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Inaugural Flamingos Women’s Golf Club 242 9-Hole Golf Tournament hailed a success
THE inaugural Flamingos Women’s Golf Club 242 9-Hole Golf Tournament was such a success that both the organisers and the participants are looking forward to the next event.
Cruise ship’s arrival ‘a sign we’re getting back to normal’
THE arrival of a Royal Caribbean cruise ship at Freeport Harbour on Friday was heralded as a sign that things were returning to normal after the cruising industry came to halt last year due to the coronavirus pandemic.
Junior golfers take home national amateur titles
HEATHCLIFF Kane and Anne Fernandez emerged as the Bahamas Golf Federation’s 2021 National Amateur Golf Championships’ male and female champions.
Adventure of the Seas arrives in Freeport
THE arrival of the Royal Caribbean Cruise Line at Freeport Harbour on Friday marks the first international cruise ship to return to sailing in the Western Hemisphere in the last 15 months since the COVID pandemic.
Hotel union to appeal Grand Lucayan ruling
THE Bahamas Hotel Managerial Association (BHMA) intends to appeal a ruling handed down in the Supreme Court on June 3 which dismissed wrongful/unfair dismissal claims by 37 current and former managers at the Grand Lucayan Resort.
$100m funding for hospital upgrades
MORE than $290m has been earmarked in the upcoming fiscal year for public healthcare and safety initiatives, with over $100m targeted for infrastructure repairs and critical hospital upgrades.
Retailer: No price, supply chain relief till mid-2022
Bahamians were yesterday warned to brace for “across-the-board” price increases and stock shortages until mid-2022, as a prominent retailer warned: “The chickens have come home to roost.”
Voters divided over McAlpine candidacy
PINERIDGE residents expressed mixed feelings about supporting area MP Rev Frederick McAlpine as an independent candidate in the next general election.
Call for extension of hurricane orders in Grand Bahama
SOME Grand Bahama residents are calling on the government to honour expired letters of exemption that were issued before May 31 to import vehicles and are also asking for an extension of the Hurricane Dorian Exigency Order to December.
Equinor progress on Grand Bahama oil spill
ACTIVIST Joseph Darville is pleased with the efforts being made by Equinor to clean up the oil spill in East Grand Bahama, but has indicated there is still lots of remediation work to be done.
Inflation ‘significant’ threat to post-COVID recovery
Rising inflation poses “a very significant” threat to the speed and strength of The Bahamas’ post-COVID economic revival, a prominent economist warned yesterday, with key building material prices up by double digits.
Civil service expansion labelled ‘mind boggling’
A governance reformer says it is “mind boggling” that the government would abandon previous pledges to rein-in an oversized civil service by adding at least another 1,802 persons to its payroll.
Food stores confirm price rise pressures
Food stores yesterday said food prices have risen by at least ten percent since last year amid forecasts that increases could last well into 2022.
Prices regulator seeking more power as costs rise
The Price Control Commission’s chairman yesterday said recommendations have been presented to the Minnis Cabinet calling for it to be given greater powers over non-price controlled items.
Men’s American Zone III Davis Cup tie: Bahamas will be ready
WITH a little more than two weeks left before they head to Panama City, Panama, for the men’s American Zone III Davis Cup tie, veteran player/captain Marvin Rolle said he’s making sure that all of the players will be ready.
EDITORIAL: Watchout, your food bill is going up
IF there’s anything that COVID-19 has taught us, it is how global events can cause local effects.
GROCERY BILL SET TO SOAR: Supermarket boss warns families face 8-10% price hikes
Super Value’s president yesterday warned that consumers will have “a big pill” to swallow by Christmas, as he predicted that grocery and meat prices will increase by eight percent and 10-12 percent respectively.
Search for missing five suspended after capsize
SEARCH and rescue efforts have been suspended for the five people who were onboard a vessel that left Abaco and capsized off West End, Grand Bahama, last Thursday.
Eight admit illegal sailing
SEVEN Haitians and one Jamaican were charged with illegal embarkation in Freeport yesterday.
Ghanaian admits fake marriage
A GHANA native was fined after he pleaded guilty to entering into a false marriage with a Bahamian woman.