Nashad looks for strong finish in return to court for Eagles
THIS season with the Embry-Riddle Eagles men’s basketball programme has been a year of transition for Nashad Mackey but he looks for a strong finish in his recent return to the court.
PI resort terminates 19 eatery workers
NINETEEN terminated employees at Paradise Island’s troubled Club Land’Or resort will only receive due severance pay and other benefits when it is sold, a top labour official said yesterday.
Bahamas founder defeats ex-employer over SEC fees
A Bahamian financial advisory firm’s founder has emerged victorious in his battle to force a former employer to cover legal fees incurred in fighting US federal regulators.
Chamber chief urges businesses to take precaution on cyber crime
The ransomware attack on the ZNS radio servers is “a clarion call” for all businesses to focus on their cyber security defences, the Chamber of Commerce’s chief executive urged yesterday.
Port unveils customer service mobile app
The Grand Bahama Port Authority (GBPA) has unveiled a mobile app designed to improve customer experiences and service at businesses across the island.
Ultra rich buyers hit town for PI auction
More than two dozen high-net worth individuals or their advisors are expected in Nassau today to preview two waterfront Paradise Island properties set to be auctioned later this month.
Tourism ‘wrench’ fears over US govt closure
A Cabinet minister yesterday voiced concerns that the partial US government shutdown may “throw a wrench” in expectations for a first quarter surge in stopover visitor arrivals.
Police to be upgraded for cyber crime threat
A Cabinet minister yesterday said efforts are being made to better equip the Royal Bahamas Police Force (RBPF) to tackle cyber crime.
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Port unveils customer service mobile app
The Grand Bahama Port Authority (GBPA) has unveiled a mobile app designed to improve customer experiences and service at businesses across the island.
BUSINESS BITES: US government shutdown – a Trumpian catastrophe for everyone
The present shutdown of a large part of US Government operations is no minor blip in how the country is run.
FACE TO FACE: Life reset under the Bahamian sun
April 30, 2017 will always be one of the most memorable dates in my life.
Honest officers should be paid a bonus for turning down bribes, says former senior policeman
LAW enforcement officers have more incentives to look the other way, according to former Royal Bahamas Police Force Assistant Commissioner Paul Thompson, who yesterday recommended “honest officers” be paid bonuses for turning down bribes.
‘Minnis trip makes us look like grovelling mendicants’
PROGRESSIVE Liberal Party chairman Fred Mitchell says Prime Minister Dr Hubert Minnis’ trip to Brussels to meet with high-level European officials is “quite strange” and makes the country look like “grovelling mendicants”.
Junkanoo-gate: We will leave no stone unturned, promise police
THE Royal Bahamas Police Force will leave no stone unturned in its probe of Junkanoo bribe claims, according to Chief Superintendent of Police Solomon Cash.
I saw Missing Marvin at the police station, claims witness
A MAN says he was at the Central Detective Unit on December 8 when he saw a “disoriented” Marvin Pratt - the missing Gambier Village man who police have denied ever taking into custody.
Aviation ‘black eye’ sparks reform plan
A Cabinet minister yesterday estimated that an investment worth “tens of millions” is necessary to prevent a repeat of the Christmas “black eye” suffered by Nassau’s main gateway.
Conch crisis: We were warned
“THIS is not a surprise,” is how BREEF executive director Casuarina McKinney-Lambert responded to reports that The Bahamas’ conch population could be wiped out in ten to 15 years.
Auditors uncover $450k school fraud
A DAMNING report from the Auditor General’s probe into the Department of Education has uncovered collusion among employees to defraud the government of nearly $450,000 by manipulating a system for stipends and honoraria.
Full ‘STEAM’ ahead for women in the Bahamas
‘Equality’ event promotes female engineers, scientists, mathematicians
Tomorrow’s instalment of Women’s Wednesday at the National Art Gallery of the Bahamas will place special focus on women excelling in areas of science, technology, engineering, the arts and mathematics (STEAM).
