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STATESIDE: A tale of several Trudeaus and one Donald Trump

THIS is a tale of several Trudeaus of different generations and Donald Trump.

FRONT PORCH: Our beautiful beaches are scarred by plastic pollution - what will we do about it?

A FRIEND, who some-times retreats to Elbow Cay, the capital of which is Hope Town, woke up early one morning to walk the wide and long beach near a peninsula on the cay. It was another brilliant day of exceptional beauty in The Bahamas.

EDITORIAL: Still in the dark on new BPL deal

IF Bahamians were hopeful of more details being revealed about the proposed deal involving the future of Bahamas Power and Light when they tuned into the mid-year Budget debate yesterday, they were soon disappointed.

‘It is in our national security interest to have peace in Haiti’

NATIONAL Security Minister Wayne Munroe said Haiti’s deterioration, including the escape of thousands of criminals, shows why helping to stabilise that country is in the security interest of The Bahamas.

Bus and taxi drivers to see fare increase within weeks

TRANSPORT and Energy Minister JoBeth Coleby-Davis said bus and taxi drivers can expect to increase their fares in the coming weeks.

No BPL ‘rush job’ trap on billion-dollar needs

THE Government must not allow Bahamas Power & Light’s (BPL) “dire” billion-dollar needs to trap it into an energy reform “rush job”, a former Chamber of Commerce head urged yesterday.

PM’s ‘line in the sand’ on wealthy tax evaders

THE Prime Minister yesterday doubled down on his pledge of no “new taxes that will directly impact Bahamian families” while asserting that the Government has “drawn a line in the sand” on tax evaders.

PM: ‘Fundamentals’ of BPL deal now agreed

THE Prime Minister last night said “the fundamentals of the deal” to outsource Bahamas Power & Light’s (BPL) management are agreed amid pledges the deal will take the utility to a “gold standard”.

PM: No secret deal over BPL

PRIME Minister Philip “Brave” Davis maintained there is no “secret deal” involving Bahamas Power and Light and that the government is in the middle of negotiations and cannot disclose details at this time.

Taxi and bus fare increases coming - but first quarter target ‘missed’

INCREASES in fares for taxis and buses will be included in the “coming weeks”, according to Minister of Energy and Transportation JoBeth Coleby-Davis.

Glover-Rolle says majority of labour agreements registered

MORE than half of the industrial agreements negotiated under the Davis administration have been registered, according to Minister of Labour and the Public Service Pia Glover-Rolle.

Former Assistant Commissioner of Police Paul Thompson dies age 96

Former Royal Bahamas Police Force Assistant Commissioner Paul Thompson has died, aged 96.

Authorities will be able to issue environmental ‘spot fines’ when new regulations pass

AUTHORITIES will be able to issue spot fines ranging from $1,000 to $20,000 for a variety of environmental infractions when legislators pass newly released environmental regulations.

Pintard: Deficit ‘will be $400m or higher’

The Opposition’s leader yesterday predicted the Government’s full-year fiscal deficit will be “around $400m or higher” as the Prime Minister stuck to an original forecast that is less than one-third that amount.

‘Top-Up Tax won’t directly affect Bahamians’

PRIME Minister Philip “Brave” Davis said the corporate income tax his administration will introduce would not directly affect Bahamian-owned ventures, but would generate $140m per year in government revenue.

Bowleg: We’ll change policy after Charlton unable to get reward

THE Bahamas’ current sports policy does not let the government properly award Devynne Charlton, the hurdler who won gold and set a world record during last week’s World Indoor Championships, according to Youth, Sports and Culture Minister Mario Bowleg.

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