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Tourism ‘still good’ despite crime spike

TOURISM Minister Obie Wilchcombe said yesterday tourism numbers in the Bahamas are “still good” despite a spike in crime in the last few months of 2013.

GB businesses call on govt and GBPA to stimulate Freeport’s economy

Freeport business licensees want the government to work closely with the Grand Bahama Port Authority to collectively find ways to stimulate the Grand Bahama’s economy.

Grand Bahama Lucayans win battle in the pool

THE Grand Bahama Lucayans, behind the top performance from Marvin Johnson, came and conquered the swimming competition at the sixth Bahamas Games.

Cruise ship’s arrival ‘a sign we’re getting back to normal’

THE arrival of a Royal Caribbean cruise ship at Freeport Harbour on Friday was heralded as a sign that things were returning to normal after the cruising industry came to halt last year due to the coronavirus pandemic.

Annual 'Kickoff Party' puts Bahamas Bowl in spotlight

THE Bahamas Bowl officially launched its promotional campaign for 2017 with its annual “Kickoff Party” in anticipation of the fourth edition of the game.Stakeholders hosted the event at the Thomas A Robinson Stadium last night to galvanise support fo

FATF 'won't stop' until Bahamas out of financial industry

Two former attorneys general yesterday agreed that the global fight against financial crime has been misused to undermine The Bahamas’ competitiveness and drive it out of financial services.Alfred Sears QC and John Delaney QC, both of whom had to dea

Satellite Bahamas chiefs agree bar on 'signal piracy'

Satellite Bahamas and its principals, the Garraway brothers, have agreed to a permanent bar on being able to offer DIRECTV’s programming to clients in the Bahamas and other countries, Tribune Business can reveal.

FNM queries ‘bail out’ for landfill’s manager

The Government was yesterday facing intense scrutiny over the New Providence landfill, as its opponents raised doubts over whether it should “bail out” the facility’s privately-owned manager.

Bahamas First in 94% first half profits jump

Bahamas First has unveiled a 94 per cent year-over-year increase in first half profits, although this was driven largely by a $4 million gain in the value of its investment holdings.

Davis Cup: Team Bahamas avoids relegation to Group IV

THE Bahamas Davis Cup team, captained by Marvin Rolle and featuring Kevin Major Jr and brother Baker and Spencer Newman, avoided relegation to Group IV in Davis Cup play by winning their final match against Guatemala.

Team Bahamas brings home seven medals - most ever in history

FREEPORT, Grand Bahama — It turned out to be an historic event, not just for the Bahamas, but the North American, Central American and Caribbean region at the 2022 Anita Doherty Open Championships.

Bahamas pharmacist 'paid $4,000 a month' over illegal scheme

A Bahamas-based pharmacist was paid $4,000 a month for the use of his company’s name and licence in a scheme to export illegal prescription drugs from Freeport into the US, court documents have revealed.

Lessons of COVID-19

With the many negatives that covid-19 has and continues to leave in its wake, it is imperative for countries such as The Bahamas to derive as many positives from this period as possible.

Shipyard chief talks of opportunities in Grand Bahama

OF the $50m spent by the Grand Bahama Shipyard in its first eight months this year, only $18m or 36 per cent of that stayed in The Bahamas, according to the company’s CEO Dave Skentelbery. Many persons packed the Delphine Room of the Pelican Bay Res

‘Ground breaker’ insurance for $2bn mangrove system

The Bahamas stands to benefit most out of all hurricane-prone Western Hemisphere nations from investing in the $2bn worth of natural storm surge protection provided by its mangrove ecosystems, it has been revealed.

6am ALERT ON HURRICANE JOAQUIN

ALERT #26 ON HURRICANE JOAQUIN ISSUED BY THE BAHAMAS DEPARTMENT OF METEOROLOGY SATURDAY 3RD OCTOBER, 2015 AT 6AM EDT.

Brazilians and Haitians fail in bid to enter US from Bahamas

NEARLY a dozen Brazilian immigrants were discovered at a local resort in Freeport, and 27 illegal Haitians were brought back to Grand Bahama after a failed smuggling attempt into the United States early this week.

Cataract project to treat 120 in northern Bahamas

SOME 120 persons in the northern Bahamas will receive free cataract surgery through the 2nd Bright Journey Project, which will take place later this year on Grand Bahama.

‘Nation builder’ retires from tourism role

AFTER more than 30 years of service in the tourism sector, Jeritzen Edwards-Outten has retired from the Ministry of Tourism in Grand Bahama.

First ever cage fight in the Bahamas on April 25

THE Bahamas Open Martial Arts Championship will reach another milestone in Mixed Martial Arts when the first ever cage fight is hosted in the Bahamas.

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