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Grand Lucayan sale ‘on cusp’ of conclusion

TOURISM Minister Dionisio D’Aguilar yesterday described the sale of the Grand Lucayan as on the “cusp” of conclusion, more than one year after a sale and Heads of Agreement was signed between the government and purchasers.

Infrastructure spend: Keep the politics out

Increased infrastructure spending “must not be driven by politics” if The Bahamas is to maximise investment returns from scarce resources, a governance reformer warned yesterday.

EDITORIAL: A bright idea to break the COVID impasse

JUST when it seems the government is fresh out of ideas – along comes the private sector.

NHI's secondary care expansion 'not feasible'

Expanding the National Health Insurance (NHI) scheme to cover secondary care for select conditions "is not feasible at this time" due to COVID-19's fall-out, its governing body has confirmed.

I suffered abuse, held my daughter as she died - let’s end this vicious cycle

Levita Thurston knows more than most the pain of domestic abuse.

Next Gov’t requires ‘real come to Jesus moment’

The Bahamas needs a “real come to Jesus moment” under the next administration to prevent its economic and fiscal woes from becoming insurmountable, a governance reformer warned yesterday.

Bahamas to rebound ‘faster’ than its rivals

A top hotelier believes The Bahamas’ “proactive” approach to COVID-19 testing and health protocols will enable its tourism industry to rebound faster than its competitors.

Memo ‘just a reminder, not a way to silence staff’

THE president of Bahamas Technical and Vocational Institute said a recent memo sent to staff was not meant to silence anyone, but to just remind them of an existing internal policy.

Govt ‘very close’ on Lucayan re-opening

A Cabinet minister yesterday said the Government is “very close” to deciding when the Grand Lucayan hotel will reopen after it missed the original February 1 timeline set by the resort's Board.

Two BTVI staffers dismissed for theft

TWO Bahamas Technical and Vocational Institute staff members have been fired for stealing following an independent investigation by its board of directors.

Probe found 'no wrong doing' on $5m water deal

A probe into complaints over a $5m contract awarded to BHM Company (Bahamas Hot Mix) found “no wrong doing”, a Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) executive said yesterday. Daniel Best, its director of projects, defended the $28.5m Water Supply Improve

Boy feared lost rescued as he sat in tree waiting

A LITTLE boy feared lost in the devastation wrought by Hurricane Dorian in Abaco was found sitting on a tree, according to an update from his father. A post from Mack Altidor on Facebook said his son Brenden Dion Altidor was found by an unnamed man

Giorgio Baldacci Open Challenge in limbo

THE Bahamas Lawn Tennis Association’s annual Giorgio Baldacci Open Challenge Tennis Tournament at the National Tennis Centre in December maybe in limbo, but it won’t have any effect on the selection of the men’s and women’s Davis and Fed Cup teams respectively.

Is Bahamas becoming a dictatorship?

WITH the November 24 declaration of a third state of emergency by Governor General Sir Cornelius Smith, Prime Minister Dr Hubert Minnis now has constitutional authority to impose additional restrictive measures for another six months.

INSIGHT: Dr McCartney was a pioneer and inspiration

YOUNG and veteran figures in The Bahamas’ psychiatric community gathered for a Zoom session last week to pay tribute to Dr Timothy McCartney – the “father of Bahamian psychology” – who died last month from COVID-19 at 87.

Bahamian student athletes take NCAA Division I spotlight

CHARLES Bain’s scoring output since last week’s senior night has been his best stretch of the season to highlight play from Bahamian student athletes in NCAA Division I basketball last weekend.

Saequan making waves in water polo

ADD the name Saequan Miller and water polo to the list of sporting disciplines that Bahamian athletes are now excelling in at the collegiate level.

ALL HE WANTED WAS HIS BIRTHDAY PARTY: Reyes spent all day at homework – then was shot going out to play

FAMILY of Reyes Williams say all the seven-year-old talked about was his upcoming birthday party before he was killed Sunday night.

Bahamian redneck culture

In a Ramble Bahamas write-up entitled The Contract, authors Jessica Dawson and Tracey Thompson wrote that between 1943 and 1965, approximately 30,000 Bahamians worked on The Contract in the United States. In the early 1940s, the Bahamian economy, particularly in New Providence, was in complete shambles, owing to World War II.

MAKING HISTORY: Bahamas newest member of ISF

THE Bahamas made history by becoming the newest member of the International School Sports Federation.

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