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Payment provider eyes 20-25% profit increase
A Bahamian digital payments provider is forecasting a 20-25 percent profits increase in 2022 based on the financial transactions it handles being “no less than double” this year’s $100m.
Prayers for the FNM
My dear Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ, I am thanking you for another day in my right mind, health, and the wisdom, understanding, faith, patience, courage and the determination to keep You foremost in my mind, heart and soul.
Bahamas island owner accused of $40m fraud
The owner of a private island in the Abacos has been accused of masterminding a $40m fraud that has also ensnared a Bahamas-based financial services provider in the fall-out.
PROSPECT RIDGE ‘ELECTION PLOY’: Housing Minister casts doubt on scheme for young professionals
TRANSPORT and Housing Minister JoBeth Coleby-Davis has branded the Prospect Ridge subdivision for young professionals an “election ploy”, while revealing that a key government department questioned various aspects of the proposed development.
Man accused in Abaco attempted murder case
A MAN has been arrested in Grand Bahama for the attempted murder of a man in Abaco earlier this week.
FRONT PORCH – Climate Emergency: When a Cat 5 Strikes Nassau?
There is a deep ocean of rhetoric from countries producing the vast majority of carbon emissions heating our planet, with myriad pledges on reducing emissions, and promises cum pledges of funds for developing countries facing existential danger amidst rising sea levels, increasing inequality and natural disasters.
Abaco residents ‘face hardship’
TWO years after Hurricane Dorian destroyed Abaco, many residents still face immense hardship with some living in close proximity to raw sewerage and others living in cars.
Assessment ordered of BPL operations
THE government has ordered a rapid assessment of Bahamas Power and Light’s operations in order to create a strategy for the way forward, according to Public Works and Utilities Minister Alfred Sears yesterday.
EDITORIAL: PM Davis brings clear voice to climate talks
Prime Minister Philip “Brave” Davis spoke on behalf of our future before the world yesterday.
Three-year sentence quashed over firearms
THE Court of Appeal yesterday quashed the three-year prison sentence imposed on a senior citizen who was resentenced after prosecutors appealed the $15,500 fine he was initially made to pay when he was convicted of a number of firearm and drug related offences last year.
EDITORIAL: Time to get loud over climate change
CLIMATE change is a threat to our nation’s existence.
House committee membership named
HOUSE Speaker Patricia Deveaux has announced the House of Assembly’s sessional committees.
63-year-old man is latest COVID-19 death
THE Ministry of Health reported one new COVID-19 death and 27 new cases yesterday.
Davis and international participation
Prime Minister Philip “Brave” Davis, MP, QC, is to be commended on the energetic and focused style of leadership that he has demonstrated from his first early days in office.
Govt unsure if it will carry on with Abaco domes plan
MYLES Laroda, State Minister in the Office of the Prime Minister, who has responsibility for disaster management, said the government has not decided if it will continue with the temporary dome housing project in Abaco.
Sale of Doctors’ new GB home in November close
The sale of Doctors Hospital’s new Freeport home will represent the final asset disposal for a former BISX-listed company when it completes next month, Tribune Business can reveal.
Abaco housing process to open ‘soon’
CHAIRMAN of the Disaster Reconstruction Authority John-Michael Clarke says officials are hoping to soon open the application process for the housing development in Central Pines, Abaco which is set to be completed before next month’s end.
The Minnis interregnum
FORMER Prime Minister Dr Hubert Minnis’ press release announcing his decision not to run for the leadership of the Free National Movement (FNM) at its upcoming November 27 National Convention wasn’t a coincidence to many observers.
HUBERT EDWARDS: Bahamas requires open reckoning on challenges
The economic recovery for The Bahamas must be urgent, broad-based, strategic and focused on multiple areas at the same time. Every effort must take on a holistic approach, designed to secure fundamental and sustainable fixes for the issues that have plagued the country for decades, and create economic growth but not just for the initial recovery. Anything that is otherwise will be detrimental to the long-term well-being of the nation. In this piece, I look at some select areas of the recent Speech from the Throne.
Farm slams 29-year wait for Crown grant
An Abaco farmer has slammed multiple administrations for “unkept promises” when it comes to providing a Crown Land grant for property they have spent more than 29 years developing.