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Tennis ace Justin Roberts earns Battle of Boca title
After taking almost a year off to recuperate from a hamstring injury, top-ranked Bahamian tennis player Justin Roberts returned to the international scene in grand style, winning the Battle of Boca Men’s Open Championships.
Food prices: ‘What goes up may not come down’
Super Value’s principal has warned Bahamian shoppers to brace for the possibility that increased food prices may be here to stay, warning: “I don’t believe in what goes up must come down.”
COVID quarantine change: ‘Right direction on all fronts’
The Government’s adjustments to the COVID isolation and quarantine rules have strengthened the “building blocks of travel confidence” for the peak winter tourism season, a top hotelier says.
Tourism in ‘huge win’ on COVID test ease
Bahamian tourism was yesterday said to have secured “a huge win” after millions of dollars in visitor bookings were rescued by the Government suspending tougher COVID testing measures.
Tourism urges Gov’t to cut 14-day quarantine
Bahamian tourism operators are urging the Government to reduce the 14-day COVID quarantine period, and bring it into line with US and UK measures, to give a further peak season boost.
Super Value’s solar roll-out eyes 60% energy bill slash
Super Value’s principal yesterday revealed the supermarket chain is aiming to slash its energy bill by “60 percent or better” through installing solar power at all its stores by summer 2022.
Frustration mounts over cay’s ‘economic disaster’
A Treasure Cay investor yesterday described the Abaco-based destination as an “economic disaster” due to its painfully slow rebound from the devastation inflicted by Hurricane Dorian.
‘Rescue’ peak tourism: Gov’ts last-ditch action
The Government last suspended the mandatory COVID PCR tests for all visitors due to take effect from January 7 after being urged to “rescue” the peak winter tourism season.
Govt to give ‘around’ $350,000 to 65 former Urban Development staff
THE government will be giving “somewhere around” $350,000 in outstanding allowances to 65 former employees of Urban Development in Grand Bahama and the Family Islands, according to Social Services and Urban Development Minister Obie Wilchcombe.
Robbery ‘ruled out’ in Griffin slaying
THE motive behind businessman Leon Griffin’s murder does not appear to be armed robbery, Royal Bahamas Police Force Commissioner Paul Rolle said yesterday.
Gibson jumps to back general manager in probe
WATER and Sewerage Corporation general manager Elwood Donaldson was scheduled to go into early retirement in late September but was asked by the Davis administration to remain with the water provider for a smooth handover to new appointees of the corporation.
Cost of change from playing ‘VAT politics’
The “era of Value Added Tax (VAT) politics” is making things difficult, one large food store chain executive said.
Concerns mount over Treasure Cay future
Opposition to suitor for the Treasure Cay resort mounts as more residents strike out in opposition to Dr Mirko Kovats, with one being a backup bidder for the resort.
UPDATED: Leon Griffin, husband of Melanie Griffin, shot dead in suspected robbery
LEON Griffin, the husband of former Social Services Minister Melanie Griffin, died last night after being shot in the head in a suspected robbery outside the family’s home.
Great Bahamas Shoot Out Pool Tournament in epic showdown
THE stage was set for an epic showdown yesterday as the Great Bahamas Shoot- Out Pool Tournament came to a close following four successful weeks of intense competition.
First Annual Potcake Golf Tournament ‘huge success’
PEDIGREES may have their Westminster Kennel Club show, but it was the Bahamian Potcake – that special breed of dog with the narrow head and a keen sense of how to cross the street on its own terms – that stole the show during the 1st Annual Potcake Golf Tournament.
New grading puts fuel into recovery
A TOP hotelier said “tourism momentum will increase” with the Centres for Disease Control lowering the country’s travel advisory to Level 2 from Level 3.
Kovats emerges as potential buyer for Treasure Cay
THE government will “look into” the concerns raised about the investor seeking to buy the Treasure Cay resort.
FACE TO FACE: And the award goes to . . me!
DECEMBER got off to an amazing start for me. I had an unexpected surprise that has really inspired me to press on with my personal mission of “Getting Good News in the News”. I was chosen as the “Media Advocate of the Year” and received an Icon Award during celebrations for Disability Awareness Week.
Christmas bonus approved for BPL staff despite discrepancy
KYLE Wilson, Bahamas Electrical Workers Union head, said government has agreed to give staff of Bahamas Power and Light a Christmas bonus despite a discrepancy in the registration of the parties’ industrial agreement.