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Standing ovation for Buddy Hield in Oklahoma
IT is not often that you see a home crowd give a standing ovation to an opposing player, but that is exactly the reception Buddy Hield received when he returned to Oklahoma as a professional.
Nassau’s air arrivals off 16.5% in October
Visitor arrivals through Lynden Pindling International Airport (LPIA) were slightly ahead of last year for the first 10 months of 2016, despite a 16.5 per cent October drop-off due to Hurricane Matthew.
Dorsett calls protest organisers ‘arrogant’
ORGANISERS of the “We March Bahamas” protest were described as arrogant by a Cabinet minister who called their refusal to meet with Prime Minister Perry Christie on matters of national concern both a “disappointment” and a “mistake”.
Means to an end
“By hook or by crook” is an old saying that portends that any means necessary will be deployed to accomplish a certain end.
Minister defends Govt on renewable energy
A Cabinet minister yesterday defended the Christie administration’s efforts to facilitate renewable energy in the Bahamas, following the Black Friday ‘We March’ protest.
Protest organiser slams PLP ministers for hijacking march
HUNDREDS of Bahamians took to the streets on Friday in solidarity with the "We March Bahamas" movement, whose organisers called on Bahamians far and wide to "turn their backs" to some politicians, mainly those affiliated with the Progressive Liberal Party (PLP).
Treated as ‘gangsters, crooks’ on VAT errors
An FNM candidate yesterday pledged he would make it his “life’s job” to slash the bureaucracy facing the private sector if elected, as he slammed the Government’s “unforgiving” approach to even minor VAT errors.
CWC ‘backdoor’ was ‘red flag’ for BTC privatisation
Cable & Wireless Communications (CWC) “backdoor” entrance should have been “a red flag” to the Ingraham administration that the Bahamas Telecommunications Company’s (BTC) 2011 privatisation was ill-timed, a well-known businessman said yesterday.
‘Minnis bringing back the stop, cancel, review team’
ACCUSING Free National Movement Leader Dr Hubert Minnis of “public courting” of former Deputy Prime Minister Brent Symonette, Progressive Liberal Party Chairman Bradley Roberts yesterday claimed that Dr Minnis is attempting to reassemble his party’s “stop, cancel and review” team.
Goombay Splash Bowl: Sydney Clarke ousted
THE journey through the Goombay Splash Bowl came to an end in the girls’ quarter-finals for Sydney Clarke, but it continues in the final of the boys’ doubles for Jacobi Bain and his Canadian partner Ily Tiraspolsky today at the National Tennis Centre.
A YOUNG MAN'S VIEW: Radical reforms required to improved public trust in our political system
The Bahamas’ electoral process and the parliamentary registration procedures are seriously flawed and are in desperate need of a complete overhaul.
Fears over ‘retroactive’ property tax crackdown
Fears were expressed yesterday that the Government’s real property tax crackdown is seeking to “retroactively” extract more revenue from compliant owners on the grounds that their homes/businesses are under-valued.
Committee will probe BTC deal
MORE than five years after a deal was inked by the previous Ingraham administration to sell the Bahamas Telecommunications Company Ltd (BTC), the government yesterday moved a resolution in Parliament to establish a select committee to probe the controversial sale to Cable and Wireless.
A Cabinet minister yesterday moved a parliamentary motion to create a select committee that will probe the the Bahamas Telecommunications Company’s (BTC) 2011 privatisation.
A Cabinet minister yesterday moved a parliamentary motion to create a select committee that will probe the the Bahamas Telecommunications Company’s (BTC) 2011 privatisation.
SPORTING MISCHIEF & MAYHEM: The perfect recipe for a Thanksgiving sports feast
WE Bahamians love us some Thanksgiving and, despite it not being an officially recognised holiday as it is in the USA, we follow suit in every other way.
MP’s alarm over ‘sacred’ NIB funds in BOB bail-out
The use of the Bahamian people’s “sacred” National Insurance Board (NIB) monies to bail out troubled Bank of the Bahamas has been challenged by an FNM MP, who is calling for policies governing the investment of public monies to be tightened.
Tax crackdown: Govt hits 6,000 businesses, 5,000 property owners
The Government last night unveiled its promised crackdown on tax defaulters, promising to first pursue the largest, wealthiest delinquents - some 6,000 businesses and 5,000 high-end property owners.
NPBA: Regulators stop Pirates in Division 1 as Kings get win in Division 2
THE New Providence Basketball Association had some interesting games over the weekend as the division II swung into high gear along with the division one play at the AF Adderley Gymnasium.
Bahamas can’t afford ‘another five years’ of secretive governance
The Bahamas cannot afford “another five-year cycle” of unaccountable government spending, a governance reformer warned yesterday, arguing that a Fiscal Responsibility Act should have “preceded” Value-Added Tax (VAT).
Govt continuing ‘targeted’ Customs Duty reductions
The Government is proceeding with its “targeted” reduction in Customs duties to accompany Value-Added Tax (VAT), a Cabinet minister has revealed, with more cuts to be triggered by enhanced revenue administration.
