Man dies after fall from scaffold

A MAN has died as a result of injuries he sustained in an apparent industrial accident on Saturday evening in Grand Bahama.

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BTVI announces renewable energy training initiative

As the Bahamas Technical and Vocational Institute (BTVI) moves towards energy efficiency, the institution launched a training programme Monday (Jan. 29, 2024) for the installation and maintenance of solar PV systems at the Old Trail Road campus.

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School repairs will be done in time, minister says

While most public schools are expected to open their doors to students on August 28th, "one or two" schools will start with alternative plans before coming on campus, according to Minister of Education Glenys Hanna-Martin.

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Guy Fawkes and Bonfire Celebrations

Saturday 5th November 2011

Guy Fawkes (13 April 1570 ? 31 January 1606), also known as Guido Fawkes, the name he adopted while fighting for the Spanish in the Low Countries, belonged to a group of provincial English Catholics who planned the failed Gunpowder Plot of 1605.

Fawkes was born and educated in York. His father died when Fawkes was eight years old, after which his mother married a recusant Catholic. Fawkes later...

Brain Aneurysm Symptoms Are Similar to Stroke: True or False?

An aneurysm — a ballooning or bulging out of an artery where the wall is weak — can wreak havoc if it bursts. When aneurysms rupture in the brain, the resulting hemorrhage can cause stroke, coma, death, brain damage and other problems.

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Baha Mar to close old West Bay Street within week

By this time next week, motorists will no longer have the option of skipping the Bahamian Riviera and cutting through Cable Beach.
Instead, the rerouted West Bay Street will come into force over the next several days as Baha Mar development ramps up.
The move signals, in a sense, the firm beginning of the $2.6 billion mega resort's physical boundaries.
Robert Sands, Baha Mar's senior vice presiden...

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Unrest Brewing at GBS?

Claiming that several Bahamian employees of the Grand Bahama Shipyard have been let go from the company without explanation, workers in conjunction with the Grand Bahama Port Authority Worker?s Union, yesterday expressed concerns of the fear, uncertainty and job insecurity they are dealing with at the company on a regular basis, allegedly with management.

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Payback doesn't pay back: U.S.-Cuba Claims

The excellent article by the Council on Hemispheric Affairs, published in The Nassau Guardian by permission of Caribbean News Now, highlights the uncertain economic results of desperate people who overturn dictators.

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Pointe garage building 60 percent constructed

Neworld One, owned by China State Construction Engineering Corporation (CSCEC), which also owns China Construction America (CCA), has removed the scaffolding from what Department of Physical Planning records show as "The Pointe Parking, Office and Retail Building". The move indicates the structure is near completion, and in fact, Director of External & Local Affairs for The Pointe Leslie Pindling ...

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The Pointe- Parking and Theatre

Scaffolding came down yesterday from the parking and theatre area of The Pointe lifestyle and residential development in Downtown Nassau.

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