Cabinet ‘regularises’ status of 180 workers
THE Ministry of Works and Family Island Affairs announced yesterday that Cabinet has approved the regularisation of 180 employees in the Grounds and Beautification Division following a demonstration by workers demanding permanent and pensionable status after years of temporary employment.
Minister pledges digitised building permits process
A CABINET minister says the Davis administration is moving to digitise its building approval process, replacing paper-based applications with an online system that will allow homeowners and contractors to track their submissions in real time.
Bahamian businesses face export sustainability rethink
BAHAMIAN businesses may be forced to rethink how they manufacture, manage waste and use resources if they want to remain competitive amid new sustainability requirements from the European market, the Government’s trade director revealed yesterday.
Senator reveals restaurant delayed by regulatory woe
A BAHAMIAN Senator yesterday revealed she was forced to pay rent on an unopened business, postpone hiring staff and ultimately lost a key employee after her latest restaurant venture was delayed as she acknowledged the need for streamlined regulatory approvals.
Exuma resort dispute’s battle on new evidence
THE parties warring over the $200m Rosewood Exuma project yesterday resumed battle with a dispute over whether new environmental evidence can be presented at an appeal hearing challenging the development’s preliminary site plan approval.
Minister: Jobs market's on 'more stable footing'
A CABINET minister last night hailed 2025 second half workforce data as showing “the labour market has found a more stable footing” with the economy expanding fast enough “to absorb virtually everyone looking for work”.
'Anarchy' fear as near one in five under-employed or fully jobless
A UNION leader yesterday asserted it was “ridiculous” that almost 48,000 Bahamian workers, or nearly one in every five members of the labour force, are either unemployed or under-employed and warned that “anarchy” will result if persons cannot feed their families.
College fund's $20m financed housing linked to drug suspect
BAHAMIAN parents saving for their child’s college education supplied the original $20m financing for the Government’s flagship Carmichael Village affordable housing project being built by a contractor linked to an accused drug trafficker.
BPL hit with $30k fine over outage reporting breaches
ELECTRICITY regulators have fined Bahamas Power & Light (BPL) some $29,662 over licence breaches related to its delayed reporting of major outages on Abaco and Crooked Island in late 2025.
‘Unsung Hero’ Khandi buys car for victim of domestic abuse
After being named CIBC Caribbean’s Gibson, Director and Founder of Family of All Murdered Victims (FOAM), used part of the recognition funding to purchase a vehicle for a woman rebuilding her life after surviving domestic abuse and significant personal loss.
Minister: Those 'scandalising' me will admit they are wrong
A CABINET minister yesterday hit back at the Opposition leader’s call for him to resign over his former role as president of a contractor linked to the election day plane crash drug accused, asserting that those seeking to "scandalise" his name will eventually have to admit they were wrong.
Attorney's Village Road property saved from mortgage restructurer
A BAHAMIAN attorney’s former Village Road law offices have enjoyed a last-minute rescue after the Supreme Court dismissed a mortgage restructurer’s bid to foreclose and repossess the property as “frivolous and vexatious”.
Pre-election building materials vouchers outlay hits $1.5m
THE Opposition’s leader yesterday pledged that concerns over whether taxpayer funds were misused to finance the Progressive Liberal Party’s (PLP) general election campaign are “not going to go quietly” after a further $663,437 outlay on building material vouchers emerged.
Drug accused’s ties to business Venice Bay holdings
A COMPANY with ties to an accused drug trafficker acquired substantial assets in New Providence’s Venice Bay subdivision after embarking on a real estate spending spree that saw it purchase 27 lots for a combined $1.155m in less than three months.
GB tourism operator plans $100k expansion, adding 20 new jobs
A GRAND Bahama tourism operator is investing around $100,000 to launch two new guest experiences by September in an expansion expected to create 20 new jobs.
