Redundant Hilton staff in line for Sandals jobs
LABOUR Minister Keith Bell has announced the Department of Labour is partnering with the management of Sandals, specifically to ascertain how many of the 106 soon-to-be former employees of the Hilton can be hired at the resort’s properties.
Survivor tells of deadly voyage from Bimini with human smugglers
THE siblings living in a small Colombian city hard hit by the nation’s economic downturn and decades of civil conflict first got the idea to reunite with their mother in the United States on the internet.
PM pledges ‘new era of prosperity’
The Prime Minister has vowed to create a “new era of possibility and prosperity” while pledging not to return to how business was conducted before Hurricane Dorian and COVID-19.
Wasted money
Minister of State Public Services seems to have a knack to being precise and concise and on the ball.
$400 fine over marijuana
A 44-YEAR-OLD man was yesterday ordered to pay $400 to avoid spending two months behind bars after police found more than five ounces of marijuana in his home last year.
Man convicted of rape
A 28-YEAR-OLD Abaco man was convicted of rape and other serious offences yesterday at the Grand Bahama Supreme Court.
118 Haitians repatriated
THE Department of Immigration repatriated 118 Haitian migrants on Tuesday.
Small contractors sceptical on Gov’t housing promises
Several small Bahamian contractors have voiced scepticism over being able to win government housing contracts despite the Davis administration’s pledge to give them access.
Bags with cocaine found on boat in the Exumas
A Drug Enforcement Unit officer yesterday testified about discovering three bags with suspected cocaine on a vessel captained by a Dominican and Colombian national in the Exuma chain last year.
Personal income tax
Great attorney Andrew Allen has responded to my response to his original proposal for increased Company Tax and new Personal Income Tax...he seems hell bent and strong that this is the better fiscal and financial policy approach... hang in, Mr Allen.
Property tax
Sometimes it is best not to comment when you have been fan-faring how good the property market is and who record high leveled sales.
Race issues in The Bahamas
There is not a single racist bone in my body. As a black Bahamian man many of my ‘best’ friends, personally and professionally have been and are white Bahamians. From my early days as an Articled Clerk in the chambers of the late Lawrence LPJ Trenchard, an expatriate transplanted Englishman, I came to know a ton of white/conchy joe Bahamians.
‘I stole conch to support my family’
A 35-YEAR-OLD woman who claimed she stole $100 worth of conch last month to make extra money to support her family was discharged with a warning yesterday.
GB airport’s $3.6m losses
SINCE the acquisition of the Grand Bahama International Airport, the government has seen $3.6m in operational losses a year, Deputy Prime Minister Chester Cooper said yesterday.
Ayton back to work
Phoenix Suns centre Deandre Ayton returned to the starting lineup for the first time since January 16 and the NBA’s No.1 overall seed continued its win streak.
BAAA to stage ‘All-Comers Track Classic’ on Saturday
WITH their regular club meets being called off because of the rise in cases in COVID-19, the Bahamas Association of Athletic Associations has had to resort to staging a series of time trials or ‘All-Comers’ meets at the Thomas A Robinson National Stadium.
Nesbitt, Miller play key roles in FIBA Basket Champions League Americas
TAVARIO Miller and David Nesbitt continue to play key roles for their teams as the group stage continues in the FIBA Basketball Champions League Americas.
‘JJ’ cans season high 28pts
JONQUEL Jones celebrated Tuesday’s new contract announcement with the Connecticut Sun with her most dominant performance on the FIBA EuroLeague Women’s circuit.
Revenue’s $1.3bn increase ‘will not be easy to achieve’
A Bahamas-based risk management consultant is “cautiously optimistic” the Government will achieve its $1.3bn revenue increase, but conceded: “It’s not going to be easy to reach.”
BLTA ‘Play Tennis Bahamas’ Spring Saturday
THE Bahamas Lawn Tennis Association ‘Play Tennis Bahamas” Spring Session is set to begin 9am Saturday, February 5 at The National Tennis Centre.
