Room supply ‘restrains’ 30% stopovers growth
The Deputy Prime Minister says The Bahamas will be “restrained” from consistently growing stopover visitor numbers by 30 percent if it fails to expand the supply of hotel and vacation rental rooms.
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After their recent record run, the international stock markets lacked further momentum at the end of last week. On Friday, investors lacked buying arguments on both sides of the Atlantic and trading was experiencing a lacklustre day all around.
World-class ballet comes to the Bahamas: An ‘Iconique’ performance awaits
Bahamian ballet enthusiasts and those who wish to learn more about the artistic dance are in for a special treat. Next February, the world-renowned UK-based Covent Garden Dance Company presents “Iconique”.
Family seek help over missing 65-year-old woman
The family of a 65-year-old missing woman is concerned for their loved one’s safety and is asking for the public’s assistance in locating her.
Bahamas Women’s Health Initiative brings Christmas joy to young mothers
THE Bahamas Women’s Health Initiative hosted its fifth annual Christmas luncheon on Friday, feeding over 40 young mothers enrolled in the Adolescent Health Clinic and PACE School.
US woman accused of plotting to kill husband seeks permission to change address
AN American woman accused of plotting to kill her husband is once again seeking the court’s permission to change her address.
DIANE PHILLIPS: The Lessons My Father Taught Me
Today is December 14. You’d think I would be used to it by now. But I am not. Every year, the date catches me and twists my insides around like a pretzel with a stomachache. It is the anniversary of my father’s death, December 14, 1966, 67 years ago.
Reassessing needs is cause of delay of Social Services food vouchers
RECIPIENTS of Department of Social Services food vouchers will get them in time for the Christmas season despite delays, government officials said yesterday.
Governor backs corporate income tax if ‘framing right’
The Central Bank’s governor has given guarded backing for a corporate income tax amid private sector calls for the Government to avoid a “piecemeal” approach to this reform.
Atlantis touts $20bn visitor spend impact
Atlantis guests have accounted for almost one-third of The Bahamas’ total air arrivals during the past 25 years, a senior executive said yesterday, while generating more than $20bn in visitor spending.
Firms ‘doomed to fail’ on Business Licence audit
The Chamber’s newly-elected chairman has voiced concern that some companies are “doomed to fail” their upcoming full Business Licence audit because they have been given inadequate time to prepare.
‘Huge inconvenience’ on BOB San Salvador close
San Salvador businesses yesterday voiced concern over the timing and uncertainty created by Bank of The Bahamas’ “temporary closure” of the island’s only bank branch ahead of the Christmas holiday.
Grand Bahama daycare where one-year-old boy was bitten by dog closed as Ministry investigates
EDUCATION Permanent Secretary Lorraine Armbrister said the Pre-school and Daycare Council is investigating a Grand Bahama daycare where a one-year-old boy was bitten and injured by two dogs.
Police reward girl who broke-up fight between two school girls
AN eleventh-grade CI Gibson Senior High School student said she broke up a fight that went viral last week because it was the right thing to do despite risks to her well-being.
Man pleads guilty to stealing $1,200 in Junkanoo tickets, gets six months in jail
A MAN was sentenced to six months in prison yesterday after admitting to stealing $1,200 worth of Junkanoo tickets earlier this week.
$25m air freight firm’s links to gaming boss
The company charged with the $25m transformation of the Government’s air freight terminal has links to a web shop principal, Tribune Business can reveal.
‘It’s unreal’ says woman after fire destroys home
CAROLYN Lewis and her family lost their home of 30-plus years in an inferno just two weeks before Christmas, leaving them vulnerable, emotional and uncertain about the future.
