FULL STEAM AHEAD: COVID crisis won’t blow Global’s port project off course
Nassau Cruise Port yesterday confirmed it is steaming ahead with Prince George Wharf's transformation after raising $20m more than it needed from Bahamian and foreign investors.
Blue Lagoon Island to re-open on July 11
BLUE Lagoon Island will resume operations on July 11, following three months of closure. The top-rated private island destination has implemented “a comprehensive enhanced safety programme” to ensure that as local and international guests are welcom
Spencer Cartwright ‘a top-level international sailor’
THE Bahamas National Sailing School (BNSS) is pleased to introduce Spencer Cartwright as a top-level international sailor who began his impressive sailing career with the BNSS at the age of eight.
Summer camp in memory of Webb, Smith
VERSATILE athlete Jonique ‘Mini’ Webb and veteran coach Sherman Smith, who both passed away this year, will be remembered with a girls’ and boys’ summer camp presented by the Diamond Basketball development programme.
GB Port Authority to keep supporting children's home
THE Grand Bahama Port Authority has pledged its continued support of the Grand Bahama Children’s Home, assuring stakeholders the buildings were fully insured and would be rebuilt at a cost of $850,000. Additionally, surrounding structures are being
25-year-old accused of murder, attempted murder
A 25-year-old was charged yesterday with murdering a man and attempting to murder a police officer earlier this year. Lorenzo Wilson appeared in Magistrate’s Court before Deputy Chief Magistrate Andrew Forbes charged with the shooting death of Deano
15 months in jail for Corrections officer
A BAHAMAS Department of Correctional Services officer was sentenced to 15 months in prison in Magistrate’s Court yesterday, after he pleaded guilty to marijuana possession and drug possession with the intent to supply. Delroy Barr, 23, appeared befo
Two men fined after they admit to drug possession
TWO men were fined for marijuana possession in the Magistrate’s Court yesterday, while another man was conditionally discharged and ordered to attend drug counselling classes. Narado Knowles, 38, appeared before Deputy Chief Magistrate Andrew Forbes
Now you are insulting our intelligence
I think that the ONLY thing that my good friend Mike Maura Jr did not say in this warning from the Wheelhouse of the Nassau Port was “We’re all right Jack, pull the ladder up” !
Like putting a band aid on a mortal wound
The Bahamas is in an unprecedentedly precarious fiscal situation.
It's time for leaders to improve performance
What with the laxity of Iram Lewis’s grossly incorrect report on the availability of hurricane shelters in Family Islands, and Customs “not wanting to come in and clear arriving boats” at multiple marinas in Nassau, things seem to be running just as irresponsibly as usual.
BOC makes good on promise regarding athletes’ welfare
After making an announcement last month that they have formed a committee to assist developing athletes, the Bahamas Olympic Committee (BOC) has made good on its promise through its newly-formed Athletes Welfare Commission.
Restaurants: 'No choice' on 50% indoor capacity
Bahamian restaurants yesterday said they have “no choice” but to adjust their business models to the 50 percent indoor dining capacity limit set by the prime minister in the latest COVID-19 health protocols. Jacques Carlino, owner/operator of Blue S
PwC: IT spending 'paying dividends'
A Bahamian accounting firm yesterday said its technology investments are “paying dividends” by upholding productivity throughout COVID-19 even though just ten percent of staff have currently returned to the office. Prince Rahming, territory manger f
Recovery Committee targets early September completion
The prime minister’s COVID-19 Economic Recovery Committee last night said it will present its final report on the road map for The Bahamas’ revival by early September 2020, with consultations to start next month. The committee, in a statement, said
Compliance officers elect new executive committee
The Bahamas Association of Compliance Officers (BACO) elected its 2020-2022 executive committee last Friday during its biennial general meeting held via Zoom conference .“Members of BACO should expect more collaboration, increased partnership and int
EDITORIAL: The confusing tiptoe back to normality
RESTRICTIONS are easing again – but not by much.
PETER YOUNG: Removing reminders of a country’s past will do nothing to address genuine social injustice
Last week in this column, I covered the issue of criminal vandalism of statues and monuments in Britain and stressed the need for the police to enforce law and order. I return to the subject today because of a more recent development that, in the view of many, has reached a new low of craven submission by authority.
Rand set for $20m boost
MORE than $20m has been earmarked in the upcoming fiscal year for the phased redevelopment of the Rand Memorial Hospital in Grand Bahama, Prime Minister Dr Hubert Minnis said yesterday. Dr Minnis, who is also minister of health, said $9m is allocate
