Super Value eyes 5-10% Christmas sales increase
Super Value is targeting a 5-10 percent year-over-year increase in Christmas and holiday season sales, its president has disclosed, following a similar Thanksgiving jump that saw it beat 2024 comparatives.
Top labour negotiator: BTC ‘in total violation’ on fraud-linked firings
A top government labour negotiator yesterday revealed he plans to submit a report asserting that the Bahamas Telecommunications Company (BTC) is “in total violation” of both its industrial agreements over the recent controversial terminations of five employees.
Fire unit rescues Abaco from ‘worst outages since Dorian’
Marsh Harbour’s volunteer fire department was last night on the verge of rescuing Abaco from “a pretty dark Christmas” after it provided Bahamas Power & Light (BPL) with emergency equipment to restart the island’s generation plant following the “worst outages since Hurricane Dorian”.
KEITH ROYE II: How The Bahamas can take quantum leap into digital era
In today’s digital age, securing sensitive information is no longer just a technical concern — it is a business imperative.
China targets climate-smart agriculture for The Bahamas
The Bahamas Agricultural Industrial Corporation (BAIC) is anticipating receiving Chinese donations before year-end that will be used to finance and implement a climate smart agriculture project in The Bahamas, it was revealed yesterday.
Bahamas First’s $5.8m swing into profitability
Bahamas First enjoyed a positive $5.8m swing into profitability for the first nine months of 2025 driven by flat net claims and a 19.6 percent improvement in insurance revenue.
DPM pledges continued Bahamian beach access
The Deputy Prime Minister yesterday reaffirmed “the Government's acknowledgement and support of the right of beach access for Bahamians” after it was challenged over whether a Mosko Group development on New Providence’s north coast will create a barrier.
‘Windfall’ hopes over Shell’s $248m Bahamas tax liability
Hopes were voiced last night that The Bahamas will benefit from a revenue “windfall” after Shell’s locally-domiciled subsidiary revealed it has a $248m corporate income tax liability “accrued” on its books - likely due to this nation’s Domestic Minimum Top-Up Tax implementation.
Gov’t set to launch pothole repair app
The Government is planning to imminently launch an app that will allow Bahamians to report potholes and other road-related issues, plus track the progress of repairs in New Providence, a Cabinet minister revealed yesterday.
Cheque printers: ‘They’re just nicking us to death’
Bahamian cheque suppliers yesterday warned they will be forced out of business if the Central Bank and its licensees succeed in “significantly reducing” or eliminating use of this payment mechanism, with one asserting: “They’re trying to kill us one nick at a time.”
‘A year of curve balls’: Realtor head warns on attorney fee hike
The Bahamas Real Estate Association’s (BREA) president yesterday warned the imminent hike in legal fees for property transactions will make home purchases increasingly unaffordable for persons already “struggling” to buy, and added: “This has been a year of curve balls.”
Sir Baltron honoured with Caribbean award
The senior policy advisor to former prime minister Perry Christie has received the Lifetime Achievement Award from the Caribbean Media Exchange (CMEx).
MSC eyes expansion of 178 Nassau cruise calls
A Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC) cruise vessel has made its first-ever calls on Nassau and Ocean Cay in what the maritime giant said is a signal of its commitment to The Bahamas.
‘Happy medium’: Maximum cheque value limits unveiled
Proposals to impose maximum limits on the transaction value and over-the-counter cashing of cheques, which would take effect by year-end 2026 at latest, were yesterday described as part of a “happy medium” approach to eliminating this payment mechanism in The Bahamas.
Vendors put out of business on market demolition delay
At least two vendors at the Blue Hill Road Farmers Market have been forced out of work due to the 18-month delay in demolishing the site with a new date still to be announced.
