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CCA: WE SHOULD TAKE ADVANTAGE OF BAHAMAS – Contractor reached out for help to son of top govt advisor
Baha Mar's main contractor asked the son of Perry Christie's top policy adviser to intervene when his father proposed changing The Pointe's Heads of Agreement over how many Bahamian construction workers would be employed.
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23 nurses ‘not paid since start of the year’
BAHAMAS Nurses Union president Amancha Williams is disappointed her members have not been paid the money owed to them by the government.
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Messi wins World Cup, Argentina beats France on penalties
LUSAIL, Qatar (AP) — Lionel Messi’s once-in-a-generation career is complete. The Argentina superstar is finally a World Cup champion.
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Tributes paid to Andrew "Dud" Maynard
TRIBUTES have been paid to former PLP chairman Andrew "Dud" Maynard, who died this morning at the age of 82.
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Brown's two touchdowns lead UAB past Miami (OH) 24-20 in Bahamas Bowl
NASSAU Bahamas (AP) — Jermaine Brown Jr. rushed for 116 yards and two fourth-quarter touchdowns, Trea Shropshire had 183 yards receiving and a score, and UAB held off Miami (Ohio) 24-20 on Friday in the Bahamas Bowl.
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Minister urges greater caution on the roads
TRANSPORT and Housing Minister JoBeth Coleby-Davis is urging members of the public to exercise “greater” caution on the roadways amidst the increase of traffic fatalities in recent weeks.
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ONE ELEUTHERA FOUNDATION: Eat well and be merry
“IT’S beginning to look a lot like Christmas,” and there is so much to be excited about this year.
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Prison officer recruits welcomed by PM Davis
THE Bahamas Department of Correctional Services welcomed its latest group of recruits during a passing out parade at the prison facility yesterday.
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Ministry: Not all road fees affected
THE Ministry of Transport and Housing released a statement yesterday on impending Road Traffic Department fee increases, clarifying that not all fees have been affected by the adjustments set to take effect January 1, 2023.
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Halkitis ‘open’ to proposal on Village Road stimulus
ECONOMIC Affairs Minister Michael Halkitis said he is open to reviewing a proposal from Village Road business owners who are requesting an economic stimulus package for loss of business due to ongoing road works.
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San Salvador council staff ‘unpaid for two months’
THE chief councillor for San Salvador said employees of the island’s district council have been without pay for two months, adding it has left them “handicapped” this Christmas season.
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URCA ‘out of their minds’ for BPL 163% fuel hike backing
A former Democratic National Alliance (DNA) leader yesterday blasted that electricity regulators “have got to be out of their minds” to determine Bahamas Power & Light (BPL) has made the case for up to 163 percent fuel charge hikes.
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‘Disaster for business’: Village Road works in up to 46% loss
Village Road companies have branded the area’s ten-month long roadworks “a disaster for business” with income losses running as high as 46 percent and damaged properties urgently needing repairs.
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Fears FTX ‘a game changer’ for financial services sector
FTX could be “a game changer” for the Bahamian financial services industry’s growth prospects, a well-known businessman warned yesterday, with the country facing “severe attack” over its implosion.
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BPL to end deal covering 50% of Nassau electricity
Bahamas Power & Light (BPL) is ending a deal that supplies around 50 percent of New Providence’s base load electricity generation despite concerns its own staff are not trained to operate the engines involved.
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$800m South Abaco agreement signed
THE government signed a heads of agreement yesterday for the Kakona South Abaco Development worth over $800m.
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Bid for bail by lawyers for FTX’s founder
LAWYERS for former FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried have filed a bail application in the Supreme Court, after the disgraced businessman was sent to prison on Tuesday.
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Arawak Cay vendors hit by gate’s closure
Arawak Cay vendors yesterday said the closure of the venue’s eastern gate entrance is creating a “turn off” for visitors to the Fish Fry and a drop in their income.
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Investment fund bill to boost gov’t returns
The Attorney General yesterday hailed the National Investment Funds Bill (IFB) for providing a structure that will allow the Government’s ownership interests in private companies to be professionally managed.
