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Independence sales ‘picking up steadily’

Retailers yesterday said sales are “picking up steady” for this weekend’s Independence Day celebrations following a 2020 when COVID restrictions meant celebrations were far more muted.

WORLD VIEW: The Caribbean should support ecocide as an international crime

SMALL island states and countries with low-lying coast are the victims of ecocide.

Minnis hails ‘beautiful’ marina at opening

Briland Club officially opened its marina on Friday, marking a milestone day in the transformation of the tourism product of Harbour Island.

Kanoo eyes Caribbean expansion in six months

The Bahamian digital payments provider at the centre of the health travel visa controversy says it expects to gain permission to launch in two other Caribbean territories within the next six months.

Elsa hits Cuba, but Bahamians cautioned to stay on their guard

TROPICAL Storm Elsa upgraded to a hurricane on Friday, Deputy Director of the Department of Meteorology Basil Dean said.

PM urges public to register for votes

PRIME Minister Dr Hubert Minnis has called on people to register to vote in the “shortest possible time”.

BPL staff issues still unresolved

AFTER Bahamas Power and Light employees walked off the job last week in protest, government officials have held conciliatory talks with union officials, however, there is still a level of distrust with the company’s management.

Home porting cruise line to bring 16,500 guests

The second cruise line to begin home porting in The Bahamas will bring 16,500 total passengers to this nation over the four months to end-November 2021, a Cabinet minister has disclosed.

Doctors gains $5m IDB COVID loan

Doctors Hospital has received a $5m loan from an Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) affiliate to support its working capital needs and meet the “evolving” demands imposed by COVID-19.

Marinas chief: July 4 ‘as strong as 2019’

Bahamian marinas enjoyed a US Independence holiday weekend that “was as strong as 2019”, Tribune Business was told yesterday, with the industry’s mid-market returning following a year-long absence.

Five tax exemptions added to govt portal

The government has announced the addition of five tax exemption and incentive applications to the menu of services available through its MyGateway.gov.bs online portal.

QC: Visa concern ‘not about Kanoo’

A prominent QC has told a Bahamian digital payments provider that “it’s not about you” when it comes to concerns over the need for the COVID health travel visa and it acting as another tax on Bahamians.

PM: Bahamas to receive 33,600 AstraZeneca doses before end of July

AS health officials in the country look towards achieving herd immunity, Prime Minister Dr Hubert Minnis has announced The Bahamas will receive 33,600 doses of the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine before the end of this month.

Senator: Take advantage of VAT Holiday on hurricane supplies

SENATOR Kwasi Thompson, State Minister for Grand Bahama, is urging Grand Bahama residents to take advantage of the VAT Holiday on hurricane supplies purchased locally and abroad.

Elsa becomes a hurricane

TROPICAL Storm Elsa upgraded to a hurricane on Friday, Deputy Director of the Department of Meteorology Basil Dean said.

App development training programme opens in Grand Bahama

THE Fulbright App Development Programme was launched in Grand Bahama on Friday, providing app development training for some 60 young people.

DIANE PHILLIPS: What we should learn from the Surfside tragedy

For days after a 12-storey luxury high rise in Surfside, Florida crumbled, leaving a scene that looked more like a bombed-out city in Syria than an upscale coastal town in America, we were glued to the screen. As the hours passed, the horror of what happened hit harder, loss of life climbed, hope of finding survivors waned.

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