EDITORIAL: We must keep going to get past the third wave
PERHAPS we are too eager for good news – but any hopes we might have emerged from the third wave of COVID-19 affecting our country are perhaps premature.
WORLD VIEW: Democracy too precious in CARICOM not to defend it abroad
MORE commonality was shown by CARICOM countries in a vote on Tuesday, June 15, at the Organization of American States (OAS) than has been seen in recent times.
INSIGHT: Why isn’t anyone listening to us?
“Temporary” social workers at the Ministry of Social Services and Urban Development are upset and accusing the authorities there of treating them “like garbage” while they remain uncertain as to the longevity of their employment.
INSIGHT: Deadly force should be last resort - not the first
LAST week’s shooting of a mentally ill man by Royal Bahamas Police Force (RBPF) officers has added another name to the list of individuals who have died in police involved shootings in recent years. However, this was not the typical situation where the police have met deadly force with the same.
Bahamian murdered in Florida
FLORIDA detectives are investigating the circumstances surrounding the shooting death of a Bahamian man in Broward County last week.
Beach vendors to take legal action
THE Cabbage Beach Vendors Association plans to take legal action against Access Industries for missing and damaged beach equipment.
Police seek to quiz five over mass shooting
POLICE are looking to speak with five people in connection with the April mass shooting in the Kemp Road area.
Playing ‘catch up’ on $200m clinic needs
The Bahamas will always be “playing catch up” with public health infrastructure needs that could amount to $200m just to upgrade community clinics, a former Cabinet minister has revealed.
Businesses face fire amid COVID vaccine ‘games’
The director of labour yesterday accused the Opposition of “playing political games” over COVID-19 vaccinations as businesses come under increasing fire for encouraging staff to become inoculated.
BREA chief: Do ‘admirable thing’ for existing deals
The Bahamas Real Estate Association’s (BREA) president says it will be “the admirable thing to do” for the government to “honour” current VAT rates on high-end deals agreed before the budget’s unveiling.
PM announces curfew change: 11pm to 5am
PRIME Minister Dr Hubert Minnis has announced that the curfew on New Providence has been changed to 11pm to 5am daily with immediate effect.
Cruise returnees cause airport rush
The Bahamas must “go back to the drawing board” on the departure experience for Royal Caribbean’s home porting passengers after many were forced to wait two hours or longer to check-in with Bahamasair.
Man killed in struggle with gunman
A MAN was shot dead after a struggle with a gunman outside his home in the Chippingham area last night.
PLP’s final candidate selected
THE Progressive Liberal Party has ratified its latest candidate, stating the organisation’s slate of contenders are “officially ready to compete” in the next general election.
WE MUST KEEP OUR GUARD UP: Forbes warns despite reduced cases third COVID wave still here
DESPITE a “slight decline” in coronavirus cases recently, health officials believe it is still “a little too early” to say whether the nation is emerging from the third wave of the virus.
Bahamas and all IFCs to feel tax compliance pinch
An attorney writes that this nation is being pushed to implement a 'low tax' regime
The past decade has witnesses an historically significant increase in international tax compliance measures.
IDB guarantee sought for $700m borrowing
The government is seeking a $200m guarantee from the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) to underwrite the bulk of its foreign currency borrowing in the 2021-2022 fiscal year, it was confirmed yesterday.
BTC: 7,000 homes on fibre by 2021 end
The Bahamas Telecommunications Company’s (BTC) chief executive says 7,000 homes will be added to its new fibre technology network by the end of 2021.
Govt touts 14,000 new SMEs created
The government yesterday sought to show its small and medium-sized enterprise (SME) focus is delivering results by reiterating that almost 14,000 such businesses have been formed since the 2017 general election.
The return of oil
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BARELY 14 months ago, oil traders were paying almost $40 to anyone willing to accept delivery of a barrel of crude by the end of May 2020. Such had been the pandemic’s impact in the demand for the black gold, that storage reached full capacity and those who, acting as middlemen, had secured large quantities of oil, were unable not just to resell it but even to keep it stored at a suitable location.
