‘Fairly managed’?: Only if cruise port is independent
Nassau needs an independent port operator to “manage it fairly” and maximise the economic benefits from the cruise industry’s rapid expansion, one bidder argued yesterday.
$225m cruise bid: ‘Everybody wins’
Another Nassau cruise port bidder declared its hand yesterday by pledging the facility’s $225m transformation into the “Gateway to the Caribbean” under majority Bahamian ownership.
Christmas miss on CLICO payout
CLICO (Bahamas) clients are unlikely to receive a much-needed Christmas gift after a top government official yesterday confirmed their latest payout is unlikely to be made in time.
Cruise bidder plans ‘biggest offering in Bahamian history’
A Nassau cruise port bidder yesterday said it its targeting “the biggest offering in Bahamian history” by giving 20,000 locals a chance to own a piece of its $250m project.
12192018 EDITION
Wednesday, 19th December, 2018.
Alleged killer in custody after breaking his bail conditions
EIGHT-year-old Eugene Woodside Jr’s alleged killer has had his $50,000 pre-trial bail revoked for not honouring any of his reporting conditions since August.
East Bay street roadworks to drag on into new year
THE completed re-pavement of East Bay Street will happen in the new year, according to Deputy Director of Public Works Damian Francis.
CULTURE CLASH: How we dress isn't the problem, bullying attitudes to belittle women is
It is not uncommon to experience and hear about difficulty accessing government services.
Most shanty town residents in Abaco own their homes
AN “overwhelming majority” of shanty town residents in Abaco said they own the unregulated dwelling they occupy, according to the preliminary analysis report by the Shantytown Action Task Force.
$80k doctors had ‘generous’ offer
AS he pointed to the use of taxpayer dollars to fund tuition costs of young doctors, Health Minister Dr Duane Sands suggested the Bahamas Doctors Union’s strike vote had gone against the expectations of Bahamians who will inevitably suffer inconvenience from any form of industrial action BDU might stage.
Poacher sentences ‘cause of concern’
OFFICIALS from the Dominican Republic are concerned about lengthy prison sentences given to fishermen found guilty of poaching in Bahamian waters, Foreign Affairs Minister Darren Henfield revealed yesterday.
Missing Marvin - we don’t have him
POLICE Commissioner Anthony Ferguson said nobody named Marvin Pratt was recently arrested or is in police custody, despite claims he was taken into custody weeks ago and has not been seen since.
Couple slain as they arrive home
A MAN and a woman were shot dead in the Joan’s Heights area early yesterday morning, marking the third double homicide in New Providence this month. The incident, which some neighbours speculated was a “targetted crime,” occurred just after midnight on Tuesday.
Bahamasair dismisses false online rumours over mechanical failure
THE national flag carrier Bahamasair dispelled false claims circulated in a voice note which spread on popular messaging platform WhatsApp yesterday, alleging a plane experienced mechanical failure.
S&P: ‘Reforms will take time to pay off’
The Government last night hailed its success in breaking “the perpetual cycle of credit rating downgrades”, despite Standard & Poor’s (S&P) warning its reforms will “take time to pay dividends”.
2,200 set to enjoy extra special festive meal
ON Christmas Day, more than 2,200 families will be able to gather together and partake in a hearty Christmas meal thanks to the generosity of AML Foods Limited and those who supported the third ‘Feed Five Thousand Families’ holiday giveback event.
‘Shift system would free up minimum of 100 nurses’
HEALTH Minister Dr Duane Sands defended the Public Hospitals Authority’s now deferred shift system yesterday saying the move would free up a minimum of 100 nurses to be used in public health where there are shortages.
Confusion over immigration dress code
PRESS Secretary Anthony Newbold was ambiguous yesterday and could not say definitively whether Prime Minister Dr Hubert Minnis and his administration support the Department of Immigration’s restrictive dress code policy.
SURFING INTO HISTORY: Islay becomes a record breaker
ISLAY Symonette didn’t set off to make the Guinness World Records.
Man who stabbed technician to death has sentence cut
A MAN who stabbed a Cable Bahamas technician to death as he tried to protect his 10-year-old daughter during a home invasion on Grand Bahama 17 years ago has had almost 20 years shaved off his 60-year sentence.
