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Concerns mount over Treasure Cay future

Opposition to suitor for the Treasure Cay resort mounts as more residents strike out in opposition to Dr Mirko Kovats, with one being a backup bidder for the resort.

Venezuelan men held as drugs haul found

POLICE arrested two men from Venezuela who landed at the Crooked Island Airport after 11pm on Wednesday with suspected cocaine.

Prime Minister in isolation and his wife infected after family event

PRIME Minister Philip “Brave” Davis went into quarantine at around 11.30pm on Wednesday after he was exposed to COVID-19 from a close relative, but has so far maintained a negative status after multiple tests.

COVID’S A REAL GRINCH: New testing rules for travellers and size of gatherings, Free medical masks and field hospitals plan as case total soars to 140

PRIME Minister Philip “Brave” Davis yesterday announced tightened measures for The Bahamas, including a shorter testing window for inbound travellers and a change in the number of people who can attend indoor and outdoor gatherings.

6’10 Fredrick King ‘next big man’

FROM humble beginnings in Mangrove Cay, Andros, to the National Basketball Association’s Global Academy, Fredrick King is the next Bahamian big man that the international basketball world is marvelling about.

Players, coaches get together to relive memories of a major feat

Bahamas women’s national basketball team members go undefeated to win gold at 1992 CARICOM games

IT’S not every day you see players and coaches get together to relive the memories of a major feat in their lives.

Police promotion letters issued

PROMOTION letters were given out in the Royal Bahamas Police Force yesterday, police press liaison officer Assistant Superintendent Audley Peters confirmed.

STATESIDE: Hope out of heartbreak in a country so often at odds

It’s the day before Christmas Eve and all across the land...

Mitchell again criticises civil service

FOREIGN Affairs and Public Service Minister Fred Mitchell has again criticised the state of the civil service, saying “poison pills” have been left behind by the Minnis administration leaving the public sector wrought with “passive aggressive resistance” that needs to be fixed.

Retailers finally have something to cheer

“Christmas Eve will tell the tale” for one retailer as this Christmas sales season is certainly better than last year, but it is still not quite at 2019 levels.

Exemptions order extension welcome - ‘but we need more’

Abaco Chamber of Commerce president Ken Hutton says the extension of the Special Economic Recovery Zone (SERZ) order for Abaco needed to be for three years, not one.

Bishop sends Christmas message of peace

THE Bishop of the Anglican Diocese of The Bahamas and The Turks and Caicos Islands, Rt Rev Laish Boyd, has sent a message of peace for Christmas.

‘Linking Lucayan to port project was best deal’

FREE National Movement Leader Michael Pintard said when negotiations between Royal Caribbean/ITM Group were bogged down after Hurricane Dorian, the sale and acquisition of the Grand Lucayan hotel was put in jeopardy.

Unity benefits the Caribbean

A Commonwealth is a nation, state and or other political unit, founded on law and united by compactor tacit agreement by the people for the common good.

Housebreaking accused remanded

A 21-year-old man accused of breaking into a woman’s house earlier this month was remanded to prison yesterday.

First Annual Potcake Golf Tournament ‘huge success’

PEDIGREES may have their Westminster Kennel Club show, but it was the Bahamian Potcake – that special breed of dog with the narrow head and a keen sense of how to cross the street on its own terms – that stole the show during the 1st Annual Potcake Golf Tournament.

Murder suspect shot dead by police

A 28-year-old wanted murder suspect was shot and killed yesterday morning by police in Grand Bahama, ending a two-week island-wide manhunt.

Purchase of new J&J vaccines is unlikely

HEALTH and Wellness Minister Dr Michael Darville said it is very unlikely the government will purchase additional doses of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine, noting challenges with uptake by the public.

Darville relaxed despite COVID outbreak on ship

HEALTH and Wellness Minister Dr Michael Darville says he’s pleased with the COVID-19 protocols put in place by the cruise line industry, while confirming a ship that docked at Coco Cay in The Bahamas suffered a virus outbreak among passengers on board.

WALKING AWAY: Govt pulls plug on Grand Lucayan deal and is now seeking other investors

THE agreement between the government and Royal Caribbean Cruise Lines/ITM Group for the acquisition of the Grand Lucayan resort has been cancelled.

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