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No consumer respite despite inflation ease

As the tide of inflation in The Bahamas seems to be ebbing, it prompts reflection on what this means for the average Bahamian’s wallet.

CB Giants tie series, YES Giants go up 2-0 in NPBA Championship

THE New Providence Basketball Association (NPBA) division one and two championships are in full swing and action is already starting to heat up.

Tennis ace Sydney Clarke closes out Senior Day

AS she was honoured with three of her team-mates on Senior Day, Sydney Clarke felt it was only fitting to show her gratitude by securing a victory for the University of Arlington at Birmingham women’s tennis team.

‘VJ’ Edgecombe and Donovan Freeman fall to east 88-86

BAHAMIANS Valdez “VJ” Edgecombe and Donovan Freeman took the court for the 2024 McDonald’s All-American Game at the Toyota Center in Houston, Texas on Tuesday.

Andros fire rages on

FIRE services continued to manage the massive Andros forest fire after additional fire fighters from New Providence arrived on the island to assist.

PM is well suited for finance role

IT WAS written by the revered Chinese sage and philosopher, Confucius in 500 BC that “the ruler of a country of a thousand chariots must give diligent attention to business; he must be sincere; he must be economical; he must love his people; and he must provide employment for his people at the proper seasons”.

Bahamas closes in on six straight

TEAM Bahamas drew closer to capturing its sixth straight and eight out of nine CARIFTA Swimming Championship title on day three of the four-day competition last night at the Betty Kelly Kenning Swim Complex.

Gov’t and Opposition fight on GDP growth

THE Government and Opposition yesterday battled over what real GDP growth that fell below expectations for 2023 means for The Bahamas’ short-term economic prospects.

‘All-Bahamian’ $30m hotel gets conditional go-ahead

The Bahamian developer of a proposed $30m West Bay Street hotel was yesterday granted preliminary site plan approval for the project provided its “side setbacks” are increased to 15 feet.

PI resort proposal expands units 46%

The former Paradise Harbour Club’s proposed redevelopment is being expanded to a seven-storey hotel featuring a 46 percent increase in units compared to earlier plans.

Restaurant soars thanks to TikTok star

A BAHAMIAN in Toronto, Canada, has seen her customer base triple since well-known food critic Keith Lee raved about her restaurant, Old Nassau, on TikTok.

Top KC sounds ‘dark side of Bahamianisation’ alarm

A PROMINENT KC yesterday sounded the alarm over the “dark side of Bahamianisation” for breeding mediocrity based on “a sense of entitlement”.

ERIC WIBERG – Palowna & Orestes, 1826 Spanish slavers wrecked in The Bahamas

MANY slave ships met their end in the Bahamas, but not many know of an awkward period between when Britain outlawed the trade in slaves in 1807, and slavery itself, in 1834.

Bahamians conflict on broker’s US client pull

Bahamian executives have given conflicting evidence over whether a local broker/ dealer used marketing deals with day trading schools to circumvent US laws against soliciting American clients.

Albany chief in 'devastating and self-inflicted humiliation'

Albany's principal investor has admitted that pleading guilty to securities fraud is "a devastating and self-inflicted humiliation I will have to live with for the rest of my days".

Albany developer’s Bahamas return after spared jail time

ALBANY’S principal investor was given permission to return to The Bahamas as early as yesterday after being spared jail time following his previous guilty plea to securities fraud.

Grand Lucaya sees rise in occupancy numbers over long Easter weekend

SOME hotel properties experienced occupancy levels of between 30 and 40 percent over the Easter holiday, particularly in the Lucaya area.

IDB: Bahamas Internet costs, speed miss mark

Broadband Internet costs and speeds represent potential barriers to The Bahamas embracing the digital economy and improved competitiveness, a multilateral lender has warned.

The wreck of the HMS Conqueror near Rum Cay

THOUGH the lore of shipwrecks is often embellished, that of HMS Conqueror on Rum Cay often has the date, the destination, and basic historical facts reported incorrectly. It wrecked on 13 December, 1861 (not the 29th), it was not the first propeller ship in the Royal Navy (HMS Rattler was in 1842), and the ship was on its way to Bermuda, not Mexico. HMS Conqueror was a two-decked steam-screw (propeller) ship, first-rate, of the line, 240 feet long, 55 feet wide, and 34 feet deep.

Property tax pace 20% up amid ‘over aggressive’ fear

Real property tax collections are pacing 20 percent ahead of the previous record year, the Government’s top finance official disclosed yesterday, as he predicted it will be “very close” to its full-year deficit target.

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