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MPs blast RBC’s Out Island pull-out

Royal Bank of Canada’s (RBC) decision to leave Bimini and Spanish Wells without banking services by closing its branch locations was yesterday blasted by MPs, who warned the impact could be “devastating”.

Bahamian pastor makes history

Bahamian Dr Leonard Johnson has been appointed the new executive secretary of the InterAmerican Division of Seventh-Day Adventist Church.He was installed in a ceremony held November 10 in Haiti, as the first pastor from an English-speaking territory

Plans for two new family island airports

THE government still intends to build two new family island airports by way of public private partnership, Tourism and Aviation Minister Dionisio D’Aguilar said Friday.

‘Now it’s our turn to help’

PRIME Minister Dr Hubert Minnis said Cabinet will discuss giving financial assistance to those affected by the volcano eruption in St Vincent and the Grenadines.

‘Teed off’ over lack of lockdown information

An Andros resort owner yesterday said she was “teed off” because critical information concerning the island’s COVID-19 lockdown is not being shared equally among all businesses.

Cascarilla ‘game changer’: Project receives 100 acres

An Acklins co-operative is to receive more than 100 crown land acres to facilitate a $1.4m “game changer” in developing a cascarilla industry in The Bahamas.

Statement on the reopening of regular domestic travel

As part of the ongoing and phased reopening of the country, domestic borders will be opened for regular domestic commercial flights and for domestic pleasure craft and yachts. This applies to all islands of The Bahamas.

Bannister concern at BPL’s outages

WORKS Minister Desmond Bannister said Bahamas Power and Light will have to hold accountable those responsible for the recent island-wide power outage that has sparked concerns about the company’s ability to provide reliable electricity this summer.

Tighter restrictions on Abaco 'a painful blow'

AN Abaco administrator said impending tighter restrictions for the island will be a “painful blow” for those trying to “resurrect” their business activities after Hurricane Dorian.

Out Island resorts eye COVID testing savings

Family Island hotels are exploring how they can "pool resources" to substantially lower the costs associated with testing staff, vendors and suppliers regularly for COVID-19.

Newly-opened PI hotel ‘comes alive’

The Warwick Paradise Island resort expects occupancy levels will continue climbing following last week’s official opening, with executives telling this newspaper: “The hotel has come a long way”.

Closures show banking system 'doomed to fail'

THE commercial banking model needs to be adjusted to suit the needs of the local economy particularly in the out islands, a Chamber of Commerce president said yesterday suggesting the current model is ‘doomed to fail’.Pedro Rolle, the Exuma Chamber o

Voter registration 'increasing slowly'

VOTER registration has picked up in recent weeks following public expressions of concern about low registration rate, Parliamentary Commissioner Sherlyn Hall said yesterday.

NPMAC hosts its first international training camp

THE New Providence Martial Arts Centre (NPMAC) has hosted its first international training camp/tournament at the New Providence Martial Arts Centre dojo in the Shirley Street Plaza.

Climate change campaigners partner with church leaders

Leading climate change experts and campaigners said Wednesday they would work with the leaders of the Orthodox Church and other religions to fight global warming, after expressing concern that their message was not reaching people fast enough.Scienti

VIDEO: Residents 'lose everything' in blaze at Inagua homes

AN early morning fire in Mathew Town, Inagua, left two residences “completely destroyed” yesterday. According to officials on the island, the fire was reported at 8.15am, when a police officer on patrol spotted the flames. The residences were two wo

Hundreds expected at annual Pelican Point Coconut Festival

AS part of the Easter tradition in Grand Bahama, hundreds of residents and visitors will head to the East End for the annual Pelican Point Coconut Festival on Easter Monday.

Emergency supplies shipped to Inagua

AS HURRICANE Irma approaches, the National Emergency Management Agency announced it plans to ship donated emergency supplies from the United States to the country’s Emergency Relief Warehouse in Inagua.

Antigua and Barbuda prepared for challenge of rebuilding

SIR Ronald Sanders, Antigua and Barbuda’s ambassador to Washington, DC, has said the two-island nation is prepared to face the challenges of rebuilding in the aftermath of Hurricane Irma if it does not get outside aid for relief and reconstruction.R

CONCACAF: First round draw set to be hosted August 19

THE preliminary draw has been set as CONCACAF continues to reveal its restructured qualification process for the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022.

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