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Bahamas First rebounds over $5m motor drop-off

Bahamas First’s top executive yesterday said it has made solid progress in recovering the $5m fall-off in motor premiums suffered in 2020, but added: “We don’t want to count our chickens before they hatch.”

COVID ‘bummer’ for Bimini revival

A prominent Bimini dive operator yesterday revealed significant cancellations as a result of newly-imposed COVID restrictions, which he branded “a bummer” for hopes of an economic “shot in the arm”.

Reverse osmosis units arrive in Grand Bahama

THE first shipment of reverse osmosis units has arrived in Grand Bahama for construction of a new three-million-gallon RO plant being built at a cost of $5m by the Grand Bahama Utility Company.

Dr Darville is the right man for Tall Pines

The upcoming general elections will see many of those who are currently in the House of Assembly voted out with a vengeance.

Rolle presents cheque for King’s Sons Basketball Camp

ROYAL Bahamas Police Force Commissioner Paul Rolle said he was so impressed with the work that Dr Apostle Carlos Reid is doing in the community that he had to take time out from his busy schedule to make a contribution to the King’s Sons Basketball Camp.

PAHO confirms vaccine production delays

PAN American Health Organization officials have revealed that the deployment of COVAX issued vaccines was delayed in June due to a myriad of issues experienced by the group with Oxford-AstraZeneca production sites.

‘Elephant in the room’ for 1m stopover target

A Cabinet minister yesterday said he is targeting one million stopover tourist arrivals for 2021 but acknowledged that COVID-19 vaccination hesitancy remains “the elephant in the room” for this ambition.

Cruise giant ‘can’t recognise’ rival’s PI crown land lease

A Bahamian entrepreneur yesterday hit out at Royal Caribbean after the cruise giant declined to “acknowledge” his Paradise Island crown land lease that is now locked in a legal battle with the government.

Real estate chief’s rogue agent alert

The Bahamas Real Estate Association’s (BREA) president yesterday urged law enforcement to act against rogue foreign realtors engaged in property transactions in the Family Islands.

UPDATED: Plane in Abaco crash was reported stolen

THE airplane involved in Monday’s fatal crash in Abaco “appeared to struggle to get off the ground” at the runway in Treasure Cay before the incident, according to crash investigators.

Country needs plan to ‘salvage development’

The Bahamas is facing “a salvage development plan” rather than a National Development Plan, a former Chamber executive said yesterday, as the nation seeks to “pick up the pieces” post-COVID-19.

PLP: Local entertainers should not be left out

THE Progressive Liberal Party said the government must involve local entertainers in independence celebrations amid complaints about the apparent exclusion of secular artists from the upcoming events.

Christian Independence is right thing for celebration

I am not sure why secular musicians and irreligious Bahamians are all riled up over the Independence Day Committee’s decision to feature a Christ-centered motif for our upcoming Independence Day celebrations.

FACE TO FACE: Remembering ‘Sir Coaks’ who put Bahamians front and centre

AS The Bahamas gears up to celebrate another Independence anniversary, I wanted to take the time to take a look back in history at the man who helped to organise our very first Independence celebration cultural extravaganza.

4,000 approved for funding from DRA

NEARLY 4,000 approved homeowners on Grand Bahama and Abaco have been assessed and funded through the Disaster Reconstruction Authority’s Small Home Repair Programme.

‘Frustration at a peak’ on $90m project delay

An Elbow Cay developer yesterday revealed “frustration has reached a peak” over obstacles impeding a $90m project that could help “supercharge” Abaco’s post-Dorian economic revival.

Cays ‘feel neglected’ over Dorian recovery

Residents on Abaco’s multiple cays “feel neglected” by Hurricane Dorian relief efforts, an Elbow Cay developer charged yesterday, amid perceptions that wealthier residents will “pay for everything”.

‘Can’t rest on laurels’ over 47% FDI rise

The Bahamas “cannot rest on its laurels” despite leading all small island developing states (SIDS) in the amount of foreign direct investment attracted in 2020, a governance reformer warned yesterday.

Home construction to start in Central Pines

WITHIN the next few days, the Disaster Reconstruction Authority will start construction of five homes in Central Pines, Abaco, one of the island’s popular housing subdivisions.

Pastors rent to numbers house boys

Some weeks back I saw a missive penned by a group of pastors that expressed disapproval of the appointment of a web shop gaming mogul by the Free National Movement government to a diplomatic post.

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