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Move to take back control of airspace
FREEPORT – Transport and Aviation Minister Glenys Hanna-Martin said government will soon move to negotiate an arrangement that will see the US government hand over management of the country’s airspace.
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Bringing joy to the world
THE Bel Canto Singers ushered in Christmas for many at the weekend with two concerts in contrasting settings, offering arrangements of traditional carols and anthems mixed with spirituals.
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Partnership for 900 acre Exuma project
A public-private partnership arrangement is to be implemented for the development of 900 acres near George Town, the Prime Minister revealing that the Government had decided to make an “intervention” for the purposes of securing future Bahamian involvement.
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Petro Caribe: Are Caribbean countries prepared for the worst?
By Sir Ronald Sanders
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BPL delinquencies may force further govt help
The government may be forced into giving Bahamas Power & Light (BPL) a further bail-out if too few of its 16,000 delinquent customers pay-off their arrears, a Cabinet minister warned yesterday.
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Trade missions ‘big part’ of Chamber’s agenda
THE Bahamas Chamber of Commerce and Employers Confederation (BCCEC) is pushing for more reciprocal trade arrangements, its chief executive describing this as a “big part” of the agenda going forward.
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Sir Arlie’s widow fights his family
SIR Arlington Butler’s widow has resorted to legal action to prevent her from allegedly being banished from her marital home by two of her stepchildren, as well as to have a say over her husband’s state recognised funeral arrangements, according to her attorney.
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Bannister absent for ‘pre-arranged commitment’
THE Cabinet Office has released a statement in response to social media speculation about Minister of Works-designate Desmond Bannister who was not present at a swearing in ceremony for Cabinet ministers at Government House on Monday.
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Missing point on minimum wage
Some faulty economic thinking is predictably creeping into the narrative of the debate for increasing the minimum wage and it has the potential for undermining support for the increase at this time, especially among those not fully committed to it in the first place.
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Guyanese woman accused of smuggling migrants from Bahamas to Florida
A WOMAN from Guyana has been arrested by US federal authorities on charges of illegally taking a boatload of undocumented foreigners from The Bahamas to Miami.
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Gov’t pushing for Baha Mar open
Prime Minister Perry Christie said yesterday that the Government is arranging bi-lateral meetings with a high ranking delegation from China to discuss the completion and full opening of the stalled Baha Mar project.
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Retailers reiterate concern over Baha Mar's John Bull deal
SEVERAL Bay Street retailers yesterday reiterated concerns that they would effectively be squeezed out of the Baha Mar project due to rival John Bull’s ‘master leasor’ for retail agreement at the $2.6 billion project.
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‘True extent’ of loan delinquency soon revealed
The Central Bank’s governor yesterday warned that the “true extent” of COVID-19 loan delinquencies will soon reveal itself as the final 8.5 percent of credit balances in deferral exit these arrangements.
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Disney Cruise Line announces all-female scholarship arrangement with LJM Maritime Academy
DISNEY Cruise Line (DCL) has announced an all-female scholarship arrangement with the LJM Maritime Academy, permitting female cadets with leadership aspirations an opportunity to enrol in a three-year programme.
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LOI firm’s advisers admit PM meeting to discuss project
Key advisers to the group at the centre of the Renward Wells’ Letter of Intent (LOI) controversy have admitted arranging a meeting with Prime Minister Perry Christie where they “spent quite a long time” discussing its waste-to-energy project.
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Govt to meet BEC bidders
GOVERNMENT advisors are expected to soon meet with the selected bidders for the Bahamas Electricity Corporation’s restructuring with a view to discussing arrangements for the process, according to Deputy Prime Minister Philip “Brave” Davis.
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Haitian Ambassador in hospital
THE Ministry of Foreign Affairs has announced that Jeffrey Williams, Bahamas ambassador to Haiti and non-resident ambassador to the Dominican Republic, is in hospital after he experienced “a medical episode” on Tuesday morning while working at the Ba
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New era of Opposition leadership starts with arguments over seats
ALTHOUGH Parliament began yesterday with a pleasant exchange of formalities between House of Assembly Speaker Dr Kendal Major, Prime Minister Perry Christie and Loretta Butler-Turner over her new appointment as leader of the official Opposition, the session quickly turned contentious as the drama in the Free National Movement exploded into full view amid arguments over issues of legitimacy and the meaning of seating arrangements.
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Nurses arrange meeting over new shift system
NURSES nationwide have hastily arranged a meeting for Friday night to respond to the Public Hospital Authority’s announcement that a new shift system for them will go into effect on December 10th.
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'We might have to use state-arranged isolation'
CHIEF Medical Officer Dr Pearl McMillan said either self-isolation or state-arranged isolation measures could be used for people in The Bahamas who contract COVID-19 but are not ill.
