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‘Jazz’ gets a warm welcome home
JASRADO “Jazz” Chisholm Jr made his return to home soil this past weekend at the Baillou Hills Sporting Complex.
Concerns of BTVI faculty
I am writing to bring to your immediate attention the pressing concerns and frustrations faced by the faculty at the Bahamas Technical & Vocational Institute (BTVI). Despite signing our Industrial Agreement (IA) on July 7th, 2023, we are in an ongoing battle with BTVI’s management, severely impacting our working conditions and morale.
Customs overreach
Please permit me to express my views on the recently introduced “customs exempt app” which I was required to upload and populate on my return to my country of citizenship.
New extension over substance reporting
The Ministry of Finance yesterday said it has extended the 2022 substance reporting deadline for qualifying companies until end-October due to the “high volume of requests” for extra time.
Stable coins better suited for international customers
A Bahamian attorney says stable coins are a product better-suited for the international, rather than domestic, market as this nation moves to introduce new measures to better regulate the product.
Obie Wilchcombe laid to rest in West End, Grand Bahama
The late Obediah Wilchcombe, Cabinet Minister and MP for West Grand Bahama and Bimini, was laid to rest in his native West End on Saturday, following his State Funeral at the Pro-Cathedral of Christ the King in Freeport.
Mother Pratt gets first cookies from Girl Guides
The Bahamas Girl Guides Association (BGGA) launched its annual cookie month last week and presented the first set of cookies to the Governor General, Cynthia ‘Mother’ Pratt.
GB ready for National Youth Month
A slew of events announced for Grand Bahama young people during National Youth Month.
Ghanaian nurses to arrive by end of month to help relieve shortage
HEALTH and Wellness Minister Dr Michael Darville said 18 specialty Ghanaian nurses will arrive in the Bahamas to help relieve the shortage of nurses.
Govt hoping to finalise genetic testing protocols for citizenship by year's end
HEALTH and Wellness Minister Dr Michael Darville said by the end of the year the government is hoping to finalise the protocols for genetic testing for people entitled to citizenship following a landmark Privy Council ruling.
Clubs & Societies, October 13, 2023
The Government High School Alumni Association is proud to announce the nominees for the 2nd Annual Government High School Alumni Association Phoenix Awards.
DIANE PHILLIPS: When the public speaks up, bad ideas can be grounded
A UNIQUE thing happened this week. Amid the horror played out on TV screens of violence rocking the Middle East with innocent men, women and children being captured and slaughtered, entire cities and villages burned and destroyed, amidst the burial of a revered Bahamian Cabinet minister who suffered an untimely and shocking death and amidst the tearful memorial for the head boy at QC who died before he had a chance to live, there was a bright and shining light.
ONE ELEUTHERA FOUNDATION – Edrin Symonette: Keeping traditional farming alive in South Eleuthera
EDRIN Symonette has been farming in South Eleuthera for nearly 30 years – nearly half his life. He is gifted with many talents as an artist, entrepreneur, cook, and businessman.
‘Our MP is MIA’ says North Andros shop owner as BPL woes continue
A 79-year-old ice cream parlour owner in North Andros says the cost of maintaining a generator to power her appliances when the electricity goes off exceeds what she makes from her business.
50% of Bahamians to use Sand Dollars by end-2024
Central Bank executives yesterday forecast that 50 percent of Bahamians will have active Sand Dollar accounts by year-end 2024, with 160,000 already using this nation’s digital currency version.
Shipyard to go ‘beyond, but it won’t come easy’
Grand Bahama Shipyard’s top executive is voicing confidence that its $600m dry dock investment will grow its business “beyond” what it enjoyed in early 2019, but warned: “It’s not going to come easy.”
Demand worries over Gov’t bond ‘competitive bid’ move
A Bahamas-based investment banker yesterday said “insufficient demand” means the Government is unlikely to lower its domestic debt costs through the launch of competitive bidding for its securities.
Hotels ‘even stronger’ than touted 13% bookings leap
The Bahamas Hotel and Tourism Association’s (BHTA) president yesterday disclosed some resorts are enjoying “even stronger” growth than the near-13 percent jump in advanced bookings through to February 2024.
Bishop Grant considered frontrunner for West Grand Bahama and Bimini seat for FNM
BISHOP Ricardo Grant, the frontrunner to be the Free National Movement’s candidate in the West Grand Bahama and Bimini constituency in the upcoming by-election, believes his work as a religious leader is a solid foundation for launching a political career.
Two women on leave as police investigate Grand Bahama Parliamentary Registration Department
TWO women employed by the Parliamentary Registration Department in Grand Bahama were placed on administrative leave yesterday as part of a police investigation, The Tribune understands.