FREEPORT, Grand Bahama – One hundred and fifty-two passengers onboard the Star Legend, a part of Windstar Cruises, arrived in Freeport Harbour on Friday, December 16, 2022 during the vessel’s inaugural visit. Despite inclement weather, most of the visitors disembarked to participate in various activities onshore. Captain Krasimir Ivanov welcomed officials from the Ministry of […]
By Shanieka Smith Staff Writer #Suriname, December 16, 2022 – The case involving the seizure of Euro €19.5 million by the Fiscal Intelligence and Investigation Service (FIOD) will hear a ruling on January 10, 2023. The Central Bank of Suriname (CBvS) had exported this money to commercial banks in Hong Kong in 2018 and […]
By Shanieka Smith Staff Writer #TheBahamas, December 16, 2022 – Following claims that the government and Bahamas Power and Light (BPL) could not finance the $40 million fuel hedge trades, Opposition Leader Michael Pintard said: “it is untrue, [and] there is no such cost.” Pintard said the Davis Administration was not transparent concerning the […]
By Shanieka Smith Staff Writer #TheBahamas, December 2, 2022 – The government of The Bahamas, in collaboration with the Central Bank, will develop a savings bond for small investors set to launch in April 2023. The savings bond will offer investors an alternate form of savings while incorporating aspects of current government securities. Many […]
By Dana Malcolm Staff Writer The co-chairs of the Turks and Caicos’ National Security Council will be heading to The Bahamas in the coming days to meet with both their Bahamian counterparts and representatives from the United States in order to deepen their security collaboration. Governor Nigel Dakin made the announcement on Tuesday on […]