Fishermen hail Dominican crackdown for better prices
Bahamian fishermen yesterday hailed the crackdown on Dominican poaching for helping to raise crawfish prices to $19 per pound and ensure a more plentiful supply.
Union initiates action on Immigration hires
The Bahamas Customs, Immigration and Allied Workers Union yesterday said it has initiated legal action against the Government for filling senior Immigration posts with persons from outside the civil service.
Facing up to the brutal facts
The idea of economic diversification has for too long become near taboo and is often misunderstood by many. The normal impulse it to react by saying: “Move to what?” Such a mindset needs urgent rehabilitation.
PM’s homes plan forgot ‘front door’
A PROMINENT developer yesterday warned that first-time Bahamian homeowners must be able to access “the front door” if the Prime Minister’s ambition of sparking a construction boom is to be realised.
Home owner tax breaks to aid 80% of new starts
AN ex-Bahamian Contractors Association (BCA) president yesterday hailed the Prime Minister’s home ownership tax breaks package for potentially boosting 80 percent of new construction starts, and said: “Better late than never.”
Union leader predicts Morton Salt re-hiring
A UNION leader yesterday predicted said Morton Salt might have to rehire some of the 24 workers it terminated last month on the basis that the salt harvester is now too “short staffed”.
No ‘radical changes’ for Budget following election
A RISK management specialist yesterday said he does not foresee “radical changes” to the 2021-2022 Budget regardless of which political party wins Thursday’s general election because the fiscal dynamics have not changed.
Bahamasair ‘eight’: Seek 10% pay rise in new industrial deal
EIGHT Bahamasair senior flight attendants have been told by a Supreme Court judge to seek the 10 percent pay increase they are demanding through a revised industrial agreement instead of litigation.
FACING UP TO THE BRUTAL FACTS
• In the third of a four-part series, Hubert Edwards warns that The Bahamas must adopt a different mindset to develop its economy beyond the current model
Tourism officials warn on further airport ‘strife’
TOURISM officials yesterday warned that further “industrial strife” at Family Island airports could endanger the sector’s COVID-19 recovery after staff at several gateways failed to report to work over ongoing grievances.
Silence over energy offer ‘downright rude’
A CHAMBER of Commerce executive yesterday said it was “downright rude” for the Government not to have replied to a proposal seeking to transform the Bahamian energy sector.
‘Billion dollar’ treasure exploration heating up
AN UNDERWATER exploration group says it has detected 13 shipwrecks - one a billion-dollar find - in Bahamian waters with the Government having quietly given a salvage licence to another operator.
Gov’t blunder hits Brave ad appeal
A GOVERNMENT blunder has disrupted Cable Bahamas’ bid to appeal a regulatory decision forbidding it to broadcast an advertisement that allegedly defamed Philip Davis and the Progressive Liberal Party (PLP).
YOUR FAVORITE HOT DRINK IS A HOT COMMODITY
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Because of problems in the supplier countries, coffee prices have been rising for more than a year. Those who enjoy hot beverages must be prepared for worse – coffee can get significantly more expensive.
Eleuthera water cut-off prevented at last minute
CENTRAL Eleuthera’s water supply enjoyed a last-minute rescue after the Water & Sewerage Corporation finally submitted a newly-signed contract to the area’s supplier before Friday’s cut-off deadline.
