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Large crowd turns out for Fox Foundation food giveaway
THERE was a large turnout at the sports centre grounds yesterday for a food voucher giveaway organised by the Fox Foundation.
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Renovations on national stadium start next month
YOUTH, Sports and Culture Minister Mario Bowleg said yesterday that renovations to the Thomas A Robinson National Stadium are set to begin in the first week of January.
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‘Worst Christmas ever’ say straw market vendors
DESPITE heavy tourism traffic downtown before the holidays, straw vendors say they are experiencing their worst Christmas season to date, with few to no sales most days.
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CCA: We’ll ‘be laughed at by world’ if Baha Mar not open
Top executives at Baha Mar’s main contractor voiced fears they would “be laughed at by the world” if the mega resort’s target 2015 opening was missed while admitting to multiple “shortcomings and deficiencies” in its construction.
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Insurers: Don’t sleep on EU blacklisting ‘breathing room’
The Bahamas must not fall asleep after it gained “two years’ breathing room” to escape the European Union’s (EU) tax blacklist and preserve up to 40 percent of its hurricane reinsurance capacity, insurers are warning.
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IDB brands price controls ‘poorly targeted subsidy’
The Government’s price controls are a poorly-targeted mechanism to counter soaring 16 percent food inflation as they benefit the rich as much as low income and vulnerable families, a multilateral lender is arguing.
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‘Unenviable balancing act’ confronting The Bahamas
The Bahamas “faces an unenviable balancing act between food security and fiscal discipline”, the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) warned yesterday, with global financial developments proving “particularly concerning”.
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‘Lots of muscle’ required for $142m toxic BOB pile
The Bank of The Bahamas bail-out vehicle must now employ “lots of muscle” to recover its remaining “toxic” loan collateral valued at $142m, its chairman revealed yesterday.
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Long Islanders ‘excited’ by $250m resort and port
LONG Island’s Chamber of Commerce president yesterday praised the impending construction of a $250m resort and cruise port on the island and described it as “exciting”.
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'Historic' year for tourism ahead
BAHAMAS Hotel and Tourism Association president Robert Sands said The Bahamas is set to see an “historic” level of visitor arrivals next year while bookings for most hotels in New Providence this holiday season and throughout the new year remain strong.
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100,000 meals a month to feed those in need
BAHAMAS Feeding Network is providing up to 100,000 meals a month, supporting more than 100 local feeding programmes.
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Donations suffering a slump, say charities
WITH Christmas days away, several nonprofit organisations are appealing for assistance as some say donations are in a slump.
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Berry Islands hail new airport as ‘huge step up from shack’
BERRY Island businesses yesterday hailed their new airport as a “huge step up” that promises to revive the tourism economy.
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DPM: GB airport ground breaking set for Q1 2023
THE Deputy Prime Minister yesterday voiced optimism that the ground- breaking for Grand Bahama International Airport’s (GBIA) redevelopment will take place in the 2023 rst quarter once the Government approves its new operator.
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Ayton has double double, Suns roll past Lakers 130-104
PHOENIX (AP) — Chris Paul scored a season-high 28 points, Deandre Ayton added 21 points and 11 rebounds and the Phoenix Suns rolled past the Los Angeles Lakers 130-104 last night.
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Sarkis loss ‘over $3bn’ if Baha Mar hit targets
Sarkis Izmirlian would so far have “lost more than $3bn” in potential profits alone if the Baha Mar resort from which he was ousted hit his financial projections, an analyst’s report has calculated.
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Insurers: ‘Light at end of tunnel’ over taxation
Bahamian insurers yesterday voiced relief that there is “light at the end of the tunnel” after the Government said it would drop plans to move the industry to a Business Licence fee taxation regime.
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Skills transfer woe still a ‘sad reality’
The Bahamas must change “the sad reality” that key skills and knowledge are not being passed on to local workers by expatriate work permit holders, a prominent contractor argued yesterday.
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New Year tests for students nationwide
EDUCATION Minister Glenys Hanna Martin said she hopes to start the new year by testing students nationwide for any learning loss issues following the pandemic.
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‘Be careful at holidays as murder rate soars’
AN activist has called on residents to be careful this holiday season due to the country’s escalating murder count, saying people have stopped valuing the lives of others.
