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PM Says Fire is Catastrophic
PM Says Fire is Catastrophic
Prime Minister Hubert Ingraham yesterday described the fire that destroyed the makeshift straw market, the historic Pompey Museum and other businesses in the downtown area as "catastrophic".
Lillian Blades 'Elevates' art in Atlanta
Lillian Blades 'Elevates' art in Atlanta
Coming across public art is often a bizarre experience. Encountering sculptures or text or paintings we'd expect to find in a sterile gallery setting rather than a high-traffic outside area often causes us to stop and ponder not only the art but the environment we may often pass daily without taking notice. It enhances our experiences and perceptions of culture.
Murder suspect also charged with assaulting police
Murder suspect also charged with assaulting police
One of the men accused of a triple murder that orphaned four young children faces additional charges of firearm possession, assault and threats of death.
Police allege that they found Shawn Knowles, 39, of Cowpen Road, with two unlicensed shotguns and seven shotgun shells on July 31...
Remarks by Rt. Hon Hubert A. Ingraham at the Opening of Third Agri-Business Expo
Agriculture and fisheries hold a special place in our national consciousness. Bahamian history illustrates the inextricable link between these sectors and the development of communities throughout our archipelago, whether sports fishing in Bimini or commercial fisheries in Spanish Wells; harvesting cascarilla in Acklins or growing pineapples in Eleuthera or onions in Exuma.
John Bull slashes costs as U.S. dollar's value strengthens
Retailer John Bull is reporting an ease in supply costs over the last year as the greenback, our currency's peg, strengthens ? providing a necessary relief in shaky economic times.
"Our costs have improved a little bit with the dollar holding its own the best it can," Rick Hazlewood, John Bull's corporate director, told Guardian Business. "But worldwide currency factors are something that sadl...
Gas on the rise again
Gas on the rise again
As international oil prices rose to nearly $150 a barrel over the weekend, some motorists say they are bracing themselves for another hike in prices at local pumps.
International reports indicate that oil prices spiked to a new record above $147 a barrel on Friday. But by yesterday morning, prices had eased back down to $143.69 per barrel.