Steffon Evans steps down from ORG to lead national volunteer movement
LONGTIME community advocate Steffon Evans is stepping down from the Organisation for Responsible Governance (ORG) to lead a national volunteer movement aimed at empowering Bahamians to address challenges in their communities.
Gov’t reveals $120M sale price for Grand Lucayan
THE Davis administration is selling the Grand Lucayan resort and its surrounding property for $120 million to Ancient Waters Bahamas Limited, a Bahamian subsidiary of US-based Concord Wilshire Capital (CWC).
Developer promises ‘unique’ destination at Grand Lucayan
A Miami-based developer and the government sighed a heads of agreement to reinvent the Grand Lucayan into “one of the most unique mixed use destination resorts in The Bahamas”.
Five Bahamians arrested in Acklins in connection with almost $9m in drugs
FIVE Bahamian men were arrested after authorities found 66 crocus sacks filled with cocaine and marijuana estimated to have a street value of $8.8m near Acklins.
Former PM says he will vote FNM in Killarney regardless of who runs
FORMER Prime Minister Hubert Ingraham says he will support the Free National Movement’s (FNM) candidate in Killarney –– but declined to say whether he believes the party can win the seat without Dr Hubert Minnis.
Ingraham: Bahamian women lack urgency on citizenship inequality
FORMER Prime Minister Hubert Ingraham said a lack of urgency from Bahamian women and indifference from male politicians have allowed the status quo on the country’s discriminatory citizenship laws to persist.
BACSWN signs historic agreement partnering with weather giant NOAA
A Bahamian company has become the first in the region to cement a deal with the United States for an advanced aviation forecast system.
Christie stands by his govt’s handling of Baha Mar crisis
FORMER Prime Minister Perry Christie is standing by his administration’s handling of the Baha Mar crisis, despite a US court finding that China Construction America (CCA) deliberately sabotaged the project and secretly paid the son of his senior adviser in a bid to gain influence with his government.
A grand occasion: Deal signed for Grand Lucayan
HOPING to breathe life into Grand Bahama’s long-stagnant economy, the government of The Bahamas and US-based developer Concord Wilshire signed a Heads of Agreement yesterday for the $827m redevelopment of the Grand Lucayan Resort, a move Prime Minister Philip “Brave” Davis says could transform the island’s economy and create thousands of jobs.
Inquest rules justifiable homicide in police-involved killing of three men
A JURY has ruled the fatal police shooting of three men on Cowpen Road in 2020 as justifiable homicide.
‘Govt needs to place family at the centre of development planning’
AS The Bahamas observed the International Day of Families 2025 under the global theme “Family-Oriented Policies for Sustainable Development,” Sister Cheryl Walkine Alexandre, founder of the Marriage, Children, Family Alliance Movement (MCFAM), urged national leaders to place families at the core of development planning.
Teen charged in All Saints Way fatal shooting
AN 18-year-old man has been remanded in custody following his arraignment in connection with a fatal shooting last week.
Woman sentenced to nine months prison for abusing her 12-year-old daughter
A 33-year-old woman was sentenced to nine months in prison yesterday after pleading guilty to physically abusing her 12-year-old daughter over nearly two years.
Man accused of trying to break into home
A man was granted bail yesterday after being accused of trying to break into a woman’s home on Sands Road.
