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RBC acts to reverse ‘double payments’
ROYAL Bank of Canada (RBC) last night pledged it is “working diligently” to reverse payments where customers were charged double for the same transaction.
Rating of ‘banned’ film under review
THE Film Control Board’s controversial decision to ban an anime movie could be reversed pending a review by the Ministry of Youth, Sports and Culture and the Office of the Attorney General.
WORLD VIEW: Thirsty future? Urgent action for Caribbean and Latin America
IN the face of escalating global environmental challenges, water scarcity and water stress have emerged as critical issues that threaten the livelihoods and well-being of millions of people.
Armed robbery accused admits to escaping custody at Southern police station last week
A MAN accused of robbing a web shop admitted yesterday to escaping the Southern Police Station last week.
Man gets three years jail for having unlicenced firearm and ammunition
A MAN was sentenced to three years in prison after admitting to owning a loaded gun found in an abandoned car in Miller’s End last weekend.
Sumner: Fees and firings likely over NIB hike
FORMER director and CEO of the Bahamas Chamber of Commerce and Employers Confederation (BCCEC) Edison Sumner said when National Insurance Board contribution rates increase, businesses may offset costs by increasing prices, service fees and firing employees.
Bahamas wants 2,000 more hotel rooms for ‘good footing’
THE Bahamas’ prospects for continued tourism growth depend on bringing 2,000 hotel rooms, or 15 percent of its total pre-COVID inventory, back on line swiftly with the industry at “maximum capacity”.
Man ordered to 250 hours of community service for stealing $1800 from Starbucks
A 20-year-old man was ordered to serve 250 hours of community service after admitting to stealing $1,833.75 from Starbucks at Cable Cottage over a period of three months.
URCA independence fear over director terminations
CABLE Bahamas is urging the Government to reform the law so as to preserve the Utilities Regulation and Competition Authority’s (URCA) independence and reduce its costs.
FNM: SEARS ‘MUST RESIGN OR BE FIRED’ – Call for minister to step aside if he misled Parliament
FREE National Movement (FNM) leader Michael Pintard said National Insurance Board Minister Alfred Sears should resign or be fired if he misled Parliament about increases in NIB contribution rates.
AG blasts ‘utter foolishness’ of France’s Bahamas blacklisting
The Attorney General has slammed France’s decision to keep The Bahamas on its national tax blacklist as “complete and utter foolishness”.
Regulators standing firm over tougher consumer protection
REGULATORS have held firm over plans to slash the time for communications industry operators to resolve customer complaints, wrongful disconnections and new serve installation despite industry push back.
PI Crown Land battle splits Court of Appeal
The Bahamian entrepreneur seeking to restore Paradise Island’s lighthouse has split the Court of Appeal over his long-running Crown Land lease battle with the Government.
Kate, Princess of Wales, says she has cancer and is undergoing chemotherapy
LONDON (AP) — Kate, the Princess of Wales, has cancer and is undergoing chemotherapy, she said Friday in a stunning announcement that follows weeks of speculation about her health and whereabouts.
Legal win for Sandals on ex-butler sex claims
SANDALS Royal Bahamian and its parent have won two legal victories in just over a month against a US couple who generated massive global publicity in making claims of indecent assault against an ex-butler.
A.I.-driven solutions 'can improve our health care, reduce poverty, combat climate change, mitigate crime'
ARTIFICIAL Intelligence (AI) will be a tool the Bahamas Government plans to use in the future, according to Parliamentary Secretary of Economic Affairs Wayde Watson, who teased an app that is in development currently that utilises AI.
Restaurant chain to double staff as revenues rise 15%
A BAHAMIAN restaurant chain is aiming to double its workforce by July through the creation of 48 new jobs with revenues for the year-to-date some 15 percent ahead of 2023.
‘Reimagined’ Bahama Grill to feature 102-room hotel
ERIC Gibson Jr, developer and owner of Bahama Grill on West Bay Street, is seeking approval from the Department of Physical Planning to construct a seven-storey, 102-room hotel complete with a “reimagined” Bahama Grill on the 1.39-acre plot.
The wreck of the HMS Lowstoffe
GREAT Inagua and Little Inagua boast some of the oldest and most enigmatic shipwrecks in The Bahamas, as they sit across the entrance to the Windward Passage.
‘Big question mark’ on Boating Act insurance
CONCERNS were yesterday raised over whether there is sufficient local insurance capacity to meet the new Boat Registration Act requirements as one carrier deemed the sector “too risky” to cover.
