$25m Doctors Hospital in GB to bring 90 jobs
Significant construction of Doctors Hospital’s Grand Bahama location is expected to be concluded by the end of year, with a boost of 90 jobs and at a cost of more than $25m.
SBDC executive to take on chamber board role
THE Small Business Development Centre’s (SBDC) executive director, Samantha Rolle, now also has a new post with the aim of boosting the centre’s goals.
Cable Bahamas scoops five awards from Ookla
THE Cable Bahamas Group of Companies has been named the fastest fixed network in the Caribbean - one of five awards it picked up at the Ookla awards.
PM: Land reform will settle long-standing disputes
Prime Minister Philip Davis said land reform bills passed yesterday will restore confidence in the country’s land registration system, expedite property sales and settle long-standing property disputes.
Land reform to begin with phased approach
THE Government is to use a phased approach to land reform - starting with pilot adjudication zones. South and Central Andros MP Leon Lundy yesterday said pilot projects will commence on select islands including Andros, Grand Bahama and Abaco. He said they will test “processes, technology and community outreach strategies”.
'Activities, not hotels, is what Downtown needs'
Downtown Nassau merchants and straw vendors yesterday urged the Government to focus on creating more activities for locals and tourists rather than attracting new hotels to the area.
BTC chief targeting digital divide’s close
The Bahamas Telecommunications Company’s (BTC) chief executive says that bridging the digital divide through increased Internet connectivity can significantly boost this nation’s economic output.
Nurses president voices staff concerns over new hospital
The Bahamas Nurses Union’s (BNU) president yesterday challenged whether there will be enough trained medical staff to cover New Providence’s new $267m hospital and all other facilities.
Ex-PM: End ‘bragging’ rights’ political mentality
Politicians “must move away from self-gratification and bragging rights”, an ex-prime minister asserted yesterday, joining his former health minster over fears the new hospital will become a “white elephant”.
Ex-judge’s private island for sale in victim recovery
A ten-acre undeveloped private island in the Exumas is being advertised for sale in a bid to recover millions of dollars for the alleged victims of a former MP and Supreme Court judge.
MP’s law firm closed by BPL Village Rd outage
An Opposition MP yesterday revealed his law firm suffered “a major handicap” when a Bahamas Power & Light (BPL) outage left Village Road residents and businesses without electricity for a day-and-a-half.
Bank profits jump $108m to beat half-a-billion mark
The Bahamian commercial banking industry enjoyed a nine-figure year-over-year increase to $509.9.m in collective profits for 2024, the Central Bank revealed yesterday.
Tribunal: No evidence of Atlantis casino ‘bullying’
The Industrial Tribunal has found “no compelling evidence” to support an Atlantis table gaming supervisor’s claims she was bullied by a casino “coven” during her probationary period.
PM warns on threat of ‘digital colonisation’
Prime Minister Philip Davis KC warned regional partners about the dangers of “digital colonisation” as he opened the 40th CANTO communications conference.
Liberty chief: Turn vision into action to connect Caribbean
Liberty Caribbean's top executive has called for the forging of new public-private partnerships (PPP), infrastructure initiatives and policy frameworks to build a Caribbean that is "gigabit‑enabled".
