Family Islands enjoy ‘whopping’ 20% rise
The Ministry of Tourism believes its strategy of marketing The Bahamas as a 16-island destination helped spur a "whopping" 20 percent increase in Family Island visitors through August 2018.
Bahamas ‘sitting ducks’ over cyber vulnerability
Cyber-security awareness in The Bahamas is almost non-existent, a technology entrepreneur has lamented, warning: “We are sitting ducks in this country.”
Hotels report ‘very positive business’
BAHA Mar’s forward bookings for the 2018-2019 winter season were described yesterday as “very positive” and “much better than last year”.
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PM: People should be allowed to protest
PRIME Minister Dr Hubert Minnis said yesterday he was not worried about angry protestors who marched downtown yesterday, incensed by rising electricity costs and some of the government’s decisions.
Company lined up to probe rising electricity prices, says PM Minnis
PRIME Minister Dr Hubert Minnis said yesterday that a company was selected to probe the rising cost of electricity, but the details could not be made public because the matter had not yet gone before Cabinet.
PEOPLE'S PROTEST: Minnis faces first major revolt over policies and prices
HUNDREDS of Bahamians stormed Bay Street yesterday to protest against the Minnis administration, high unemployment and rising electricity bills.
One death as swine flu cases reported
A NUMBER of cases of swine flu have been reported in the Bahamas and one person has died from the illness, according to Minister of Health Dr Duane Sands who implored residents to get a flu vaccine.
Dormant accounts – they'll do nicely
THE government is proposing to utilise $41.3m from dormant bank accounts to establish a disaster relief fund, Prime Minister Dr Hubert Minnis announced yesterday.
Deficit overshoots DPM’s final prediction by $105m
The Government’s 2017-2018 fiscal deficit overshot the deputy prime minister’s year-end forecast by $105m due to a late spending “ramp up”, a top official admitted yesterday.
Warning over lettuce and turkey products
SUPER Value President Rupert Roberts yesterday said the grocery store chain will likely not pull any lettuce or turkey products from its shelves in the wake of warnings issued by the Bahamas Agricultural Health and Food Safety Authority on these goods.
Shonel Ferguson’s firm given three weeks to vacate building
FOX Hill MP Shonel Ferguson’s investment company has three weeks to vacate a building it allegedly never paid real property taxes on since assuming responsibility for it some 13 years ago, a Supreme Court judge has ordered.
Inquiry ordered after man awaiting bail hearing walks free
A SUPREME Court judge has ordered an inquiry into the circumstances that allowed a man, awaiting his bail hearing, to walk free from custody at the Magistrate’s Court last week.
Miller ties for bronze
The lone Bahamian competitor to represent the island nation at the 2018 Unified World Mixed Martial Arts Championships, Christian Miller made history.
Battle 4 Atlantis: Sooners stop Gators 65-60
THE Bad Boy Mowers Battle 4 Atlantis offers its eight-team field an opportunity to evaluate their teams early in the season matched up against some of the top programmes in college basketball.
Murder accused ‘confessed to shooting three people’
A POLICE officer testified on Wednesday in the Supreme Court that murder accused Renaldo Hudson confessed to shooting three people during a robbery gone bad in which two persons were killed in March 2016.
Govt pledges no more VAT hikes before election
The Government yesterday pledged there will be no further value-added tax (VAT) hikes before the next election, with the 12 percent rate deemed sufficient to achieve its revenue goals.
University staff demonstrate over ‘lack of negotiations’
AS scores of protesters demonstrated in downtown Nassau against the Minnis administration, a smaller demonstration was occurring on the campus of the University of The Bahamas as the Union of Tertiary Educators of The Bahamas posited a litany of complaints against the institution — chief of which is UB’s failure to negotiate a new industrial agreement.
The Bahamas embassy in Haiti reopens after riots
THE Bahamas Embassy in Haiti has resumed normal operations after a temporary closure due to riots in Port-au-Prince, according a statement from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs yesterday.
DIANE PHILLIPS: Back to school and opening eyes and minds
Over the past two weeks I have had the great pleasure of going to primary school. To say it has been a while since I last went to school would be an understatement on the order of well, let’s just leave it there. Some things are just obvious.
