Briland: Cruise tourism ‘disaster waiting to happen’
More than 99.4 percent of existing and potential Harbour Island visitors have made it “crystal clear cruise tourism is a disaster waiting to happen” for the destination, a hotelier warned yesterday.
Real estate ‘on fire’ with $400m in deals
Realtors yesterday said the market’s international segment is “just on fire right now” with some estimating that $400m worth of property was sold or went under contract during the 2021 first quarter.
Agency seeking ‘outstanding’ PI Royal Caribbean lease approval
A Bahamian entrepreneur yesterday “challenged Royal Caribbean to produce” its western Paradise Island crown land lease after a government agency voiced concern approvals are “still outstanding”.
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A STRUCTURAL fire at Potter’s Cay on Sunday has left six stalls completely burned to the ground and two others with damage.
‘Making money off The Farm’
PUBLIC Works Minister Desmond Bannister has defended a sting operation at The Farm shanty town in Abaco last week, insisting residents had broken the law.
‘Now it’s our turn to help’
PRIME Minister Dr Hubert Minnis said Cabinet will discuss giving financial assistance to those affected by the volcano eruption in St Vincent and the Grenadines.
PM: Housing initiative not ‘one-off’ exercise
The prime minister yesterday pledged that the government’s efforts to make home ownership more affordable for Bahamians will not be a “one-off endeavour” that lacks a coherent strategy.
Restaurants: Vaccine is the ‘only way back’
Restaurant owners yesterday said they are encouraging all their employees to become vaccinated against COVID-19 as “the only way back” for the industry and wider Bahamian economy.
Insurance woe exposed from Potter’s Cay blaze
Vendors yesterday said none of the eight Potter’s Cay Dock stalls damaged by Sunday night’s fire were covered by any form of insurance - either on the structure or their contents.
Four Guyanese men reportedly missing after leaving for The Bahamas
POLICE said they have not received any missing person’s reports about four Guyanese men who reportedly went missing after leaving their home country for The Bahamas in early January.
Commission gives estimate on registrants number for voter parity
HOUSE Speaker Halson Moultrie said the Constituencies Commission estimates that each constituency in New Providence should have about 5,100 registrants for the next general election to ensure voter parity.
GB doctor’s vaccine claims: ‘No official complaint made to Ministry of Health’
ALTHOUGH a well-known Grand Bahama doctor has claimed his family suffered adverse side effects from the AstraZeneca shot, Deputy Chief Medical Officer Dr Delon Brennen says there was no official complaint made to the Ministry of Health.
‘Possibility’ of new COVID-19 mutations being in the country
WITH a number of new COVID-19 infections linked to recent travel, a local health union official believes it is likely that new COVID-19 variants detected abroad could already be here in The Bahamas.
BUT president says to her knowledge only one member inquired about taking vaccine
EVEN though teachers are now eligible to receive the Oxford-AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine, Bahamas Union of Teachers President Belinda Wilson said to her knowledge, public educators have expressed limited interest to the union about getting the shot.
75-year-old Andros resident dies of COVID
AN Andros resident is the latest casualty of COVID-19, having died from the disease on Saturday.
Power out for more than 20 hours for some after storm
SOME residents in New Providence were left without power for more than 20 hours after severe weather Sunday night affected Bahamas Power and Light’s systems.
Man charged with murder
A 21-year-old man was yesterday charged with murder in the Magistrate’s Court.
Haitian man and woman must pay $300 to avoid prison
A HAITIAN man and woman who admitted travelling to the country illegally must each pay $300 to avoid spending a year in prison prior to their deportation.
Teenager placed on daily curfew after fight
A TEENAGER who last month fought another youngster who accused him of being a homosexual was yesterday placed on a daily curfew.
Pedrya Seymour poised for her second Olympics
She made her debut at the 2016 Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. But after going through a whirlwind of training sites, Pedrya Seymour feels she’s right where she needs to be to get ready for her second appearance at the games in Tokyo, Japan, in August.
