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GB tourism board chairman: sector's performance dismal
As New Providence and Family Islands like Exuma and Eleuthera report increasing tourism business, Acting Chairman of the Grand Bahama Island Tourism Board Ian Rolle said the performance of that island has been dismal.
Govt monitoring situation in Cuba
Govt monitoring situation in Cuba
THE Ministry of Foreign Affairs says it is monitoring the situation in Cuba after protests there but noted there have been no reports of Bahamians on the island requiring assistance amid the unrest.
International Transport to/from the U.S. with $10,000 Currency or More
The U.S. Embassy would like to remind travelers in and out of The Bahamas that under the United States of America and The Bahamas Preclearance Agreement Act, a traveler departing on a pre-cleared flight from the Lynden Pindling International Airport in Nassau, or Grand Bahama International Airport in Freeport to the U.S., must declare to CBP anything contained in his/her baggage or being hand-carr...
D'Aguilar: Half a million cruise passenger increase expected in 2022
Cruise passenger numbers in 2022 are expected to trend nine percent ahead of where they were in 2019 and with the completion of the new cruise port in 2022, fees from cruise lines to the government will increase by $4 million per year, Minister of Tourism and Aviation Dionisio D’Aguilar said yesterday during his contribution to the budget debate.
Welcome back, Royal Caribbean
Welcome back, Royal Caribbean
PRIME Minister Dr Hubert Minnis welcomed Royal Caribbean International back to The Bahamas after a year-long shutdown of the cruise industry due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Pilot error caused fatal crash
Pilot error caused fatal crash
THE US National Transportation Safety Board has found that pilot error caused a 2019 helicopter crash that killed coal American billionaire Chris Cline and six others.
Economy shrinks 14.5 percent
Economy shrinks 14.5 percent
The economy contracted by 14.5 percent in real prices -- 24.7 percent in nominal terms - in 2020, according to the Department of Statistics' Advanced Estimates for Gross Domestic Product 2020.
Officers testify about human trafficking investigation
THE trial of a man and woman who were accused of conspiring to sexually exploit two teenage girls through human trafficking opened before the Chief Magistrate yesterday.
Study: Living wage in New Providence is 2,625 and 3,550 in Grand Bahama
A 2020 study by the Government and Public Policy Institute of University of The Bahamas concluded that a living wage in New Providence and Grand Bahama is $2,625 and $3,550 per month respectively.
CDC Tells Travelers to Avoid ALL Travel to The Bahamas
The CDC just increased The Bahamas to "Level 4: Very High".
They have advised that travelers should avoid all travel to the Bahamas.