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‘Bahamas is now in a third wave’
WITH total COVID-19 cases nearing the 10,000 mark, the country’s top infectious disease expert believes The Bahamas is now facing its third wave of the coronavirus pandemic.
Homeowners tell PM: Honour $40k rebate
Frustrated homeowners in a Fort Charlotte subdivision yesterday said the prime minister has yet “to honour” his pledge to give them a $40,000 rebate on the government houses they purchased.
Bahamas and Caribbean CEOs fear tax increases
Some 75 percent of corporate leaders in The Bahamas and Caribbean fear their plans will be impacted by new and/or increased taxes to help pay for elevated debt levels sparked by COVID-19.
COMMITTEE TO HELP YOUNG PROFESSIONALS APPOINTED
PRIME Minister Dr Hubert Minnis has appointed members of the Committee for the Development of Communities for Young Professionals.
WORLD VIEW: Small countries need an IMF that is a lender of conscience
AS undesirable as it may be, governments of Caribbean countries that are not in International Monetary Fund (IMF) programmes are being pushed in that direction.
Abaco shanty town
HaItians were brought into Abaco in the early 90s to work the 3,000-acre Bahamas Star Citrus Farm. They were more or less treated as slave labour and treated cruelly and paid a pittance. They worked behind barb wire topped fencing with gates padlocked from 5pm to 9am. Without the Haitians there would have been no citrus farm.
Jonquel Jones and Foxes win title
Jonquel Jones and the UMMC Ekaterinburg Foxes claimed their sixth FIBA EuroLeague Women’s title in club history.
Stuart and volleyball team are champions
IT was another historic moment for Bahamian sports internationally as Eugene Stuart and his Arcada Galati men’s volleyball team emerged as the champions of the Romania Division A1 League.
AG: Equal opportunity for purchase of plots of land
ATTORNEY General Carl Bethel has said there will be equal opportunity for the purchase of plots of land to Bahamians and residents, including those of Haitian descent awaiting confirmation of immigration status.
The rudest awakening
Picture this: It’s 1980’s Bahamas. The Internet does not exist. Cable has not yet arrived.
Jazz Chisholm Jr scores run in 7-6 loss to Braves
JAZZ Chisholm Jr continued his production at the plate but the Atlanta Braves rallied late to prevent the sweep and stop the Miami Marlins’ win streak at four.
'Godfather' of track and field coaching Ronald Cartwright honoured
COACH Ronald Cartwright, considered the ‘Godfather’ of track and field coaching in the Bahamas, was honored on Saturday at the DTSP Track Classic at the Thomas A. Robinson National Stadium.
Cooper says the govt’s proposed housing policy ‘unfair, elitist and discriminatory’
EXUMA and Ragged Island MP Chester Cooper says while the Progressive Liberal Party supports homeownership for young professionals, he thinks the Minnis administration’s policy in this area is “unfair, elitist" and “discriminatory".
Govt must ‘increase lot prices’ for project to work
A Bahamian real estate developer yesterday argued that the Government will have to “increase the price of the lots” in its planned 83-acre subdivision to make the project work.
Construction sector backs MP’s reduced duties call
Construction leaders industry executives yesterday backed a former Cabinet minister’s call to eliminate import duties on building supplies for all first-time home buyers as a means to stimulate the sector.
New Providence Cycling Association back in full gear
AFTER a year of inactivity because of the spread of the coronavirus pandemic, the New Providence Cycling Association is finally back in full gear.
Upscale community for young professionals: you don’t have to be a lawyer or doctor to qualify
PRIME Minister Dr Hubert Minnis said the definition of young professionals who will be eligible to buy lots in a proposed upscale community in western New Providence is broad enough to include barbers, plumbers, farmers and many others—not just lawyers or doctors.
Briland: Cruise tourism ‘disaster waiting to happen’
More than 99.4 percent of existing and potential Harbour Island visitors have made it “crystal clear cruise tourism is a disaster waiting to happen” for the destination, a hotelier warned yesterday.
Agency seeking ‘outstanding’ PI Royal Caribbean lease approval
A Bahamian entrepreneur yesterday “challenged Royal Caribbean to produce” its western Paradise Island crown land lease after a government agency voiced concern approvals are “still outstanding”.
PM: Housing initiative not ‘one-off’ exercise
The prime minister yesterday pledged that the government’s efforts to make home ownership more affordable for Bahamians will not be a “one-off endeavour” that lacks a coherent strategy.