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Gov't targets $50m yearly via delinquent property tax sales
The Ministry of Finance's top official yesterday disclosed that the Government is aiming to raise between $25m-$50m annually from selling real estate owned by property tax delinquents.
'Phenomenal': Carnival's extra $100m to drive 5.5m GB cruise tourism surge
Carnival's extra $100m investment to double the volume of ships its new port can handle will lead a cruise-driven 5.5m visitor surge to Grand Bahama in 2028, it was revealed yesterday.
‘DODGING JURY DUTY IS SLOWING JUSTICE': Davis encourages people to carry out their civic duties
PRIME Minister Philip “Brave” Davis said a significant challenge to swift justice is the avoidance of jury duty.
Bahamas defeats Puerto Rico 88-77 in FIBA AmeriCup Qualifier
TEAM Bahamas, with its best performances coming off the bench, knocked off Puerto Rico by 11 points last night to win their opening match of the FIBA AmeriCup 2025 Qualifiers.
Equestrian athletes Katerina and Sienna make the most of Grand Caraibe Tour
EQUESTRIAN athletes Katerina Coello and Sienna Tinker made the most of The Bahamas’ first-ever invitation to the Grand Caraibe Equestrian Competition Tour, using the golden opportunity to showcase their talents and the quality of Bahamian equestrian sport.
Sunland Baptist basketball coach Bonnie Basden making an impact
DESPITE her handicap that has been limited to her wheelchair since 2019, Bonnie Basden continues to make an impact on the Sunland Baptist Stingers senior boys’ basketball programme.
Freeport 'could attract $100bn if the economic model is right'
A Grand Bahama Port Authority (GBPA) director yesterday argued "Freeport needs $10bn, and could attract $100bn if we get the model right" amid a peace offering from the deputy prime minister.
FRONT PORCH: The power of empathy and service to others
“SERVICE is what prayer looks like when it gets up off its knees and walks around the world.” – Fr Michael Graham, SJ.
‘Very aggressive’ crackdown on $200m smuggling, evasion
The Government’s top finance official last night pledged “a very aggressive” approach to cracking down on smuggling and tax avoidance schemes believed to cost The Bahamas a combined $200m annually.
Industries mixed over up to 75% boating fee cuts
Fishing and tour excursion providers yesterday gave decidedly mixed reactions on the up to 75 percent cuts in boat registration fees tabled in the House of Assembly.
Gov’t holds firm as $259m deficit near-double target
The Government has not adjusted any of its 2023-2024 fiscal targets despite revealing yesterday that its $258.7m half-year deficit was almost double the full 12-month goal.
Gov’t eyes $140m ‘accrual’ over corporate income tax
The Government is exploring how Bahamas-based companies that will pay the new 15 percent corporate income tax can “accrue” a projected $140m in revenues before the enabling laws are enacted.
40TH HUGH CAMPBELL BASKETBALL CLASSIC: Champions to be crowned tonight
Four teams remain in the 40th Hugh Campbell Classic basketball tourney but only one team can hoist the trophy tonight at the Kendal GL Isaacs Gymnasium.
Police criticised over delay of evidence being presented in Blair shooting inquest
THE coroner once again criticised the police as an inquest into the police-involved killing of three men in Blair Estates in 2019 resumed yesterday, calling it “unacceptable” that only eight of the 15 weapons officers used to kill the men were submitted as evidence.
Country’s lack of capacity to analyse rape kits criticised
BAHAMAS Crisis Centre Director Dr Sandra Dean-Patterson said for the last 30 years, sufficient capacity to analyse the evidence in rape kits has not existed, resulting in sexually assaulted victims being vigorously interrogated in court to prove their case.
EU blacklist escape blocks double-digit insurance rise
Bahamian households and businesses yesterday escaped potential double-digit increases in insurance costs after this nation secured its removal from the European Union’s (EU) tax blacklist.
Top attorneys battle on Sir Jack’s Butler’s $83k costs
Two leading attorneys are locked in a furious battle over $83,000 in taxed legal costs stemming from court cases involving Sir Jack Hayward’s late Bahamian butler.
$100m Goodman’s Bay penthouse ‘compelling’ amid pneumonia claim
The developer behind the $100m, 14-storey Goodman’s Bay penthouse project last night acknowledged their neighbour’s “passion” and “attachment” but pointed to the 300 construction jobs it will create.
Prince George Wharf vendors to relocate
The head of the Government’s Downtown Revitalisation Unit yesterday said vendors who were asked to vacate Prince George Wharf will be allowed to operate from “alternative locations”.
EU blacklist escape key to ‘new world order survival’
The Bahamas “can only survive in this new world order” through ongoing compliance with global demands, the Attorney General asserted yesterday, as it escaped the European Union’s (EU) tax blacklist.
