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Court upholds order to pay former NIB director benefits
An Appeal Court Justice yesterday upheld an order for the National Insurance Board (NIB) to pay a former director pension benefits after losing a legal battle over her due retirement entitlement.
Tynia Gaither retires
One of the hardest things for any athlete to do is to retire. But it’s so easy to do when you know that you have given it your all and there isn’t anything left in the tank.
Junior Davis Cup team advances to the finals
THE Bahamas’ Junior Davis Cup and Billie Jean King Cup teams performed brilliantly at the Billie Jean King Cup/Junior Davis Cup North, Central American and the Caribbean Pre- Qualifying Tournament in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, yesterday.
Mother believes son’s murder was retaliation for 2022 stabbing
THE mother of a teenager murdered in a double shooting believes his killing was retaliation for a stabbing at Anatol Rogers High School in 2022.
ALICIA WALLACE: No more empty words, govt - we need action on equality
We have to demand more from the government
IN two days, it will be Women’s History Month, also known as International Women’s Month due to International Women’s Day being on the eighth. It is a time to not only acknowledge the work and achievements of women in the past, but to face the issues of the present in a way that can contribute to an equitable future.
‘Impossible’ to find funds for Bahamian farming
FARMERS say that they continue to face issues with obtaining financing - with a number of obstacles in their path.
American tourist dies after falling from vessel
A 68-year-old tourist from Mississippi, USA, fell off a vessel and died near Tillo Cay, Abaco, yesterday.
Govt defends reallocating $25,000 from a disabilities commission to an Obie Wilchcombe memorial
OFFICE of the Prime Minister director of communications Latrae Rahming yesterday defended the government’s decision to reallocate $25,000 from the National Commission for Persons with Disabilities to memorials at Baha Mar for the late Obie Wilchcombe.
Parking, access and occupancy among concerns over project
NEIGHBOURS of a proposed western condo development raised concerns at Department of Physical Planning public hearing last night.
Billie Jean King Cup: Bahamas girls pull off second straight victory in Dominican Republic
THE Bahamas Lawn Tennis Association’s three-member team pulled off their second consecutive victory at the Billie Jean King Cup junior girls under- 16 tennis tournament in the Dominican Republic.
INSIGHT: The solutions to our crime issues begin with our children
THE home life of men in prison is dominated by numerous "stressors". In some places statistics show that as many as eight of ten men in prisons came from abusive or broken homes.
AG: It’s time to scrap blacklists that have cost Bahamas millions
ATTORNEY General Ryan Pinder said that blacklisting could have cost The Bahamas tens of millions of dollars a year and again called for the UN to abolish the practice.
'Phenomenal': Carnival's extra $100m to drive 5.5m GB cruise tourism surge
Carnival's extra $100m investment to double the volume of ships its new port can handle will lead a cruise-driven 5.5m visitor surge to Grand Bahama in 2028, it was revealed yesterday.
EDITORIAL: Corporate income tax - pain or gain to come?
GLOBAL pressure has told – The Bahamas is going to comply with an international push to charge a corporate income tax of 15 percent.
40TH HUGH CAMPBELL BASKETBALL CLASSIC: Champions to be crowned tonight
Four teams remain in the 40th Hugh Campbell Classic basketball tourney but only one team can hoist the trophy tonight at the Kendal GL Isaacs Gymnasium.
ALICIA WALLACE: It’s easy to blame mother when bad things happen, but not often accurate
IT is easy to blame societal issues on women — mothers in particular. It is easy to blame them on “broken” homes. It is easy to blame them on less commitment to Christianity.
$100m Goodman’s Bay penthouse ‘compelling’ amid pneumonia claim
The developer behind the $100m, 14-storey Goodman’s Bay penthouse project last night acknowledged their neighbour’s “passion” and “attachment” but pointed to the 300 construction jobs it will create.
Hugh Campbell Classic: Teams advance to the next round
TUESDAY was a busy day at the Kendal GL Isaacs Gymnasium as some teams were sent packing while others advanced to the next round of the 40th Hugh Campbell Classic basketball tourney.
EDITORIAL: Jury rules manslaughter in inquest - what now?
“Justice is served.” That was the cry of a mother as a jury at Coroner’s Court ruled that a police shooting was homicide by manslaughter.
Apprenticeship initiative to impact ‘big numbers’
The planned National Apprenticeship Programme will impact “big numbers” with ambitions to have the first entrants working in the Bahamian maritime industry as early as April/May 2024.