Goldwynn targets $160m sales amid ‘non-stop’ buyer inquiries
The Wynn Group yesterday said the “phones are ringing non-stop” with buyer inquiries on its Goodman’s Bay project as it targets $160m in total sales at full build-out.
Barbers hail return of their ‘15% day’
Barbers and beauticians yesterday hailed the easing of COVID-19 restrictions that will enable them to open on Sundays as that day traditionally accounted for 15 percent of their weekly revenues.
Davis Gov’t ‘decider if we sink or swim’
The Davis administration’s actions will “be the decider as to whether this country sinks or swims” amid its ongoing COVID-related health, economic and fiscal crises, a governance reformer argued yesterday.
‘Keep politics out of contract review’
A governance reformer yesterday urged the Davis administration to keep politics out of its contract and promotion reviews, adding: “It’s so critical that’s looked at with the most objective eye”.
Bank chief pushes back on imminent debt default
A prominent banker yesterday said there are no signs the international capital markets agree with a Caribbean economist that a Bahamian sovereign debt default is imminent.
Gov’t opens up Sunday trading
The Davis administration last night further re-opened the Bahamian economy by abolishing the restriction that prevented construction and retail businesses from working on Sundays.
Gov’t intervention sought on Atlantis COVID testing
The hotel union last night said it has referred Atlantis’ plan to make all unvaccinated staff pay for weekly COVID-19 tests from tomorrow to the Department of Labour as it seeks the Government’s intervention.
Miller attorneys ‘agree’ $10m verdict overturn
Attorneys for an ex-Cabinet minister last night said they agreed to the overturning of a near-$10m damages award against the Government because both sides are now in settlement talks.
BOB targeting ‘real growth, not loan loss management’
Bank of The Bahamas yesterday said it was seeking to drive sustained profitability “from real growth as opposed to managing delinquency provisions” after enjoying a positive $14m bottom line swing.
‘Critical data’: Health travel visa to remain
The deputy prime minister yesterday said the health travel visa will stay for international travellers as it is producing “data critical to the development and advancement of tourism”.
Bahamas in world’s eighth largest electric car sale rise
The Bahamas was yesterday said to have exceeded last year’s electric vehicle sales in the first nine months of 2021, having produced the world’s eighth largest year-over-year increase during COVID-19’s peak.
Cruise port chief: Extend tourism’s ‘peace of mind’
Nassau Cruise Port’s chief executive yesterday urged the Government to swiftly extend a cruise passenger COVID-19 vaccination mandate that has brought “peace of mind” to the tourism industry.
HUBERT EDWARDS: Much rides on ‘new day’s’ authenticity
A listener to a recent radio show texted in to ask: “Can there be a new day without new thinking?”
Doctors chief makes call for better healthcare integration
Doctors Hospital’s chief executive yesterday said COVID-19 has shown that the public and private healthcare systems must be better integrated to enhance medical care for Bahamians.
Gov’t ‘finalising’ reforms to boost business ease
The Attorney General yesterday said the Government is “finalising” legal reforms designed to improve the ease of doing business following consultations with several industry groups.
