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ACP Butler: Nothing could have prepared me for Dorian
HURRICANE Dorian brought on a “new phenomena” for Grand Bahama and the northern Bahamas, according to Assistant Commissioner of Police Samuel Butler who admits having to abandon their pre-storm police plans in order to save lives. He said that nothi
‘Truly a new day’ as senate passes COVID-19 bill
THE Senate last night passed legislation that will lead to the end of suspensions of certain provisions put in place under the state of emergency.
Warning over coral plague
BAHAMIANS must “sound the alarm” and the government must take swift action to address stony coral tissue loss disease, a fast-spreading bacteria that is ravaging coral reefs throughout the country, says Waterkeepers Bahamas President Joseph Darville.
Saunders gets chance to earn roster spot in NFL
Mavin Saunders will have his first opportunity to earn a roster spot in the National Football League with the franchise that has made some of this year’s most high profile acquisitions in the offseason.
Govt warned: ‘Move quickly’ on reforms after Ocean Club
A trade union leader yesterday said the One & Only Ocean Club terminations had reinforced the need for the Government to “move quickly” in changing the law to ensure expired industrial agreements remain in effect until new deals are sealed.
‘Bad bank loans’ drop below $1bn
Commercial bank loan arrears fell below the $1 billion mark for the first time in years at end-February 2017, with ‘bad’ credit having declined by almost $200 million over the previous 12 months.
Tourism ‘subdued’; LPIA departures decline 3.6%
The Central Bank yesterday identified a mixed outlook for the Bahamian economy, with increased domestic demand offset by a “subdued” tourism performance that saw air departures shrink by 3.6 per cent.
Bran challenges FNM on Andros timber deal
The Democratic National Alliance’s (DNA) leader yesterday challenged the Official Opposition to pursue the latest ‘Chinese deal’ on Andros, given that one of its principals is an FNM MP’s son.
Bad loans and credit decline threaten growth
Difficulties in one bank’s commercial loan portfolio seemingly sparked a $38.7 million deterioration in the sector’s ‘bad credit’ position during April, another month in which the Bahamian economy was “relatively subdued”.
Central Bank: Economy not cutting jobless rate
The Central Bank of the Bahamas has warned that the Bahamian economy is not expanding fast enough to reduce the 13.7 per cent unemployment rate, with tourist arrival growth less than one-third of 2012’s performance.
Chamber chief: 2-2.5% growth is 'a stretch'
The Bahamas Chamber of Commerce’s (BCCEC) chief executive yesterday said it would be “a stretch” for this country to generate even 2-2.5 per cent economic growth for 2013, although he expressed hope that last year’s 5.5 per cent decline in commercial loan arrears was a “sign of things to come”.
URCA moves to end Cable's fixed-line advantage over BTC
Regulators are proposing to place the Bahamas Telecommunications Company (BTC) on a ‘level playing field’ with its main rivals on fixed-line call termination charges over a 90-day period, “promptly removing” a long-standing complaint of the incumbent carrier.
ART OF GRAPHIX: Don't colour brand image
What does your brand colour say about your business? Do you know that colour is the first thing our brain registers before words or shapes? Meaning that colour is registered by the brain before images or typography.
Striping group '90% there' on $8.25m PPP
The Bahamas Striping group is “90 per cent there” in talks with the Government over an $8.25 million ‘public-funded partnership’ (PFP) for airport and road maintenance throughout the Bahamas.
Accountant joins KRys Global's Bahamian office
Vanice Thomas-Erskine has joined the Bahamas office of KRyS Global, the corporate asset recovery, insolvency, forensic accounting and business advisory specialist.
KPMG says Gov’t spending ‘far greater than needed’
The Government’s $1.823 billion recurrent spending Budget is “far greater than it should be” when set against the services it is delivering to the Bahamian people, a top accounting firm is arguing.
10 murders on Grand Bahama as crime falls by 10%
CRIME is down 10 percent in Grand Bahama, Police Commissioner Anthony Ferguson reported yesterday. Of the 95 murders police recorded in 2019, Commissioner Ferguson said 10 occurred in Grand Bahama; two each in Abaco and Bimini, and one in Eleuthera.
$10m spent on 'miraculous transformation' of garbage site
TIMOTHY Hodge met a putrid scent and 95 acres of open garbage when he arrived at the city dump a year ago, the byproduct of years of mismanagement.Yesterday he led Prime Minister Dr Hubert Minnis on a tour of the revamped site, now called the New Pro
Renowned sailor Ian Bruce dies age 82
IAN Bruce, an internationally renowned sailor, boat designer and builder who spent periods of his life in the Bahamas, died last month from cancer aged 82.
Romad Dean ends season in OSBA final four
ROMAD Dean and the Crestwood Lions finished the Ontario Scholastic Basketball Association season as one of the top prep programmes in all of Canada.
