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Pioneer in paradise

TRIBUTES poured in yesterday after Sandals Resorts founder and owner Gordon “Butch” Stewart died in the United States at age 79.

Man accused of killing mother of seven

A 27-year-old man was yesterday charged with the death of a single mother-of-seven who was killed during an alleged domestic dispute in Abaco on Boxing Day.

Social promotion ‘would be tricky to eliminate’

IN response to the head of the Bahamas Union of Teachers calling for an end to “social promotion” in schools, a local education official suggested the “long-standing” process would be tricky to eliminate.

In court over $5 of hemp

AN ABACO man who was found with a marijuana joint during the Christmas holidays has been placed on probation for three months.

INSIGHT: A season of goodwill - you can’t be serious

THE people of Long Island awoke on Christmas Day with a present from Haiti!

Schools open? Why not tell the teaching union?

BAHAMAS Union of Teachers president Belinda Wilson has accused education officials of not communicating about today’s reopening of schools.

‘Highly likely’ new strain will reach The Bahamas

A local infectious disease expert believes it is “highly likely” the new variant of COVID-19 already detected in some 33 countries will reach Bahamian shores.

Chamber chiefs 'hopeful' COVID's worst now over

Family Island Chamber of Commerce presidents are viewing The Bahamas' 2021 economic prospects with cautious optimism amid hopes the worst of the COVID-19 pandemic may be over.

UPDATED: Woman shot dead in Abaco, her younger brother injured

AN 18-year-old woman was shot and killed at her home in Abaco on Sunday afternoon in an incident that also left her younger brother in hospital.

Students in New Providence, Abaco, Eleuthera and Exuma to continue virtual studying

WHILE all government schools will reopen for instruction on Monday January 4, students on four islands including New Providence will not report to school yet for face-to-face instruction.

2020 - Annus Mirabilis

The year 2020 will long be remembered, mostly from a negative point, so long as The Bahamas continues to exist. It was a year that may be termed annus mirabilis (a miracle year). I readily concede that one would hardly wish to refer to 2020 as a miracle year because for many it was not.

Engineer chief eyes capital works boost

Bahamian construction industry professionals yesterday said they are hoping “significant” public infrastructure works will further boost the sector's output in 2021.

EDITORIAL: The best way out is through

AS we near the end of a dreadful year, we hope that 2021 will bring better things.

Call for stronger penalties after mom beaten to death

IN the wake of a single mother reportedly being beaten to death, Women United Northern Bahamas has asked for individuals to petition their politicians and policy makers to demand stiffer penalties and legislation to protect women and girls.

'Skyrocketing' Bahamasair losses could strike $60m

A Cabinet minister yesterday said the Government had no choice but to increase Bahamasair's fares in a bid to contain "skyrocketing" losses that could hit $60m for the airline's current financial year.

Five die in holiday crashes

TRIBUTES poured out on social media after the tragic deaths of a married couple who died in a horrific three-car collision on Christmas night.

UPDATED: Mom of seven beaten to death

A SINGLE mother of seven is dead following a suspected domestic dispute in Abaco.

Three dead, multiple injuries after two traffic accidents

Three people are dead and there are reports of multiple injuries after two traffic accidents just hours apart.

Man who slapped coworker ordered to keep the peace for a year

An ABACO man who slapped his coworker during an argument on the job was yesterday ordered to keep the peace for one year.

Hunt for two armed robbers on Abaco

POLICE in Abaco have launched an island-wide manhunt for two suspects behind an armed robbery that left a man injured early Thursday morning.

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