Stop 'everything being cancelled' for workers
A prominent trade union yesterday asserted workers are "backing the Government 100 percent" over proposed redundancy protections to stop "everything being cancelled" when firms "go belly-up".
Avery's partnership ended over $635,000 legal battle
A partnership to renovate and re-open Adelaide's renowned Avery's Restaurant & Bar has been dissolved by the Supreme Court after it descended into an acrimonious $635,000 legal battle.
Concerns voiced on fiscal 'cherry-picking'
A well-known banker is challenging why the Government appears to be "cherry picking" certain assets and accounting treatmaents in the last-minute revisions to its 2024-2025 spending and deficit numbers.
Provider's $7m investment gives Eleuthera first hospital
A Bahamian healthcare provider yesterday said its $7m investment has transformed the Eleuthera Medical Centre into the island's first hospital with operations due to start today.
Briland feels Silver's loss for slow season
Harbour Island resorts yesterday said they have especially felt the loss of Silver Airways during the slowest slow part of the tourism calendar and urgently need other carriers to fill the airlift gap.
Darville: Bahamas Electronic Medical Records will be rolled out by year’s end
THE government says the Bahamas Electronic Medical Records+ (BEMR) system will be fully rolled out across the country by the end of 2025, a move officials describe as one of the biggest overhauls of the public health system in decades.
Jack's Bay development names general manager
An Eleuthera-based private club and residential community has named Richard Howard as its general manager.
‘Make most of tailwinds’ on 40% pt debt-to-GDP surge
The Bahamas must “make the most of the tailwinds” post-COVID and “generate a productivity boost” after the pandemic and $4.3bn in storm damage drove a 40 percentage point debt-to-GDP surge.
Minister: IMF backed $25m ‘reclassification’
A Cabinet minister yesterday said the bulk of the last-minute revisions to the Government’s 2024-2025 spending and deficit figures resulted from advice by the International Monetary Fund (IMF).
Work start imminent for Taino Bridge alternative
Construction of a “temporary” replacement for Freeport’s deteriorating Taino Beach Bridge is due to begin in early October, residents and businesses have been informed.
‘Only make bad employers lodge a redundancy bond’
Bahamian employers yesterday argued that only tax delinquents and companies in breach of other financial obligations should be forced to provide financial security in advance for staff’ terminations.
Canadian tourist arrivals rise 75%
Air arrivals from Canada have surged by more than 75 percent year-over-year, the deputy prime minister has confirmed, helping to further boost the 10 percent rise in total tourism numbers for 2025 to-date.
Fox’s Cable Beach project bids to give residents reassurance
Professionals working on the Cable Beach office complex proposed by Adrian Fox’s Fox Group of Companies office last night sought to reassure nearby residents that any concerns will be addressed.
Minister: Jobless rise is ‘temporary uptick’
The recent 52 percent increase in the number of jobless Bahamians is not evidence that the economy is struggling, a Cabinet minister asserted yesterday.
PM not ‘downplaying’ unemployment growth
The Prime Minister says he is not “downplaying” the recent 52 percent increase in the number of jobless Bahamians as he attributed the increase to more persons entering the workforce.
