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Bahamas to host Mexico in NACRA Championships
THE Bahamas will officially begin its campaign in the North American Caribbean Rugby Association Championships this weekend.
Mayaguana residents tackle post-hurricane flooding as relief supplies arrive
ALTHOUGH there was minimum structural damage, many of the 200-plus residents of Mayaguana are hoping that they can get though the flooding in the majority of their three settlements so that they can quickly complete the restoration process in the aftermath of Hurricane Joaquin.
‘New BEC’s’ solar Out Island focus
The Bahamas Electricity Corporation’s (BEC) new manager yesterday promised that solar energy would be integrated into its generation solutions, with the Family Islands likely to prove especially fertile ground.
Middle class facing 'consistent assault'
The FNM’s deputy leader yesterday warned that the Bahamian middle class was under “consistent assault” from job losses and increased taxes, with this country fast becoming “a nation of haves and have nots”.
Unemployment rises by 1.4%
THE unemployment rate rose by 1.4 per cent despite the labour force growing by slightly more in the second half of last year, according to the latest preliminary labour force report released yesterday by the Department of Statistics.
Reloaded Baseball invitational kicks off this Friday to Sunday
RELOADED Baseball, a new programme with the sole interest of developing youth in baseball fundamentals and skill set, is inviting the general public to its first ever invitational games, where the young ballers in Nassau will face off against Family Island teams in three divisions this weekend.
Nassau hotel demand jumps 27% in Florida
Connections to Nassau/Paradise Island hotels through their promotion board’s website have leapt 98 percent for 2022 to-date, the latter’s chairman revealed yesterday, predicting that business will further “ramp up” into early 2023.
Jibrilu: Bahamas ‘top of the rebound curve’
THE incoming CEO of the Nassau/Paradise Island Promotion Board says The Bahamas is at the “top of the rebound curve” in terms of tourism led growth.
January tourists beat 2019 arrivals by 33%
The Deputy Prime Minister yesterday said January 2023’s tourism arrivals were some 210,000 ahead of comparatives from 2019’s “banner year” as The Bahamas bids to “meet or exceed” 20 percent growth targets.
Concern over lack of Family Island teachers
EDUCATION Minister Glenys Hanna Martin said her ministry is seriously concerned about the increasing number of teachers who are opting not to be transferred to the Family Islands amid a shortage of specialty educators on those islands.
PM: 'ECONOMY TO GROW BY 2.8%'
PM: 'economy to grow by 2.8%' DESPITE the economic challenges of 2011, Prime Minister Hubert Ingraham indicated last night that the Bahamas' economy is expected to grow by 2.8 per cent for 2012 - up from the near two per cent growth experienced in the pr
PM: 'ECONOMY TO GROW BY 2.8%'
PM: 'economy to grow by 2.8%' DESPITE the economic challenges of 2011, Prime Minister Hubert Ingraham indicated last night that the Bahamas' economy is expected to grow by 2.8 per cent for 2012 - up from the near two per cent growth experienced in the pr
PM: 'ECONOMY TO GROW BY 2.8%'
PM: 'economy to grow by 2.8%' DESPITE the economic challenges of 2011, Prime Minister Hubert Ingraham indicated last night that the Bahamas' economy is expected to grow by 2.8 per cent for 2012 - up from the near two per cent growth experienced in the pr
PM: 'ECONOMY TO GROW BY 2.8%'
PM: 'economy to grow by 2.8%' DESPITE the economic challenges of 2011, Prime Minister Hubert Ingraham indicated last night that the Bahamas' economy is expected to grow by 2.8 per cent for 2012 - up from the near two per cent growth experienced in the pr
Key witness says she never bribed Gibson nor transferred vehicle to his company
A KEY witness in the criminal trial of Adrian Gibson and others claimed yesterday she never bribed the Long Island MP to receive maintenance contracts for Elite Maintenance and never transferred three vehicles to his company in Long Island.
DPM’s alarm: ‘Shockingly low’ GB Carnival port participation
The deputy prime minster has warned Grand Bahama businesses not to be “passive observers” of the island’s economic revival after their initial participation in Carnival’s $600m port project was “shockingly low”.
Spanish Wells ‘dissed’ over cruise call plans
Spanish Wells’ chief councillor yesterday said there is “no turning back” on the community’s opposition to Crystal Cruises, adding that residents felt “dissed” by both the Government and the cruise line.
Family Islands escape U.S. COVID rule 'crush'
Family Island tourism would have been "crushed" if the US had insisted on all its returning citizens taking only the PCR test to prove they are not COVID-19 carriers, resorts said yesterday.
‘We’ll create a fund to benefit our nation’
PRIME Minister Dr Hubert Minnis yesterday announced the government’s intention to implement a Sovereign Wealth Fund, saying the law governing the fund will likely be updated.
Family Islands 'can't survive' with COVID travel requirements
Exuma's Chamber of Commerce president yesterday warned that Family Island economies "cannot survive" if inter-island air travel remains almost shutdown due to COVID-19 restrictions.