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Two held for Abaco accident
A HAITIAN couple have been arrested in connection with a traffic accident that resulted in serious injuries to a child and woman in Abaco.
Relief order extended for Dorian reconstruction
THE government is extending its current tax relief order to continue to support reconstruction efforts in Abaco and Grand Bahama, Prime Minister Dr Hubert Minnis said yesterday.
‘Ready, willing and able’ on Abaco port
Abaco’s Chamber of Commerce president yesterday said the private sector was “ready, willing and able” to secure the island’s main port and ensure direct shipping from the US continues.
Behold the power of money
Three years ago, I was recruited by Island Television to host a radio/television show. I was the “darling” of the owners of that particular entity, or so I thought. Lo and behold I made certain references to the PM and a particular attorney-at-law. Within hours I was ordered to apologise to both of them. Needless to say I refused and I was summarily dismissed.
‘Shanty demolitions do not breach rights of residents’
THE attorney representing the government in a judicial review centred on the demolition of shanty towns yesterday argued their plans to eradicate the unregulated communities do not breach the fundamental rights of residents.
Ministry posts notices on homes
THE Ministry of Works recently posted contravention notices on 28 shanty town structures in New Providence and is in the process of demolishing them, according to a top official.
‘Up to 90%’ of BPL staff in Cat Island test positive
THE president of Bahamas Electrical Workers Union has confirmed that up to 90 percent of Bahamas Power and Light staff on Cat Island have tested positive for COVID-19.
2021/2022 BUDGET: PM announces employment incentive programme
PRIME Minister Dr Hubert Minnis has announced the upcoming launch of an employment incentive programme that will allow businesses to apply for a VAT tax credit to cover the salaries of up to ten new employees brought onto their payroll as of July 1.
COVID’s lockdown drove 10% Nassau energy usage drop
New Providence’s energy demand decreased by just ten percent at the height of the first COVID-19 economic lockdown in April last year, an Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) report has revealed.
New homes handed over to Sweeting’s Cay residents
NINE newly-built homes were turned over to residents in Sweeting’s Cay during a key handover ceremony last week.
FACE TO FACE: On a mission to change the world - one baby at a time
MY toddler, Victory, turned two just a few weeks ago and she is still breastfeeding. I have been slowly weaning her, and I have cut down her feedings significantly. but she refuses to give up.
21-year-old killed in Abaco car crash
ALEX Kemp was on his way to work in Abaco when he lost control of his car on Saturday and died after hitting a utility pole.
SHAUNAE ON TARGET FOR TOKYO
REIGNING Olympic 400m gold medalist Shaunae Miller-Uibo showed that she’s ready to take on her assault of the 200m crown at the postponed 2020 games in Tokyo, Japan in July.
Two dead in separate Abaco traffic accidents
Two people are dead after two separate traffic accidents on Abaco.
Some shanty town homes in judicial review 'not constructed in compliance with the law'
SEVERAL of the homes occupied by the shanty town residents involved in a judicial review centred on the demolition of their communities were not constructed in compliance with the law and do not meet the standards outlined in the Building Regulations Act, according to Crown Attorney Kayla Green-Smith.
Family Islands restrictions ‘appropriate at this stage’
WHILE there is opposition in some quarters to new curfew restrictions put on several Family Islands due to emerging COVID-19 cases, the head of the Consultant Physicians Staff Association suggested the measure is appropriate at this stage.
New rules for cook-outs and indoor cinemas
AN amendment to the Emergency Powers (COVID-19 Pandemic Order) issued last night allows for cook-outs, steak-outs or souse-outs to be held once the sale of food is conducted by drive-through or takeaway.
Death certificates to be issued to families of five Dorian victims
A CORONER’s Court yesterday ordered that death certificates be issued to the families of five victims who died during Hurricane Dorian in 2019 after ruling that drowning was their most likely cause of death.
WE MUST BE READY FOR NEXT DISASTER: Coroners action list to improve response in national tragedies
A CORONER gave several recommendations yesterday to help strengthen the country’s response to natural crises, citing the need for a mass fatality plan and the mobilisation of a missing persons call centre.
Island Luck chief’s ‘rent free’ pledge to tenants
Island Luck’s co-founder yesterday pledged that tenants in his newly-constructed Abaco commercial complex can enjoy the first six months’ “rent free” to help the island’s post-Dorian rebound.