Bahamas promoted to Carolina investors
THE Ministry of Tourism, Investments and Aviation will continue to promote The Bahamas to potential tourists and investors through a series of events in North Carolina this week.
Hotels give ‘strong support’ on minimum wage increase
BAHAMIAN hotel and restaurant employers yesterday gave “strong support” to the Government’s minimum wage increase while voicing relief that both they and employees finally have clarity on the issue.
Performance of Members of Parliament
It has been a little over a year since scores of “new” members of parliament were elected; re-elected or rejected. How would some of the ones who were privileged to be elected for the first time would have performed; under performed or are unmitigated “miserable” F first year students of the subtle art of politics? I propose to grade them all over the course of the next few weeks.
Too little but not too late
There is nothing natural or “free market” about the low structural ratio of wages to prices and profits in The Bahamas.
Price control expansion
A FOOD store retailer says The Bahamas is becoming “a dictatorship” after the Government sought to expand the price control regime to a further 38 products without industry consultation.
NPSA Best of 5: Hitmen take Game 1
MANAGER Darren Stevens liked what he saw from his C&S Hitmen in game one of their New Providence Softball Association men’s best-of-five championship series at the Baillou Hills Sporting Complex on Saturday night.
Rashield Williams loses via split decision
RASHIELD Williams took on a new opponent on short notice and suffered his first loss at the professional level in over two years.
Sports Notes
THE Government Secondary Schools Sports Association (GSSSA) will begin its 2022/23 sports calendar with softball and baseball on Monday at the Baillou Hills Sporting Complex.
Getting hands-on with science in Grand Bahama
THE GLOBAL Conversations Development Centre held STEM workshops on Grand Bahama, exposing special needs students to hands-on real-world learning experiences, and provided relevant skills training to educators in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics.
PM to meet with retailers next week
PRESS Secretary Clint Watson confirmed a meeting with retailers and Prime Minister Philip “Brave” Davis will take place next week.
Rent-to-own housing initiative to provide 50 homes in pilot phase
HOUSING and Transport Minister JoBeth Coleby-Davis on Friday officially announced the launch of her ministry’s rent-to-own housing initiative which will open early next month.
Private land 'makes it difficult for govt to intervene' in shanty towns
PRESS Secretary Clint Watson says private owned land has made it difficult for the government to stop the growth of shanty towns in Abaco.
Request for proposals soon to award contracts for new Grand Bahama hospital
HEALTH and Wellness Minister Dr Michael Darville said Friday a request for proposals to award contracts for the building phase of a new Grand Bahama hospital is coming soon.
Ministry working with PAHO after cholera case
HEALTH and Wellness Minister Dr Michael Darville has assured the public that the Bahamas can handle an outbreak of cholera, should one occur, adding that officials were actively working to implement additional protocols.
Union frustration with alleged wrongful dismissals at GBPC
THE Commonwealth Electrical Workers Union has voiced frustration over the alleged wrongful dismissals of workers at the Grand Bahama Power Company.
Police investigate alleged suicide
POLICE are investigating an alleged suicide in which a male juvenile was the reported victim.
Murder charge in connection with Farmers Market shooting
A MAN was remanded by a Magistrate’s Court yesterday in connection with a shooting at a Farmers Market last month that left another man, who was on bail for murder, dead.
Charges over break-ins at rectory and business
A MAN was granted bail in a Magistrate’s Court on Friday in connection with recent break-ins at a rectory and a business.
$2,000 fine for man who stole phone
A MAN was ordered to pay a fine in a Magistrate’s Court on Friday after admitting to stealing a luxury phone earlier this month.
Man accused of grievous harm granted bail
A MAN was granted bail in a Magistrate’s Court Friday in connection with an alleged bar fight stabbing in North Andros last weekend.
