Bahamas' GDP increased 2.7 percent in 2017
THE Bahamas’ Gross Domestic Product increased 2.7 percent in 2017, while government consumption increased by 12 percent, according to new data released by the Department of Statistics Friday.
Police slap video 'under investigation'
POLICE Commissioner Anthony Ferguson has responded to a video circulating on social media of a Royal Bahamas Police Force officer slapping a man on a beach.
Woman stabbed on Marshall Road
POLICE are investigating the stabbing of a woman on Marshall Road Friday.
Pointe: Now we want answers
LABOUR Minister Dion Foulkes says he plans to meet with executives of The Pointe on Tuesday to present the findings of a workforce census conducted by the Department of Labour at the $200m development.
TAKE-OFF FOR $14M ELEUTHERA AIRPORT
OUTLINING the government’s agenda for Eleuthera’s infrastructural development, Works Minister Desmond Bannister said $14m will be budgeted for a new airport in North Eleuthera.
Judge orders document chase in Frank Smith corruption case
A SUPREME Court judge has given six government agencies two weeks to turn over “any and all” documents pertaining to controversial Crown witness Barbara Hanna and her cleaning company to counsel involved in former PLP Senator Frank Smith’s bribery and extortion trial.
BAIN TOWN’S PLIGHT ON POWER AND WATER LINES
TEN percent of households in Bain Town had no electricity and 20 percent had no running water, according to a 2016 survey from the Ministry of National Security.
Minister issues plea to report cases of child abuse
AS officials recognise Child Protection Month, Minister of Social Services and Urban Development Lanisha Rolle sounded an appeal to the public to report incidents of child abuse.
A COMIC'S VIEW: Life's a riot with Spy Bill vs Spy Bill
LAST week, the ironies of the FNM administration took centre stage. This week, their “hypocrisy” is back for a cameo appearance. THE “SPY BILL” After branding it as a “Spy Bill” during the election campaign, and using it as a major talking point,
Wife should have included $4m cash in divorce proceedings
A WOMAN ought to have accounted for the $4 million in cash stashed in a foreign bank account and thousands of dollars’ worth of South African and Indian gold coins contained in a safety box when divorcing her husband of 21 years, the Court of Appeal
BAIC challenges court's $90,000 compensation ruling
THE Bahamas Agricultural and Industrial Corporation is seeking to appeal a former chief justice’s order to pay a local nursery owner more than $90,000 as compensation for causing the damage and destruction of his plant inventory. Court documents sho
Doctor holds last senior luncheon
DR Mallikharjuna Rao Kavala held his final senior citizens luncheon in Grand Bahama yesterday.The event, held over the past 22 years, became a popular event on Grand Bahama.During that time, Dr Kavala and his wife Nalini touched the lives of hundreds
Ceremony honours promoted correction officers
COMMISSIONER of Corrections Patrick Wright held a brief ceremony for 103 correctional officers who were recently promoted. The group included two principal corrections officers and 101 corrections corporals. The newly promoted officers were presente
Sandals helping to tackle plastic pollution
WITH roughly 300 million tons of plastic being produced globally each year, the Sandals Foundation has intensified its efforts to reduce plastic pollution in the region, this time targeting school children. In observance of World Earth Day last Sund
