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Contracted home sales ‘biggest market change’
A Bahamian realtor says “one of the biggest and most consistent market changes” in the 2023 third quarter was an increase in contracted sales for both homes and land in the five major islands.
Funeral director speaks of ‘chaotic state of death-care’
A FUNERAL director is lamenting the “chaotic state of death care in The Bahamas”.
FRONT PORCH: Bahamas govt needs to take climate change more seriously
JUST this week, a new international study was released finding that in the coming decades increased melting of the ice shelves of Western Antarctica is “unavoidable”. It is yet another warning to the global commons and world leaders. Sea-level rise may be even greater than previously thought.
Small home repairs programme has helped 50 of 200 people so far
DISASTER Reconstruction Authority executive chairman Alex Storr said the Small Homes Repairs Programme has to date repaired about 50 of a targeted 200 homes.
WSC consultant Butler-Turner says freak accident will be ‘comprehensively reviewed’
WATER & Sewerage Corporation consultant Loretta Butler-Turner said a freak accident that caused the death of a WSC employee last month would be comprehensively reviewed and the corporation has cooperated with the victim’s family.
Realtors cite shortage but listings rise ‘up to 1,492%’
Major realtors yesterday contradicted data showing new home listings rose “up to 1,492 percent” in the 2023 third quarter by arguing that inventory shortages mean The Bahamas remains “a seller’s market”.
Sky dive excursion to ‘put Bahamas on map’
A new sky diving excursion yesterday said it plans to “put The Bahamas on the map” by establishing drop zones on every island by the end of 2024.
William ‘Knucklehead’ Johnson Cross Country Invitational was a success
THE sixth edition of the William “Knucklehead” Johnson Cross Country Invitational saw athletes come out in droves to compete at the Bahamas Golf Federations’s (BGF) Baillou Hills Sporting Complex Golf Course on Saturday morning.
Bahamas wins its first exhibition game against NFL Flag Miami Dolphins
THE Bahamas won its first exhibition game 21-20 against the National Football League (NFL) Flag Miami Dolphins adult tournament team at the Roscow A L Davies soccer field on Saturday.
Water Corp chief clarifies billings for Treasure Cay
THE Water and Sewerage’s (WSC) general manager says Treasure Cay customers are only being billed for the period after Dorian reconstruction began as he acknowledged their "frustration".
Clubs & Societies October 20th, 2023
The Bahamas Down Syn- drome Association is to hold a buddy walk-fest on Saturday, October 21, from 8am to noon.
‘We have hope he is alive’, says sister of man missing at sea
A FATHER’s disappearance at sea is compounding grief for a family that buried his older brother two weeks ago.
William ‘Knucklehead’ Johnson Cross Country Invitational Saturday
THE William “Knucklehead” Johnson Cross Country Invitational is scheduled to begin at 7:30am on Saturday.
Treasure Cay residents hit at Water Corp Dorian billing
Treasure Cay residents have accused the Water & Sewerage Corporation of billing them for services never supplied due to Hurricane Dorian’s destruction of the utility’s systems.
EDITORIAL: What will this ‘Commission of Inquiry’ look into?
SHARP eyes spotted what could be called a sign of the times at a complex off Bernard Road.
Sign of the times for inquiry ahead?
THE government has acquired space in a vacant building on Bernard Road, the entrance to which says the “Commission of Inquiry”.
Cornish sex assault case heading to Supreme Court
NORTH Abaco MP Kirk Cornish received his voluntary bill of indictment in his sexual assault case yesterday, signalling the advancement of his matter to the higher court.
Abaco man held on suspicion of illegal drug possession
POLICE officers in Abaco arrested a 25-year-old man after finding a quantity of illegal drugs and large sums of cash at a residence in Dundas Town.
FACE TO FACE: Nurse Gwendolyn Brice-Sealy – Called to care
IT takes a special calling on one’s life to be called to care for others when they are, in some cases, at their lowest. Being ill is never easy. But the people who care for you during your infirmity can make the world of difference in your recovery. Nurse Gwendolyn Brice-Sealy knows this, and she considers the calling on her life to care for the sick a blessing that has enriched her life.
THE KDK REPORT: The hour has come – Part 2
IN my last report, I told the story of my patient Whitney who, in September 2019, fought against unimaginable odds to survive as the winds and swiftly rising waters of Hurricane Dorian pummeled her home on Grand Bahama. The surge of water was so strong, so fast, so deadly that she and her neighbours were forced to escape without warning, walking against the winds and sharp stinging waters attacking them as they made their way to the nearest shelter, a church less than three blocks from where they lived.