Financial services looking past challenges to future
The Bahamas Financial Services Board’s (BFSB) annual International Business & Finance Summit (IBFS) explored both potential growth possibilities and the impact of regulatory changes.
03112019 EDITION
Monday, 11th March, 2019.
EDITORIAL: A financial burden we can do without
LET ME ask you a personal question: How well do you get along with your bank?
Family desperate for body of woman, 29, to be returned to South Africa
THE family of a South African woman who died in this county is said to be distraught and desperate to have her body repatriated home.
INSIGHT: We need a greater sense of urgency in ensuring protection of our children
IN September 2011, 11-year-old Marco Archer left his home to go to the store, never to return to the loving arms of his mother. We all know how tragically this story ended for this family.
Four taken to hospital with gunshot wounds
A MAN shot his girlfriend and three other people at a home on Cowpen Road yesterday leaving them in hospital, police said.
J Lo and A-Rod make it a match in the Bahamas
JENNIFER Lopez and Alex Rodriguez were engaged as they vacationed in The Bahamas over the weekend.
Ex-boss ‘robbed’ ferry firm of Bahamas route
The former chief executive of Balearia Caribbean must pay his ex-employer $2.844m in damages for effectively stealing the Resorts World Bimini ferry contract from under them.
What really happened to my son?
THE father of a 30-year-old biker killed in a collision last week has raised issues with the police’s account of the incident, claiming his son was being chased by officers when he was fatally struck by a vehicle that allegedly had run a traffic light.
Disney’s go-ahead in ‘$400m’ project: Lighthouse Point plan allows land for national park
THE government and Disney Island Development Ltd have signed a Heads of Agreement for the construction of a $250m to $400m cruise port and entertainment facility at Lighthouse Point, Eleuthera.
HELP COPS FIND THE CHILDREN SNATCHER
ROYAL Bahamas Police Force investigators have no leads and are challenged with getting people to come forward with information that could lead to the arrest of the person responsible for the abduction of three boys on Thursday.
Country’s debt - we all owe $7k
THE country’s national debt as of December 2018 stood at $7.5bn, Prime Minister Dr Hubert Minnis has revealed, meaning every Bahamian incurred a debt of nearly $7,000 each.
Royal Caribbean targets western Paradise Island
Royal Caribbean Cruise Lines (RCCL) is acquiring real estate at Paradise Island’s western end in a bid to develop what is thought to be a “getaway destination” for its passengers.
NPBA playoffs: Bucket stop Eagles Nest 98-91, Regulators top Rockets 100-97
THE New Providence Basketball Association continued its first round best-of-five playoff series with another double header at the AF Adderley Gymnasium over the weekend.
Tribute dinner for former Governor General
FORMER Governor General Arthur Dion Hanna was lauded as a staunch nationalist and one of the founding fathers of an independent Bahamas at a special dinner to mark his 91st birthday.
Crime Stoppers' app helping to keep our youngsters safe
THE recent spate of abductions of children in New Providence has led to public outcry for improvements in alerting the public to safety threats – but one group has already taken steps to do just that and is offering a reward of up to $1,000 for information in the latest incidents.
Medical experts gather for three-day conference
MEDICAL professionals will commune over best practices and industry challenges like client management and nursing shortages at their 47th annual science conference this week.
Maynard generates his own hot air
A fossil is a preserved prehistoric organism. There is no better word to describe the president of the Electrical Workers Union, the bellicose and always underwhelming Paul Maynard.
Too much brass, and no privates
The month of March was proclaimed Royal Bahamas Police month and a series of official and community events across the country have been organised.
