Tag: Nassau Bahamas

September 13, 2022

NASSAU, BAHAMAS — Sandals Resorts International (SRI) executive chairman Adam Stewart yesterday expressed optimism over the future of the country’s ...

‘WE THINK WE WILL MAKE IT’: Halkitis confident govt will meet revenue growth targets

IMPROVEMENT: Government revenue exceeds revised target by $270 million

September 13, 2022

NASSAU, BAHAMAS — The government exceeded its revised revenue target for the fiscal year 2021/2022 by nearly $270 million, with ...

BAHAMAS CULINARY & ARTS FESTIVAL SLATED FOR NEXT MONTH

September 8, 2022

‘FOOLHARDY TO LEAVE’: More RBDF officers and weapons sent to Haiti following kidnapping of Embassy local staff member

by Ava Turnquest

September 5, 2022

32

Chargé: Embassy, diplomatic staff "as safe as it could be" PORT-AU-PRINCE, HAITI — Security at the Bahamas’ Embassy in Haiti ...

NO TRIBALISM: Opposition Leader calls on gov’t to display greater urgency in Hurricane Dorian relief than previous administration

by Ava Turnquest

September 5, 2022

FREEPORT, GRAND BAHAMA — Opposition Leader and Marco City MP Michael Pintard yesterday called for a greater sense of urgency ...

DPM heads a delegation at Hurricane Dorian wreath laying and memorial ceremonies in Grand Bahama

September 5, 2022

GRAND BAHAMA — Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Tourism, Investments, and Aviation Chester Cooper headed a delegation of ministers, ...

BLOODSHED: Three killed on three islands within 24 hours

Bahamian track athlete shot and killed in club parking lot brawl

Suspect in custody MARSH HARBOUR, ABACO — Family members have identified the man shot and killed in a parking lot ...

LEFT OUT TO DRY: Shelter for HIV/AIDS residents in dire straits as donations drop 70% amid pandemic

END IN SIGHT: Health Minister hails “tremendous” progress in fighting AIDS epidemic

NASSAU, BAHAMAS — Health and Wellness Minister Dr Michael Darville said yesterday that the end of the AIDS epidemic in ...

The Bahamas Ministry of Tourism, Investments & Aviation “Bringing The Bahamas” to Cities Across the Globe

Gov’t working on incentives to help revive film industry

NASSAU, BAHAMAS — The government is working actively on incentives that will help promote the redevelopment of the country’s film ...

NO MORE POST-TRAVEL SWAB: Day-5 COVID test for visitors to be eliminated

Tourism executives hope to generate significant leads at marketing missions

NASSAU, BAHAMAS — Minister of Tourism, Investments, and Aviation Chester Cooper said yesterday that he hopes to generate “significant leads” ...

Digital Push: Govt. eyes 50 percent reduction in cash over next five years

DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION: Clearing banks president says industry must continue digital push

September 2, 2022

NASSAU, BAHAMAS — The Clearing Banks Association yesterday noted that the financial services sector is undergoing a significant digital transformation ...

DORIAN RESTORATION INVESTIGATION: DRA performing forensic audit of storm contracts

Gov’t launches new Dorian home repair programme

1

Storr: DRA spent $70 mil. to date NASSAU, BAHAMAS — The government will seek to merge the National Emergency Management Agency ...

Manhunt underway for escaped remand inmate

NASSAU, BAHAMAS — Police and prison officers are searching for a 30-year-old Jamaican man who escaped the Bahamas Department of ...

BORROWING TO UPGRADE: Healthcare development projects to be funded by loan from Spanish bank

YOU FIRST: Pintard labels PM’s call for frugality “hypocritical”

NASSAU, BAHAMAS — Opposition Leader Michael Pintard yesterday slammed what he called “hypocritical” calls by Prime Minister Philip Davis to be ...

Sandals experiences ‘shift’ in booking patterns

BOOKED SOLID: Sandals executives say Royal Bahamian property booked through March 2023

NASSAU, BAHAMAS — Sandals executives say that the Royal Bahamian Resort property is “booked solid” until March of 2023, with ...

Policing is for the police, says National Security minister

Operation “Blue Raven” confiscates $240k suspected cocaine