Private pilots launch Bahamas travel alert
The world’s largest private pilots group yesterday issued a “travel advisory” alert on The Bahamas over “the substantial and egregious” fee increases imposed on the sector in the 2024-2025 Budget.
Aliv ‘where we need to be’ through $90m raise
Aliv’s latest capital raise “takes us where we need to be” by “cleaning up” multiple inter-company loans and providing funds for capital investment, Cable Bahamas’ top executive disclosed yesterday.
Cargo company ‘threatening business licences’ of couriers
Former Prime Minister Dr Hubert Minnis accused JDL, the company tasked with renovating and maintaining the cargo section at Lynden Pindling International Airport, of threating to have the business licence of courier companies revoked if they do not pay their bills.
Cooper: US airlines trying to make Bahamasair a victim
CHESTER Cooper confirmed that a consortium of American airlines, in opposing air navigation services fees in The Bahamas, has tried to make Bahamasair a casualty of its campaign.
‘He just wanted to marry his girlfriend’ - but killers shot him as he held his baby
CARLOS Joseph’s dream of marrying his girlfriend and adopting her six-year-old daughter ended when he was shot dead while holding their eight-month-old child on Tuesday.
‘We were robbed’ - but pair admit they took stolen money
TWO men were fined after admitting in court to lying about being victims of an armed robbery when they had actually stolen more than $6,000 from their employers last week.
91st murder victim of year shot dead as he sat in yard
POLICE launched an investigation yesterday into the fatal shooting of a man in the vicinity of Wilson Track and Palm Beach Avenue, the 91st murder of the year.
US airlines’ block bid ‘falls short’
Recent attempts by Airlines for America to block the Bahamas’ national flag carrier from operating passenger and cargo flights into and out of The United States have fallen short of its intended outcome, with the US Department of Transportation once again ruling in favor of The Bahamas, harkening back to its initial position that the Bahamas’ air navigation services charges, also known as overflight fees, did not represent “unfair practices”, or “unreasonable discrimination”.
ACW returns with ‘Fight for Paradise’ Oct. 19
THE All Caribbean Wrestling (ACW) tour is making another stop in The Bahamas on October 19 to present the “Fight for Paradise” live pro wrestling event.
DEIDRE BASTIAN: Be fair but ruthless to identify company flaws
Assessing your company’s strengths and weaknesses can enlighten you as to how it is performing and what can be done better.
Chess masters return from 45th World Chess Olympiad
THE Bahamas Chess Federation (BCF) proudly announces the successful return of its chess masters from the 45th World Chess Olympiad in Budapest, Hungary.
Royal honour for work of Lend a Hand Bahamas
LEND a Hand Bahamas (LAHB) has been selected for inclusion in the King’s Trust, with King Charles III as its official patron.
Disability laws ‘nothing but words’
THE laws are in place, but for the disabled community in The Bahamas, they’re often nothing more than words on paper.
FRONT PORCH: Celebrating native genius and enterprise
Genius: “exceptional intellectual or creative power or other natural ability.”
Mitchell on crime: What more do you want govt to do?
AFTER Opposition members accused the government of lacking a sound plan to combat crime, Fox Hill MP Fred Mitchell questioned what more they expect the government to do.
Pintard: GBPA should say hard no to electric hike
Opposition Leader Michael Pintard said the Grand Bahama Port Authority has not “gone far enough” in its decision to suspend its review of Grand Bahama Power Company’s base rate increase proposal.
Bahamasair seeks expiring US permission’s extension
Bahamasair wants regulators to extend its existing approval to operate in the US, which is due to expire today, until this authority is fully renewed amid opposition from major American airlines.
BTC pledges ‘new technology’ for long-suffering Eleutherans
The Bahamas Telecommunications Company (BTC) is planning to “soon trial new technology” on Eleuthera that will improve the island’s broadband Internet connectivity amid multiple outage complaints.
Minnis: Not enough health staff - use hospital money to fix issues
Former Prime Minister Dr Hubert Minnis said the Public Hospital Authority has insufficient staff and called for the Davis administration to use the funds sourced for the new specialty hospital to correct the existing issues.
Chamber has ‘strong objection’ to another minimum wage rise
The Bahamas Chamber of Commerce and Employers’ Confederation expressed its “strong objection” to talks of another minimum wage increase which Peter Goudie, a representative of the National Tripartite Council believes should be tied to the prevailing Bahamian inflation rate.
