Doctors ‘completely confident’: COViD test staff grow by 100
Doctors Hospital is “completely and absolutely confident” it can meet new US COVID testing protocols and higher Christmas/New Year travel demand after a 100-strong staffing expansion.
Still scepticism on revival of Eleuthera ‘benchmark’
The Eleuthera Chamber of Commerce’s president has acknowledged that a “level of scepticism” exists over this week’s deal to revive “the benchmark of what was possible in the Family Islands”.
Kanoo still paddling on health travel visa
A Bahamian digital payments provider that was earlier this year ensnared in health travel visa-related controversy yesterday said it has remained on the job despite the change in government.
Cruise port profitability matches ‘lock up’ end
Nassau Cruise Port is forecasting that it will start generating profits by 2024 - a timeline that coincides with the end of a three-year “lock-up” for investors in its 49 percent local shareholder.
‘Fraud convict’ concern over $20m COVID loan
Neither the Government nor the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) knew a worker helping to execute a $20m COVID-related loan project had been convicted for fraud in the US.
Grand Bahama trying ‘to keep the lights on’
Grand Bahama’s tourism industry is focused on “trying to keep the lights on” amid the protracted wait for a game changer that will revive the destination, a well-known hotelier said yesterday,
West End resort slowly regains COVID losses
A Grand Bahama resort is rebounding slowly from COVID-19’s devastation with occupancy rates - despite tripling from 2020 levels - still standing at just under 18 percent for the year.
PM pledges full support for ‘leapfrog’ on Fintech
The Prime Minister yesterday pledged the Government’s full backing for efforts to help The Bahamas “leapfrog” into the digital assets space.
‘Getting over the hump of becoming rich quick’
A new co-working space for digital entrepreneurs is launching months ahead of schedule at the former Luciano’s restaurant on East Bay Street, its chief executive said yesterday.
Bill will place maritime sector on ‘cutting edge’
A Cabinet minister yesterday said the upgraded Merchant Shipping Bill will enable The Bahamas to better fulfill its international obligations in a maritime sector vital to the country’s economy.
IMF to Bahamas: ‘Pre-empt’ on corporate income taxes
The Bahamas has been urged by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to “pre-empt” global tax pressures by imposing a corporate income tax designed to suit its own purposes.
Cruise port’s $25m IPO ‘not for the quick buck’
Bahamians were yesterday told the $25m initial public offering (IPO) of a 49 percent stake in Nassau Cruise Port’s operator is “not for someone looking to make a quick buck”.
Cable loses challenge to Brave ‘ad’ blocking
Cable Bahamas’ legal challenge to a regulatory decision forbidding it to broadcast an advertisement that allegedly defamed the Prime Minister was this week dismissed by the Supreme Court.
‘No luxury brands’ for cruise port’s offering
Nassau Cruise Port’s operator yesterday said it continues to target a $400m increase in annual passenger spend while making its retail and food offerings stand out from the crowd.
Nassau ‘leads Americas’ on cruise ship port visits
Nassau Cruise Port is handling “more cruise ships than any port in the Americas”, its chief executive said yesterday, adding that “we’re well on our way to climbing out” of COVID’s devastation.
