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Amateur golfers Gibson, Johnson miss the cut
It wasn’t the type of performance that Richard Gibson Jr anticipated in his return to the Latin America Amateur Championships.
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Family Island renewable energy search generates 100 questions
The Family Island renewable energy tender process has sparked more than 100 questions from potential bidders and interested investors, a Cabinet minister has revealed.
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Wynn's 300 building jobs to 'far outweigh' environment impacts
A $100m, 14-storey Goodman's Bay penthouse complex will create 300 construction jobs and generate benefits "that far outweigh" the touted limited environmental impact, it has been pledged.
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Honouring retirees
THE Ministry of Education has honoured 80 retirees who dedicated between ten and 40 years of service.
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Quaker remains 'very strong' despite recall
The Quaker brand's Bahamian wholesale distributor yesterday confirmed it will not drop its products despite recent recalls due to fears some may have become contaminated by salmonella tainting.
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WORLD VIEW – Red Sea crisis: Houthi attacks raising prices worldwide
UP until a few weeks ago, the Red Sea and Yemen held little significance for the peoples of Latin America and the Caribbean.
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INSIGHT – Bahamas travel advisory: Zero violent crimes against visitors in 2024
AS we have learned over the many years, the US State Department is required by law to report on anything that may affect Americans travelling to other countries.
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Target cruising's top 10% for 'awesome' conversion
Nassau Cruise Port's top executive yesterday said The Bahamas must target the "top 10 percent" of cruise visitors with a compelling "value proposition" to realise a "huge" stopover conversion opportunity.
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Airline chief: Do not pin FAA audit blame on us
A Bahamian aviation operator is voicing concern that he and other airlines are being set up to get the blame if this nation is downgraded by US federal regulators following a recent audit.
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'Highly, highly unlikely' tourism hurt by crime
Nassau Cruise Port's top executive yesterday said it is "highly, highly unlikely" that cruise passengers or any tourists will be impacted by early 2024's surge in murders and the fear of crime.
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Police investigate alleged sexual assaults
Police are investigating two separate complaints of sexual assault involving two female visitors that occurred on Paradise Island.
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‘Not enough time given’, says Abaco shanty town resident
ALTHOUGH for years government has threatened to destroy Abaco’s shanty towns, a father of two facing eviction from The Farm fears his family will have nowhere to go before the deadline is up to leave the unregulated community, his home for 20 years.
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Mullings and McCoy break national records
With personal best performances in six of the seven individual events, Ken Mullings combined his points total to improve on his own Bahamas national record in the men’s heptathlon, while producing a world-leading performance.
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NPWBA is back after four-year hiatus
AFTER a four-year hiatus, the New Providence Women’s Basketball Association is back and so was versatile scoring machine Philicia Kelly.
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Professional boxer Carl Hield improves his record to 4-0
IT was a new opponent but same result for pro boxer Carl Hield who lifted his hands in celebration for the fourth straight bout.
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Governor: Profit repatriation tax would deter investment
The Central Bank's governor has warned against introducing a tax that solely targets profit repatriation on the grounds that it may deter foreign direct investment (FDI) into The Bahamas.
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Bahamas failing to fully exploiting trade deals
The Prime Minister says Bahamian businesses are failing to properly exploit trade agreements that would give them preferential export access and potentially lower the cost of imports.
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ERIC WIBERG: The Eleutheran Adventurers and William Sayle’s early days
THE story of the Eleutheran Adventurers is woven deeply into the fabric of national identity. The general themes are of escaping religious prosecution to take great risks by sailing to unknown shores – so far that is like the Puritan’s voyage in the Mayflower from England to New England’s Plymouth Rock.
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Hotel deal: ‘11th hour impasse’ over minimum wage workers
HOTEL employers yesterday pledged that an “11th hour impasse” will “not derail” their bid to reach a new industrial deal amid accusations they are seeking to “discriminate” against minimum wage staff.
