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BBA full steam ahead with Caribbean Cup

With the assurance that the new Andre Rodgers Baseball Stadium will be completed by November, the Bahamas Baseball Association is moving full steam ahead with the hosting of the fourth Caribbean Cup.

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‘Free’ Sand Dollars to give currency lift

“Free” Sand Dollars will be issued to incentivise early adoption of a Central Bank-backed digital currency that remains “on the runway”, its governor said yesterday, despite a 305 percent circulation increase during 2021.

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Vaccines to be made available in schools

Parents to receive their vaccination consent letters in next two weeks

ACTING Chief Medical Officer Dr Phillip Swann said officials are making final arrangements to facilitate the administration of paediatric vaccines in schools to help increase vaccinations among children.

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BOB ‘can’t say we’re bank’ till loan growth

Bank of The Bahamas cannot truly “say we are on the way back” until it generates sustainable loan book growth again despite enjoying a 2022 financial year in which profits more than doubled to hit $11.218m.

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Hotels fear BPL hikes set to ‘derail’ rebound

Bahamian hotels yesterday warned that Bahamas Power & Light’s (BPL) planned fuel charge hikes of up to 163 percent have caused “outright anxiety” in the sector and could “derail” the post-COVID return to financial viability.

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‘Why up to 163% BPL fuel price hike as oil costs fall?’

Questions were raised yesterday as to why Bahamas Power & Light (BPL) is proposing to increase its fuel charge by up to 163 percent at a time when global oil prices are starting to decline from their March 2022 peak.

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PETER YOUNG: New British PM will have to do better than this

Having commented last week that the new British Prime Minister, Liz Truss had made a good start, only days later the picture has changed dramatically.

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