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Warning of busy hurricane season
WEATHER experts are predicting an active and “above average” Atlantic hurricane season, with four major hurricanes expected this year.
Planning Appeals Board will be ‘no rubber stamp’
A Cabinet minister yesterday pledged that the newly-appointed planning appeals Board will not serve as “a rubber stamp” for any government or Town Planning Committee decisions.
EDITORIAL: Who will bear the cost of climate change?
HURRICANE Dorian was a monster. It bore down on Abaco and Grand Bahama and ripped the islands to pieces. The cost of the lives lost in the storm is immeasurable, there is no price you can put on a life. The damage, however, carried a financial toll, one that The Bahamas had to bear, even though there was a helping hand from others in the aftermath.
Ingraham concludes GB book tour
FORMER Prime Minister Hubert Ingraham concluded his two-day book launch in Grand Bahama on Friday with a courtesy call on Grand Bahama Minister Ginger Moxey and a visit with students at Jack Hayward High School.
The impossible made real
HOW many times in your life have you said something like this? “That could never happen. It’s impossible.” “Not in my wildest dreams can I imagine that ever coming true.” “I’ll never get through this. It’s over. This is all there is or ever will be.” “No way. Not now, not ever.”
SOE reforms critical to economic revival
For those who pay attention to The Bahamas’ affairs, it is clear the challenges we face today could be with us for a while yet.
PM: ‘We’re first to sell blue carbon credits’
PRIME Minister Philip “Brave” Davis has given a glimpse into what his administration’s plan for economic and climate resiliency for The Bahamas will look like amid an inflationary climate and a looming hurricane season.
Joy for Jasmine as she lands full scholarship
GRAND Bahama student Jasmine Pinder is the very first recipient of the C Clarke Scholarship — a full-ride academic scholarship — to attend Morgan State University in Baltimore, Maryland.
BAIC chair focuses on better local distribution
THE Bahamas Agricultural and Industrial Corporation’s (BAIC) executive chairman yesterday said the agency is focused on improving the distribution of local farm produce as a means to improve the country’s food security.
Three deny $1m marijuana charges
THREE men who denied being found with over $1m worth of marijuana in Abaco last week were yesterday granted bail before their trial.
Small repairs on 2,500 homes ‘soon’
URBAN Renewal is expected to soon start small home repairs on about 2,500 homes in the northern Bahamas. Deputy director of Urban Renewal Senator Kirkland Russell said Urban Renewal Revitalisation will enhance several areas to improve the lives and bring relief to residents of the northern Bahamas.
Two shot at Grand Bahama nightclub
TWO men were shot at a Grand Bahama nightspot on Friday, police said.
Strachan beats Fraser-Pryce in 200m
SPRINTER Anthonique Strachan and quarter-miler Steven Gardiner were both in fine form as they led a contingent of elite and collegiate athletes in action in various meets in the United States and Jamaica over the weekend.
Real estate firm enjoys 105% Q1 sales boost
A Bahamian real estate firm yesterday said sales volumes for the 2022 first quarter had more than doubled year-over-year to produce another record year, its principal saying: “We’re firing on all 12 cylinders.”
Three held after 26 sacks of marijuana discovered
THREE Abaco men were arrested on Sunday after police found $1.2m worth of marijuana in a residence on the island.
'Misunderstood' on gasoline VAT cap
Abaco's Chamber of Commerce president believes the Government may have "misunderstood" calls for it to cap - not cut - the amount of VAT it earns on gasoline sales in a bid to ease inflationary pressures in the Family Islands.
Bill, Tony and Tom to elevate digital ‘front runner’ Bahamas
A former US president and ex-UK prime minister, plus a record-breaking Super Bowl winner, are heading the speaker line-up at a conference that will next week seek to elevate The Bahamas’ position as a digital assets “front runner”.
Impressive wins for Shaunae Miller-Uibo and Laquan Nairn
OLYMPIC and world women’s 400 metre champion Shaunae Miller-Uibo and men’s long jumper Laquan Nairn posted impressive victories to lead a list of Bahamians in action in separate meets in the United States over the weekend.
Man dies in suspected drowning
Police in Abaco are investigating the suspected drowning of a man on Sunday.
260,000 vehicles - and only 436 of them electric
THE more than 260,000 registered vehicles in The Bahamas contribute significantly to the country’s air pollution, a Department of Road Traffic official said at a World Health Day Symposium hosted by the Ministry of Health and Wellness and the Pan American Health Organisation.