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No Room In Shelters; Thousands Flee To Gaza Border City
GAZA - Tens of thousands of Palestinians are streaming into Rafah to escape intense fighting elsewhere in the south of the Gaza Strip.
Woman found dead in hotel room 'had dispute with couple over payment of drinks'
The last known social interaction of South African Carla Van Eeden, who was found hanging in a room in Atlantis, involved a "dispute" with an unknown couple over paying for drinks, Atlantis employees have testified.
CSI TV drama led hotel manager to tourist hanging in room, inquest told
AN Atlantis resort hotel manager yesterday said his familiarity with crime dramas led him to find a South African tourist hanging in her room last year. During the inquest, Bennett Allen, the hotel manager of Atlantis’ Royal Towers, pointed to popular show CSI: Crime Scene Investigation as motivation for the “heightened” suspicions that led him to physically investigate Carla Van Eeden’s r...
Vacation rentals in seven percent room nights sold drop
NASSAU, BAHAMAS — The latest data from the Central Bank show that the total number of room nights sold for short-term vacation rentals declined by just over seven percent in February compared to the same period last year. This comes as police have urged the immediate regulation of the vacation rental market after finding a [...]
Bahamas has "room for improvement" in cybersecurity
Bahamas has "room for improvement" in cybersecurity
NASSAU, BAHAMAS — The Bahamas has room for improvement in the field of cybersecurity, a Utilities Regulation and Competition Authority (URCA) official has noted while emphasizing the importance of enhancing this nation's cybersecurity posture as well as the need to finalize a comprehensive national cybersecurity strategy. Rodman Deleveaux, a regulatory officer at URCA while addressing [...]
Hotel room demand continues to outpace room supply
Hotel room demand continues to outpace room supply
President of the Bahamas Hotel and Tourism Association Robert "Sandy" Sands said yesterday that the traditional slow season in The Bahamas this year could be anything but slow, as demand for a Bahamas vacation continues to outpace room supply.
Fatherhood: There's always room for improvement
Fatherhood: There's always room for improvement
The day set aside to officially honor fathers is in the history books for another year, but fatherhood is not something a man should take a break from, and one pastor urges men to make the commitment to improve as fathers.
DPM urges Bahamian investors to help add to room capacity as hotels are full
TOURISM Minister Chester Cooper urged Bahamian investors to open their homes to help meet tourism demand, citing room capacity as a challenge due to high hotel occupancy rates.
HOW WORRIED SHOULD WE BE Minister admits debt is 'elephant in the room' as official says it's only a temporary concern
FINANCIAL Secretary Marlon Johnson said that although the country's high deficits and debt are a cause of concern, they are not a cause for alarm, insisting an economic rebound from the COVID-19 pandemic will prevent the need for new taxes.
'Homeporting could fill 30 percent vacant room deficit'
Bahamas Hotel and Tourism Association (BHTA) President Robert ‘Sandy’ Sands explained last week that cruise line homeporting in The Bahamas presents an opportunity to fill 30 percent of hotel rooms that often earn no revenue, and added that the country gets “one bite at this apple” to prove to cruise lines that homeporting locally can be a long-term, viable option for them.