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Hotels chief calls for COVID mask rethink
A prominent hotelier yesterday urged the Government to consider relaxing COVID mask mandates in resorts and other tourist amenities where the majority of persons are fully vaccinated.
Bahamian firm seeking to recover $77m from fraud
A Bahamian financial institution is awaiting a $77m recovery after falling victim to an alleged fraud involving an investment fund whose “chairman” is a Freeport accountant.
STATESIDE: Options on the table - which one will Putin decide to take?
What’s going to happen with Ukraine? The ominous Eastern European crisis has people on edge all over America and especially, throughout Europe. It’s been over 75 years and three generations since Europe has been wracked by a major armed conflict. No one seems to have much of an appetite for what Vladimir Putin is now threatening. Analysts predict if his Russian army (and navy) conduct a full-scale assault on Ukraine, potentially hundreds of thousands of civilians will be killed. There would of course be many other costs as well.
Tourism’s ‘very big deal’: 13% of visitors are back
Tourism executives yesterday hailed the re-opening of markets that accounted for up to 13 percent of this nation’s pre-COVID visitor base as “a very big deal for The Bahamas”.
Bahamas Interscholastic Equestrian League regular season ends
THE Bahamas Interscholastic Equestrian League regular season came to a close last weekend, with riders from grades 4-12 in schools across New Providence marking the league’s first year as Region 13 of Zone 4 of the US-based Interscholastic Equestrian Association (IEA).
Bowleg tells youths ‘your future is in your hands’
YOUTH, Sports, and Culture Minister Mario Bowleg officially opened the Fresh Start programme in Grand Bahama on Friday, telling the 50 participants that success starts at the bottom.
PM denies union’s Cable pre-election pledge fears
A trade union leader yesterday voiced doubts that the Prime Minister will live up “a pre-election commitment” to bring BISX-listed Cable Bahamas to the negotiating table.
Athletes compete in meets across the United States
JUMPERS LaQuan Nairn, Charisma Taylor, Kaiwan Culmer, Daejha Moss, Kyle Alcine and Shaun Miller Jr propelled a series of Bahamian professional and collegiate athletes’ performances in various meets in the United States over the weekend.
Price controls useless to fight ‘staggering’ inflation
Price controls will “do nothing” and prove useless against the “staggering” cost increases facing all Bahamians after US inflation yesterday surged to a 40-year high, a businessman is warning.
Man denies stealing tools and supplies
A 66-YEAR-OLD man who denied stealing over $2,000 worth of tools and household supplies from a man earlier this week was yesterday granted $5,000 bail before his trial.
EDITORIAL: Was the DRA’s work worth the salary paid?
THE argument over the salary of the former managing director of the Disaster Reconstruction Authority (DRA), Katherine Forbes-Smith, is missing the point.
Bahamas Kidney Association calls for support
THE Bahamas Kidney Association is in need of support as the group aims to raise public awareness in the ongoing fight against kidney disease which they say is on the rise.
Food inflation will stay at least a year
BAHAMIANS were yesterday told to brace for a 12-month minimum of higher food costs, noting global trends particularly those in the United States that largely affect The Bahamas.
Tourism’s call: ‘Eliminate’ 48-hour COVID testing
The Government was yesterday urged to eliminate the 48 hour in-country COVID testing requirement for all tourists and make The Bahamas “more competitive” for the peak winter season.
DIANE PHILLIPS: Dawn Davies – an unassuming collector with wicked sense of humour will leave an indelible mark on the world of visual arts
THE first thing Dawn Davies says when you walk into her home which is less house and more living museum with art everywhere - on walls, tables, in hallways, even on the ceiling - “Among the important art works displayed, I like a bit of whimsy, including the folksy, kitsch and craft.”
Teachers union in retirees cash row
THE Bahamas Union of Teachers is accused of not paying hundreds of retirees monies owed them for payment of retirement benefits and payment of their money to the pension trust.
Man convicted of rape
A 28-YEAR-OLD Abaco man was convicted of rape and other serious offences yesterday at the Grand Bahama Supreme Court.
Changing rules on entry to nation
I wish to add my voice to the concerns raised in your article yesterday by Robert Sands about entry into The Bahamas.
DPM hopes Hilton close ‘very short’
The deputy prime minister yesterday expressed hope that the British Colonial resort’s imminent February 15 closure “could be very short” if it quickly finds a replacement for the Hilton brand.
Sands alarm at travel protocols
BAHAMAS Hotel and Tourism Association president Robert Sands said the “bigger issue” for the country is changes in entry protocols as opposed to health travel warnings from the United States’ Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.