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Landfill operator hits '80% of goals'

The New Providence landfill’s new operator yesterday said it is “hitting at least 80 percent of our targets”, having already invested $9m of its initial $20m financing.

Sammy Hunter takes home MVP award

SAMMY Hunter continues to have an impact on the Canadian prep basketball circuit as he brings his high school career to a close.

Small business reforms ‘vital to our existence’

The Bahamian “family unit” will continue to be undermined by this nation’s high small business failure rate, a well-known consultant warned yesterday, urging the Government to move rapidly on legislation designed to strengthen the sector.

Health premiums drop $15m on COVID travel cover end

Bahamian health insurers suffered a near-$15m year-over-year decline in group premiums last year due to the Government ending COVID-19 protection plan for visitors.

Tourism ‘market mix’ can beat Fed’s interest hike

The Bahamas Hotel and Tourism Association’s (BHTA) president yesterday voiced optimism that “pent-up” travel demand and a high-end “market mix” can sustain the post-COVID rebound despite the Federal Reserve’s latest tightening.

Gov’t eyes purchase of Freeport’s Bazaar

The Government is exploring the potential acquisition of Freeport’s derelict International Bazaar site as the location for its proposed African-Caribbean products marketplace.

Water Corp’s debt to main supplier up $7m

The Water & Sewerage Corporation is taking “about as much water” as its main BISX-listed supplier can produce even though its debts to the latter rose 41.5 percent during the 2023 third quarter.

Buddy cans 23, Kings top Heat

MIAMI (AP) — Sacramento’s offensive approach was not exactly elaborate: Run, run, run and keep running.Once the Kings got rolling, Miami had no answers.Willie Cauley-Stein scored 26 points and grabbed 13 rebounds, Buddy Hield added 23 points and the

Change law so staff pay for COVID tests

A top hotelier yesterday issued “a clarion call” for The Bahamas to eliminate legal stipulations that mandate employers must pay for their workers’ COVID-19 testing.

Still scepticism on revival of Eleuthera ‘benchmark’

The Eleuthera Chamber of Commerce’s president has acknowledged that a “level of scepticism” exists over this week’s deal to revive “the benchmark of what was possible in the Family Islands”.

Attraction's 'zip-py' 20 job expansion needs dual GB resolutions

A Freeport-based attraction operator yesterday said the Grand Lucayan’s closure, and Carnival’s proposed cruise port, must be resolved to sustain an expansion that will create 20 jobs.David Wallace, a principal in the all-Bahamian group that has inve

Delinquent Mortgages: ‘20% can pay but don’t’

An estimated 20 per cent of delinquent Bahamian mortgage borrowers fall into the ‘can pay but won’t pay’ category, a situation the banking industry believes will be exacerbated by the Homeowners Protection Bill.

KPMG HOPES GOV'T REVENUE PROJECTIONS 'CONSERVATIVE'

Any failure to properly implement Value-Added Tax (VAT) and better collect existing taxes will have a “material” impact on the 2014-2015 Budget, a leading accounting firm yesterday expressing hope that the Government’s revenue projections were “conservative”.

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