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BNT to host underwater explorer
THE Bahamas National Trust will host underwater explorer Dr Sylvia Earle as well as Glenn Olson, of the National Audubon Society during their upcoming Bahamas Natural History Conference to be held from March 3 to 7.
$250,000 gifts to save children's lives
AN investment firm has donated $250,000 to help children battling with life-threatening diseases.
LPGA: Georgette Role ends up at No.21, out of contention
AFTER two promising days in the Kissimmee Bay Golf Classic, Bahamian golf pro Georgette Rolle suffered a disappointing third round to fall out of contention.
Church to commemorate Majority Rule Day
FREEPORT – St Mary Magdalene Anglican Church will commemorate the first Majority Rule Day holiday with a gourmet dinner and wine paring at Old Bahama Bay in West End on Friday, January 9.
FNM leader respects to icon Edmund Moxey
FREE National Movement Leader Dr Hubert Minnis expressed regret on behalf of his party over the death of cultural icon and former member of Parliament Edmund Moxey, who died on Monday.
Bahamas cycling team goes astray - and ends up on busy motorway
AS a motorist, you can always tell a tourist. They either end up driving on the wrong side of the road, going too slowly, making a wrong turn or simply not knowing where they are going. Imagine being in that position as a visitor to the 20th Commonwealth Games in Glasgow.
Two men face murder charges
TWO 35-year-old men were charged in the Magistrate’s Court with murdering another man last week. Marcello McKenzie and Jamaal Armbrister appeared before Magistrate Derence Rolle-Davis yesterday charged with the death of Godfrey Sawyer on June 28. Ac
Gov’t must match Port if regulatory takeover
The Government’s own consultants have warned it must match the Grand Bahama Port Authority (GBPA) for service delivery if it realises its objective of regaining regulatory control in Freeport.
FNM deputy says government not serious over crime fight
FNM Deputy Leader Peter Turnquest yesterday criticised the government for “not being serious” in the fight against violent crime and “failing” to live up to its campaign promises to reduce it.
All registrants to pay VAT monthly
A top private sector executive yesterday questioned whether planned amendments to the Value-Added Tax (VAT) Act are due to concerns that non-monthly filers are spending the taxes they collect on the Government’s behalf.
Cable targeting 20% revenue rise via US
Cable Bahamas believes its newly-acquired US business will generate greater than “20 per cent aggregate” revenue growth for it over the next five years, having won contracts to provide services to 16,600 Florida residential units since the purchases closed.
Deputy PM calls on developed nations to tackle climate change
THE developed world must partner with The Bahamas and other small island developing states to enhance their resilience to and address the negative impacts of climate change on these island-nations, if “we truly believe” that the polluter must pay, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Works and Urban Development Philip “Brave” Davis said.
Current deficits could ‘challenge peg viability’
The Bahamas’ current account deficits could “challenge the viability” of its 1:1 currency peg to the US dollar unless they are reduced to ‘single digits’ over the next decade.
Haitian group rejects boycott
THE United Association of Haitians and Bahamians has publicly denounced the “vicious and unfair” comments of a Florida politician and a Haitian-Bahamian activist whom they said were “misinformed” and could not speak for those at the centre of the government’s new immigration policies.
Auto chief waits 6-8 months for $200k tax refund
The Bahamas Motor Dealers Association’s (BMDA) president yesterday revealed he has been waiting six-eight months for a $200,000 tax refund, while seeing “only red ink” on his company’s financial spreadsheets.
‘Worst Christmas ever’ say straw market vendors
DESPITE heavy tourism traffic downtown before the holidays, straw vendors say they are experiencing their worst Christmas season to date, with few to no sales most days.
Reform pensions now - or elderly will be left with nothing
The International Monetary Fund warns that a “significant” share of the elderly would be without pensions if reform to the pension system is not dealt with immediately.
'Unhappy players' to drive insurance consolidation
THE Insurance Advisory Commission's (IAC) chairman yesterday predicted that consolidation will occur among Bahamian general insurance carriers within the next two-three years, arguing that the industry's 2011 average Return on Equity (RoE) of 3.6 per cent meant "there must be some unhappy players".
Project predicts 100 new jobs in 3 months
The Baker’s Bay Golf & Ocean Club project is expecting to create another 100 construction jobs within the next two-three months, its developers telling Tribune Business they expected to invest another $25-$30 million in infrastructure build-out up until 2015.
No. 3 Kansas beats NC State in coach Bill Self’s return
PARADISE ISLAND, Bahamas (AP) — Bill Self couldn’t wait to get started yesterday at the Battle 4 Atlantis. Neither could hot-shooting Kansas rookie Gradey Dick.
