$250m agreement signed for cruise port management
THE Minnis administration signed a Heads of Agreement yesterday for a $250m project with Global Ports Holding to redevelop and manage the Nassau Cruise Port.The project will anchor the administration’s efforts to revitalise downtown Nassau.Through it
Girl says her sex claims against cop were not true
THE teenage girl at the heart of an unlawful sexual intercourse allegation against a police reservist yesterday told a court that the claims against the accused in her statement to police are not true.The teenager, testifying by video link before Jus
Thieves hold man at knifepoint after car accident
A MAN was able to escape armed thieves who took him to his home at knife-point after a car accident, police said yesterday. The incident began shortly after 10pm on Tuesday, when a man was driving on Acklins Street, Coconut Grove. Police said the vic
80 pre-schools sign up to join partnership with ministry
MORE than 80 private pre-schools have entered into partnership with the Ministry of Education this year. The announcement was made at the Ministry of Education’s private pre-school contract presentation and official signing ceremony. The Ministry o
100 migrants repatriated
MORE than 100 Haitian migrants were repatriated to Port-au-Prince yesterday under a deportation order. A press release from the Department of Immigration said a joint team of law enforcement officers departed Lynden Pindling International Airport at
Haitians rescued after freighter runs aground
EIGHT Haitian nationals were rescued during a combined effort by members of the Royal Bahamas Defence Force and OPBAT yesterday morning after their vessel ran aground in the southern Bahamas. The 57-ft wooden cargo freighter ‘SHAMU TOO’ was en route
'We're eating ourselves into an early grave'
BAHAMIANS are eating themselves into an early grave, Health Minister Dr Duane Sands said yesterday, noting that more than 70 percent of the population is overweight. He gave the sober news as he presented the results of the 2019 STEPS Survey. The re
More than one in ten has had sex act against will
MORE than one in ten Bahamians have been the victim of a non-consensual sex act, according to the Ministry of Health’s recent STEPS survey. Health Minister Duane Sands yesterday described this as a “disturbing number”. The survey found 13.1 percent
Unified bus system pilot plan to cost $600,000
THE government’s unified bus system study will cost about $600,000, Transport Minister Renward Wells said yesterday.He said the government expects to reap about $300,000 from the programme while Cabinet has already approved that amount for it.The stu
Get back to work: Govt wins court order forcing halt to strike action
BAHAMAS Doctors Union has been blocked from taking further industrial action against the government and ordered to return to work after an injunction was granted yesterday by Supreme Court Justice Ian Winder.
Suicidal thoughts - 17,000 have them
MORE than 17,000 Bahamians “seriously considered” attempting suicide in the last year, according to the Ministry of Health’s recently conducted STEP survey.
Dorian’s path may miss us
IT IS still too early to tell whether Tropical Storm Dorian will strengthen into a hurricane in time to affect the country.
UK’s envoy: So much to work on together
ACCESS to British visa and consular services will remain unchanged despite the return of a resident High Commissioner to the capital.
BPL could miss target for engines back on line
BAHAMAS Power & Light has encountered difficulties bringing its engines online and has been forced to reassess the time it will take to repair the units, the company said yesterday.
Bahamian pair given Chevening scholarships
THE British High Commission in Nassau is pleased to announce that two Bahamians have been awarded Chevening Scholarships to pursue master’s degrees in the United Kingdom.Confirmation of the scholars, Dwaneisha McGregor and Ashley Sturrup, comes after
