Baha Mar: February 'goal' for final hotels
Baha Mar's president yesterday revealed its two remaining hotel brands will re-open in February 2021 as he hailed the mega resort's return as "a real shot in the arm" for the Bahamian economy.
Miller-Uibo, Gardiner don’t make nominees’ list for athlete of year
Unlike the two years, no Bahamian athletes made the list of nominees for the World Athletics’ 2020 Male or Female Athlete of the Year.
Justin Roberts and Maginley stay alive in doubles
AFTER they both got eliminated the day before in their singles, Bahamian Justin Roberts and his close friend and long-time partner Jody Maginley from Antigua and Barbuda stayed alive in the men’s doubles in the Legacy Bank NWA Tennis Series.
Provider partners with Super Value for QR code payments
A Bahamian financial technology provider has teamed with Super Value to enable shoppers to pay for their groceries using QR codes that facilitate cashless transactions.
Sterling names environmental overseer for $500m in projects
Sterling Global Financial has named an environmental and operations project manager to help oversee more than $500m in resort and residential developments presently underway in The Bahamas.
Beverage manufacturer expands beyond home
A home-based drinks provider is expanding to the Soldier Road Industrial Park after leasing premises from the Bahamas Agricultural and Industrial Corporation (BAIC).
Port Authority highlights benefits from mentorship
The Grand Bahama Port Authority (GBPA) highlighted the virtues of mentorship to the licensees and entrepreneurs that attended the launch of MicroMentor’s Virtual Marketplace.
Gov't moves to outlaw major financial frauds
The deputy prime minister yesterday unveiled legal reforms designed to outlaw Ponzi schemes and other common financial frauds that have "plagued unsuspecting Bahamians for generations".
Digital assets legislation to 'expand playing field'
The deputy prime minister yesterday hailed new legislation as "expanding the playing field" for the Bahamian financial services industry into the digital assets and technology space.
Bahamas must 'cooperate' over marijuana legalisation
A prominent advocate for marijuana's legalisation yesterday urged that The Bahamas adopt the "co-operative business model" to facilitate a homegrown industry that has true local ownership.
'Carve out' tourism from future COVID lockdowns
A "jubilant" Cabinet minister yesterday urged that the tourism industry be "carved out" from future COVID-19 lockdowns after Baha Mar confirmed plans to begin a phased re-opening from December 17.
Super Value digs deep with $100k donation
SUPER VALUE donated $100,000 to the Bahamas Feeding Network yesterday to aid families in need.
Get-rich-quick Ponzi schemes to be illegal
THE Minnis administration passed legislation in the House of Assembly yesterday that seeks to criminalise Ponzi schemes that have over the years defrauded Bahamians of hard-earned money.
Five shot, one dead
A SHOOTING incident on Peters Street has left one person dead and four others sent to the hospital with injuries.
BAHA MAR-VELLOUS: Unions welcome resort reopening Dec 17 with 1,500 staff due to return
MEGA resort Baha Mar has announced its reopening in December, which was hailed by a hotel union official as a “good signal” for the tourism industry.
NINE ARRESTED AFTER POLICE SWOOP
NINE people were arrested following a police operation launched in Grand Bahama yesterday morning, police reported.
CYBER SECURITY PROJECT PARTNERSHIP LAUNCHED
THE government has announced the execution and commencement of an “historic” National Cyber Security Project in partnership with the International Telecommunications Union.
$2,000 compensation order for throwing bucket at girlfriend
A MAN who threw a plate of food and a bucket at his girlfriend on two separate occasions was yesterday ordered to pay her $2,000 compensation and attend anger management classes.
GB off the beaten path? Is that all?
Last week, the Government rolled out the “come work or study from the Bahamas for a year” invitation. A commendable idea to stimulate the struggling economy.
Two pandemics face the nation
Fundamentally there are two forms of criticism – destructive and constructive.
