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New 'Battle 4 Atlantis' over redundancy pay
Resort staff are planning to hold their own 'Battle 4 Atlantis' today by staging a march over the Paradise Island bridge to demand that they receive full severance packages from the mega hotel.
Realtor chief 'annoyed' over tax hike proposals
The Bahamas Real Estate Association's (BREA) president yesterday admitted she was "a little annoyed" that proposals have been made to increase taxes related to the sector without its input.
Royal Caribbean pushes back PI Club completion
Royal Caribbean has pushed back the construction completion date for its $50m Paradise Island project to May 2023 even though no phasing is involved, its Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) reveals.
$2m PI entrepreneur takes govt to court
The entrepreneur behind the proposed $2m restoration of Paradise Island’s lighthouse has initiated legal action against the government for failing to give effect to his crown land lease.
Tourism operators seek oil exploration 'pull back'
Water-based tourism operators yesterday voiced optimism that the threat of legal action will force the Government to "pull back" on oil exploration with some revealing it has already cost them business.
'Greater confidence' if PM said COVID easing stays
Exuma's Chamber of Commerce president last night argued the Prime Minister would have created "an even greater confidence boost" if he had said the latest travel easing would stay through year-end.
Cays fears over who will carry out tests
WITH no COVID-19 testing facilities yet identified for several Abaco cays, many residents there are expressing concern about travellers’ ability to meet the five-day antigen testing deadline.
Can YOU do more to beat this thing?
WHILE announcing more businesses are allowed to operate beginning today under relaxed measures, Prime Minister Dr Hubert Minnis urged people not to let their guards down especially in New Providence where COVID-19 cases remain high.
Nationals postponed
IT was supposed to be the first day of competition for the Ministry of Youth, Sports and Culture’s National Track and Field Championships yesterday at the Thomas A Robinson National Stadium.But midway into the morning session of the championships as
Bimini to go under full lockdown
Prime Minister Dr Hubert Minnis has announced that Bimini will be under a full lockdown starting from Monday.
'I'm extremely upset by these foolish decisions'
AS COVID-19 infections soar in Grand Bahama, some residents are blaming Prime Minister Dr Hubert Minnis for reopening the borders too soon.
IF YOU FLEW IN - QUARANTINE: PM pleads for new arrivals to self-isolate
PRIME Minister Dr Hubert Minnis apologised yesterday for the distress people experienced when they arrived in New Providence from Grand Bahama on Tuesday and were unexpectedly quarantined at a government designated facility.
DIANE PHILLIPS: There really is no place like home - shame we don’t go out and see it
It began with a thin piece of paper that fell out of an old folder. I can’t explain why I kept it for more than 40 years or why I kept any of the stuff in that folder, for that matter. Instinct, maybe, but back to the slip of paper. It was a small 4.5”x 8.5” flyer, now yellowed with age, with the name and photograph of Earl Nightingale, the legendary author and radio personality who ruled the airwaves in the 1950s and ‘60s.
Hutton: Abaco skills gap affecting quality of work
AS many construction jobs go unfilled in Abaco, a skills gap on the island has sometimes led to substandard construction work, according to Abaco Chamber of Commerce President Ken Hutton. He spoke on Saturday during a virtual job fair highlighting e
US family hits out over shark death
THE family of the American woman killed in a shark attack while swimming off Rose Island in June has claimed the tour company had no basic medical supplies and did nothing to attempt to save the college student’s life.
NEMA releases statement after powerful earthquake hits between Cuba and Jamaica
NEMA has released the following statement on the earthquake that struck south of Cuba and northwest of Jamaica on Tuesday afternoon:
‘Women largely ignored in planning for natural disasters’
Women tend to suffer more during and after natural disasters. We have learned lessons from Long Island and Ragged Island, but these seem to have evaporated into the ether.
Strong Bahamas ties to $125m fraud play
Two purported Nassau residents are alleged to be principals in a $125m fraud that involves high-end Paradise Island real estate and a $3.5m Bahamian investment fund.
Minister hails Carnival's 'monumental' $100m deal
A Cabinet minister yesterday hailed Carnival Corporation’s $100m Grand Bahama port deal as “monumental” for breaking the model of cruise line control at their private destinations.Dionisio D’Aguilar, minister of tourism and aviation, told Tribune Bus
Abaco milk runs dry as blows ‘piling on’
Abaco’s Chamber of Commerce president yesterday said economic blows keep “piling on top of each other” for the Dorian-ravaged island which has presently run out of milk.