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Seized drugs have street value of $2m
POLICE have said the cocaine seized during a joint operation in Abaco earlier this week has a street value of $2m.
Tourism must be win for all
After more than 30 years in the hospitality industry with the last six years as a taxi driver, I am convinced that there must be a change in the building of our tourism model in our country. There needs to be more discussion, not only with developers, but with Bahamian stakeholders in open forums that could result in a Win-Win for all, especially when it comes to large-scale developments.
In ‘national interest’ to end water plant waste
A Cabinet minister yesterday said it was “manifestly in the national interest” to complete a much-criticised waste water treatment plant project plagued by a 91 percent cost overrun.
Taxpayers face extra $31m bill to finish baseball home
Bahamian taxpayers will have to provide an extra $31m to complete an Andre Rodgers baseball stadium that the Minnis administration feared will “never pay for itself”, it was revealed yesterday.
Crystal Cruises halt labelled ‘no big deal’
FAMILY Island vendors yesterday said it was “not a big deal” that Crystal Cruises has suspended sailing until at least the end of April 2022 because they were not benefiting significantly from its stops.
ALICIA WALLACE: Soundbites and social media won’t change a thing - we must force through a new mindset on gender-based violence
A FEW years ago I woke up to the sound of an argument in the street. A woman was telling a man to stop, telling him to let her go, telling him to leave her alone. I looked out the window to see them in the middle of the street, him behind her, his arm around her neck. He was berating her as he dragged her along. Their movement was slow. She was struggling.
EDITORIAL: Blueprint for action on domestic violence already exists
THE responses to the death of Heavenly Terveus have continued from all quarters.
‘We must do better for medical care in Family Islands’
AFTER a relative of a traffic fatality victim from Long Island complained about the level of care he received, Health and Wellness Minister Dr Michael Darville said he thinks “we must find a better way for emergency medical services” on the Family Islands.
Bahamas corruption: ‘Full picture not told’
The Bahamas’ latest relatively favourable corruption ranking “doesn’t tell the full picture”, governance reformers warned yesterday, as they urged it to “grow a culture of integrity”.
Construction VAT silence branded ‘unconscionable’
Abaco’s Chamber of Commerce president yesterday said it was “unconscionable” that the Government had yet to reverse VAT’s return on construction services, adding: “There’s a lot of angry people here.”
Bahamas First says portal ‘won’t marginalise’ agents
Bahamas First’s top executive yesterday reassured that its new online insurance portal will “not marginalise” agents and brokers, and had been created “in lock step” with the law and regulations.
39 missing at sea from Bimini boat
THE US Coast Guard searched yesterday for 39 people missing for several days after a boat believed to be used for human smuggling capsized off Florida’s coast en route from the Bahamas.
Cocaine haul seized on Abaco by officers
A SIGNIFICANT quantity of suspected cocaine has been seized by law enforcement officers.
Newton seeks another term as BLTA president
Annual general meeting and election of officers all set for this Saturday
Perry Newton, the president of Sub Region Three of COTECC, will be seeking another two-year term as president of the Bahamas Lawn Tennis Association when the BLTA holds its annual general meeting and election of officers on Saturday.
Cable chief: Remote work needs productivity ‘balance’
Cable Bahamas’ top executive yesterday said companies must “strike a balance between productivity and flexibility” when employees are working remotely.
Breakaway union welcomes return to classrooms
SANDRA Major, head of a fast growing, breakaway teachers’ union, welcomed the resumption of face-to-face learning yesterday, saying she and her members have “no issues” with the shift.
‘Not punitive’: Just 3% of homes see tax hike
The Ministry of Finance’s top official yesterday asserted that just 3 percent of New Providence homeowners will suffer a real property tax hike this year, adding: “We chose not to be punitive.”
Legal queries raised on property tax revaluation
A realtor is questioning whether the recent New Providence-wide real property tax revaluation violated Bahamian law because it used an overseas contractor to perform appraisals.
Farming investors: ‘You can taste the difference’
The Bahamian principals behind a $60m hydroponic farm project yesterday voiced hope it will inspire “our fellow Bahamians” to invest in the sector, adding: “We’re full speed ahead.”
Rotary sets up satellite club in Cat Island
THE ROTARY Club of Nassau (RCN) has set up a satellite club on Cat Island.