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DPM urges Bahamian investors to help add to room capacity as hotels are full

TOURISM Minister Chester Cooper urged Bahamian investors to open their homes to help meet tourism demand, citing room capacity as a challenge due to high hotel occupancy rates.

Bahamas 'not maximising' impact as tourism booms

The deputy prime minister yesterday admitted The Bahamas has failed "to maximise visitor spending", and retain more of this within its economy, despite a "booming" tourism industry whose numbers "have never been better".

Fix child protection act for dads

I am writing to bring awareness to a social crisis that has permeated Bahamian society, and that is fatherhood absenteeism.

Small Business Centre invests $800k in female entrepreneurs

The Small Business Development Centre’s (SBDC) executive director yesterday said it has invested $800,000 in in female entrepreneurs via 87 grants.

INSIGHT: Authorities in the spotlight - but where are the cameras?

A SERIES of stories in recent times have again raised questions over how people are treated who get caught up in dealings with our forces in uniform.

'Incalculable' value from Bahamas' 176 wrecks

A Bahamas-based underwater explorer says the value to this nation's underwater cultural heritage from the 176 extra ship wrecks identified within its licence area is "incalculable" and "cannot be measured in dollars".

Father’s Day treat in Williams bout

RASHIELD Williams, fighting his first eight round bout of his professional career, went the distance to pull off a decision on points over Ramon de la Cruz Sena from Argentina on Saturday night.

Jonquel Jones posts first double-double of the season

The Bahamas’ Jonquel Jones posted her first double-double of the Women’s National Basketball Association (WNBA) season this past Sunday. Jones also turned in her second highest point total of the season as the second leading scorer in the New York Liberty’s win against the Phoenix Mercury. Although the Liberty team was without their All-Star guard Sabrina Ionesecu, the third-seeded team routed the Mercury 89-71.

Gov't to 'unleash' $200m Water Corp investments

An MP yesterday said the Davis administration is poised to "unleash" the most ambitious capital investment initiative ever by the Water & Sewerage Corporation with $200m earmarked for 80 projects over a five-year period.

Man accused of robbing grocery store with machine gun

A MAN was remanded to prison on Friday after being accused of holding up a grocery store with a machine gun last October and stealing over $1,400 in cash.

Clubs & Societies June 16th, 2023

The Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated, Pi Upsilon Omega Chapter in Grand Bahama celebrated its 36th anniversary of sisterhood and service.

Andros shipper ‘exceeds every financial projection’

An Andros shipping company, which in summer 2021 was hailed as the largest recipient of financing arranged through the Small Business Development Centre (SBDC), yesterday said it has “beaten every financial projection” since launching.

44 percent of students need ‘urgent intervention’

A LEARNING loss survey found that 44 per cent of public school students require urgent learning intervention, Education Minister Glenys Hanna Martin said yesterday.

‘We knew’ prison would fail accreditation bid

DOAN Cleare, the acting commissioner of corrections, admitted yesterday that the Bahamas Department of Correctional Services failed an accreditation inspection earlier this year, saying officials knew the prison would “fail miserably”.

Man charged with possession of child pornography on his phone

A 28-year-old man was imprisoned after allegedly having child pornography of underage boys on his phone.

Strachan sets new 100m personal best

SPRINTER Anthonique Strachan has her sights set on the World Championships in August and she’s already starting to make a statement to her rivals going into the biggest global international meet this year.

Alexis Gray’s switch from track to wrestling has been ‘very refreshing’

SINCE completing her tenure at Texas Southern University in 2019, Alexis Gray decided to make the transition to wrestling.

Andros initiative set to create up to 700 jobs

A former Chamber of Commerce chief executive yesterday said 700-plus jobs are forecast to ultimately be created after Andros' community-based Tourism Cluster Development Programme launches on June 29-30

Just 8% of arable land being used for farming

Just 8 percent of all land allocated for Bahamian farming is presently being used for such purposes, it was revealed yesterday.

Wendy’s says PI ambition not over despite reverse

The Wendy’s and Marco’s Pizza operator last night asserted it has not abandoned its Paradise Island ambitions despite the planning appeals board overturning the approvals previously granted for the former Scotiabank site.

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