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American tourist dies after falling from vessel
A 68-year-old tourist from Mississippi, USA, fell off a vessel and died near Tillo Cay, Abaco, yesterday.
GB SHIPYARD GETS 'BETTER AND BETTER'
Grand Bahama Shipyard's chairman, Carl-Gustaf Rotkirch, said the facility has "done better and better" every month throughout 2011, having gone 205 days without any health/safety incident this year. And, speaking with staff at the Shipyard's annual Chris
GETTING READY FOR THE NEXT YEAR OF CRUISES
WITH an active new cruise year on the horizon, officials at the Grand Bahama Port Authority are a hosting a "Tourism Opportunity, Awareness and Training Seminar" in an effort to better Grand Bahama's tourism product ranking. The seminar is being held in c
NAD appoints first female chief exec
The Nassau Airport Development Company (NAD) has appointed Vernice Walkine as its first Bahamian chief executive, with effect from March 2013.
Local government bill to help family islanders
FAMILY islanders will soon be able to apply for certain services at home rather than footing the travel costs to obtain documents in the capital.
Minnis wants to screen auditors
WHILE the government has already started its probe into the serious allegations at NIB, Opposition leader Dr Hubert Minnis insists that minority parties ought to be given the opportunity to screen independent auditors.
Lack of training blamed for police brutality
THE high number of police brutality complaints may result from a lack of psychological preparedness training in new recruits, one mental health professional believes.
Stem cell research moves one step closer
CONTROVERSIAL and praised as revolutionary in the medical field, stem cell research is one step closer to being implemented in the Bahamas with yesterday’s introduction of proposed legislation.
CIBC FirstCaribbean gives $25k to downtown upgrades
CIBC FirstCaribbean International Bank (Bahamas)has made a $25,000 donation towards the revitalisation of Nassau’s city centre.
Dion Foulkes: Why I'm voting yes to national lottery
FREE National Movement veteran Dion Foulkes has announced that despite his own party’s concerns, he will vote “yes” on the national lottery referendum question.
Bahamas must ‘keep air fare credit open’
The Ministry of Tourism’s director-general said yesterday that its new marketing campaign, coupled with other initiatives, should ease the Bahamas’ reliance on Air Fare credits, while acknowledging that until then “we have to keep the shop open”.
US students stage visit to Bahamas
A GROUP of 22 students and two chaperones from Drake University took advantage of a unique opportunity to get out of the classroom setting in Des Moines, Iowa and travel to the Bahamas.
Only one Baha Mar death work-related
BAHA Mar vice president Robert Sands yesterday confirmed that there has been only one construction related death over the course of the $3.4 billion project. While he admitted there have been two deaths, Mr Sands said the first incident was not work-related.
Chipman calls for Mitchell to make clear when he knew about Cuban abuse events
THE FNM is urging Foreign Affairs Minister Fred Mitchell to shed more light on the events surrounding the abuse of Cuban detainees and when he became aware of them.
39 Shipyard staff get global certificates
Thirty-nine employees at the Grand Bahama Shipyard (GBS) have received internationally-recognised certificates after completing various training programmes.
Charges 'soon' over road death of Canadian couple
AS CONCERNED friends of the Canadian couple struck and killed by a car in Exuma continue to demand answers, police reiterated that they intend to file charges against the driver soon – but couldn’t say exactly when.
ATLANTIS LOCAL launched
IN ORDER to create a stronger connection and improve ties with the Bahamian community, the Atlantis resort has launched a new social media presence called ATLANTIS LOCAL.
Baha Mar names three hotel managers
BAHA Mar has announced its senior operating executives for the Rosewood, Grand Hyatt and Mondrian hotels.
Product promotion critical to ‘raise Bahamas profile’
THE private sector was yesterday urged to take the lead in “raising the profile” of the Bahamas by better promoting its financial services products.
BTC's regional parent sees its chief depart
The Bahamas Telecommunications Company’s (BTC) regional parent, LIME, yesterday announced that its chief executive was stepping down after four years at the helm.