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Vasyli begs to avoid murder retrial

THE country’s highest court is currently mulling over whether to overturn a lower court’s decision to order that Donna Vasyli be retried of the stabbing death of her millionaire podiatrist husband five years ago.

Athletes burn up the track and field overseas

SPRINTER Samson Colebrook, jumper Laquan Nairn and quarter-milers Doneisha Anderson and Cameron Parker were among the list of Bahamians who performed exceptionally well in their various collegiate track and field meets around the United States over t

NPBA: High Flyers and rockets in win column

THE New Providence Basketball Association continued its regular season action over the weekend with a series of games played at the AF Adderley Gymnasium. Here’s a summary of the games played: Flyers 84, Shockers 69 Dale Davis pumped in a double-do

Romauld Ferreira: Plastics ban ‘right thing to do’

Minister of the Environment Romauld Ferreira insisted it was “the right thing to do” for the country to tackle the dependency of plastic use amid the public push back of the single-use plastic ban.

Samaritan’s Purse president Franklin Graham visits tent field hospital in Freeport

FRANKLIN Graham, president of Samaritan’s Purse, travelled to Grand Bahama on Friday where he visited the tent field hospital that his organisation is operating in Freeport.

Darville adds his voice to oppose charging shoppers for plastic bags

SAVE the Bays Chairman Joseph Darville has joined the chorus of people calling on the government to abandon the 25 cents to $1 fee merchants are mandated to charge customers for single-use plastic bags. The environmentalist said while he supports th

Don't be too quick to dismiss pledges, warns Forbes-Smith

KATHERINE Smith, managing director of Disaster Reconstruction Authority, has expressed her dismay over criticisms about pledges made during the Hurricane Dorian Pledging Conference held on Monday. While speaking to reporters in Grand Bahama on Wedne

BPL’s 15% fee ‘cost neutral’ by August

Bahamas Power & Light (BPL) is hoping to make the extra charge associated with its $650m refinancing “cost neutral” for consumers by August 2020, its chairman revealed yesterday.

PM’s brother and lawyer both deny harm claim

CYRIL “Boxer” Minnis, the brother of Prime Minister Dr Hubert Minnis, and lawyer Tiffany Dennison were both formally charged in the Freeport Magistrates Court in connection with an incident which occurred at the Registrar General’s Office in Grand Bahama.

3,000 homes assessed for hurricane damage

OVER 3,000 homes have been assessed for hurricane damage to date by the Department Social Services on Grand Bahama. Assistant Director of Social Services Paula Marshall revealed on Wednesday that the department has completed 3,050 home assessments o

Chinese held after trying to get into US by yacht

A NUMBER of Chinese nationals and one Bahamian were detained by American officials after attempting to illegally enter the United States by boat last year. A dozen Chinese and one Bahamian were smuggled from The Bahamas to South Florida by luxury ya

I'm pleased but we could do better, says Turnquest

DEPUTY Prime Minister Peter Turnquest is generally pleased with relief distribution in Grand Bahama but admits that a “better job can be done” concerning the dispersal of building materials to residents in East End.“It is taking longer than we are li

Baha Mar executive in marketing honour

A senior Baha Mar executive has been honoured with the 2019 Hospitality Sales & Marketing Association International’s (HSMAI) Top 25 Most Extraordinary Minds award.

RBC ‘very curious’ on Sand Dollar roll-out

Royal Bank of Canada’s (RBC) Caribbean chief yesterday pledged it would participate in the roll-out of the digital Bahamian dollar, adding that it was “very curious to see how it’s going to unfold”.

Lewis: $9m received so far

MINISTER of Disaster Preparedness Iram Lewis said yesterday the government has received some $9 million in donations since the passing of Hurricane Dorian.

Retailer fears on ‘holding the bag’

Bahamian retailers fear losing hundreds of thousands of dollars in plastic bags they cannot sell when the full ban takes effect on June 30, with one admitting: “I miscalculated, and I’m sure others did.”

Bahamas uses 78% of Dorian relief donations

The government’s Disaster Reconstruction Authority has deployed 78 percent of the $9m in pledges received to-date, its presiding minister said yesterday.

Plastic ban - there's no going back

PRIME Minister Dr Hubert Minnis said he would rather risk an election than the future of the country, telling the media the government fully informed the public on the plastic ban and does not intend to reverse the decision.

Moree: Judiciary needs greater independence

CHIEF Justice Brian Moree believes that a “deepening” of the independence of the judiciary is needed so that the sector can make its own decisions to carry out its mandate.

Mobile medical centre donated to Grand Bahama

A CONTAINER hospital donated by International Medical Corp was handed over to the Ministry of Health on Saturday to serve as a mobile clinic in East Grand Bahama.

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