Taxi plates issuance branded ‘a big mess’
Drivers yesterday asserted that the Road Traffic Department has been forced to suspend the issuance of new taxi plates because some have ended up “in the hands of hooligans”.
2,000 people fed at Island Luck Cares Foundation event
MORE than 2,000 people were fed through a food drive organised by The Island Luck Cares Foundation yesterday at Windsor Park.
Price gouge warning: Fear Abaco’s ‘loyal visitors’ lost
Abaco’s Chamber of Commerce president yesterday appealed to businesses not to price gouge for fear it could drive away “the loyal visitor base” that has stuck with the island through its Dorian and COVID travails.
‘Lost opportunity’ to plan Dorian revival
Abaco’s Chamber of Commerce president yesterday said the island had suffered “a lost opportunity” to properly plan its sustainable post-Dorian rebirth while warning that the current housing shortage is “stifling our growth”.
‘Slow death’ fears if spend cut too deep
A small business advocate yesterday voiced fears the sector will suffer “a slow death” if Bahamians cut back too much on spending after the Prime Minister’s inflation warning, adding: “We don’t want to frighten people.”
BISX-listed fund still eyeing downtown parking solution
A BISX-listed fund yesterday declared its continuing interest in solving downtown Nassau’s parking woes by redeveloping the Registrar General’s former home as it renews ambitions to expand to a $100m property portfolio.
Will drawn up by former Deputy PM not fraudulent
A Supreme Court judge has rejected allegations that a will drawn up by an ex-deputy prime minister and his law firm on their client’s behalf was “fraudulent”.
LAZAR CHARLTON: Riding the COVID roller coaster back to normality
Up and down goes the COVID-19 roller coaster, and we all have no choice but to stay on the ride. It does not matter if you get (motion) sickness, or simply just want off; we all have learned to just keep moving forward or, in fact, hurtle forward in an effort to catch up to the time we think we have lost.
Mortgage Corp cuts Nassau loans delinquencies to 30%
THE Bahamas Mortgage Corporation has slashed Nassau loan delinquencies by 20 percentage points, its chair disclosed yesterday, adding that too many borrowers believe they can escape paying because it is government owned.
‘Incredible that we can’t keep lights on’
BAHAMAS Power & Light (BPL) yesterday blamed outside “interference” for an hours-long power outage that impacted much of New Providence and cost many businesses valuable sales and income
Fidelity’s $500k behind but ‘still on $25m track’ despite falling
Fidelity Bank (Bahamas) is “still on track” to deliver $25m in full-year profits despite falling $500,000 behind pace at the 2022 half-way mark, its top executive said yesterday, as he looks to merchant services to close the gap.
Tourism ‘treading warily’ over Junkanoo Beach
The Ministry of Tourism yesterday rejected assertions that it was neglecting the concerns of Junkanoo Beach vendors, but said it was “treading carefully” due to uncertainty over who represents and speaks for them.
‘Head and shoulders’ above private aviation competitors
The Bahamas was yesterday praised for standing “head and shoulders above any country in its vision and strategy” for private aviation with the market having “settled down” following earlier fears over changed border entry protocols.
Construction chiefs differ on labour gap
Past and present Bahamian Contractors Association (BCA) presidents yesterday differed over whether construction is suffering an increase in skilled labour shortages post-COVID as one branded such arguments “a cop out”.
Bahamas island saved from ‘a complete loss’
A Bahamian private island, which is among the most valuable assets owned by an accused $40m securities fraudster, was yesterday rescued from becoming “destroyed and a complete loss” via a US court-approved deal.
