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CPC concerned some Bay Street stores overcharging tourists
THE Consumer Protection Commission (CPC) is concerned that some Bay Street businesses are targeting tourists and overcharging them for items they had agreed to purchase at a certain price.
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Mom and pop shops biggest violators of price control
PRICE control inspectors have found that “mom and pop stores” are the biggest violators of price control regulations, according to senior inspector Theodore Curry yesterday.
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DPM: ‘Three credible offers’ for Lucayan
Three “credible offers” to acquire the Grand Lucayan resort are presently being studied, the deputy prime minister said yesterday, as he and others touted $1bn worth of investments being “in the pipeline” for Grand Bahama.
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‘Air cargo hub’ ambition for GB’s $200m airport
The deputy prime minister yesterday unveiled a $200m Grand Bahama International Airport redevelopment that aims to ultimately transform the facility into an international “air cargo hub” for the Caribbean and Latin America.
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Property value boost drives insurer’s 39% profit increase
A $3.2m gain from revaluing its property assets enabled Bahamas First to shrug off a decline in its core insurance underwriting business and post a 39 percent total comprehensive income increase for the 2022 full-year.
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Port chief eyeing Abaco power cable connection
The Grand Bahama Port Authority’s (GBPA) president yesterday suggested running an electricity cable between his island and Abaco as a way to “stabilise” electricity costs and bring rates down.
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$200m airport deal means GB ‘not dead in the water’
A prominent Freeport attorney yesterday hailed the “lifeline” provided by Grand Bahama airport’s imminent $200m redevelopment, saying: “We’d be doubly dead in the water without it.”
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‘When not if’ on marital rape law
DISCUSSIONS on the proposed Sexual Offences Act continue with State Minister Lisa Rahming indicating it is not a matter of “if” but “when” the act will be passed.
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MINISTER STILL NO TO RCI DEAL: Hanna Martin has not changed view on $110m beach club
EDUCATION Minister Glenys Hanna Martin revealed yesterday her views have not changed on Royal Caribbean International’s $110m project for Paradise Island, saying she did not support it during the Minnis administration and her opinion remains the same.
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Shockers top Mingoes 72-68 in OT
NEW PROVIDENCE BASKETBALL ASSOC. PLAYOFFS
THE University of the Bahamas Mingoes men’s basketball team came back from down 10 points to force overtime against the Caro Construction Shockers but could not pull off the NPBA playoff win.
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Under-14 division created for High School Track & Field Nationals/CARIFTA Trials
With the CARIFTA Trials & High School National Track and Field Championships set to take place in a combined event on March 25-27, some parents criticised the organisers’ decision to remove the under-15 division.
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First Class Promotions returns after 10-year hiatus
FIRST Class Promotions will host the first all-female boxing match in The Bahamas and Caribbean at 8pm on Friday, March 31 at the Kendal G.L. Isaacs Gymnasium.
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Island Relays Bahamas Spring University Track & Field Invitational this weekend in Grand Bahama
ALL six of the universities from the United States of America are now in Freeport, Grand Bahama to participate in Island Relays Bahamas Spring University Track and Field Invitational this weekend at the Grand Bahama Sports Complex.
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Bahamas Kidney Association to host fun run/walk this Saturday
THE Bahamas Kidney Association (BKA) will host a fun run/walk tomorrow (March 18) at 6:30am on Goodman’s Bay.
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STATESIDE: Are recent provocative events a justification for escalation?
YESTERDAY’S headlines reported that Russian military jets damaged an American spy drone over the Black Sea on Tuesday. Two words immediately came to mind: casus belli. That’s Latin for “cause or justification for war”.
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‘Time has come’ for conversation on corporal punishment in schools
AFTER a police officer allegedly beat several Bimini Primary School students, Education Minister Glenys Hanna-Martin said “the time has come” for a conversation about corporal punishment in schools.
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PM: Procurement bill will allow for greater management and transparency
PRIME Minister Phillip “Brave” Davis led debate on the Public Procurement Bill and Public Finance Management Bill in the House of Assembly yesterday, telling parliamentarians that the legislation, once enacted, will allow for improved government financial management and greater transparency.
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Atlantis, cruise port: ‘Room’ for PI lighthouse restoration
Atlantis and the Nassau Cruise Port both say there is “room” for a restored Paradise Island lighthouse to provide an “iconic” visitor experience and boost New Providence’s status as a tourism destination.
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Kwasi Thompson: IMF holds ‘serious concern’ on fiscal reforms
The Opposition’s finance spokesman yesterday asserted that the International Monetary Fund (IMF) had voiced “serious concerns” over legal reforms that seemingly reduce the Fiscal Responsibility Council’s (FRC) independence.
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New Procurement Act to end large firm ‘dominance’
The Prime Minister yesterday said the Government’s digital procurement platform has generated $2.6m savings in just four months since its launch as he slammed his predecessors for giving large firms “dominance” in contract awards.
