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Taxi chief backs conduct code to eliminate all ‘undesirables’

The Bahamas Taxi Cab Union’s (BTCU) president has backed the proposed new “code of conduct” for drivers as a way to remove an “influx of undesirables” from the industry.

Pay TV subscribers in lowest fall for six years

Pay-TV subscribers suffered their lowest annual decrease for six years in 2022 with all other communications segments reporting a modest increase in consumer numbers, sector regulators have revealed.

Improved lending, business climate vital on bank fees

The Central Bank's governor says an improved lending climate and reducing the costs of doing business are critical to lowering the commercial bank fees hated by many Bahamians.

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PM to attend Coronation Service of King Charles III

The Office of the Prime Minister announced that Prime Minister Philip ‘Brave’ Davis would be departing today (Saturday) and joining leaders from around the world to attend the Coronation of His Majesty King Charles III.

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DIANE PHILLIPS: Yella, the king of the queen conch

THEY call him ‘Yella’, though not even he remembers why. Someone just did, and it stuck.

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ONE ELEUTHERA FOUNDATION: Lessons learned from my Bahamian friends

MY relationship with the people of Eleuthera and The Bahamas dates back to early 2000. More than 20 years later (including the last seven years that I’ve served as President of One Eleuthera Foundation of the US), I continue to learn many life lessons from my Bahamian friends.

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Baha Mar teases Melia plan as volumes up 20%

Baha Mar’s president yesterday hailed an “extraordinary first quarter” and “record March”, with 2023 business volumes up 20 percent year-over-year, as he revealed plans to redevelop the still-closed Melia resort will be unveiled imminently.

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Nassau/PI hotels see 35% ‘business on books’ jump

Nassau/Paradise Island hotels are eyeing a 35 percent year-over-year increase in “business on the books” for 2023, it was disclosed yesterday, with “loaded” airline seats through June also up on 2022.

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MSC joins Freeport deal targeting October close

The Grand Bahama Port Authority’s (GBPA) president yesterday said October is being targeted for completion of a $70m Freeport Harbour deal in which Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC) has teamed with Royal Caribbean.

Authorities target taxi inspection crackdown

The “completely antiquated” Road Traffic Act is set for a major overhaul, it was revealed yesterday, as the authorities also prepare to crack down on taxis “circumventing and bypassing” the vehicle inspection process.

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Senator: PM should apologise to woman over claim on charges

FNM Senator Reuben Rahming wants Prime Minister Phillip “Brave” Davis to apologise to a woman who made claims about a sitting MP for comments he made about the allegations last week.

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Landmark partnership with Chevening programme

The Charles Hayward Foundation has agreed to provide funding for the first-ever Bahamian partnership with the prestigious Chevening Scholarship programme, allowing outstanding Bahamian students to pursue fully-funded master’s degree studies at accredited universities in the UK, in fields related to building a sustainable future for The Bahamas.

Taxi drivers face ‘code of conduct’

Traffic authorities are planning a shake-up of the taxi industry’s regulatory regime that will require drivers to sign-up to, and abide by, a “code of conduct” with an announcement on fare changes due as early as next week.

Bahamas in top ten for death penalty

The recent slayings of two men on bail in New Providence passes the smell test of retaliatory killings which have become all too common in the capital.

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Comets, Dragons, Hurricanes are BAISS soccer champions

THE Queen’s College Comets left the Roscoe Davies Developmental Center at the Baillou Hills Sporting Complex yesterday as the junior and senior girls’ champions of the Bahamas Association of Independent Secondary Schools Soccer Championships.

Cleveland Eneas primary takes lead into the final day

DAY two of New Providence Public Primary Schools Sports Association (NPPPSSA) saw more primary schools cement their positions in the total team rankings going into the final day of the meet.

SBDC: Poultry producer received ‘all funds due’

The Small Business Development Centre (SBDC) says “all funds due” to an Abaco-based poultry producer for a solar energy project have been paid over while denying that any sums remain outstanding.

Food retailers ‘not too good’ over price control flexibility

Food retailers “don’t feel too good” that the Government could reintroduce an expanded price control regime in the future as they yesterday questioned the extent of the initiative’s success.

Minister urges UN take over of global tax woes

A Cabinet minister yesterday called for the creation of an independent multilateral body to review all tax-related blacklistings of The Bahamas and other small jurisdictions over what he described as “technical deficiencies”.

Minister: ‘Goalposts keep moving’ with EU, OECD

The Bahamas is now being blacklisted for implementation deficiencies rather than weaknesses in its financial laws, a Cabinet minister said yesterday.