PM tables Consumer Protection Bill 2023

NASSAU, BAHAMAS — Prime Minister Philip Davis yesterday tabled the Consumer Protection Bill 2023 in Parliament, noting that the legislation includes stringent provisions against misleading and deceptive conduct, harassment, and coercion. During a communication in Parliament, Prime Minister Davis noted that the Consumer Protection Bill 2023 is designed to enhance the rights of consumers acros...

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PRIME MINISTER OF JAMAICA APPOINTS AMBASSADORS/SPECIAL INVESTMENT ENVOYS TO DRIVE INNOVATION, INVESTMENT AND ECONOMIC GROWTH

Prime Minister Andrew Holness has appointed four new Ambassadors/Special Investment Envoys who will play a pivotal role in attracting investment and driving economic growth. This strategic move underlines the Government's commitment to catalysing innovation, investment and economic growth to create sustainable opportunities for the people of Jamaica.

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Look around, look within pt. 2

Each year, around the world, May is celebrated as Mental Health Month. Look around, look within - from your neighborhood, streets, parks, homes, and businesses, and notice how the environment affects your mental health. It is my view that trash-laden streets, neighborhoods, and bank lobbies with ATMs, are impacting our mental health and increasing the ...
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GB businesses rewarded for promoting energy efficiency

Twenty-five of Grand Bahama's small and medium-sized business owners were each given $5,000 as a reward for developing innovative strategies to reduce their energy consumption and usage.

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Mario Carey: Extend hotel benefits to Bahamian homeowners for short-term rentals for major economic boost, long-term improvement will affect all sectors

A leading businessman and innovative thinker focused on boosting Bahamian prosperity through entrepreneurship today proposed extending benefits afforded large properties serving the tourist market to individual Bahamian homeowners who demonstrate the ability to offer, maintain and manage satisfactory short-term vacation rentals.

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Businessman: Extend incentives to Bahamian vacation home rental owners

NASSAU, BAHAMAS —  A leading businessman is urging the government to extend incentives in the Hotel Encouragement Act to Bahamian homeowners for short-term rentals. Mario Carey, chairman and founder of Better Homes and Gardens MCR Bahamas, says that the change would not take a slice out of the hotel industry, but help satisfy the demand [...]

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Southern New Providence said to be 'like a war zone'

RESIDENTS in southern New Providence yesterday compared the aftermath of Hurricane Matthew to living in a "war zone," saying the storm's winds were so intense it sounded like a train coming as it bore down on the island.

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Obstructive sleep apnea affects thousands of Bahamians

Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is a common sleep disorder affecting over 50,000 Bahamians. OSA is a dangerous condition that is often undiagnosed. If you wake up tired, sweaty, or with headaches, or find yourself snoring or choking in your sleep, you may be suffering from OSA. This serious sleep disorder causes your breathing to stop ...
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Ten Bahamian-Owned Businesses Receive Awards for Energy Efficiency; Three Receive Grants

Bahamian business owners are being recognized for adopting practices that save money and reduce their carbon footprint.

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Island Oasis Estate Liquidation Sale

Wednesday 17th April 2019

AVAILABLE ITEMS:
- Vintage Furniture (Mahogany Wood): Beds, side tables, dressing tables, dining table
- Vintage Clothing & Accessories
- Vintage Antique Fine China
- Vintage Refrigerator
- Appliances (Refrigerator Stove Standing Freezer Washer Dryer
- Patio Furniture
- Vintage Antique Collectable Vehicles
- Home Goods
- Luggage
- Bedding
- Towels
- Books
- File Cabinet
- ...