Aliv sponsors Bahamas' Dubai Expo 2020 offer
Aliv has become the title sponsor for the Bahamas Pavilion at Expo 2020 Dubai, which is expected to attract attendees from 192 countries between October 20, 2020, to April 10, 2021. Damian Blackburn, Aliv’s top executive, said of the sponsorship dea
Gaming Board hosts TCI commission
The Gaming Board for The Bahamas hosted a delegation from the Turks and Caicos Island (TCI) Gaming Commission last week for discussions on best practices and to offer guidance.Board chairman Kenyatta Gibson welcomed the commission as the two regulato
Social media 'untruths' impact bid to join WTO
The Bahamas’ bid to attain full World Trade Organisation (WTO) membership has been made harder by the spread of untruths on social media, the Government’s top negotiator has argued. Zhivargo Laing, an ex-Cabinet minister, told a Bahamas Bureau for S
Fox tries to end US legal action
An Island Luck co-founder is urging the New York federal courts to dismiss the US government's near decade-old human smuggling charges against him because his "rights" are being violated.
Atlantis industrial action bar extended to March
The hotel union president says “the people’s spirit has not been broken” despite the court-ordered block on industrial action at Atlantis remaining in effect for another three months. Darrin Woods, the Bahamas Hotel, Catering and Allied Workers Unio
Harbour Island deal: Opponents 'to continue fight'
Opponents of a controversial Harbour Island marina project have vowed “to continue to fight” after the local council granted it site plan approval late last week.Michael Wiener, the developer behind the multi-million dollar Briland Residences and Mar
URCA 'unconvinced' on Cable's channel licensing rationale
Regulators have slammed Cable Bahamas’ explanation for replacing eight TV channels as “unconvincing”, suggesting there were no licensing deals for their use “in the first place”.The Utilities Regulation and Competition Authority (URCA), unveiling the
WTO: Bahamas may have to open reserved industries
The Bahamas may have to open some of the 16 industries reserved solely for local ownership to foreign competition in becoming a full WTO member, the government’s top negotiator is warning. Zhivargo Laing, a presenter at the Bahamas Bureau of Standar
'Small lull' vital on GB airport re-open
The Grand Lucayan’s potential sale makes it critical there is “only a small lull” in restoring Grand Bahama International Airport to full operational health, the prime minister says.Dr Hubert A Minnis, speaking after the Bahamas Hotel and Tourism Ass
Tourism ministry testing private pilot preclearance
The Ministry of Tourism is testing the operation of pre-clearance facilities at private Florida airports in a bid to improve access to the Family Islands, the Prime Minister has confirmed. Dr Hubert Minnis, addressing the Bahamas Hotel and Tourism A
'Job half finished' over Dorian zone tax breaks
The Abaco Chamber of Commerce's president yesterday urged the Government to "revisit" its decision to keep VAT on services in the Dorian-hit islands, arguing it had left "the job half finished".
Unions told: 'Be bigger than this'
The Chamber of Commerce’s top labour specialist yesterday urged Bahamian trade unions to “get bigger than this” and place “saving the country” ahead of their own interests. Peter Goudie, who is also vice-chairman of the National Tripartite Council,
BTC: No insurer payout for $25m Dorian damages
The Bahamas Telecommunications Company (BTC) will not receive an insurance payout to cover the $25m of network infrastructure damage inflicted by Hurricane Dorian, it has been revealed.
December 16 target for Abaco airport re-opening
The government’s top aviation official yesterday said it was targeting December 16 as the date when Marsh Harbour’s airport will be ready to receive international flights from the US. Algernon Cargill, director of aviation, told the Bahamas Out Isla
Fidelity investors to gain $16.45m early xmas gift
Fidelity Bank (Bahamas) shareholders will next Friday receive an early Christmas present through a total $16.45m dividend payout by the BISX-listed institution. Gowon Bowe, Fidelity’s chief financial officer, confirmed that some $8.949m of the capit
