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• ALICIA WALLACE: Our Caribbean cousins need help and we should not be slow to provide it April 14, 2021
  On Friday, April 9 there was an explosive eruption of St. Vincent and the Grenadines’ La Soufrière volcano for the first time since 1979. It sent plumes of ash 3.7 miles into the air. This came one day after the country’s Prime Minister Dr Ralph Gonsalves issued a Stage 3 disaster alert which was followed […]
• Disaster Reconstruction Authority working ‘aggressively’ to help Dorian-hit homeowners April 14, 2021
  DISASTER Reconstruction Authority officials say they are working “aggressively” to assist homeowners in Abaco and Grand Bahama who have not yet received help from the agency to continue their post-Dorian home repairs.
• Cooper says the govt’s proposed housing policy ‘unfair, elitist and discriminatory’ April 14, 2021
  EXUMA and Ragged Island MP Chester Cooper says while the Progressive Liberal Party supports homeownership for young professionals, he thinks the Minnis administration’s policy in this area is “unfair, elitist" and “discriminatory".
• ‘No extra COVID-19 controls’ April 14, 2021
  HEALTH Minister Renward Wells says he does not “foresee” any additional COVID restrictions being implemented despite a sustained uptick in new infections over the past several weeks.
• Hilton sale targeted by Sarkis legal aid request April 14, 2021
  The British Colonial Hilton’s sale is among the multiple targets of a US court’s request for Bahamian judicial assistance relating to Sarkis Izmirlian’s $2.25bn legal battle with Baha Mar’s main contractor.
• Further ‘3-5 years minimum’ for Abaco’s Dorian recovery April 14, 2021
  Abaco’s Chamber of Commerce president yesterday predicted the island’s post-Dorian reconstruction will take a further “three to five years minimum” after COVID-19’s “horrendous impact” on the recovery.
• Seize ‘bull by horns’ to beat corporate tax push April 14, 2021
  The Bahamas must seize “the bull by the horns” and implement progressive tax reforms to place it ahead of the drive for a global minimum corporate tax rate, a top banker urged yesterday.
• Workplace boost by curing Tribunal’s ‘greatest weakness’ April 14, 2021
  The National Tripartite Council’s chairman yesterday argued that curing the Industrial Tribunal’s “greatest weaknesses” will help ease workplace tensions throughout The Bahamas.
• Royal Caribbean targets July 2021 for PI club’s start April 14, 2021
  Royal Caribbean is aiming to start construction on its Paradise Island “beach break” destination by July 2021 so it can receive guests by January 2023 to catch the expected post-COVID tourism revival.
• Vaccine roll out to pause on New Providence April 14, 2021
  COVID vaccinations on New Providence will come to a halt on Friday evening to allow officials time to reassess the rollout.
• Where do they go after demolitions? April 14, 2021
  ACTIVIST Louby Georges has said available housing in Abaco will be the biggest challenge for residents of The Farm shanty town with a government mandated eviction and demolition looming.
• Lost in Dorian April 14, 2021
  TWO witnesses testified in the Coroner’s Court yesterday about their frantic efforts to find loved ones who went missing during Hurricane Dorian in 2019.
• ‘YOU CAN’T CALL THIS ETHNIC CLEANSING’: Govt lawyer hits back at attack on ‘humane’ shanty town actions April 14, 2021
  THE government’s plan to demolish shanty towns in the country is not driven by ethnic cleansing and will be executed in a “humane manner”, according to the attorney representing the Crown in a judicial review centred on the demolition of the unregulated communities.
• Vaccinations resume on Grand Bahama April 14, 2021
  COVID-19 vaccinations on Grand Bahama will resume today at the Susan J Wallace Community Centre in Freeport for several eligible groups.
• Abaco set for first phase of vaccination programme April 14, 2021
  THE government’s COVID-19 vaccination programme will officially begin on Abaco tomorrow.
• Construction sector backs MP’s reduced duties call April 14, 2021
  Construction leaders industry executives yesterday backed a former Cabinet minister’s call to eliminate import duties on building supplies for all first-time home buyers as a means to stimulate the sector.
• New Providence development ‘comes to life’ with 50% sold April 14, 2021
  A western New Providence gated community is 50 percent sold out ahead of its first home owner move in by June 2021, its developer said yesterday.
• Govt must ‘increase lot prices’ for project to work April 14, 2021
  A Bahamian real estate developer yesterday argued that the Government will have to “increase the price of the lots” in its planned 83-acre subdivision to make the project work.
• Retailers: COVID vaccine not mandatory for workers April 14, 2021
  Bahamian retailers yesterday said they will not make it mandatory for employees to become vaccinated against COVID-19 as some voiced scepticism over the merits of becoming inoculated.
• Wynn targets April 2022 opening on $80m sales April 14, 2021
  The Wynn Group yesterday said it is targeting an April 2022 “soft opening” for its Goodman’s Bay condo hotel after generating $80m in residential unit sales.