Andros initiative set to create up to 700 jobs
A former Chamber of Commerce chief executive yesterday said 700-plus jobs are forecast to ultimately be created after Andros' community-based Tourism Cluster Development Programme launches on June 29-30
Private sector must play its part over education
Today marks the end of another school year. Most educational institutions in The Bahamas would likely describe it as a challenging but successful period. We know, and research bears this out, that quality education systems are those where students, parents, teachers and the administrative system work together in ensuring that no child is left behind.
FRONT PORCH: US view of Bahamas and Caribbean one-dimensional and ignorant
THE US Vice President Kamala Harris came to The Bahamas last week for considerably less than a day to meet with Caricom leaders. As promoted by the US Embassy in Nassau: “The Vice President’s trip delivers on the Biden-Harris Administration’s commitment to advance cooperation with the Caribbean, pursue shared prosperity and security, and celebrate the common bonds between our nations.
STATESIDE: US rival tensions continue to build as China’s recent affair with Cuba taking centre stage
“The Cuban Missile Crisis of October 1962 was a direct and dangerous confrontation between the United States and the Soviet Union during the Cold War and was the moment when the two superpowers came closest to nuclear conflict,” according to the US State Department’s historical office.
EDITORIAL: A Haitian solution - from which Haitians?
A SLIGHTLY curious note has entered the discussion over how best to respond to the situation in Haiti.
RBPF shows off 50 new motorcycles to ‘assist with traffic management’
THE Royal Bahamas Police Force has acquired 50 motorcycles, according to Police Commissioner Clayton Fernander, who said the bikes cost millions.
Davis administration denies Minnis charge UB tax exemptions are being reduced
THE Davis administration has denied Dr Hubert Minnis’ claim it is reducing the taxes the University of The Bahamas is exempt from paying.
Fernander: Shooting victim ‘didn’t realise she was hit’
POLICE Commissioner Clayton Fernander said the 27-year-old mother injured in a police-involved shooting on Sunday did not initially know she had been shot.
PM tours renovated PMH, expanded bed capacity eases hospital crisis
PRIME Minister Philip “Brave” Davis toured the Princess Margaret Hospital yesterday, saying the crisis is subsiding.
Doctors targets share offering for end-August
Doctors Hospital is targeting end-August 2023 for a share offering that will give more Bahamians an ownership interest in the healthcare provider just as it aims to “near double” pre-COVID’s $60m annual revenues.
Wendy’s says PI ambition not over despite reverse
The Wendy’s and Marco’s Pizza operator last night asserted it has not abandoned its Paradise Island ambitions despite the planning appeals board overturning the approvals previously granted for the former Scotiabank site.
‘Worst deal in history’ to give Gov’t $78m in 2023
Nassau Cruise Port yesterday estimated it will generate more than $78m for the Government during the 2023 calendar year after a Cabinet minister blasted the project as “the worst deal in Bahamian history”.
Bell on Nassau Cruise Port; Minnis administration ‘executed a bad lease’
IMMIGRATION Minister Keith Bell and former Prime Minister Dr Hubert Minnis clashed over the Nassau Cruise Port yesterday after the Carmichael MP said the Minnis administration executed a bad lease agreement.
Immigration Department collects $80m in revenue ytd; ‘largest in our history’
IMMIGRATION Minister Keith Bell said the immigration department collected nearly $80m in revenue between last July and this March –– the largest in the agency’s history.
First labour force survey since Covid-19 expected to be released June 20
THE Department of Statistics will release the latest labour force survey on June 20th, according to Labour director Robert Farquharson.
FTX chief: I’ll tie US up in Bahamas ‘for years’
FTX’s founder has warned he will use the Bahamian judicial system to block efforts to bring additional fraud, bribery and corruption-related charges against him “for years” by going all the way to the UK-based Privy Council.
First case of monkey pox confirmed in Bahamas
A 31-year-old man with no relevant travel history has been diagnosed with monkeypox, the first reported case of a Bahamian confirmed with the disease.
Head of UB resigns for ‘personal and family reasons’
THE University of the Bahamas announced the surprise resignation of president Dr Erik Rolland yesterday, saying he will leave his position on June 30 for “personal, family reasons”.
DPP: 'No decision made yet’ on MP rape allegation case
Cordell Frazier, Acting Director of Public Prosecutors, said her office received the police file on an MP accused of abusing his ex-girlfriend but has not yet made a decision on the matter.
