Bahamas must ‘see through’ anti-corruption reform moves
The Bahamas was yesterday urged to “see through” its anti-corruption reforms package to full completion after a US government report highlighted “growing concerns” over its governance systems.
Business owners want more dialogue over ban on walk-up liquor store sales
BUSINESS owners say the government’s impending ban on walk-up liquor sales will come at a cost and are calling for more dialogue to find a workable solution.
Flooding and fuses blow post-Imelda re-openings
Flooding and a blown fuse yesterday forced some Bahamian businesses to halt operations for the day in the wake of Tropical Storm Imelda’s passage.
PM blames 52% jobless rise on more seeking work
Prime Minister Philip Davis KC yesterday blamed the recent 52 percent increase in jobless Bahamians to seasonal fluctuations and a growing number of persons actively seeking work.
Cable Bahamas relaunches its share buyback initiative
Cable Bahamas will tomorrow relaunch a share buyback initiative which, during the 12 months to end-June 2025, saw it repurchase NEARLY $1M worth of shares from investors.
Taxi cabs struck by Celebration Key drop
Grand Bahama taxi drivers are looking to the Government to help remedy a significant loss of business caused by the opening of Carnival Cruise Lines’ $600m Celebration Key project.
Hotels seek ‘red carpet, not red tape’ over liquor
Bahamian hotels are hoping “we can roll out the red carpet rather than red tape” for the industry over the new liquor certification process that operators fear may impede the licensing of their resorts.
Central Bank chief slams ‘flawed’ $3bn reserve fear
The Central Bank’s governor has slammed as “flawed” concerns raised by a noted Caribbean economist that The Bahamas’ external reserves are “more than 100 percent borrowed” because they are lower than this nation’s foreign currency debt.
S&P: Budget surplus miss if no further fiscal reforms
Standard & Poor’s (S&P) has voiced scepticism that the Government will hit its forecast $75.5m Budget surplus for the current fiscal year without enacting further “meaningful fiscal reform”.
Bahamas warned: ‘Don’t get carried away by S&P move’
The Bahamas is being urged not to let its upgraded credit rating from Standard & Poor’s “go to your head” even as a prominent businessman hailed the move as “a game changer” and signal the economy has “turned the corner”.
Liquor store: Drive-through ban to harm 50% of sales
The co-owner of a Bahamian liquor store says banning drive-through alcohol sales will damage its competitive advantage and eliminate a segment that accounts for 50 percent of its sales.
Window and ‘take away’ liquor sales to be banned, Govt warns
Selling alcohol from window “cages” and “take away restaurants” will be banned from January 1, 2026, under the Budget’s Business Licence reforms, the Government’s tax chief warned yesterday.
Liquor retailers back ban on 'window' sales
The Retailers Liquor Association yesterday voiced sympathy for the impending ban on walk-up sales but added that such venues were susceptible to under-age drinkers.
Atlantis: New school car park to accomodate more development
A new car park near Atlantis' planned school will accommodate nearby future developments with its planned 142 spaces open for expansion into a multi-storey facility.
IAN FERGUSON: Why giving second chances is so vital
A "second chance policy" in the workplace, often called second-chance hiring or fair-chance hiring, provides employment opportunities to individuals with a criminal record, employment gaps or other past barriers to work.
