Roker: Feed Ya Self to be every Saturday event
Roker’s Gas Station is partnering with Nu Gaia Farms through its Feed Ya Self initiative in a bid to highlight what is produced by Bahamian farmers and other small businesses.
‘Most’ freed after Norman’s Cay Immigration operation
Multiple government agencies raided Norman’s Cay yesterday following allegations of Immigration law violations but “most” foreign workers were subsequently released as their papers were in order.
Up to 50% of high-end homes listed ‘off-market’
Up to 50 percent of high-end, multi-million dollar Bahamian residential properties seeking buyers are being promoted “off-market” rather than publicly via the Multiple Listing System (MLS).
Thirty workers fired at Norman’s Cay project
Around 30 employees were terminated by the Norman’s Cay resort development on Friday, senior labour officials confirmed yesterday, due in part to the closure of a well-known restaurant.
University ordered to pay ex-finance chief $158,000
The University of The Bahamas (UoB) has been ordered to pay its former finance chief almost $158,000 after the Industrial Tribunal determined there were “glaring discrepancies” in its evidence.
AML Foods sees $23m Old Trail blaze payout
AML Foods has received a more than $23m payout from its insurers to cover the damage and loss caused by the mid-April blaze that destroyed its Solomon’s Old Trail and Cost Right stores.
‘Seize the opportunity’ outside $600m project
The Grand Bahama Chamber of Commerce’s president is hoping entrepreneurs outside Celebration Key “seize the opportunity” to attract a share of the increased spending brought by Carnival’s guests.
Tour operator hopeful $600m project alters ‘slow’ bookings
A Grand Bahama eco-tourism operator is optimistic a partnership with Carnival’s Celebration Key will change the “slow” bookings pace.
Gov’t targeting further Family Island airport improvements
The Government will this week sign contracts for the redevelopment of Black Point airport in the Exuma cays, its aviation chief revealed, with Georgetown’s airport set to receive a new air traffic control tower.
Straw vendors ‘packed like sardines’ amid lower sales
Vendors at the Bay Street Straw Market are blaming the economy, stall placement and poor market conditions where they are “packed like sardines” for reduced sales and incomes.
$600m Carnival port contract at legal fight heart
The port services contract for Carnival’s $600m Celebration Key project is at the heart of a bitter legal dispute between a Freeport-based shipping agent and its former general manager.
Don’t ‘bottleneck’ a property market at 95% of sale price
A prominent Bahamian realtor yesterday warned tax administration reforms must not create “bottlenecks” that slow a “strong” property market where sellers are getting up to 95 percent of the asking price.
Judge rejects injunction bid in Exuma family land battle
The Supreme Court has refused to grant an injunction barring a nephew from “forcibly evicting” his relatives and family members from an Exuma property used for a water sports and tourism business.
Yacht owners: ‘Growing sense of uncertainty about Bahamas’
Yacht owners and managers are warning that The Bahamas is increasingly viewed as “an unpredictable and difficult destination for charter operations” due to consistent tax and fee hikes and other reforms.
Land reform ‘legal and economic milestone’
A Bahamian realtor yesterday asserted that the Government’s land reforms “will be remembered as one of the most important legal and economic milestones in Bahamian history” if implemented correctly.
