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CARIFTA Games revenue: $400,062 in ticketing sales
CARIFTA revenue includes $400,062 in ticketing sales over the three-day event, according to Youth, Sports & Culture Minister Mario Bowleg.
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‘No headroom’ for Gov’t Central Bank borrowing
The Government will not have “any extra headroom to borrow from the Central Bank” once legal reforms are passed to slash its lending limits by almost half, the latter’s governor revealed yesterday.
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Conflict ‘taint’ fears on GB water hikes
The Government last night demanded the Grand Bahama Port Authority (GBPA) and its water affiliate make “a business case that makes sense” for tariff hikes that it argued cannot be subject to “proper public consultation”.
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PI entrepreneur tells RCL: ‘We’ve heard it all before’
The Bahamian entrepreneur battling to restore Paradise Island’s lighthouse yesterday accused Royal Caribbean of “trying to baffle us with massive numbers and future promises”, adding: “We’ve heard it all before.”
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Port-fighting family in $46.5m GB exit
A Florida-based family who engaged in a bitter public battle with the Grand Bahama Port Authority (GBPA) and its affiliates have put all their Freeport interests up for sale with a $46.5m asking price.
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Straw vendors fear being ‘left behind’
STRAW Market vendors yesterday voiced fears they are being “left behind” by developments such as Royal Caribbean’s $100m Paradise Island project and the $322.5m Nassau Cruise Port revamp.
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Royal Caribbean scouts Rum Cay
Royal Caribbean’s top executive has confirmed the cruise giant sent a team to scout a potential new destination on Rum Cay, saying: “You can never have enough great product.”
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National Basketball Championships begin
The return of the Bahamas Basketball Federation’s National Basketball Championships saw the New Providence champions Giants produce mixed results as competition in the weekend tournament got underway at the Kendal Isaacs Gymnasium.
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Drumeco Archer silences the critics
TEAM Bahamas made waves at this past weekend’s 50th edition of the CARIFTA Games after more than doubling last year’s previous medal count of 17.
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STATESIDE: While favoured by Republican elites, DeSantis has uphill battle to overcome Trump fans
THERE is a TV ad running in major US markets these days. It is a direct attack on Florida Governor Ron DeSantis. In the ad, someone solemnly declares that DeSantis has supported efforts “to raise the national retirement age to 70 (it is currently 62 to get some Social Security benefits).” The voice then states that DeSantis “has voted to defund Social Security and Medicare.”
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FRONT PORCH – Marjorie Davis: Volunteer and Nation-Builder
MARJORIE Davis was a pioneer in education, demonstrated in her educational achievements from high school to university and in her career as an educator of many decades. Education was a lodestar for her, her siblings and their offspring.
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‘A lot more’ than $193m is owed to govt in VAT
ACTING Controller Shunda Strachan said the government is owed an alarming number of taxes, even though the number has been reduced to $875m after being $1bn when the Davis administration came to power.
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‘My hands are more than clean’ on food assistance programme says Minnis
FORMER Prime Minister Dr Hubert Minnis said his Cabinet had no involvement in the COVID-19 food assistance programme after establishing a National Food Distribution Taskforce to manage it.
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EDITORIAL: Ensure Child Protection becomes a high priority for our government
THIS week is guest editorial week at The Tribune - we have invited a series of contributors to offer their views on different issues throughout the week. Today’s editorial is written by Terneille Burrows, founder and president of Rise Bahamas.
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Royal Caribbean: 60% of guests won't visit PI
Top Royal Caribbean executives yesterday pledged that "more than 60 percent of our guests" will never visit its Paradise Island project, as they urged: "We can win together or we can lose together."
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Royal Caribbean cut Crown Land to avoid Toby 'conflict'
Royal Caribbean executives yesterday said they reduced their Paradise Island Crown Land demands by 43 percent in a bid to "untangle ourselves" from any "conflict" with Bahamian entrepreneur Toby Smith.
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Tax authority chief labels $875m arrears 'alarming'
The Government's top tax collector yesterday branded the $875m in combined outstanding VAT, real property tax and Business Licence arrears as "alarming" even though this sum has been slashed from the previous $1bn.
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Ten couriers blocked amid $193m VAT arrears worry
Ten courier companies recently saw Customs temporarily halt clearance of their clients' imports, the Government's top tax official revealed yesterday, as part of a drive to recover $193m in total VAT arrears.
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PI investment to be ‘gold environmental standard’
Royal Caribbean executives yesterday pledged their Paradise Island project will set "the gold standard" for environmental sustainability, adding that Atlantis and others should feel "comfortable" their concerns will be resolved.
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RCI DEFENDS PI PROJECT: Cruise line addresses environmental concerns over $100m beach club
ROYAL Caribbean International leaders rebutted environmental concerns surrounding the proposed $100m Paradise Island project yesterday, insisting it would be their most environmentally friendly project of its kind.
