Hotels seek ‘red carpet, not red tape’ over liquor
Bahamian hotels are hoping “we can roll out the red carpet rather than red tape” for the industry over the new liquor certification process that operators fear may impede the licensing of their resorts.
Central Bank chief slams ‘flawed’ $3bn reserve fear
The Central Bank’s governor has slammed as “flawed” concerns raised by a noted Caribbean economist that The Bahamas’ external reserves are “more than 100 percent borrowed” because they are lower than this nation’s foreign currency debt.
S&P: Budget surplus miss if no further fiscal reforms
Standard & Poor’s (S&P) has voiced scepticism that the Government will hit its forecast $75.5m Budget surplus for the current fiscal year without enacting further “meaningful fiscal reform”.
Bahamas warned: ‘Don’t get carried away by S&P move’
The Bahamas is being urged not to let its upgraded credit rating from Standard & Poor’s “go to your head” even as a prominent businessman hailed the move as “a game changer” and signal the economy has “turned the corner”.
Liquor store: Drive-through ban to harm 50% of sales
The co-owner of a Bahamian liquor store says banning drive-through alcohol sales will damage its competitive advantage and eliminate a segment that accounts for 50 percent of its sales.
Window and ‘take away’ liquor sales to be banned, Govt warns
Selling alcohol from window “cages” and “take away restaurants” will be banned from January 1, 2026, under the Budget’s Business Licence reforms, the Government’s tax chief warned yesterday.
Liquor retailers back ban on 'window' sales
The Retailers Liquor Association yesterday voiced sympathy for the impending ban on walk-up sales but added that such venues were susceptible to under-age drinkers.
Atlantis: New school car park to accomodate more development
A new car park near Atlantis' planned school will accommodate nearby future developments with its planned 142 spaces open for expansion into a multi-storey facility.
IAN FERGUSON: Why giving second chances is so vital
A "second chance policy" in the workplace, often called second-chance hiring or fair-chance hiring, provides employment opportunities to individuals with a criminal record, employment gaps or other past barriers to work.
Rosewood Exuma challenge in 'insurmountable problem'
Attorneys for the $200m Rosewood Exuma project have argued their opponents have "an insurmountable problem" because they took too long to submit a challenge to its planning approvals.
Baha Mar's 2026 'silver lining' after 20% occupancy drop-off
Baha Mar's booking pace for 2026 is 4 percent ahead year-on-year, its president revealed yesterday, with the mega resort suffering "a slower than normal slow season" along with other hotels.
'Turning the corner' with rogue jet ski crackdown
A senior tourism official yesterday asserted "we are turning the corner" in cracking down on rogue jet ski operators with 15 arrests and thousands of dollars in fines levied since July 6.
Employers condemn plan for 'dangerous' redundancy bond
Employers yesterday condemned as "dangerous" and "untenable" proposals that would require all Bahamian companies to provide financial security in advance for employees' termination pay.
Bahamas faces ‘full-out assault’ on its fisheries
The Bahamas is facing “a full-out assault” from illegal fishing charters and poachers that it must “fight with full force”, the National Fisheries Association’s (NFA) secretary warned yesterday.
Cost of living crisis made worse by 65k ‘under-employed’
Sixty-five thousand under-employed workers exposes why so many Bahamians are struggling to cope with the cost of living crisis and make ends meet, the Opposition’s finance spokesman said yesterday.
