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Are we truly Independent Bahamas?
HAPPY 50th Anniversary Bahamas: What should we do in the next 50 years and beyond? Considerations for constitutional change.
Independence holiday sees Family Island visitors soar
FAMILY Islands are reporting high volumes of visitors over the Independence Day holiday weekend.
Clubs & Societies July 7th, 2023
There will a fun run walk on Saturday, July 15. This event is part of a series of events for the Dr Moses C Norman Jr Leadership conference for the Omega Psi Phi Fraternity Inc. The conference is being held in Nassau from July 13-16.
Atlantis braces for $14m hit from BPL’s fuel hike
Atlantis is predicting it will take a $14m hit this year from Bahamas Power & Light’s (BPL) hiked fuel charges but remains hopeful this will be minimised by higher visitor spend and room rates.
Atlantis: 30% spend, rate jumps ‘as good as it gets’
Atlantis yesterday said its year-to-date performance is “as good as you can get” with rates and visitor spending per occupied room both exceeding pre-COVID levels by up to 30 percent.
'Reticent' on oil explorer's carbon credits alternative
Environmental activists are urging the Government to "carefully scrutinise" any proposal by Challenger Energy Group to monetise its $150m investment in this nation via the creation of carbon credits.
Day 1 of Track & Field Nationals in the books
Bahamian pro athletes shine
Day one of the Bahamas Association of Athletic Associations (BAAA) Senior and Junior National Track & Field Championships got off to an exciting start at the original Thomas A Robinson stadium.
‘No choice’ but to go Bahamian
The Government must build greater “trust and confidence” in its fiscal plan among Bahamian investors given it has “no choice” but to almost exclusively tap the local capital markets to meet its nine-figure deficit financing demands.
Reserves hit $2.9bn on Gov’t borrowing boost
The Bahamas’ foreign currency reserves expanded by almost $169m in May due to a boost from the Government’s external borrowing activities as they closed the month at near-$2.9bn.
INSIGHT: After Watson move, are there other positions in Davis’ administration needing a shuffle?
WITH Independence almost upon us, it has been a time of taking stock – looking back over our 50 years and establishing our progress as a nation.
Gov't 'examining merits' of oil explorer carbon credits
The Government is "examining the merits" of an oil explorer's proposal to gain a return on its $100m-plus investment in The Bahamas via the use of carbon credits.
Low vaccination rates spark fears over polio
HEALTH officials are alarmed by declining vaccination among children and fear the country is at risk of reintroducing polio and other deadly diseases.
Clubs & Societies June 29th, 2023
The Bahamas Maritime Cadet Corps (BMCC) has completed another very successful year of activities with a total of 97 cadets completing the programme on four separate islands.
Eric Wiberg: A beacon that saved lives of pilots
WHEN the 112-foot Castle Island Light off Acklins was operational, it was a critically important beacon that three World War Two bombers crash-landed near in order to be rescued.
Licensee fury: Freeport ‘moving at snail’s pace’
Freeport’s ease of doing business is “moving at a snail’s pace”, a group of Grand Bahama Port Authority (GBPA) licensees warned yesterday, as they blasted both the Government and city’s authority for the escalating row over its governance.
Foreign buyer VAT rise gains ‘90-day transition’
A Cabinet minister yesterday confirmed the Government is allowing a 90-day “transition period” so that foreign purchases of real estate valued at under $1m - and already subject to sales agreements - can close at existing VAT rates.
Almost 1m referrals to Nassau/PI hotels
A senior Bahamian tourism executive yesterday said Nassau/Paradise Island has recovered to 97 percent of pre-COVID business volumes by March 2023 with airlift capacity up by double digits for the year-to-date.
FACE TO FACE: Reflecting on Independence, remembering George Smith
WHEN George A Smith passed away on May 26, it was a poignant moment in time. The end of one era is at hand, and the dawning of a new era is taking place right before our eyes.
Davis: GBPA ‘needs a management and governance change’
PRIME Minister Philip “Brave” Davis said he believes new management is needed at the Grand Bahama Port Authority to facilitate Freeport’s growth because the “status quo” is not working.
BTC launches 'same speed' fibre packages
The Bahamas Telecommunications Company (BTC) has unveiled fibre packages that all provide the same Internet upload and download speeds as it seeks to deliver faster and more reliable connections.
