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54-member Carifta team named
FOLLOWING the final trials held over the weekend at the Thomas A. Robinson National Stadium, the Bahamas Associations of Athletic Association named a 54-member team to represent the Bahamas at the 2022 Carifta Games.
Commissioner: School policing may be expanded
POLICE Commissioner Paul Rolle said school policing will be expanded to other campuses as necessary.
Real estate thriving, says association president
THE president of the Bahamas Real Estate Association said real estate sales in the country are on the rise and the trend is continuing.
Donation to help buy septic tanks for Sweeting’s Cay
THE Grand Bahama Rotary Disaster Relief Committee received a donation from the Bahamas Real Estate Association to help acquire septic tanks for rebuilt and renovated homes on Sweeting’s Cay.
Cannabis draft legislation to go to Cabinet this month
ATTORNEY General Ryan Pinder has said that draft legislation to govern a cannabis industry in The Bahamas is expected before Cabinet sometime this month.
‘Bread price rise shows need to remove VAT’
FREE National Movement Deputy Leader Shanendon Cartwright MP said a leading wholesaler’s recent announcement about the increase in the cost of locally produced bread further exacerbates the need for the government to remove VAT on breadbasket items.
End to inter-island COVID tests a ‘world of difference’
Hotels and airlines yesterday hailed the Government’s decision to eliminate COVID testing for inter-island travel from New Providence and Grand Bahama as “making a whole world of difference” for domestic tourism and commerce.
Minister: ‘Diversify within, not away, from tourism’
A Cabinet minister yesterday said the number of registered Bahamian businesses has increased by 37 percent over the past two years, adding: “We must diversify within, and not away, from tourism.”
Banks ‘shying away’ from hospitality, entrepreneurs
A senior Royal Bank of Canada (RBC) executive yesterday conceded that Bahamian commercial banks “shy away” from providing credit to both The Bahamas’ largest industry and even successful entrepreneurs.
DIANE PHILLIPS: Activists in the board room? Can it happen in The Bahamas?
WE may tout our advanced technology, our award-winning cloud data saving capability, our internationally acclaimed Family Island beaches, but when it comes to knowing how to make a difference in something that could save our very country, we turn our backs on today’s tools and dig out yesterday’s toys.
$60m resort investor accepts US sanctions
The lead principal behind a proposed $60m Cat Island resort project has accepted the imposition of sanctions over his role in an alleged $122m investment fraud, Tribune Business can reveal.
Inter-island travel to be test-free
PERSONS travelling from New Providence and Grand Bahama will no longer be required to take a COVID-19 test for inter-island travel, press secretary Clint Watson announced yesterday.
‘Wonderful’ if Freeport cruise surge sustained
The Grand Bahama Chamber of Commerce’s president yesterday said it would be “wonderful” if the four cruise ships that visited the island on Wednesday can be sustained.
Flowers: Clubhouse will separate juniors from the adults
WITH the driving range and nine-hole golf course now in full operation, businessman Craig Flowers said they will now focus on the construction of a clubhouse that will separate the juniors from the adults.
$9m financing deal for renewable energy reform
THE government signed a $9m non-reimbursable financing agreement with the European Union and Inter-Development Bank yesterday to assist with renewable energy reform in the country.
Islanders adrift in the stream of history
THE cover image on the first volume of Dr Gail Saunders’s history of The Bahamas, Islanders in the Stream, is an 1859 oil painting by Winslow Homer, entitled, The Gulf Stream.
‘Don’t leave us behind’
TAXI drivers in Grand Bahama say they are facing the same economic hardship as straw vendors due to the lack of tourists on the island.
Property tax challenge deadline is ‘too tight’
Realtors yesterday said today’s deadline for challenging 2022 real property tax billings is “too tight” because appraisers have been overwhelmed by clients requesting valuations of their real estate.
Missing men found alive on their boat
TWO men who were reported missing at sea have been found alive.
A tribute to Anita Doherty
Imagine being a naïve 13-year-old new student of a new school, not knowing anyone there. That’s what I experienced on my first day at the then Freeport Anglican High School – the day I met then Vice Principal Anita Doherty.