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Resort to Gov’t: ‘Pursue’ horse riding venture like shanty towns
A MAJOR Harbour Island resort yesterday urged the Government to “aggressively pursue” a local horse riding entrepreneur’s “unauthorised construction” with the same vigour as its shanty town crackdown.
NIB back-pedal ‘no way to run country’
THE Government’s back-pedalling over the phased strategy to increase the National Insurance Board’s (NIB) all-in contribution rate to 26.3 percent is “not a way to run a country”, it was asserted yesterday.
Cable ‘takes exception’ with URCA over Freeport blame
CABLE Bahamas “takes exception” with its regulator blaming it for “an increase in bad debt” due to challenging its ability to licence and regulate the company’s Freeport operations.
Harborside staff see 11% industrial deal pay boost
SOME 92 workers at the Harbourside Resort at Atlantis will enjoy an 11 percent pay rise spread over the five-year term of a newly-signed industrial agreement, it was revealed yesterday.
Agri expo to connect farmers with markets
AN Agri-business Expo will be held next month to connect farmers and other entrepreneurs, Minister of Agriculture and Marine Resources Jomo Campbell has announced.
Footcare provider targets new investor capital raise
A BAHAMIAN footcare provider plans to tap its investors for further equity this summer as it pushes forward with further expansion following an initial roll-out that “surpassed expectations”.
Key witness says she never bribed Gibson nor transferred vehicle to his company
A KEY witness in the criminal trial of Adrian Gibson and others claimed yesterday she never bribed the Long Island MP to receive maintenance contracts for Elite Maintenance and never transferred three vehicles to his company in Long Island.
Sumner: Fees and firings likely over NIB hike
FORMER director and CEO of the Bahamas Chamber of Commerce and Employers Confederation (BCCEC) Edison Sumner said when National Insurance Board contribution rates increase, businesses may offset costs by increasing prices, service fees and firing employees.
Man shot dead in Montell Heights area
A MAN in his late 40s was shot dead last night outside a residence at Akel Close in Montell Heights.
GBPA has not made GB better
IT IS disheartening and downright selfish for a foreign company that has been operating in the Bahamas from about 1955, and with nothing to show how it has improve the lives of Grand Bahamians, or its economy, to still want to stay hogging up all the profits, as its monopoly has become strained over decades, leaving many Bahamians to wonder about what percentages of its revenues were being exported to Europe, and now by the minute?
Man remanded on charge of raping teen
A 28-YEAR-OLD man was sent to prison yesterday after he allegedly raped a 17-year-old girl last December.
’We should find funding for training camps in France’ prior to Olympics
MEMBER of Parliament for Central Grand Bahama Iram Lewis, highlighting the need to adequately fund our sporting programmes, said we need to be able to hold training camps ahead of major events so that athletes have a chance to “sharpen their skills and work together, gel.”
Dior-Rae climbing up the ladder
SHE’S only in the eleventh grade, but Dior-Rae Scott has been throwing the javelin to unprecedented distances for just an under-18 competitor.
Fostering a shared future and a better world for all women
THREE years ago today, on International Women’s Day 2021, a new chapter began for me as I left Beijing to serve as the first woman ambassador of China to The Bahamas.
Commonwealth membership is not just a reliable association and support, it’s family
BRITISH Foreign Secretary, and Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs
EDITORIAL: More action needed in fight for equality
ON Friday, The Bahamas joined the world in celebrating International Women’s Day.
Homicide-by-manslaughter rulings affecting officer’s morale says police’s lawyer
POLICE morale is taking a hit from frequent homicide-by-manslaughter rulings in the Coroner’s Court, according to a lawyer who has represented officers in most inquests over the last year.
Restaurant chain to double staff as revenues rise 15%
A BAHAMIAN restaurant chain is aiming to double its workforce by July through the creation of 48 new jobs with revenues for the year-to-date some 15 percent ahead of 2023.
‘Iconic’ Briland horses battle Gov’t and resort
AN “iconic” Harbour Island horse riding business popular with visitors is locked in a furious legal battle with the Government and Pink Sands resort over the land where its facilities are located.
Deltec’s terminations ‘to realign workforce’
DELTEC Bank & Trust last night confirmed it has moved “to realign its workforce” via a right-sizing which is said to have resulted in around 11 staff being terminated last week.
