Latest stories

• STATESIDE: Voters chose change, so there will be changeTRADITIONALLY in the US, after a presidential election, the incumbent remains clearly in power until handing off to his successor …
• Full regulation will ‘double’ construction’s $408m in Q2The Bahamian Contractors Association’s (BCA) president yesterday asserted that the construction sector can “at least double” the 2024 second quarter’s …
• Watchdog sounds alarm on ‘missing’ electronic presentsThe Bahamas’ consumer watchdog yesterday sounded the alarm over a “number of complaints” that local couriers and freight forwarders are …
• Contractors fearing Business Licences renewal ‘nightmare’Contractors were yesterday said to be bracing for a Business Licence renewal “nightmare” in early 2025 given the industry-specific challenges …
• Fire destroys the homes of four families on Dunmore StreetA FIRE ravaged homes on Dunmore Street, consuming funds an elderly man was saving for his cancer treatment and compounding …

Politics

• FNM: WHERE IS SALE OF GRAND LUCAYAN? Pintard blasts Cooper over lack of progress on hotel and airportMICHAEL Pintard blasted Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Tourism Chester Cooper for not yet overseeing the sale of the …
• Diamond depository deal would help ensure Botswana not ‘held hostage’ by global northPRIME Minister Philip “Brave” Davis elaborated on his hopes of turning Grand Bahama into a depository for diamonds from Botswana …
• Govt considers giving bench or jury trial choiceATTORNEY General Ryan Pinder said government might consider changing the status quo of the judicial system so people could choose …