New Year tests for students nationwide
EDUCATION Minister Glenys Hanna Martin said she hopes to start the new year by testing students nationwide for any learning loss issues following the pandemic.
‘Be careful at holidays as murder rate soars’
AN activist has called on residents to be careful this holiday season due to the country’s escalating murder count, saying people have stopped valuing the lives of others.
Police probe launched as man ‘jumps from moving vehicle’
POLICE said they are investigating the circumstances surrounding an incident where a man received significant head injuries after he reportedly jumped from a moving vehicle.
PM: No preference on where Bankman-Fried should be tried
PRIME Minister Phillip “Brave” Davis said yesterday that the government has no preference on where disgraced former FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried should be tried for his alleged involvement in defrauding customers and investors.
Woman knocked down at Paradise Island bridge
A woman was knocked down yesterday in the area of the Paradise Island bridge.
Prison chief: Bankman-Fried ready to leave
ACTING Commissioner of Corrections Doan Cleare said that while former FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried is not “uncomfortable” in the Bahamas Department of Correctional Services, he seems ready to leave the country.
Mitchell hits back over ‘attacks’ on Bahamas over FTX
FOREIGN Affairs Minister Fred Mitchell questioned how “attacking” The Bahamas helps resolve the FTX saga and dismissed claims of the country’s jurisdiction being nontransparent.
UPDATED: Sam Bankman-Fried waives right to fight extradition – FTX founder will go to the US
AFTER a confusing day in court, Sam Bankman-Fried has decided not to fight extradition to the United States, his attorneys announced yesterday.
Warning over severe weather
SEVERE weather is expected in the northwest Bahamas tomorrow due to a passing low-pressure system.
Ground broken on $250m Long Island port
AZUL Destinations broke ground yesterday for the construction of a $250m resort and cruise port for south Long Island.
Putting its best coat on
THE ELBOW Reef Lighthouse Society has nearly completed the repainting of its lighthouse tower’s famous red and white stripes.
Sears to meet Village Road business owners
WORKS and Utilities Minister Alfred Sears has committed to meeting Village Road business owners next month to discuss an economic stimulus plan after confirming the road repair will be delayed until the first week of January.
Activists welcome court victory for Jean Rony
A LOCAL advocacy group is celebrating a decision by the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council to send the Jean Rony Jean-Charles case back to the Supreme Court for consideration of an application of constitutional aid.
‘FTX collapse nothing to do with The Bahamas’
PRIME Minister Phillip “Brave” Davis has once again insisted that the collapse of FTX has nothing to do with The Bahamas, saying “you don’t blame the jurisdiction, you blame the bad actors”.
Berry Islands tourism boom expected after airport opening
OFFICIALS anticipate a big boom in tourism on Great Harbour Cay in the Berry Islands due to the opening of a new international airport.
