Cruise switch ‘lifts the cloud’ from Briland
Harbour Island resort owners yesterday hailed Crystal Cruises’ decision to drop plans for a weekly call as “lifting the cloud that could have radically changed the destination’s appeal”.
Cruise port ‘won’t cannibalise’ marinas’ boating business
The Nassau Cruise Port’s top executive has sought to reassure New Providence marina operators that it will not “cannibalise” their business through its plan to offer mega yacht docking facilities.
Major resorts ‘back to 60%’ by Christmas
A Cabinet minister yesterday voiced optimism that major resorts will “get back to 60 percent of where they were in 2019” by Christmas, with May’s visitor arrivals forecast to rise to the mid-70,000 range.
‘Rapid improvement’ desired over Water Corp’s $22m debt
The Water & Sewerage Corporation’s main BISX-listed supplier says it expects to see “a rapid improvement” in the $21.7m debts owed to it by end-September 2021.
It’s so very hard...they just kill him
THE mother of the teenager who was fatally stabbed during an altercation at school on Tuesday said when she first got a call from officials to head to the hospital, she had no idea her child had been killed.
COVID cases on rise among youngsters
HEALTH officials are troubled by the trend of children catching COVID-19 at a greater rate than they did during the first and second waves, Health Minister Renward Wells said yesterday.
Curfew tightens on Family Islands
PRIME Minister Dr Hubert Minnis announced yesterday the daily curfew in Andros, the Berry Islands and Cat Island will be 8pm to 5am starting today out of concern for the COVID-19 situation on those islands.
Andros fears 8pm curfew to undermine crab season
An Andros businessman yesterday said extending the COVID-19 curfew’s start to 8pm on that island simply “won’t work” due to the imminent start of crab season.
Spanish Wells mixed over cruise call plans
Spanish Wells businesses yesterday gave a mixed reaction to Crystal Cruises’ plans to make weekly stops in the destination after the Harbour Island call proposed initially ran into strong opposition.
CARICOM, Latin American nations ‘front of mind’ with regards to US vaccines
A UNITED States official said the Biden administration has not made a final decision yet on which countries will benefit from America’s promised vaccine sharing but stressed the COVID-19 situation in CARICOM and Latin American nations has been “front of mind”.
Woman arrested for begging is discharged
A MAGISTRATE yesterday discharged a woman who was arrested for begging in a public place.
Family suing for $10m after cruise to The Bahamas on super yacht
THE family of a Canadian billionaire is suing a super yacht company for $10 million after claiming they were left “violently ill” and subject to false imprisonment by the “odorous, ill-tempered British captain” of their luxury cruise to The Bahamas.
‘Great success’ as mangrove restoration gets underway
MANGROVE restoration is underway in Grand Bahama and Abaco, where replanting events have taken place, bringing the total number of mangroves planted to over 10,000.
Officers testify about human trafficking investigation
THE trial of a man and woman who were accused of conspiring to sexually exploit two teenage girls through human trafficking opened before the Chief Magistrate yesterday.
Man acquitted of rape is awarded $767,000 in damages
A FORMER food store manager who was acquitted of rape was recently awarded $767,000 in damages after he sued the government for malicious prosecution and unlawful arrest.
Politicization of sports is against the spirit of the Olympic charter
China as the host country has been steadily advancing preparations for the Beijing Winter Olympics and the Paralympic Winter Games, which will open in Beijing and adjacent Zhangjiakou on February 4, 2022 as scheduled.
Crystal Cruise lines to Spanish Wells
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Bahamas in 3rd place after 7-2 loss to El Salvador
The Bahamas fell to a 1-2 record and third place in Group B after a lopsided loss to El Salvador yesterday at the 2021 CONCACAF Beach Soccer Championships.
Weinburger Jr and Lions eliminated in NAIA opening round
WADE Weinburger Jr and his Bryan College Lions had their run in the NAIA Baseball National Championship Opening Round come to an end yesterday in the Lakeland Bracket.
