Passenger arrested after $17,550 found concealed in luggage
GRAND Bahama police arrested a man at Freeport Harbour on Tuesday afternoon when a large amount of US currency was discovered hidden in a carry-on luggage. According to police reports, shortly around noon a male resident of Eleuthera Drive, Hawksbil
Ambassadors represent us all
Successive governments have adopted the practice of appointing ambassadors plucked from the private sector who often have no formal training in diplomacy or even the public service.
THE PRESS BOX: THE SECOND TIME AROUND
THE big question for the Lakers now is how they can further improve their roster in free agency. They have holes to fill after trading the likes of Lonzo Ball and Brandon Ingram and Josh Hart, in order to acquire Davis. They would presumably like to
Lucky to live in this beautiful country
The Development Board, the predecessor of the Ministry of Tourism, once referred to the Bahamas as the “Isles of Perpetual June”. With the abundance of beautiful trees in flower at this time, I think we should refer to the Bahamas as the “Isles of Perpetual Bloom”.
Workshop aimed at ending exploitation of Bahamas
THE Bahamas Environment, Science and Technology (BEST) Commission yesterday launched the Access Benefit Sharing (ABS) Inception Workshop, an initiative to ensure the country benefits from scientific discoveries made using local resources. BEST Commi
Milestone for Aliv
ALIV celebrated a new milestone yesterday: the official launch of ‘Freedom Simplified’, its new prepaid packages inclusive of free and unlimited calling and texting between Aliv patrons. Chief Alive Officer Damian Blackburn said this was the first t
Opening marijuana town hall meeting
THE Bahamas Marijuana Commission held its first town hall in New Providence yesterday evening. The meeting was held at St John’s College. The commission’s mandate is to codify the views of the Bahamian public on all things related to cannibis and ma
Kristian, Trent and Moss hit home runs in minor leagues
AN active night for Bahamian minor league baseball players featured three prospects hitting their first home runs of the season and another in his second start on the mound. Kristian Robinson, Trent Deveaux and Keithron Moss all homered Tuesday nigh
Baha Mar Showdown: Stars set to tee off in celebrity golf showcase
SOME of the biggest names in professional basketball and American football will tee off against each other during The Baha Mar Showdown, the second annual celebrity golf showcase created by Turner Sports and CAA Sports. The two-day competitive celeb
Sydney wins national title
Several new champions were crowned while others were able to repeat on the final day of the Bahamas Lawn Tennis Association’s Junior Nationals, presented by the Byron Ferguson Foundation, at the National Tennis Centre.
Sandals Sponsors next golf classic
LYNFORD Miller, president of the Bahamas Golf Federation, is pleased to announce that Sandals Resorts has agreed to become the title sponsor for the BGF’s next tournament. Formerly the Great Exuma Classic, the event has been rebranded as the Sandals
Realtors warn over client KYC ‘overkill’
Realtors yesterday expressed surprise that the Central Bank had identified their industry as posing a higher money laundering risk given the due diligence “overkill” clients currently face.
Non-Profit Bill ‘scary no more’
The government’s proposed legislation to regulate non-profit organisations (NPOs) is no longer “the scary Bill that could have decimated the sector”, a prominent activist revealed yesterday.
AG: Let me go tell the FATF: ‘We’ve done it’
THE attorney general yesterday urged the Bahamian financial services industry to “do what you have to do” over the summer to ensure this nation swiftly escapes the Financial Action Task Force’s (FATF) monitoring list.
Web shops slam labour chief’s disputes claims
Web shop operators yesterday slammed assertions by the government’s top labour official that they are the source of many worker disputes as “wholly inaccurate, unsupported and inappropriate”.
National Culinary Team enjoys strong success
The Bahamas National Culinary Team produced a back-to-back winner at this year’s Taste of the Caribbean Culinary Competition, held from June 21-25 in Miami.
Bahamian shipyard in 4,000 acre BAIC deal
A Bahamian-owned ship repair facility has opened for business by leasing more than 4,000 acres of land from the Bahamas Agricultural and Industrial Corporation (BAIC) on Eleuthera.
Governor targets ‘world leading’ counter to real estate financial crime
The Central Bank’s governor yesterday voiced optimism that The Bahamas will within three years possess a complete property database to help counter real estate-based money laundering.
AG: System upgrades tackle FATF concerns
THE Bahamas has addressed several issues that resulted in the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) listing it among nations with deficiencies in their anti-financial crime defenses, the attorney general said yesterday.
Central Bank chief: Yes, web shops are ‘low risk’
THE Central Bank’s governor yesterday backed the Gaming Board’s findings that web shops pose no major money laundering threat to the domestic banking system and economy.
