Tag: Nassau Bahamas

July 19, 2022

NASSAU, BAHAMAS — Fourteen-year-old Adreil Pratt had a strong showing at the 2022 Bahamas Aquatics Federation’s 50th National Swimming Championships ...

COOPER: Airport industrial action not good for Tourism

July 18, 2022

Tourism min. says gov't will not be "strong-armed" NASSAU, BAHAMAS — Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Tourism, Investments, and ...

‘UNEXPECTED RESULTS’: BPL chair hits back at FNM criticism; says hedging agreement was failing

MATTER OF URGENCY: Government approval for 61 MW facility as government moves to address electricity needs

NASSAU, BAHAMAS — The government has approved a proposal for a 61 MW facility in New Providence and is moving ...

BTC’s parent company, LLA, releases 2021 ESG report

NASSAU, BAHAMAS — BTC’s parent company, Liberty Latin America (LLA), yesterday released its second annual ESG report outlining the Company’s ...

Thompson questions legal authority of alleged government borrowing

by Rashad Rolle

NASSAU, BAHAMAS — East Grand Bahama MP Kwasi Thompson wants the Davis administration to explain if the government has borrowed ...

POSITIVE PICTURE: Tourism stakeholders say business ‘robust’, bookings strong

NASSAU, BAHAMAS — Nassau/Paradise Island hotels are seeing very ‘robust’ transient and leisure business that is rivaling their pre-COVID-19 performance, ...

SUSPICIOUS DEATH AT BDOCS: Injured inmate dies in prison; investigation underway

UNFAIR AND UNJUST: Nat’l Sec. minister says COVID convictions barred some from employment

NASSAU, BAHAMAS — National Security Minister Wayne Munroe yesterday said that there have been numerous applications from persons seeking to ...

‘HOW YOU RAISE YOUR CHILDREN’: Govt’s anti-crime focus is ‘stopping people from becoming criminals’

Visitor allegedly raped in western NP

by Ava Turnquest

NASSAU, BAHAMAS — Police are appealing to the public to exercise vigilance when meeting strangers online after a woman was ...

‘HAVE A HEART’: Former PM calls for VAT removal on breadbasket items; govt cries ‘hypocrisy’

Former PM accuses Munroe of prejudicing Colebey-Davis investigation

NASSAU, BAHAMAS — Former Prime Minister Dr Hubert Minnis has accused National Security Minister Wayne Munroe of prejudicing the investigation ...

CALLS FOR LIFEGUARD RETURN AS POLICE IDENTIFY DROWNING VICTIM

Court of Appeal substitutes murder conviction for manslaughter and reduces sentence for woman charged in teen mother’s death

July 9, 2022

NASSAU, BAHAMAS — A woman accused of murdering a teenage mother four years ago has had that conviction substituted with ...

PAHO director warns it’s ‘too soon to lower our guard’ as pandemic reaches two-year mark

HEAVY TOLL: COVID-19 impact on The Bahamas estimated at $9.5 billion

July 7, 2022

NASSAU, BAHAMAS — The total cost of the impact and effect of COVID-19 on The Bahamas is estimated at $9.5 ...

WAR OF WORDS: Minnis eager to debate PM over corruption claims; Davis says ‘bring it on’

PM Davis: No investigation into Coleby-Davis allegations

by Rashad Rolle

July 7, 2022

NASSAU, BAHAMAS – Prime Minister Philip Davis says police never launched an investigation into allegations that Jobeth Colebey-Davis struck an ...

Fishermen warned ahead of Crawfish Season closure

DIVERSIFY: Draft National Trade Policy calls for improved export diversification for external shock resilience

July 7, 2022

NASSAU, BAHAMAS — The Bahamas must ultimately improve the diversification of its exports to enhance its resilience to external shocks ...

Govt revenue boost expected with launch of digital payment solution for charter fees

UPWARD TREND: Bahamas marinas at 95 percent pre-pandemic performance