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Agriculture’s $3M Israeli move targets poultry output doubling

A Cabinet minister yesterday hailed a $3m partnership with an Israeli company as a “red letter day” in The Bahamas drive for greater food security following the COVID-19 pandemic.

Liberty battling injuries, COVID-19, look to get on roll

NEW YORK (AP) — The New York Liberty are a work in progress. When coach Sandy Brondello took over the team this year she knew it would take time for the players to gel on the court.

COVID entry testing end ‘back on table’

A Cabinet minister yesterday said eliminating The Bahamas’ COVID entry testing requirements will “come back on the table” for discussion this week in the wake of the US decision to eliminate such a mandate.

$5bn investment approvals target

The Government is aiming to approve $5bn in investments by year-end, the deputy prime minister said yesterday, with half that sum having already been given the go-ahead.

$6m allocated for food security initiatives

THE government is allocating over $6m to support its food security initiatives, according to Agriculture and Marine Resources Minister Clay Sweeting.

Two new schools for San Salvador and Exuma

THE government will build two new schools on the Family Islands at a cost of $16m each, Education Minister Glenys Hanna Martin announced in the House of Assembly yesterday.

Vacation homes, retail driving Andros growth

The Andros Chamber of Commerce president says the island experienced “significant growth” in 2021 with vacation homes and the retail sector leading the way.

Compass Point restaurant to follow resort into closure

COMPASS Point’s restaurant will close at the end of July, its proprietor confirmed yesterday, following the previous shuttering of the resort.

Coral disease fighter: ‘We are being seen as pirates’

The scientific institute spearheading The Bahamas’ fight against a killer coral disease yesterday said it may have to start slashing local jobs this summer due to permitting woes, adding: “We’re being viewed as potential pirates.”

Family Island companies struggle with price rises

Family Island businesses yesterday said they are struggling to contain prices as they grapple with soaring inflationary pressures impacting the entire world.

Disabled crane operators lose Weather Dept tornado claims

Three former Freeport Container Port operators have lost their bid to claim damages from the Government over disabilities and “extensive psychological trauma” resulting from the March 2010 tornado that devastated the firm’s operation.

Ex-GBPA chair loses $82k claim strike out

A former Grand Bahama Port Authority (GBPA) chairman’s bid to be removed as a defendant in an $82,300 claim brought by three ex-employees of his insolvent BISX-listed company has been rejected by the Supreme Court.

AML: 8,000 sign-up for shopper loyalty move

AML Foods says more than 8,000 consumers have already signed up for its latest loyalty initiative that has been launched to help Bahamians combat soaring inflation.

BPL woes can’t be solved ‘overnight’

Bahamas Power & Light’s (BPL) struggles to keep the power on are the result of “legacy issues” that cannot be solved “overnight”, a trade union leader asserted yesterday.

Ex-finance minister: No fear on $2.3bn roll over

A former minister of state for finance yesterday said he expects the near-$2.3bn in Bahamian dollar debt, which is due for repayment over the next 18 months, to be rolled over without any alarm.

‘Still among leaders’: But Bahamas’ FDI down 60%

The Bahamas is “still among the leaders” despite a United Nations (UN) agency yesterday revealing that foreign direct investment inflows to this nation declined by 60 percent year-over-year in 2021 to $360m.

DOMES FOR RENT: Emergency homes in Abaco have been secretly rented out

DISASTER Reconstruction Authority executive chairman Alex Storr said investigations launched on the dome project on Abaco, initiated by the previous government administration, found some residents were renting the temporary housing structures for monetary gain.

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