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Royal Caribbean cut Crown Land to avoid Toby 'conflict'
Royal Caribbean executives yesterday said they reduced their Paradise Island Crown Land demands by 43 percent in a bid to "untangle ourselves" from any "conflict" with Bahamian entrepreneur Toby Smith.
RCI DEFENDS PI PROJECT: Cruise line addresses environmental concerns over $100m beach club
ROYAL Caribbean International leaders rebutted environmental concerns surrounding the proposed $100m Paradise Island project yesterday, insisting it would be their most environmentally friendly project of its kind.
BAHAMAS 2ND WITH 41 MEDALS: Nine gold, 12 silver and 20 bronze
As the curtain came down on Team Bahamas’ hosting of the Oaktree Medical Center’s 50th CARIFTA Games at the Thomas A Robinson National Stadium on Monday night, Minister of Youth, Sports and Culture Mario Bowleg was delighted to welcome home the five-peat CARIFTA swimming team.
Unlawful detention cases reduced to zero says AG
ATTORNEY General Ryan Pinder said he met the government on the hook for $1m damages for unlawful immigration detention practices arising from “eight to ten” lawsuits when he took office.
Tribute to my aunt, Dame Marjorie Davis
My aunt Dame Marjorie Davis will be laid to rest today at St Francis Xavier Catholic Cathedral. She lived an exemplary life, having dedicated her life to God and fulfilling the work of our Lord throughout her long life of nearly 95 years. A Bahamian icon and heroine, Dame Marjorie Davis was instrumental in improving and furthering many facets of Bahamian society, including in the fields of education, Girl Guides, the Zonta Club, the Legion of Saint Mary, the local Catholic faith and countless others.
$300m cruise port won’t be ‘a tourism Wal-Mart’
Nassau Cruise Port’s top executive says he is “absolutely” confident that its $300m transformation will increase visitor spending yields and lure more hotel guests downtown, adding: “We’re not creating a tourism Wal-Mart.”
‘Barely scratching surface’ on Sand Dollar’s adoption
The Bahamas is “barely scratching the surface” of the Sand Dollar’s potential, payment providers asserted yesterday, with the digital currency needing more “high traffic” merchants to accept it to drive adoption.
Going for the gold
The Bahamas CARIFTA team is ready to win gold on home soil at this year’s 50th CARIFTA Games. Last week the team rolled out a full 80-member team for the first time in Bahamian history as athletes look to shine at The Bahamas’ record ninth hosting of CARIFTA.
Devynne Charlton billboard unveiled in Stapledon
DEVYNNE Charlton, who is an inspiration to her younger sister, is hoping that more Bahamians will aspire to follow in her footsteps as her images and accomplishments were splashed on a billboard in her community.
Ten Red-line Athletics members CARIFTA ready
AS one of the top local track clubs in the country, the coaching staff of the Red-Line Athletics is quite pleased with the 10 members selected to represent the Bahamas on the 80-member team for the Oaktree Medical Center’s 50th CARIFTA Games.
Child abuse cases up near 50 percent
NEARLY 200 child abuse cases were reported between January and March 2023 in New Providence, a near 50 per cent increase over the same period in 2022.
‘Grammy’ Wallace-Whitfield: Go for Gold
BAHAMIAN Olympian Pauline Davis and CARIFTA volunteer as well as long-time track and field supporter Beverly “Grammy” Wallace-Whitfield offered strong words of wisdom and encouragement to Team Bahamas.
Business Licences: 99% were approved ‘in time’
The Ministry of Finance’s top official yesterday said 99 percent of Business Licence renewal applications were approved “in time” with those outstanding needing to “clarify” questions surrounding their reported turnover.
Gas retailers: ‘Never been so desperate’ due to OPEC slash
Bahamian petroleum retailers yesterday said “it’s never been so desperate” with a surprise production cut by the major oil producing countries making their need for a margin increase even more urgent.
3PA Stallions’ Jasmine Mackey in games’ limelight
COACH Cedricka Rolle feels now that quarter-miler Jasmine Mackey has broken the mantle as the first 3PA Stallions Track and Field Club member to make the CARIFTA Games team, she envisions that others will be inspired to follow suit.
Roadrunners have three athletes on CARIFTA team
THEY’RE not one of the top ranked track and field clubs, but coach Dexter Bodie said they are extremely proud to have three of their athletes making the Bahamas’ 80-member team that will compete at the Oaktree Medical Center’s 50th CARIFTA Games this weekend.
Woman dies in West Bay Street car crash
A WOMAN was killed in a traffic accident when her car hit a tree on West Bay Street on Saturday morning.
Water Corp cuts debt to main supplier by $5.2m
The Water & Sewerage Corporation’s debt to its main BISX-listed supplier was slashed by 24 percent during 2022 to $16.3m at year-end, although close to two-thirds of that sum remained delinquent.
Carnival cruise port
Concerning the $200m development of the Carnival Cruise Port at Sharp Rock, East Grand Bahama, what will become of Freeport Harbour once this project is completed?