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PLP Chairman: Moss has squandered opportunity for public service
MARCO City MP Greg Moss squandered a “golden opportunity for public service,” PLP Chairman Bradley Roberts said yesterday in reaction to the MP’s surprise decision to resign from the party.
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Three murdered over Independence weekend
A MAN recently acquitted of drug charges and on bail on charges of assault with a deadly weapon and kidnapping was shot multiple times and killed in his mother’s yard yesterday morning.
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COB survey says Bahamas Junkanoo Carnival made positive impression
A COLLEGE of the Bahamas survey into May’s inaugural Bahamas Junkanoo Carnival events concluded that most participants had a positive impression of the event.
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Judge delays Baha Mar’s Delaware court hearing
THE hearing in a Delaware court to determine whether Baha Mar’s Chapter 11 bankruptcy filing will be dismissed has been postponed until August 28.
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Freeport resort suffering a decline in timeshare visitors
JACK Grobowsky, president of the Freeport Resort & Club, says the timeshare property is empty and has suffered significant decline in returning vacationers over the past 15 years, from 1,800 unit weeks to just 500.
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Erika to hit Bahamas, may become hurricane
TROPICAL Storm Erika is expected to dump four to eight inches of rain as it passes over The Bahamas this weekend, according to meteorologist Wayne Neely.
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Dr Alia Campbell’s ‘Basic Glitz’ takeover
DURING the day she wears the traditional lab coat of a dentist, but after work hours Dr Alia Campbell goes all out with glitz and glamour.
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Cybot Queens edge the Operators to clinch title berth
ON a night when both teams struggled shooting from the field, the Super Value Cybot Queens did enough to edge the Bommer G Operators and clinch a berth in the championship series.
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Baha May delay’s 50% cut to growth
Baha Mar’s delayed opening could potentially slash 50 per cent off the Bahamas’ 2015 economic growth forecast, a well-known businessman has warned.
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‘A Crib, A Cross, A Crown’
UNDER the theme “A Crib, A Cross, A Crown”, the Bahamas Christian Chorale is inviting sacred music lovers to attend its annual Lenten presentation of readings and chorale selections focusing on God’s plan of salvation for fallen mankind.
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First VAT filings: ‘Huge discrepancies’ unlikely
The Tax Coalition’s chairman is not expecting “huge material discrepancies” between the private sector and the Government over the first Value-Added Tax (VAT) filings, although he acknowledged: “The proof of the pudding is in the eating.”
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Oil exploration unlikely to start this year
DRILLING for an exploratory oil well is unlikely to start this year, according to Bahamas Petroleum Company (BPC) Chief Executive Officer Simon Potter.
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PM says VAT will be a ‘major success story’
PRIME Minister Perry Christie said yesterday he is “absolutely certain” value added tax (VAT) will be a “major success story for the people of the Bahamas.”
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Buzz with honeybee pollen
THERE are 22 basic elements in the human body, including enzymes, hormones, vitamins, amino acids, folic acids and others. These must be renewed by nutrient intake; no one food contains them all except bee pollen.
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Are you managing the cost of your stress tax?
By MICHELLE MILLER
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Jets touch down on the Pros 28-22
AFTER week three of the Commonwealth American Football League, the top teams in the league remain deadlocked with 2-1 records, while the fourth team from the capital finally made their season debut.
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Eight staff fired from Melia hotel
EIGHT persons were terminated from the Melia Nassau Beach Resort Tuesday night amid a dispute between the hotel and the Bahamas Hotel Catering and Allied Workers Union over gratuity payments.
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PM calls on nations to pay $100bn a year to tackle climate change
PRIME Minister Perry Christie yesterday urged developed nations to honour their commitment to pay $100 billion a year by 2020 for climate finance support as he outlined the Bahamas’ vulnerability to climate change.
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Dementia treatment a major concern for nation
DEMENTIA is among the leading ailments of the elderly in The Bahamas and it is projected that by 2025 there will be about 70,000 people aged 65 years and older living in the country.
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SAC in 13-1 rout over QC
THE St Augustine’s College Big Red Machine are poised to contend for a fourth Bahamas Association of Independent Secondary Schools junior girls’ softball title.
