‘Two to three weeks’ left to save Freeport
The Grand Lucayan must be sold within “the next two-three weeks to save” Freeport as a tourist destination and its upcoming winter season, a leading resort executive warned yesterday.
Baha Mar completion warning ‘an insult to Bahamian intelligence’
Baha Mar’s main contractor was yesterday accused of “insulting the intelligence of the Bahamian people” over its missed completion deadline warning, with local industry players urging the Government to investigate the matter.
Govt not proceeding with New Fortress deal
The Christie administration’s energy reform process “should have been a lot more transparent”, a Cabinet minister yesterday confirming the Government will not proceed with the proposal it left behind.
Delinquent bank loans push beyond $1bn mark
Delinquent bank loans pushed beyond the $1 billion mark in May, with net passenger departures through the Bahamas’ major airport down 3.4 per cent for the first five months of 2017.
Bahamas 'uniquely positioned' on ICT
The Bahamas is “uniquely positioned” to enhance its status as a centre for information and communications technology (ITC), sector regulators said yesterday, adding that their goal was to enhance its economic role.Stephen Bereaux, the Utilities Regul
Bahamas set to host large ICT conference
The Bahamas will next week host the largest annual International Telecommunications Union (ITU) conference, attracting more than 300 foreign regulators and industry stakeholders.To-date, just over 300 non-Bahamian participants from 60 countries have
Insurers impressed by traffic safety system
A Bahamian technology provider has introduced its traffic safety system to Bahamas Insurance Association (BIA) members, seeking their support for its introduction on New Providence.Intelligent Enforcement (IntelEnforce) principal, Donovan Paul, and h
Tourism targets local sourcing boost to reduce dollar 'leakage'
The Bahamian tourism industry yesterday said it was vital to source more product locally if this nation is to slash the ‘leakage’ of 85 cents from every visitor dollar earnedThe Bahamas Hotel and Tourism Association (BHTA) said this objective is why
Govt ‘almost there’ on Grand Lucayan
The Government feels it is “almost there” in resolving the Grand Lucayan resort’s fate, a Cabinet Minister yesterday saying negotiations had reached “a good but very sensitive” stage.
Chamber chief: 'We don't want ghosts of Baha Mar past'
Fears of new Baha Mar construction delays are particularly ill-timed, the Chamber of Commerce’s chief executive yesterday warning: “We don’t want that ghost haunting us again.”
Dionisio: Other NAD tenants 'furious' at Mortimer treatment
The Minister of Tourism yesterday ‘doubled down’ on criticism of the former Nassau Airport Development Company (NAD) Board, saying other tenants were “furious” over one store owner’s perceived favourable treatment.Dionisio D’Aguilar, while modifying
Zip-line 'buccaneer' in approvals push
The Bahamian investor behind a proposed Arawak Cay ‘zip line’ attraction yesterday encouraged the Minnis administration to provide the necessary approvals for it to proceed and expand the tourism offering.
Sky Bahamas cuts US flights to assess new security rules
Sky Bahamas yesterday said it is slashing the frequency of US flights by two-thirds this month, in a bid to assess the financial and other impacts from aviation security upgrades.Randy Butler, the Bahamian airline’s president and chief executive, sai
NAD to assist on security upgrade
The Nassau Airport Development Company (NAD) yesterday said it would work with industry partners to implement new US aviation security requirements at Lynden Pindling International Airport (LPIA). Jan Knowles, NAD’s marketing and communications mana
Damianos Sotheby's adds to Nassau team
Damianos Sotheby’s International Realty yesterday announced that Bryce Carroll has joined its Nassau sales team.Mr Carroll’s family has a deep-rooted history in the Bahamas, and he is licensed to sell real estate agent both here and in Texas, where h
