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Resorts await ‘dramatic’ improvement in groups
The Bahamian tourism industry will enjoy “a dramatic improvement” in its group business once US federal health authorities upgrade this nation’s COVID ranking.
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Left with no answer by ministry
The letter below was emailed to the Ministry of Work on November 8th, 2021.
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Richardson: ‘It’s sad for the fans’
While he’s only suiting up as a first base coach nowadays, Antoan Richardson, the sixth of seven Bahamian professional baseball players to play in Major League Baseball, said he can’t wait for the return of the game, if only for the sake of the fans.
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Big weekend for Shamar Burrows in the AUS
FOLLOWING several postponements, The Dalhousie Tigers were back on the court in Atlantic University Sport play and Shamar Burrows delivered a weekend of career-scoring performances to extend their win streak to seven.
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Bahamian livelihoods could be affected if coral infection left untreated
LOCAL environmentalists on Friday doubled down on warnings about the threat of stony coral tissue loss disease, noting Bahamian livelihoods could be affected if the fast-spreading infection remains left untreated.
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Grand Bahama hospital visitation restrictions to be relaxed
GRAND Bahama Health Services has announced that hospital visitation restrictions will be relaxed beginning Monday as a part of its phased return to normal services.
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Charity’s $12k a month bill on groceries
AS food prices continue to rise, one local charity said it is spending in the region of $12,000 a month to purchase grocery items to feed the poor and needy on Grand Bahama.
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‘FNM being left out of COVID meetings’
MICHAEL Pintard says the Davis administration continues to leave the Free National Movement out of meetings with top health officials about COVID-19.
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Hotelier urges ‘shelving’ of all COVID restrictions
A top hotelier yesterday said he is “praying daily” for the US health authorities to upgrade The Bahamas’ COVID ranking amid calls from some in the industry to “shelve” all pandemic restrictions,.
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BTC to be ‘shining jewel’ among CWC
The Bahamas Telecommunications Company’s (BTC) chief executive yesterday unveiled ambitions to become “the shining jewel” for its immediate parent by “accelerating” growth every year.
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BTC HQ’s sale likely to complete in 2022
The Bahamas Telecommunications Company’s (BTC) long-time JFK Drive headquarters will likely be sold this year, it was revealed yesterday, as the carrier seeks to enter the data centre market.
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Crypto exchange to build ‘7-storey’ hotel
The world’s second largest cryptocurrency exchange has included a 38-room, seven storey hotel in the plans for its proposed $50-$60m western New Providence headquarters.
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Entrepreneurship Centre to boost digital transition
Grand Bahama’s Centre for Entrepreneurship and Innovation will benefit thousands of Bahamians by equipping them with the skills to exploit the fast-evolving digital economy.
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‘Gas mark ups are not in suppliers’ control’
RUBIS Bahamas maintained yesterday that while the fuel industry in the country is regulated by the government, it has no control over the movements in the price of fuel on the international market.
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Glenys Hanna Martin: Zero tolerance for fighting in schools
EDUCATION, Technical and Vocational Training Minister Glenys Hanna Martin says officials are looking at a number of strategies to see how they can create a peaceful environment for students after videos of a school fight prompted concern.
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McCoy advances, McFall and Bastian eliminated
NCAA Division II basketball tournaments are underway across respective conferences across.
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We’re just blips on Putin’s radar
I read that Prime Minister Philip Brave Davis and a Progressive Liberal Party (PLP) delegation will be heading to Belize to attend the CARICOM Heads of Government Thirty-Third Inter-Sessional Meeting, scheduled for March 1-2.
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STATESIDE: Wow, we hadn’t see Biden perform like this since he took office
When US President Joe Biden stumbles over a word or phrase when speaking in public, delivering everything from prepared orations to large audiences to impromptu remarks to a few reporters shouting questions at him from a distance, he tends to react the same way. He reflexively closes his eyes for a brief moment, brow furrowed in likely frustration at the exposed imperfection, corrects himself and ploughs on.
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Increase in maternal mortality in the Americas during pandemic
A PAN American Health Organization official said a lack of access to timely care and disruptions to prenatal services are to blame for an increase in maternal mortality in the Americas during the pandemic, with one in three pregnant women unable to access timely critical care.
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Gladstone Road conversion to highway will be a ‘significant’ cost to taxpayers
THE “very important” conversion of Gladstone Road to a four-lane highway for its entire length will come at “significant” cost to taxpayers, according to Public Works Minister Alfred Sears yesterday.
