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Team Bahamas racks up relays, adds more medals at CARIFTA Aquatics
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No tariff ‘end of world’ as auto sales up 12%
Trump dashes ‘year of stability’ hopes for local small business
IMF raises Bahamas growth forecast amid Trump turmoil
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No tariff ‘end of world’ as auto sales up 12%
New car sales exceeded 2024’s “banner year” by 12 percent during the first two months of 2025, with one Bahamian auto dealer yesterday asserting that current global uncertainty “won’t become the end of the world”.
Trump dashes ‘year of stability’ hopes for local small business
Bahamian small business expectations that 2025 would be “a year of stability” have been dashed by the global economic turmoil unleashed by Donald Trump, a consultant to the sector revealed yesterday.
IMF raises Bahamas growth forecast amid Trump turmoil
The Bahamas was yesterday urged to “take with a grain of salt” the International Monetary Fund’s (IMF) modest upward revisions to this nation’s projected economic growth for 2025 and 2026.
Contractor awarded $150k over Dorian rebuild dispute
A Bahamian contractor has been awarded $150,000 after the Supreme Court ruled that an expatriate homeowner breached the agreement for him to rebuild her Dorian-devastated Hope Town house.
Starlink’s Out Island surge may put Cable, BTC ‘out of business’
A Family Island installer has warned that the likes of Cable Bahamas and the Bahamas Telecommunications Company (BTC) may find themselves “out of business” due to a “major” surge in demand for Starlink.
New sentence ordered for man first given death penalty
THE Privy Council quashed the life sentence of a man convicted of murder more than three decades ago, ordering that he be resentenced after finding that a serious procedural error denied him a fair hearing on his punishment.
Davis says signing is part of plan for cheaper, more reliable energy
THE government has inked a power purchase agreement with CVB Utility Company Limited to construct a 20-megawatt solar plant and five MWh battery storage system in New Providence — a move officials say will reduce fuel costs, strengthen energy reliability, and push The Bahamas closer to its clean energy targets.
Fish fry vendors’ alarm after deadly Easter Sunday shooting
ARAWAK Cay vendors are reeling after a man was gunned down at the heart of the popular Fish Fry strip on Sunday night, the country’s 25th murder for the year.
