Probe launched into RBDF plane incident
AN Air Accident and Investigation Department (AAID) official yesterday confirmed a probe is underway into an incident involving a Royal Bahamas Defence Force caravan aircraft.
Minister says ‘we are a country of laws’ after man was locked up unlawfully for more than six years
IMMIGRATION Minister Elsworth Johnson said “we are a country of laws” after the Supreme Court awarded a record amount in damages to a Kenyan who was unlawfully detained at the Carmichael Road Detention Centre for six-and-a-half-years where he endured cruel and inhumane treatment.
‘My win isn’t just for me - it’s for The Bahamas’
LOCAL environment activist Kristal Ambrose has won a 2020 Goldman Environmental Prize for her work, which she credits as a win for The Bahamas and black women of the Caribbean.
Activist anger at litter dump
A LOCAL environmental activist is disgusted by the enormous amount of litter discarded by residents in the area at the waterway at Port of Call Drive, Freeport.
Aviation 'cutting edge' targeted for early 2021
A Cabinet minister is aiming to bring a reform package that will keep The Bahamas on aviation's "cutting edge", and improve its global regulatory standing, to Parliament in the 2021 first quarter.
Nassau's tourism arrivals see 99% September drop
Tourism arrivals almost totally dried up in September 2020 due to COVID-19 lockdowns and border restrictions, falling by 98.6 percent against a prior year comparative that contained Hurricane Dorian.
$580m developer urged to reassess cost projections
Environmental activists yesterday urged the developer behind the proposed $580m south Abaco resort project to "re-evaluate his costs" due to labour and material price spikes cause by Hurricane Dorian.
Sovereign wealth 'backstop' for oil exploration fall-out
Oil exploration royalties collected by The Bahamas' sovereign wealth fund could be used to finance spill/pollution clean-up from the very same activities, environmental activists are warning.
Businesses urged: Embrace digital fully for 75% fees cut
A Scotiabank (Bahamas) executive says local businesses could slash their banking fees by up to 75 percent if they more fully embrace digital banking.
Emergency orders to be eased on Eleuthera
PRIME Minister Dr Hubert Minnis has announced that COVID-19 restrictions on Eleuthera have been relaxed with immediate effect.
NIB director resigns to take ‘more stable’ role
NATIONAL Insurance Board Minister Brensil Rolle admitted yesterday that he did not take Nicola Virgill-Rolle seriously when she revealed in a conversation last Wednesday that she was considering resigning after more than two years as NIB’s director.
Lyford Cay residents’ fury at Americans’ party
LYFORD Cay residents have been left fuming after an American couple arrived in the gated community last week and hosted a 40-strong party that has led to a number of COVID-19 cases.
Turnquest turns his guns on the punch
FORMER Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance K Peter Turnquest has fired back at tabloid “attacks” against his reputation and term in office, which he suggests is motivated by the Minnis administration’s dismissal of a private loan agreement.
‘True fall-out’: Household loan defaults grow $58m
MORTGAGE and consumer loan delinquencies increased by $58m during October 2020 with a senior banker warning it may take five to seven years to recover from COVID-19’s “true fall-out”.
Retailers in 'mixed' Black Friday sales
Retailers have indicated a mixed "Black Friday" sales performance with some suffering up to a 45 percent decline compared to 2019 due to depressed consumer spending amid the COVID-19 economy.
Governor rejects non-essential import curb
The Central Bank's governor yesterday rejected as "bureaucratically inefficient" suggestions that The Bahamas impose restrictions on non-essential imports to protect the foreign currency reserves.
Concern over Grand Lucayan uncertainty
Grand Bahama businesses yesterday said they were “extremely disappointed” by the renewed uncertainty surrounding the Grand Lucayan's sale given hopes it will act as a catalyst for tourism's revival.
Rules are not working
We have spent the winter months in The Bahamas for several years since my wife and myself retired. Every year we look forward to coming back and escaping our harsh winter here on Long Island east of New York city. A short trip by air and we are in warm Bahamas. However this year it is looking more doubtful due to your Government’s difficult rules.
Bahamas blows late lead, loses to Puerto Rico 91-85
A disastrous fourth quarter collapse saw Team Bahamas squander a late lead to Puerto Rico and finish winless in the second window of the FIBA Americup 2022 Qualifiers.
Higgs scores career high 32, wins in Spain
LASHANN Higgs produced her professional basketball career high to help lift the Embutidos Pajariel Bembibre PDM to just their second victory this season in the Spanish Ladies’ League.
