Public Service training ongoing to improve mid-level management skills
THIRTY-SEVEN public service workers participated in an Assistant Secretary Assessment Exercise yesterday to improve their skills.
Southwest grounds flights in US due to technical issues
DALLAS (AP) — Southwest Airlines planes were stopped from taking off in the US for what the airline called an intermittent technology issue, causing more than 1,500 flight delays Tuesday just four months after the carrier suffered a meltdown over the Christmas travel rush. Southwest and the Federal Aviation Administration said by late morning on the East Coast that the pause had been lifted.
900 public workers’ pay delayed again
STATE Minister for Public Service Pia Glover-Rolle said that 900 participants in the Public Service Professional Engagement Programme (PSPEP) participants have had a delay in the payment of their wages.
Activists speak out on MP rape allegation
ACTIVISTS and a Senator have spoken out following accusations that a woman was raped and assaulted by a sitting Member of Parliament.
Davis decries ‘epidemic’ of violence in Caribbean
PRIME Minister Philip “Brave” Davis decried the violence gripping the Caribbean region yesterday as he continued urging the United States to solve its gun trafficking problem.
Man accused of killing mom and daughter arraigned
A MAN is in jail after prosecutors accused him of killing Allison Thompson, 37, and her 14-year-old daughter Trevoniqua Thompson on Friday.
MURDER VICTIMS’ PICTURES LEAKED: Family distraught after crime scene photos were shared on social media
GRAPHIC crime scene photos of the mother and daughter murdered on Friday have been shared on social media, prompting police to investigate the leak.
Arsonist granted $1,000 bail pleads ‘not guilty’ to charge
A MAN was granted $1,000 bail in court on Monday after being accused of setting fire to a woman’s home last month.
Man found with gun fined $7,000 and given monitoring device
A MAN was granted $7,000 bail in court yesterday after he was accused of having a loaded gun in the capital last week.
Man on bail for murder gets six months jail for damaging monitoring device
A MAN was sentenced to six months in prison yesterday after admitting damaging his electronic monitoring device (EMD) while on release for charges of murder and attempted murder.
Migration a major contributor to increase in population according to census report
THE population of The Bahamas increased by 13.6 per cent from 2010 to 2022, with net migration emerging as the primary reason.
Meteorologist predicts 'slightly above average' hurricane season
FORMER deputy director of the Department of Meteorology Basil Dean is predicting a “slightly above average” 2023 hurricane season, with as many as six hurricanes forming, of which two are projected to be major storms.
Farmer fees abandoned after 'extensive damages' from Equinor Oil Spill
LOCAL farmer Harold Adderley says he was forced to abandon his farm of ten years after the 2019 oil spill at the Equinor South Riding Point plant in East Grand Bahama.
Cartwright urges govt to consult with struggling straw vendors on rotation system
FREE National Movement deputy leader Shanendon Cartwright accused the government of neglecting struggling straw vendors.
Labour Force survey to be released by end of June
THE next Labour Force survey will be the first in three years and is scheduled for release by June 30, according to the acting managing director of the Bahamas National Statistical Institute.
