort to assist Hurricane Dorian survivors who experienced rebuilding delays due to COVID-19 restrictions, the government has extended several tax exemptions deemed “critical” to Abaco and Grand Bahama’s recovery to June 2021.
What next for Turnquest? ‘We’ll see’
IN his first interview since resigning as deputy prime minister and minister of finance on November 25, East Grand Bahama MP Peter Turnquest was coy about whether he will offer himself for reelection.
Water workers upset at Christmas bonus delay
THE union representing Water and Sewerage Corporation line staff said it is disappointed in the water provider’s decision not to pay out Christmas bonuses this month, allegedly deviating from provisions set out in the workers’ industrial agreement.
‘MY SUFFERING AS I WAITED FOR JUSTICE’: Kenyan slept in car and went without food as he fought legal battle
A man who was unlawfully detained for more than six years was forced to sleep in a car and go hungry as he fought a legal case that resulted in him being awarded $641,000.
Oswald Ingraham lying in state
THE Cabinet Office announced yesterday that the body of the late James Oswald Ingraham, former Member of Parliament, Speaker of the House of Assembly and Deputy to the Governor General will lie-in-state in the foyer of the House of Assembly from 9am to 3pm today.
Killer has life sentence quashed
A MAN who was convicted of killing another man when he was a teenager has had his life sentence quashed and the matter sent back to the Supreme Court for resentencing.
$250 fine for fake licence plate
A MAN who was caught driving around with a fraudulent license plate was fined $250 in court yesterday.
