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Roberts: PLP the only party with a plan to tackle crime
DESPITE this year’s murder count outpacing last year’s figure, Progressive Liberal Party Chairman Bradley Roberts said yesterday the PLP is still the only party with a plan to tackle this nation’s crime problem.
‘Premature’ to tell if VAT a Ferrari or Lada
Senior private sector executives yesterday warned it was “too premature” to determine whether Value-Added Tax (VAT) will achieve all desired objectives, likening implementation to “driving a used Lada rather than a Ferrari”.
Crawfish oversupply to hit local fishermen
A Bahamian seafood processor yesterday confirmed that a global over-supply of lobster is driving relatively low prices for local fishermen at the opening of crawfish season.
BID to end ‘piecemeal’ Bay Street approach
The Downtown Nassau Partnership’s (DNP) co-chair yesterday renewed calls for Bay Street and surrounding areas to be designated as a Business Improvement District (BID) to escape the “piecemeal” approach to redevelopment.
Super Value fighting price hikes ‘as long as we can’
Super Value’s president yesterday pledged to hold-off food price increases as long as possible, but reiterated that eight to ten percent rises by Christmas “is not a prediction but a fact”.
Minister issues challenge: Develop ‘projects of scale’
A Cabinet minister has challenged Bahamian entrepreneurs to develop “projects of scale” that can accommodate hundreds of cruise ship passengers in similar manner to Atlantis.
Bahamas must 'lose 14-day quarantine'
An Exuma-based water excursion provider yesterday said it had "no choice" but to make the sector's November 1 opening after losing $1.5m in sales to COVID-19. Ray Lightbourn, pri
COVID-19: Sixth death and three new cases confirmed
The Ministry of Health has confirmed the overnight death of Case #20, a hospitalised 91-year-old male from New Providence with no history of travel. This is the nation's sixth COVID-19 death. Investigations are being conducted.
Work permit clampdown in restaurants, construction
LABOUR Director Robert Farquharson says his department has denied labour certificates in all restaurant manager applications and in the vast majority of applications for construction site supervisors and project managers since September, preventing the applicants from getting work permits.
Water leaks cost taxpayers $93m
THE Water & Sewerage Corporation’s $249 million taxpayer subsidy over the 12 years to 2015 could have been slashed by $93 million if all water leakages had been eliminated.
Moody’s backs IMF over $100m fiscal deficit overshoot
Moody’s yesterday backed the International Monetary Fund’s (IMF) prediction that the Bahamas’ 2015-2016 fiscal deficit is set to overshoot the Government’s estimate by around $100 million.
New tower installed for free to air TV channels
THE Broadcasting Corporation of The Bahamas (BCB) yesterday commissioned a new 300ft transmission tower which will enable everyone to watch ZNS TV 13, the Parliamentary Channel and a third community announcements channel free of charge via “Free 2 Air”.
High bills spark ‘cut off’ review
BAHAMAS Power and Light’s chairman Donovan Moxey yesterday revealed the corporation was considering a review of BPL’s disconnection policy in view of the temporary hike in electricity costs.
Employer to still pay for staff COVID tests
A prominent Bahamian merchant yesterday backed away from requiring employees to pay for their own COVID-19 tests and said it will comply with an Act that requires it to foot the bill.
Major resorts ‘back to 60%’ by Christmas
A Cabinet minister yesterday voiced optimism that major resorts will “get back to 60 percent of where they were in 2019” by Christmas, with May’s visitor arrivals forecast to rise to the mid-70,000 range.
‘Pandemic has delayed courts’
THE COVID-19 pandemic has added more backlogs to the courts, but Chief Justice Brian Moree, QC, said the judiciary is working its way through those cases which have been disrupted since March.
New airlift seeking frequency increase
United Airlines is already looking to increase the frequency of a new non-stop flight from Denver that is expected to bring an extra 20,000 visitors to The Bahamas annually, a senior tourism official says.Dr Kenneth Romer, the Ministry of Tourism’s e
Long Island undergoes infrastructure overhaul
A Cabinet minister yesterday updated Long Island residents on multiple infrastructure investments designed to improve the island’s capital stock, economy and resilience against climate change. Desmond Bannister, minister for works, told the Long Isl
US health upgrade gives tourism ‘unabated’ boost
A top hotelier last night said The Bahamas’ long-awaited COVID upgrade by the US health authorities will help ensure “pent-up demand for travel to The Bahamas continues unabated”.
Turnquest: No basis for criticism over GDP figures
ADMITTING officials don’t know why the country’s GDP performance fell below the International Monetary Fund’s forecast, Finance Minister Peter Turnquest said critics have no legs to stand on as consistent economic growth is apparent.
