Obit
Jean Claude Joseph
Funeral Service for the late Jean Claude Joseph, aged 75 years, of Malcolm Road East and Formerly of Cap- Haitian, will be held Friday September 20th 2019 at 10:00 a.m. at Mt. Tabor Church, Willow Tree Avenue and Mt. Tabor …
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Insolvency Association to discuss legal reform
The Restructuring and Insolvency Specialists Association (RISA Bahamas) is to host a roundtable discussion on proposed changes to this nation’s insolvency legislation.
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Grand Bahama Shipyard helps East End schools
FREEPORT – Last week, Minister of Education Jerome Fitzgerald toured improvements to East End schools and a visited a media centre donated by the Grand Bahama Shipyard.
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Sports in brief
THE Bahamas Bowling Federation has announced that its trials for the Tournament of Americas is scheduled to start 7pm Wednesday.
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A gift to help regatta
THE Cat Island Regatta is an established fixture on the Bahamian summer calendar and this year’s event in August will offer a busy programme and upgraded facilities.
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132 new cases of COVID-19
THE latest Ministry of Health COVID-19 Dashboard has recorded 132 new infections in The Bahamas with 94 of them being in New Providence.
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$357,000 of repairs approved for 37 Sweeting Cay Homes
THE Disaster Reconstruction Authority has approved some 37 homeowners on Sweeting’s Cay for nearly $360,000 of repair assistance under the Small Homes Repair Programme.
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70 to 80 correctional officers 'still waiting on promotions'
DESPITE 110 correctional officers being promoted to corporals this week, the Correctional Officers Staff Association estimates that many more await their awards.
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Labour director sees outsource dispute rise
The Director of Labour says employee outsourcing by Bahamian companies has provoked a number of disputes, particularly in the financial services and hotel industries.“There have been a number of matters from trade unions that had a small pocket of th
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Freeport now 'worth $11bn'
The total infrastructure investment in Freeport today is worth $11 billion, the Grand Bahama Port Authority’s (GBPA) chairman yesterday saying this exceeded annual Bahamian GDP and “could not be replicated.
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FTX Bahamas properties must fetch ‘80% of value’
All sales of FTX’s 35 high-end Bahamas properties must fetch a price that is “equal to or greater than 80 percent” of their broker-appraised values, it has been revealed.
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Abaco resorts in up to 80% rebound despite difficulties
Abaco resorts yesterday said business has rebounded to almost 80 percent of pre-COVID levels as they bid to overcome staffing, housing and utilities woes created by Dorian and the pandemic.
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Conch’s extinction threat ‘very alarming’ for economy
“Very alarming” survey results have revealed that the Bahamian conch population is being driven to extinction, the Bahamas National Trust’s (BNT) executive director yesterday saying this would have a “very detrimental economic impact” on hundreds of people.
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FIBA Women’s EuroBasket: Jones and her team eliminated
GRAND Bahamian Jonquel Jones had another terrific game, but it wasn’t enough as Bosnia and Herzegovina ended their run at the FIBA Women’s EuroBasket in the quarterfinals on Tuesday in Strasbourg, France.
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Cybots rout Cleaners 104-71, Wreckers clip Rockets 87-86
WHILE the Mail Boat Cybots pulled off a rout, the Y-Care Wreckers had to go right down to the wire before they prevailed in the New Providence Basketball Association’s double header at the AF Adderley Gymnasium on Monday night.
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Long Islanders still waiting a year after Hurricane Joaquin
LONG Island farmers have not been able to collect on relief vouchers issued by the government for losses incurred by Hurricane Joaquin more than a year ago, according to one resident who criticised the stalled pace of relief for the island.
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Blaze at city dump ‘80% extinguished’
THE fire that started two weeks ago at the New Providence landfill is “80 per cent” extinguished, a Renew Bahamas official said yesterday.
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Man held after rape attack on US tourist
POLICE have a 26-year-old man in custody in connection with the alleged rape of an American tourist over the weekend.
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Baha Mar liquidators meet with creditors
Baha Mar’s joint provisional liquidators yesterday confirmed they were already meeting with some of the development’s more than 3,000 Bahamian creditors, briefing them on “progress to-date” and their goals.
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Wilchcombe aims to promote the ‘true identity’ of Bahamian culture in Carnival
TOURISM Minister Obie Wilchombe declared that the number one aim of the inaugural Bahamas Junkanoo Carnival is to promote the “true identity of Bahamian culture”. He said he is “not at all concerned” with any negative issues surrounding the festival.