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‘Cut suit to fit the cloth’: Movie demand off 85%

Galleria Cinemas must “cut the suit to fit the cloth”, its principal asserted yesterday, with consumer demand for cinema showings down “as much as 85 percent” compared to pre-COVID.

Customs officer wins appeal on $30k John Bull watch theft

A Customs officer has seen his four-year sentence for participating in a conspiracy to steal $30,000 of John Bull’s watches quashed as “unsafe and unsatisfactory” by the Court of Appeal.

Chamber leadership election heating up

The Bahamas Chamber of Commerce and Employers Confederation’s (BCCEC) top post is set to be hotly contested tonight amid concerns it is no longer truly serving the private sector’s needs.

Bahamasair’s Cuba, Haiti return covers local ‘shortfall’

Bahamasair’s managing director last night said holiday bookings for travel to the US are producing 60 percent load factors “and climbing”, adding: “Anything is a big boost.”

Dismissal claim dragged on 12 years

A former Polymers International supervisor has seen his $45,500 wrongful dismissal award upheld despite being in charge when the Freeport-based plant came perilously close to exploding.

Pre-election board at BPL still in place

A Bahamas Power and Light source is alleging the company’s new board of directors cannot perform its duties due to an extension granted to the previous board and executives by the outgoing Minnis administration.

‘Show us the proof on hiring’

FORMER Public Service Minister Brensil Rolle yesterday said it was “totally untrue” that people were hired in the civil service on the day of the election.

COVID PATIENTS FACE NEW RISK: Experts warn mass use of anti-infection drugs poses threat

A PAN American Health Organisation official has raised the alarm about the “unprecedented” use of antimicrobials during the COVID-19 pandemic, which can lead to a rise in drug resistant infections.

Woman ‘was asked by former schoolmate to declare man innocent in trial’

A WOMAN testified yesterday how she feared for her safety after being approached by a former schoolmate who asked her to declare the man whose trial she was judging as innocent.

The fiscal mess we find ourselves in

Fiscal and financial information and understanding good question — honestly I doubt the majority of the past four-Governments had too much understanding of the real issues and as a result we are in the fiscal mess that we find ourselves. But no one seems will admit or be honest about the reality.

Capital punishment

On the books, legal BUT….since the last hanging 2000 - David Mitchell, when there was a double hanging under the Ingraham Government, the Crown has not been able to win– if you have to use a descriptive word – a Privy Council approval to carry out hanging – 21 years.

Battle 4 Atlantis to give tourism boost

The two Battle 4 Atlantis basketball tournament will bring a combined 7,000 visitors to The Bahamas over the Thanksgiving period, creating “exponential” tourism benefits for the country.

E-commerce usage to surge with ‘familiarity’

A Bahamas-based information technology provider yesterday said e-commerce system usage will increase once companies and consumers become more “familiar” with it.

Port forges crowdfunding partnership with ArawakX

The Grand Bahama Port Authority (GBPA) says it has forged a partnership with the ArawakX crowdfunding platform that will help give the island’s entrepreneurs better access to capital.