Layer of Saharan dust will affect the Bahamas by the weekend
RESIDENTS are urged to “safeguard their health” as a plume of Sahara dust moves over the south-east Bahamas.
Temperature rise poses additional threat to sensitive coral reefs
CLIMATE change is causing heat that threatens the existence of coral reefs in the Bahamas.
Tourism officials target amphibious aircraft sector numbers to double
TOURISM officials forecast the arrival of 40,000 amphibious air passengers this year and are targeting the sector for growth.
EDITORIAL: Govt avoidance of answer on irregularities telling
IT IS worth noting the defensiveness currently taking place over the Chinese workers who were released from custody after the intervention of Immigration Minister Keith Bell despite irregularities in their status.
Grand Bahama numbers for sexually transmitted infections see increase
GRAND Bahama is on track to record more sexually transmitted infections this year than in 2022.
As illicit fentanyl is rising experts hope to prevent a crisis in The Bahamas
AS illicit fentanyl use rises in The Bahamas, experts hope to prevent a crisis.
National Reparations Committee considers approaching UN International Court of Justice for opinion on compensation
THE Bahamas National Reparations Committee supports approaching the United Nation’s International Court of Justice (ICJ) for an opinion on securing reparations for slavery.
BCA president says govt ignoring Bahamian labour when signing deals with foreign companies
BAHAMAS Contractors Association President Leonard Sands said when the Davis administration released Chinese nationals to work at the British Colonial Hotel in January despite their work permit irregularities, it ignored whether Bahamians could do the jobs.
Goombay Summer Festival returns
AFTER a decade-plus hiatus, the Goombay Summer Festival is returning to New Providence.
Fund ‘first’ targeting $100m in five years
A Bahamian investment bank yesterday unveiled ambitions to “make a massive difference” for the economy by growing the country’s ‘first-ever’ private equity fund to $100m within five years.
Vendors voice cruise port fears despite rent waiver
Nassau Cruise Port yesterday said it had waived the first year’s rent for its marketplace tenants to help grow their businesses after several complained about the cost and lease terms they must sign up to.
Food prices to ‘never return to pre-COVID’
The Retail Grocers Association’s president yesterday warned Bahamians that food prices will not return to pre-COVID levels and said: “The cost of operations is increasing all over the world.”
Investor’s $2.2m San Sal hotel claim ‘unenforceable’
A US investor’s $2.239m claim against the family owners of a well-known San Salvador resort has been branded as “unenforceable” by a Supreme Court judge and rejected in its entirety.
Pintard still waiting on list on disclosures
FREE National Movement Leader Michael Pintard said he is still waiting for Victor Cooper, the Public Disclosure Commission chairman, to reveal who failed to disclose their assets, income and liabilities this year.
‘You can’t muzzle me’ says FNM leader in House row
THE House of Assembly descended into chaos as Obie Wilchcombe thwarted Michael Pintard’s efforts to discuss the release of Chinese nationals working with work permit “irregularities” at the British Colonial Hotel in January.
‘LAW IS IGNORED OVER CONTRACTS’: Contractor chief says government failing to publish as required
BAHAMAS Contractors Association President Leonard Sands slammed the government’s continued failure to publish contract awards under the Public Procurement Act.
CARIFTA bronze medallist Adam Musgrove to join the Bison Nation
AFTER leaving the national track and field championships as a double champion, Adam Musgrove will now take his athletic and academic capabilities to Howard University.
CFL summer soccer returns every Sunday
THE Capital Football Label (CFL) Summer Soccer Championships are back at the Roscow A L Davies soccer field every Sunday until August 20.
BPL hikes ‘blow up’ Abaco living costs
Abaco business owners yesterday revealed their electricity costs more than doubled in just one month as Bahamas Power & Light’s (BPL) fuel cost recovery strategy consumes an ever-increasing share of corporate cash flows.
Otto Laing going to Howard University
Carifta gold medallist Otto Laing will be headed to Washington DC to commence his studies and collegiate track career at Howard University.
