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Fox's Cable Beach plan 'raises some concerns'

The restaurant included in the Cable Beach office complex proposed by Adrian Fox's Fox Group of Companies has "raised some concern" with planning authorities due to the proximity of residential areas.

Illegal fishing threat's 'larger than you think'

The threat posed to The Bahamas by illegal charter fishing is "much larger than people think", a global investigator warned yesterday, "with at least a dozen" other US vessels under suspicion.

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‘Scary’ increase in unemployment

The Bahamas Chamber of Commerce's labour chief yesterday branded the 52 percent increase in unemployed workers during the seven months to January 2025 as "pretty scary".

Long Island airport terminal signing expected in a month

The contract signing for the new terminal at Long Island's Deadman’s Cay airport is expected within a month with the runway expansion already underway, the Ministry of Works’ senior engineer said yesterday.

Gov't 'using public purse' to secure general election

The Bahamas Public Services Union's (BPSU) president last night accused the Government of "trying to use the public purse" to win the upcoming general election via the latest civil service pay rises.

'Leverage Trump visa fee hikes for Bahamian technology hub'

The Bahamas was yesterday urged to seize the "great opportunity" created by Donald Trump's massive visa fee hikes for foreign workers and spark its long-held ambitions to become a technology hub.

Second vessel is seized on 'illegal charter fishing'

A second boat and its crew have been arrested for illegal commercial fishing and charter operations following an undercover multi-agency law enforcement operation in the Berry Islands.

'Bearing fruit': Agriculture in fastest growth for 33 years

Bahamian agriculture was yesterday said to have grown at its fastest pace in more than three decades through expanding by 26.3 percent over the past year.

Arbitrators retire to determine Govt's $357m GBPA dispute

The three-strong arbitration panel that will decide Freeport's fate has retired to determine its verdict on whether the Grand Bahama Port Authority (GBPA) owes the Government some $357m.

Activist calls for referendum on SpaceX booster landings

Bahamians should have been consulted before Elon Musk's SpaceX was permitted to stage booster recovery operations in Bahamian waters, an environmental activist argued yesterday.

BAMSI's current and first chairs talk food security

The Bahamas Agricultural and Marine Science Institute's (BAMSI) Board chief has met its first-ever chairman to explore new strategies for achieving food security in The Bahamas.

BGDBA playoffs: Panthers and Crime Stoppers in the win column

THE Bahamas Government Departmental Basketball Association (BGDBA) second-round playoffs continued on Saturday at the A.F. Adderley Gymnasium with two tightly contested matchups.

Morton Salt hails its Inagua deal ‘win-win’

Morton Salt has described the sale of its Bahamas operation as a “win-win” for all parties - including its employees - and pledged that Inagua will “remain a vital component of our long-term supply mix”.

Petition demanding 11 key fly fishing reforms

The Bahamas Fly Fishing Industry Association (BFFIA) has launched a petition demanding reforms in 11 key areas including a ‘fronting’ crackdown and changes to the licences held by captains and guides.

Gov’t touts civil service pay increases of 8-31%

The Government last night said Bahamian civil servants will have received base pay increases of between 8 percent to 31 percent over the last four years following completion of the latest salary review.