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FTX to hire more than 100 Bahamians for crypto work
The Bahamas’ digital assets flagship is pledging to hire more than 100 locals as crypto currency specialists among the 700-strong full-time workforce that will staff its $60m West Bay Street headquarters.
Retailer issues may be ‘resolved by Friday’
ECONOMIC Affairs Minister Michael Halkitis said he hopes that all issues between government and retailers are resolved by Friday.
Watson: I was wrong and I’m sorry
AFTER receiving immense backlash, press secretary Clint Watson was forced to backtrack on comments he made relating to women’s rights groups being “quiet” when it comes to advocacy to criminalise marital rape.
TROOPS READY TO GO TO HAITI – PM: Bahamas will abide by CARICOM deployment decision
PRIME Minister Philip “Brave” Davis says if CARICOM decides that the Haitian situation requires the deployment of security troops, then The Bahamas “will abide by the outcome” of the organisation’s resolution.
Professional basketball player Tavario Miller stars in Japan
TAVARIO Miller began a new chapter in his pro basketball career in Japan and has emerged as a leader for his title contending club.
Next set of basketball games at Loyola Hall on October 20
THE 2022 Bahamas Catholic Board of Education (CBE) Primary Schools Basketball Season kicked off on Friday, October 14 at Loyola Hall, Gladstone Road.
Trade deficit leaps 15.6% to $715.1m
THE Bahamas’ trade deficit increased by 15.6 percent to $715.097m during the 2022 first quarter as cross-border flows continued to rebound from the COVID-19 related restrictions of the year before.
Water Corp’s $66m subsidies from taxpayer ‘unsustainable’
THE WATER and Sewerage Corporation’s (WSC) fuel costs now account for 41 percent of its operating expenses, a Cabinet minister said yesterday, branding the $66m in taxpayer subsidies for the utility’s capital projects as unsustainable.
UPDATED: Press secretary Clint Watson apologises for 'inaccurate comments'
TUESDAY NIGHT UPDATE: Press secretary Clint Watson has apologised for his comments about women's groups being "quiet" on the issue of marital rape. He said he made "inaccurate comments" on the issue.
PETER YOUNG: Fast-moving crisis in UK
MINDFUL of the guidance to columnists to avoid repetition at all costs, I hesitate, after covering the subject for two weeks running, to write again about the astonishing political turbulence and economic turmoil in Britain.
FACE TO FACE: Blindness is no barrier to Ervens when it comes to helping family
HE became the head of his household at an early age. The death of his parents not only placed some big responsibility in his hands, it left a void in his heart and the hearts of his siblings.
Abaco shelter work ‘imminent’
MAJOR construction is set to begin “imminently” on the Abaco Hurricane Shelter and Community Centre, according to Disaster Reconstruction Authority chairman Alex Storr.
Moxey ‘not happy’ at Grand Bahama Power fuel hike
GRAND Bahama Minister Ginger Moxey said she does not support the fuel cost hike to Grand Bahama Power Company’s customers, effective November 1.
Bahamian on board as boat intercepted
ALMOST 100 people, mostly from Haiti but including one Bahamian, who were rescued from an overcrowded boat off the Florida coast had no food or water for two days, according to the US Coast Guard.
Concern over offences while on ankle monitors
NATIONAL Security Minister Wayne Munroe said officials are concerned about the high number of persons committing offences, while they are being electronically monitored.
Man shot during alleged robbery was ‘decent person’
THE 38-year-old man who was fatally shot by an off duty police officer after allegedly trying to rob a woman of her car was yesterday described as an “awesome father” of eight and a “decent person”.
Grand Bahama Power ‘very advanced’ on 20MW solar installation
Grand Bahama Power Company is “at a very advanced stage” in formalising four separate projects that will collectively provide 20 Mega Watts (MW) of solar generation capacity for the island’s grid.
Small business: ‘We’ve come too far to close’
Bahamian small businesses have “come too far” to close down, a sector consultant asserted yesterday, even though many will likely restructure in early 2023 due to escalating cost pressures.
Bahamas ‘off track’ over foods quality
A senior agriculture official says Bahamians have “really gone off track” on food quality to such an extent that they are effectively “poisoning themselves” by eating inferior products.
Card spending rose 57% during COVID
Credit card spending in The Bahamas increased by 57 percent year-over-year during the peak of the COVID-19 pandemic as consumers transitioned to digital and online payments, a survey has disclosed.
