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Hunt for two men after teenage boy is shot
POLICE are on the hunt for two men who shot a 17-year-old boy over the weekend.
Aircraft refuel costs 40% higher for Exuma
Aircraft refuelling costs in Exuma are still almost 40 per cent higher than for New Providence and Grand Bahama, the Ministry of Tourism’s director-general said, warning that much of the island’s potential profits were being “eaten away” by high costs.
100 Abaconians attend $39m port's job fair
More than 100 Abaconians attended China Harbour Engineering Company’s (CHEC) Tuesday job fair that sought recruits to work on the construction of North Abaco’s $39 million port.
June 23 set as date for local government elections
NOMINATIONS for local government elections took place throughout the Family Islands yesterday, with elections set to take place on June 23.
First case of chikungunya in The Bahamas
THE Ministry of Health has confirmed that there is at least one reported case of the chikungunya virus in this country.
Royal Caribbean: No Crown Land lease for $110m project
A senior Royal Caribbean executive has confirmed it has yet to secure a crown land lease for its $110m Paradise Island project as he indicated a willingness to “co-exist” with rival developers in that area.
INSIGHT: With an economy on its knees, straight-shooter Sol arrived with a dream
Ex Prime Minister Hubert Ingraham on Sol Kerzner’s contribution to The Bahamas.
FRONT PORCH: Islands in the cauldron of climate change
IN the closing days of August 2030, the ninth month of the year, a peak period for Atlantic hurricanes, the country nervously watched a gathering storm. It began as an unreported weather phenomenon off West Africa, travelling westerly and eventually funnelled toward The Bahamas as a tropical storm.
Smith urges PLP to delay convention due to hurricane
FORMER Progressive Liberal Party Cabinet minister George Smith yesterday urged his party not to hold its national convention next month as communities devastated by Hurricane Joaquin will still be struggling to recover.
Fly infestation on the rise from South Bimini dump
SOUTH Bimini’s fly infestation has again become unmanageable with residents complaining about the Department of Environmental Health’s failure to respond.
Bishop wants examination of gambling
ANGLICAN Diocesan Bishop Laish Boyd said the gaming sector “does not add value to our economy” and called on the government to “lead a fuller inquiry into the social and moral side effects” of gambling.
Telethon raises $150,000 for the fight against cancer
MORE than $150,000 was donated to the Cancer Society of the Bahamas during a four-hour “telethon” yesterday afternoon which marked the official launch of the organisation’s $3m campaign to raise funds for the expansion of the Cancer Caring Centre off Collins Avenue.
Mobile Dentistry
WHAT is mobile dentistry? It is not two words you expect to see together. This type of dentistry is simply dentistry that is performed away from the traditional office setting and is performed in a nontraditional setting such as private homes, private yachts, commercial centres, schools, physicians’ offices and emergency rooms.
HMBS Rolly Gray commissioned in Exuma
THE fourth of nine patrol vessels acquired for the Royal Bahamas Defence Force has been named after legendary Bahamian sailor, Rolly Gray, and been commissioned during an official ceremony at the Marina at Emerald Bay, Exuma, on Thursday.
DNA: Time for solutions to third-world thinking
LAST weekend’s island-wide blackout is the result of “third world thinkers refusing to look at modern options,” Democratic National Alliance Leader Branville McCartney said yesterday.
Sports notes
GRAND Bahamian Jonquel Jones had another big night as the No.24 George Washington women’s basketball team picked up its 17th straight win with an 87-52 rout of Revolutionary Rival George Mason in Atlantic 10 action at the Patriot Center on Saturday.
Web shop chief praises process for transition to legal entity
THE head of the country’s largest web shop chain yesterday said despite a few unspecified “issues” between industry operators and the government, his company was handling the industry’s transition to a legal entity “pretty well”.
Debate begins on bill to create university
THE House of Assembly yesterday opened debate on a bill to establish the University of The Bahamas, with Education Minister Jerome Fitzgerald praising the government for fulfilling all of its promises concerning the standard of education in the country.
DNA candidate: I’m not too young or too broke
THE Democratic National Alliance’s newly ratified candidate for Marco City yesterday defended his choice and qualifications to contest a seat in the next general election.