Local News

BPL bill rise ‘a nightmare’

An Opposition senator last night branded escalating Bahamas Power & Light (BPL) costs “a never-ending nightmare” as homeowners began to receive August bills showing 25-30 percent increases.

Taxi union returns to TUC affiliation

THE Bahamas Taxi Cab Union has severed ties with the Bahamas National Alliance Trade Union Congress (BNATUC) and returned to the Trade Union Congress (TUC), accusing its former affiliate of a conflict of interest and slamming the government for failing to protect the taxi industry from unregulated competition.

Davis defends plan for biometric voter card

PRIME Minister Philip “Brave” Davis hit back at opposition criticism yesterday, defending his administration’s plan to modernise the country’s voting system through biometric voter ID cards.

Police investigate suspected suicide in Abaco

Police have launched an investigation into the suspected suicide of a 27-year-old man in Bahama Palm Shores, Abaco.

Man charged with sacrilege accused of breaking into and stealing from church

A MAN was charged with sacrilege yesterday after allegedly breaking into and stealing from a church on Prince Charles Drive last week.

International stars join local talent for One Blood party

JAMAICAN reggae icon Junior Reid is set to perform at the One Blood reggae party this Saturday, as The Bahamas continues to attract international talent to its local stages.

‘We’re going to plant a million mangroves’

In recognition of World Mangrove Day on July 26, a coalition of government and non-governmental organisations has reaffirmed its goal: planting one million mangroves across The Bahamas by the end of next year.

Sailing through the summer

The Bahamas National Sailing School has been holding summer camps.

Public parks in disrepair despite $7m overshoot of authority’s budget

FREE National Movement Senator Maxine Seymour is calling for transparency from the Bahamas Public Parks and Beaches Authority after it exceeded its 2024/2025 budget by $7m despite reports of deteriorating public parks across New Providence.

Ex-husband ‘saddled’ over mismanaged deli

An ex-husband has been “saddled” with the family business’s entire $100,000 debt, and ordered by the Court of Appeal, to pay his former wife a combined $221,406, for “mismanaging” its financial affairs.

No automatic termination for Grand Lucayan’s staff

Grand Lucayan workers will not automatically be terminated when the resort closes to bookings next month and, instead, will be given the option to remain on staff via an employee retention initiative.

$7.5m PI food store under new manager

The former $7.5m Sawyers Fresh Market food store on Paradise Island has been acquired by an all-Bahamian management team following the previous owner’s early 2025 demise.

Atlantis confirms ‘temporary closure’ for its Coral Towers

Atlantis last night confirmed its Coral Towers complex will “temporarily close” after August 17 for what union leaders suggested will be an eight-week period due to a “significant drop-off” in bookings.

Rights group: Give update on ‘degrading’ video by officers

HUMAN Rights Bahamas is demanding an update into the Royal Bahamas Police Force’s handling of a disturbing incident involving a detained woman, after national security Minister Wayne Munroe confirmed that the viral video of the woman defecating on a police station floor violated force policy.

Costs mount to retrieve man’s body from Haiti

THE family of Shadrack Stuart says it is facing nearly $17,000 in costs to retrieve his body from Haiti, after the Bahamian man was killed in a suspected drug operation earlier this month.

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