PM notes ‘complexities’ in dealing with roadside garages
RESIDENTS are still awaiting relief from the persistent issue of roadside garages crowding their neighbourhoods, as Prime Minister Philip “Brave” Davis highlighted the complexities in resolving the problem.
Supreme Court to summon employer over complaint of Gibson trial duration
A SUPREME Court judge plans to summon the employer of a sitting juror in the criminal trial of Adrian Gibson and others after the employer reportedly raised concerns about the trial’s lengthy duration.
Best of the Best Regatta returns
The seventh edition of the Best of the Best Regatta promises to be an exciting affair next month at Montagu Beach. The four-day event will bring out the best sloop sailors in the country from December 5-8.
Marinas need ‘quick changes to save our business’ on 20% fall
The Bahamas must “make some changes and quickly if we’re going to save our business” based on “sobering” boating industry feedback, its marina association chief warned yesterday.
Housing crisis solution must ‘break the norm’
The Bahamas must “take some tough decisions and break the norm” to solve its affordable housing crisis, a prominent developer is warning, with rents in some communities now higher than the mortgage payments.
PM: ‘No alarm’ over ten-fold deficit rise
The Prime Minister yesterday asserted there is “no alarm” over the near ten-fold increase in the Government’s fiscal deficit through August as he hit back at the Opposition’s “rudderless ship” claims.
PM: 15% corporate tax will be ‘steep departure’
The Prime Minister yesterday warned that implementing the 15 percent corporate income tax on major multinationals will be “a steep departure” for The Bahamas given that it has no history of such levies.
Woman testifies ex-boyfriend threatened her with death and stabbed her in head
A WOMAN testified that her ex-boyfriend sent her a message saying, “You ga dead,” before he came home and stabbed her in the head.
Sweeting calls tabled local govt bill ‘pivotal milestone’
WORKS and Local Government Minister Clay Sweeting tabled the long-awaited Local Government Bill in the House of Assembly Tuesday, marking what he called a “pivotal milestone” to modernise the country’s approach to local governance.
‘Top-Up Tax won’t be burden to Bahamians’
ELECTED officials debated a bill to introduce a new corporate tax aimed at multi-national corporations with annual revenues exceeding $800 million.
Another conflict turns deadly
A MAN was gunned down to become the country’s latest murder victim of the year.
GB woman murdered on Turks and Caicos Island
GRAND Bahama residents are reeling after one of their own, Aiesha Clark Williams, 47, was murdered in Turks & Caicos last week –– one year after her husband was fatally shot on the same island.
‘Why secrecy on hiring ex-CCA VP?’
FORMER Prime Minister Dr Hubert Minnis has questioned the Davis administration’s secrecy surrounding hiring Daniel Liu, former senior vice-president of China Construction America (CCA), as a “special envoy to China”.
PM: Second homeowners owe 70% of unpaid property taxes
The Prime Minister yesterday accused wealthy foreign second homeowners of being responsible for 70 percent of all unpaid real property taxes as he hit out at ‘enforcement’ being portrayed as “a scary word”.
Don’t Blink Home Run Derby returns
The Don’t Blink Home Run Derby in Paradise dubbed the “Greatest Show on the Sand” continues to grow and expand at an astronomical rate.
Young GB man allegedly takes his own life
A YOUNG man who suffered from mental illness and was reported missing earlier this week by his father was discovered on Wednesday after allegedly taking his own life.
If Liu indeed was hired, tell us why
THE ruling in the Baha Mar court case that saw $1.6bn being awarded to Sarkis Izmirlian in his battle with China Construction America (CCA) has raised plenty of questions.
