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Freeport real estate sees 25% surge before market ‘explodes’

Freeport property sales and rentals were yesterday said to have increased by 25 percent in recent months as buyers seek to enter the market before it “explodes” from $2bn worth of investment projects.

Police say traffic deaths ‘unusually high’ as two more die over weekend

TWO people were killed in a car crash during a weekend that recorded more than a dozen traffic accidents.

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.

Up to 25 years jail for gang members in proposed law

LONG-AWAITED anti-gang legislation was tabled in the House of Assembly yesterday - with gang members facing up to 25 years in prison.

East GB microgrids set to hire up to 50

Up to 50 workers will be hired for the proposed build-out of five solar microgrids designed to help “ease cost of living concerns” and entice former residents to return to Dorian-ravaged east Grand Bahama.

PI Straw Market relaunch to boost tourism’s authenticity

Senior Atlantis executives say the Paradise Island Straw Market’s relaunch, and creation of the accompanying Food Village, will provide tourists with more authentic experiences.

'Horrendous' surge in contractor walk-aways

The Bahamian Contractors Association's (BCA) president yesterday revealed there has been "an horrendous" increase in complaints over the past 12-18 months about contractors abandoning clients.

Pintard: Gang Bill may hurt innocent parents

CHARGING parents for harbouring children who are gang members will cause suffering for many good parents, Free National Movement leader Michael Pintard warned yesterday, adding that most parents do not know the double life their children may lead.

Bahamians told: Invest into ‘big scale tourism’

More Bahamians must “invest in tourism big-scale”, the deputy prime minister is urging, challenging why this is not occurring given how “bullish” the country is on the industry.

Resort proprietor targets 60 jobs in two-hotel expansion

A Bahamian resort entrepreneur is aiming to double his total workforce by 60 jobs through the launch of two new boutique properties by year-end 2026.

Lodge owner ‘can’t deal’ with BPL power outages

South Andros and Mangrove Cay residents yesterday urged the Government to “put their foot on BPL” after a 24-hour power outage knocked out all the area’s utilities and Internet service.

PM told GBPA’s owners: I have ‘no confidence’ in you

THE Prime Minster personally told the Grand Bahama Port Authority’s (GBPA) owners that he has “no confidence” in their ability to “realise the promise and potential of” Freeport.

Mass shooting sees six injured

A VIOLENT Easter saw multiple people taken to hospital after a shooting incident in New Providence – and another man shot dead in Andros.

Ex-MP slams the Gov’t for $357m GBPA ‘shakedown’

A former MP yesterday slammed the Government’s demand that the Grand Bahama Port Authority (GBPA) pay it $357m as “a shakedown”, and questioned if the former is “either broke or desperate”.

Field athletes take home 23 out of 33 medals

OVER the last few years, the field events have garnered lots of attention as Bahamian athletes have risen to the occasion time and time again at all levels and, at the 51st CARIFTA Games in St George’s, Grenada, the field athletes delivered in a big way.

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