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• Minister contradicts press secretary on Village Road completion November 30, 2022
  DAYS after press secretary Clint Watson announced that work on Village Road should be completed by December 12, Works and Utilities Minister Alfred Sears said paving of the road is actually expected to last through the end of next month, but should be “substantially” completed before the start of the new year.
• Residents await decision over extension of SERZ orders November 30, 2022
  RESIDENTS in Grand Bahama and Abaco are anxiously awaiting government’s decision on the extension of the SERZ order, or a new exigency order since the recent passage of Hurricane Nicole, Kwasi Thompson, member of Parliament for East Grand Bahama, said.
• Former AG: Will exists to change sex offences laws November 30, 2022
  FORMER Attorney General Allyson Maynard Gibson believes that public officials have the political will to actually make changes to sexual offences legislation.
• Three-year agreement signed between BCPOU and Bridge Authority November 30, 2022
  THE Bridge Authority and the Bahamas Communications and Public Officers Union signed a three-year industrial agreement yesterday that includes increased increments and salary scales.
• Surveys begin over shanty towns issue November 30, 2022
  THE GOVERNMENT’S shanty town committee has started surveying several irregular communities in the country as it seeks to crack down on the growing problem, according to Works and Utilities Minister Alfred Sears.
• Bridge tolls may go up - but not for cars November 30, 2022
  THE Bridge Authority yesterday announced a possible toll increase for vehicles with heavy equipment and weight restrictions on the Paradise Island bridges next year pending an assessment on the traffic impact on the structures.
• BPSU negotiations ‘to be satisfied this week’ November 30, 2022
  CHIEF labour consultant Bernard Evans said negotiations between the Bahamas Public Service Union will be satisfied by the end of the week.
• Munroe left ‘disappointed’ by increased murder tally November 30, 2022
  NATIONAL Security Minister Wayne Munroe expressed disappointment yesterday in the country’s murder toll which is the highest since 2017, saying “if one person is murdered, I am disappointed.”
• DORIAN BREAKS ‘CANNOT GO ON’: Aid for hurricane-hit areas costing treasury purse ‘$50m a year’ November 30, 2022
  The Ministry of Finance’s top official last night warned that Dorian-related tax breaks “cannot go on indefinitely” in their present form as they are costing the Public Treasury “probably $40m-$50m per annum or higher”.
• 11292022 EDITION November 30, 2022
  Tuesday, 29th November, 2022.
• Trouble with ‘round two’ November 29, 2022
  At some point in their lives, almost all men deal with the problem of not being able to achieve an erection quick enough after experiencing the first ejaculation.
• THE QUESTION OF PATERNITY LEAVE: Bahamian mothers advocate for more time off for fathers November 29, 2022
  The birth of a child can be the most exciting yet stressful and tiring time of a woman’s life.
• A special dance show to celebrate confident women November 29, 2022
  Supporting women through dance and movement, the Girl on Pole Studio is celebrating its holiday season ‘Sexy Pole Dance Show’ on December 16.
• PETER YOUNG: Back after a tumble - and with a thank you to Doctors Hospital November 29, 2022
  TO MY great regret, for the first time in some four years I have failed to produce this column for three successive weeks. This is because I have been laid up in hospital with a broken hip. I should like to write about it today in order to draw attention to the excellent treatment I […]
• FACE TO FACE: The first in line to change The Bahamas November 29, 2022
  ON November 26, 1962, women in The Bahamas voted for the very first time. It was an occasion that will forever be etched in the annals of Bahamian history.
• ‘Hold your breath’ as tour of prison held November 29, 2022
  GOVERNMENT officials toured several prison wings under renovation at the Bahamas Department of Correctional Services yesterday, including a newly refurbished juvenile facility that, once completed, will be able to accommodate up to 25 minor prisoners.
• We’re on the Road to 50th Independence anniversary November 29, 2022
  THE Independence Secretariat yesterday launched the country’s 50th anniversary campaign, announcing events leading up to the milestone that starts next month with a national road race.
• ‘Stellar 2023’: Crowdfunding platform targets $26m raises November 29, 2022
  A Bahamian crowdfunding platform yesterday predicted 2023 “will be a stellar year” for capital raises with investors seeking a collective $26m set to approach the market between now and end-March.
• Bahamas beats pre-COVID tourism volumes by 25.8% November 29, 2022
  The Bahamas has finally beaten pre-COVID tourism volumes as higher-spending stopover visitor arrivals for September exceeded 2019 numbers by almost 26 percent, it was revealed yesterday.
• Central Bank holding steady as reserves drawdown gains pace November 29, 2022
  The Central Bank yesterday maintained its prediction that The Bahamas’ external reserves will end 2022 ahead of prior year levels even though October’s decline exceeded 2021 by some $58.3m.