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Royal Caribbean to hold public consultation event on June 8
ROYAL Caribbean International (RCI) will hold a public consultation event on June 8 so residents can raise their environmental concerns about the company’s 17-acre Paradise Island Royal Beach Club project.
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Fears that Royal Caribbean 'setting tone' on PI project
Environmental advocates yesterday voiced concern that Royal Caribbean is "setting the tone and beating the drum" after the cruise line - not the Government - unveiled the date and time for the public meeting on its Paradise Island project.
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Crypto mining ban 'begs explanation'
A Bahamian digital assets entrepreneur says the Securities Commission's decision to ban crypto currency mining in the revised Digital Assets and Registered Exchanges (DARE) Bill warrants further explanation.
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GB Power solar rates '30% below Caribbean'
Grand Bahama Power Company says the solar power rate it has obtained from independent energy providers (IPPs) is "30 percent less than what you see elsewhere" in the Caribbean.
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Bahamas liquidators slam US FTX chief's 'underhand' tactics
FTX's Bahamian liquidators yesterday accused their US adversaries of employing "underhanded" tactics to seize control of all the crypto exchange's clients and assets - including those that fall under their winding-up process.
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FTX EXTRADITION UNDER SCRUTINY: Bankman-Fried wants charges dismissed on claim US violated treaty
Sam Bankman-Fried yesterday sought to dismiss multiple fraud, bribery and corruption-related charges stemming from FTX's collapse on the grounds that the US has violated The Bahamas' Extradition Act and treaty.
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FNM GB Women Association donates food items to GB Children's Home
THE FNM Grand Bahama Women’s Association donated assorted food and toiletries to the Grand Bahama Children’s Home this week.
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Bahamas tops Belize 6-2 to stay undefeated
Coach Alexandre Soares liked the intensity level that the Bahamas men’s national team brought to game two of the CONCACAF Beach Soccer Tournament and World Cup Qualifier.
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GSSSA soccer season rolls on
THE Government Secondary Schools Sports Association (GSSSA) soccer season continued for the junior and senior divisions yesterday at the CH Reeves, DW Davis and CV Bethel soccer fields.
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Girls’ basketball tourney to be staged in memory of Jonique ‘Mini’ Webb
“MISSED, but not forgotten” is the theme that coach Terrance ‘Red-Eye’ McSweeney is using for the third annual basketball tournament for girls as the Diamond Basketball development programme honours the late Jonique ‘Mini’ Webb.
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British Colonial set for partial summer re-open
The Deputy Prime Minister yesterday said downtown Nassau's British Colonial hotel will partially re-open this summer ahead of a full return in November 2023.
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Companies registry set to be 'much improved'
The Attorney General yesterday said The Bahamas' new companies registry is ready for testing by the private sector as he promised "a much-improved user experience".
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Retailers see 'booming' Independence sales
RETAILERS yesterday said business is "booming" as sales of Independence Day-related merchandise accelerate in the run-up to The Bahamas' 50th anniversary celebrations.
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FACE TO FACE: The Lindroth family; Bahamian at heart
HE was just 14 months old when he first set foot on Bahamian soil. Walking with the pitter patter that toddlers do, Magnus Lindroth wiggled his toes in the sand and got his feet wet on what is now called Paradise Island. Here, his views of the world would be shaped as he basked in island life.
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'Just one spark' could take Bahamas captive
The Bahamas needs "just one spark" to re-establish itself as a major player in the multi-billion captive insurance industry and help "stabilise the middle class", a local operator is asserting.
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'Put money where mouth is' on Abaco's port woes
The Government was yesterday urged to "put your money where your mouth is" and finally address Abaco's port woes, with frustrated residents asserting: "They need to quit promising and start doing."
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GB Power grows solar to 10% of energy mix
Grand Bahama Power Company yesterday signed a deal with a FOCOL Holdings subsidiary that will expand renewable energy to 10 percent of its generation mix once initiated.
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Fidelity targets $5 with stock split by end-July
Fidelity Bank (Bahamas) top executive has pledged that its long-awaited stock split will occur before its end-July 2023 annual general meeting (AGM) as it targets a share price in the $5 range.
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Adrian Gibson corruption trial begins
ADRIAN Gibson’s corruption trial began yesterday with his lawyer filing a constitutional motion to force an in-person testimony from a key witness.
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MYSTERY OVER PHONE IN AZARIO SHOOTING: Father tells of shock at seeing dead son’s face
AZARIO Major’s father claimed yesterday that retrieved data initially located his son’s unrecovered phone at Woody’s Bar on Fire Trail Road, where he was killed, but that the device was last pinned on Andros Avenue, where it was mysteriously deactivated.
