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Bahamas edged out by Turks and Caicos in popularity among American travelers in ranking

NASSAU, BAHAMAS — The Bahamas has been surpassed in popularity by Turks and Caicos as the top destination of choice in the region, a US travel insurance aggregator has found. Travel insurance aggregator Squaremouth has listed Turks and Caicos as the fifth most popular destination overall. It furthered border closures and travel restrictions have drastically changed where Americans are traveling,...

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TS Eta to strengthen into hurricane as it approaches Central America

Storm presents no threat to The Bahamas NASSAU, BAHAMAS — Tropical Storm ETA in the Central Caribbean is expected to strengthen into a Category 1 hurricane before it reaches the coast of Central America early Tuesday. The weather system developed from a depression into a tropical storm on Saturday. On its forecasted track, the storm presents no current threat to...

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Tourism minister projects 70 percent drop in annual visitor arrivals

NASSAU, BAHAMAS — With the COVID-19 pandemic having a devastating impact on global tourism, the best this nation can expect is 2.2 million visitor arrivals this year, according to Minister of Tourism Dionisio D'Aguilar. D'Aguilar said this represents a “staggering” 70 percent decrease over the record 7.2 million visitors last year. He was speaking at a press conference on Saturday...

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PM: New travel policy does not discriminate against Bahamians

14-day quarantine remains for all travel from NP NASSAU, BAHAMAS — Prime Minister Dr Hubert Minnis today stressed the new international travel policy does not discriminate against Bahamians as it governs all travel into and throughout the country until a domestic travel policy is finalized. Effective today, the international travel policy drops the proposed rapid antigen testing and the mandatory...

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Latest emergency orders maintain 14-day quarantine period

NASSAU, BAHAMAS — The government has issued the latest emergency orders outlining a marginal range of eased restrictions for Abaco and New Providence while maintaining quarantine protocols. The order delineates varying restrictions for the islands of The Bahamas and businesses, grouped under three schedules. It maintains countrywide guidelines on mask-wearing, social distancing, and sanitizing, and for every person who leaves their...

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Per diem payments included in health visa private insurance

NASSAU, BAHAMAS — Acting Financial Secretary Marlon Johnson yesterday said the government's newly announced travel protocols include private health insurance that would provide a per diem to visitors who test positive but are asymptomatic. His comments came in response to criticism over proposed payouts to COVID positive tourists. During the Exuma Business Outlook, tourism director general Joy Jibrilu said if a...

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UNDP and UWI post-disaster Bahamas Resilient Recovery Policy endorsed by Cabinet

NASSAU, BAHAMAS — The government is moving to review and adopt a Bahamas Resilient Recovery Policy following recommendations from a United Nations Development Program (NDP) and University and the West Indies (UWI) policy study. The draft policy outlines a strategy and implementation plan on post-disaster recovery planning after Hurricane Dorian, as well as recommendations on the institutional framework to execute...

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RBC looking to open Abaco branch in February 2021

NASSAU, BAHAMAS — Royal Bank of Canada today announced that construction is beginning on a new state-of-the-art digitally-enabled branch to serve Marsh Harbour and communities in the Abacos. “The effects of Hurricane Dorian are still a reality for many persons in The Bahamas. This is especially true for residents of the Abacos,” said LaSonya Missick, managing director and head of...

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Port Everglades names Bahamian Ricardo Charlton as Director of Operations

FORT LAUDERDALE, FL — Broward County’s Port Everglades Chief Executive and Port Director Jonathan Daniels has appointed Ricardo D. Charlton as the new Director of Operations. Port Everglades is a self-supporting enterprise fund of Broward County, Florida, generating more than $170 million in revenues in the fiscal year 2019 (October 1, 2018 – September 1, 2019) and is ranked among...

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Disaster Reconstruction Authority reconciling accounts to address “major shortfall”

NASSAU, BAHAMAS — Minister of State for Disaster Preparedness, Management and Reconstruction Iram Lewis yesterday said the government is currently "reconciling accounts" to determine how much is owed to vendors in the Small Homes Repairs Program. During a press conference on his ministry's work since Hurricane Dorian and throughout the pandemic, Lewis was asked to address concerns over thousands of...

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Retailers warn over 20,000 jobs “on the line” if curbside service continues

NASSAU, BAHAMAS — Bahamian retailers say that they cannot continue to operate under curbside restrictions, warning that over 20,000 jobs are “on the line”. The Bahamas Federation of Retailers (BFR) which represents over 100 local retailers said yesterday that based on previous statements by Prime Minister Dr Hubert Minnis, retailers were hopeful that they would be allowed to reopen fully...

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Government revenue declines just over 45 percent in first quarter of fiscal year

NASSAU, BAHAMAS — Government revenue fell by just over 45 percent in the first quarter of this fiscal year, with the reinstatement of lockdowns and curfews for the entire month of August exerting “significant pressure” on the country’s fiscal position. The Ministry of Finance released preliminary estimates published in the First Quarter Fiscal Snapshot and Report for fiscal year 2020/21...

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Lack of clear reopening strategy led to delayed Sandals reopening

NASSAU, BAHAMAS — Sandals Resorts International’s deputy chairman Adam Stewart yesterday acknowledged that the lack of a clear path to reopening this nation’s tourism sector led to the company’s decision to open its other resorts across the Caribbean first. Stewart told the Exuma Business Outlook yesterday that the confusion created in the marketplace over this nation’s repeated lockdowns and travel...

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COVID-19 cases with unknown locations doubled since new testing requirements

NASSAU, BAHAMAS — The number of coronavirus cases with locations unknown has more than doubled in The Bahamas despite the government requiring public and private health facilities to obtain all relevant information on individuals being tested for COVID-19. As of October 5, there were 167 cases with ‘pending locations’. Confirmed cases with pending locations stood at 341 on Wednesday. This...

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