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Complete Sand Dollar integration now closer
Bahamians will soon be able to transact in Sand Dollars with persons holding bank accounts and digital wallets at other financial services providers, a Cabinet minister said yesterday.
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Home porting cruise line to bring 16,500 guests
The second cruise line to begin home porting in The Bahamas will bring 16,500 total passengers to this nation over the four months to end-November 2021, a Cabinet minister has disclosed.
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FACE TO FACE: ‘The Soil Guru’ on a mission and people are buying in to his message
THE cannabis industry is beginning to take shape in The Bahamas with the imminent Medicinal Cannabis Bill 2021 set to be tabled in Parliament.
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Entertainment rivals ask: What about us?
Entertainment businesses yesterday voiced relief they can finally begin “the long road” to rebounding from COVID-19’s multi-million dollar losses even though several have yet to reach the starting line.
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Funeral directors say protocols leading to long morgue delays
THE president of Bahamas Funeral Directors Association said adhering to protocols for coroner’s cases and bodies awaiting death certificates are some of the aspects leading to bodies being stored at the morgue for protracted periods.
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Govt touts 14,000 new SMEs created
The government yesterday sought to show its small and medium-sized enterprise (SME) focus is delivering results by reiterating that almost 14,000 such businesses have been formed since the 2017 general election.
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EDITORIAL: A matter of politics and the pandemic
THE worlds of politics and the pandemic are coming crashing together this week.
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BPL union seeks to raise deal pressure
The union representing Bahamas Power & Light’s (BPL) line staff yesterday sought to increase pressure for a new industrial deal it argues is critical to combat the rising cost of living.
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Cooper: Tourism on the up since November 2020
TOURISM, Investments and Aviation Minister Chester Cooper revealed yesterday that tourist arrivals have been on “an upward trajectory” since last November despite the economic fall-out from COVID-19.
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EDITORIAL: PAC is a tool that can bring better government
THE Public Accounts Committee has new powers – and Opposition leader Philip “Brave” Davis is determined to use them.
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Gov’t opens up Sunday trading
The Davis administration last night further re-opened the Bahamian economy by abolishing the restriction that prevented construction and retail businesses from working on Sundays.
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MSC, Norwegian eye Nassau home porting
Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC) Cruises and Norwegian Cruise Line (NCL) are the other two entities eyeing Nassau for home porting as the country readies to “make sure we beat expectations”.
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A COMIC'S VIEW: Covid jokes to help ease our anxiety
Humour is proven stress reliever and although some may not like the idea of making fun during tough times like the COVID-19 global pandemic, millions of ‘posters’ on line have flooded social media platforms with funny memes, jokes, videos, GIFs to lessen the panic of the pandemic.
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Are you getting bent out of shape?
There’s more than one meaning to our column heading this week, but in this instance, I am using the phrase literally and want to talk to you about poor posture and its harmful effect on the body.
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Gibson upset his defeated rival was invited on Long Island trip
LONG Island MP Adrian Gibson has taken issue with Health and Wellness Minister Dr Michael Darville for inviting a defeated election candidate on an official trip to Long Island.
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Fourth wave fears will lead to booster rollout
HEALTH and Wellness Minister Dr Michael Darville says the government is planning to roll out booster vaccine shots to immunocompromised Bahamians and residents before year’s end amid mounting concerns of a possible fourth COVID-19 wave.
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Bahamas needs 28 cruise tourists for every stopover
The Bahamas now needs to attract 28 cruise visitors to match the spending of one land-based or stopover visitor, the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) revealed yesterday.
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Activists seek court’s help to protect Abaco homes under threat
THE attorney representing shanty town residents in a judicial review centred on the demolition of unregulated communities yesterday filed an urgent appeal asking the court to consider extending the 2018 injunction that barred the government from evicting shanty town residents and disconnecting services in their communities.
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EDITORIAL: Talk of herd immunity is premature
THE sun always shines in the world of Renward Wells.
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Ex-minister: Extra $90m shows our policies working
An ex-Cabinet minister yesterday urged the Government to build on “the positive trend and headroom” left by the Minnis administration after revenues exceeded their first quarter target by $90m.
