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‘Headwinds’ slash J S Johnson profit 12.54%

J S Johnson’s managing director is warning that “industry headwinds” across its business have slashed profits by 12.54 percent or almost $900,000 for the year to end-September 2023.

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Bahamasair launches flight to open Exuma

Bahamasair last Wednesday launched its inaugural service between Fort Lauderdale and Georgetown, Exuma, with around 50 passengers on the flight.

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URCA actively investigating BTC, Aliv service outages

The Utilities Regulation and Competition Authority (URCA) is actively investigating service outages by the Bahamas Telecommunications Company (BTC) and Aliv, and it is hoped the investigation will be completed in the next few months.

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PHA Supplies Management Agency distributes Thanksgiving lunches

The Public Hospital Authority’s Supplies Management Agency distributed Thanksgiving lunches to hundreds of residents in the Nassau Street community on Friday.

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ONE ELEUTHERA FOUNDATION – The lurking danger of margarine

IF corn were to be wiped from the face of the earth by a maniacal pathogen, we Bahamians would be lost for breakfast. On just about every restaurant menu throughout the archipelago, one can find “boiled fish”, “stewed fish”, “corned beef”, “tuna”, and “steamed sausage”, all traditionally served with grits.

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BTVI signs deal to make uniforms for Breezes staff

The Bahamas Technical and Vocational Institute signed a deal yesterday to provide staff uniforms to Breezes.

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Smaller delegation for COP28 meeting in Dubai

FEWER than 20 people will be a part of the delegation attending COP28 in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, next week, far fewer than the group of 70 that represented the country in Egypt during last year’s event.

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Commissioner says issues slowed down voting process

SOME senior citizens took longer to vote than expected, while people lacking required documents also slowed down the voting process in West Grand Bahama and Bimini on Wednesday, according to acting Parliamentary Commissioner Arthur Taylor.

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Bahamas broker’s clients: ‘We’ll be left with nothing’

Deloitte & Touche liquidators and their attorneys have been awarded over $1m in costs despite clients of a collapsed Bahamas broker/dealer voicing fears this payment leaves nothing for them to recover.

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$200m renewable fund eyes summer ‘24 launch

The Ministry of Finance’s top official yesterday said he is targeting summer 2024 for the launch of an up to $200m fund that will finance renewable energy’s build-out across The Bahamas.

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FNM wants Auditor General to probe maritime contracts

The Opposition will urge the Auditor General to “intervene” and probe allegations by a top civil servant that two maritime-related contracts were executed irregularly, its leader revealed yesterday.

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Cable ‘well beyond half-way’ on fibre roll-out next month

Cable Bahamas’ top executive says it will likely be “well beyond the half-way point by December” in rolling-out its new fibre-to-the-home network infrastructure across New Providence.

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Marinas: ‘Nothing’ heard on new online fee portal

Marina operators yesterday disclosed they have heard “nothing” about the online charter fee portal that was supposed to be created via a controversial $3.355m contract award.

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Wildcats to face Tigers in Battle 4 Atlantis finale

The Villanova University Wildcats snuck past the North Carolina Tar Heels in an 83-81 overtime thriller to advance to their third Battle 4 Atlantis finals yesterday at the Imperial Arena, Paradise Island.

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Giants and Millionaires in NPBA win column

THE TMT Giants and the Mekaddish Millionaires pulled off the New Providence Basketball Association’s double header at the Kendal Isaacs Gymnasium on Wednesday night.

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Bahamas Junior Sunfish Nationals rock Elizabeth Harbour

THE 2023 Bahamas Junior Sunfish Nationals took place this past weekend in beautiful Elizabeth Harbour in George Town, Great Exuma.

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Sky dive promotion hit by insurance concerns

A new sky diving excursion yesterday revealed the Ministry of Tourism is reluctant to promote the venture over concerns that it lacks adequate insurance.

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Seaplane private charter targeting Harbour Island

A US aviation operator is planning to launch private charter seaplane flights from south Florida to Harbour Island in early 2024 to meet growing demand for the latter location.

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Nassau and PI resorts enjoying Thanksgiving ‘record occupancy’

The Nassau/Paradise Island Promotion Board’s (NPIPB) chief executive yesterday said its resort members are reporting “record occupancy” for the Thanksgiving holiday period.