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Giants beat Bradley University 77-74
THE Bahamas Basketball Federation’s ‘Summer of Thunder’ is just over three weeks in and local teams have already achieved unprecedented success, with three wins in the summer-long series against top tier NCAA Division I teams.
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Bahamas Bowl hosts its annual summer summit
THE Bahamas Bowl hosted its annual summer summit in preparation for the December matchup and it is expected that the fourth edition will continue the trend of creating an impact on the NCAA bowl season. Various stakeholders of the event, including t
Stagnant GDP growth 'recipe for disaster'
The Bahamas’ inability to generate economic growth over the past decade is “a recipe for economic and social disaster”, a Cabinet Minister warned yesterday, urging the private sector to lose its fear of international trade.
MICHELLE MILLER: Are you engaging in value added thinking?
With all of this talk about VAT as a form of taxation, I believe that the real VAT lies in our capacity to engage in Value Added Thinking. Many are convinced that if their money is devalued they will surely die or at best lose themselves. Money however is replaceable.
IDB blasts Gov’t debt management strategy
The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) has criticised the Government’s debt management strategy, warning that its reliance on domestic investors to cover a $1.2 billion financing gap would “likely be more expensive” and create an increased fiscal burden.
Mingoes clinch 87-84 win over Shockers
FOUR University of the Bahamas basketball players hit double figures as the Mingoes came back hard in the second half to defeat the JD’s Seafood Shockers 87-84 at the AF Adderley Gym on Wednesday night and now lead the division one standings in the New Providence Basketball Association.
Sports in brief
THE New Providence Basketball Association resumed its regular season play at the CI Gibson Gym over the weekend after taking a break for the Christmas holiday.
NPBA: Regulators stop Pirates 126-121 in double overtime
IT took double overtime for the Leno Regulators to outscore the Caro Contractors Pirates 126-121 in Saturday night’s New Providence Basketball Association men’s division one feature contest at the AF Adderley Gymnasium. In the opener, the Rockets kno
Knights dominate Stingrays
By RENALDO DORSETT Tribune Sports Reporter rdorsett@tribunemedia.net SPARKED by a balanced scoring effort, stingy defence and a seemingless endless streak of fastbreaks, the CR Walker Knights dominated the only game in GSSSA Senior Basketball play on the
Doubling fisheries exports is 'most insane concept'
AN environmental activist has branded a Cabinet minster’s call for the Bahamas to double its annual fisheries exports as “the most insane concept”, calling for him to instead focus on curbing poaching.Sam Duncombe, reEarth’s president, told Tribune B
Nassau’s airport in US PreCheck first
The Bahamas’ main aviation gateway has been selected as the first airport outside the US to run a 90-day “pilot” for fast-tracking security clearance for returning American travellers.
Gov't continues its VAT meetings
A top government official addressed the Kiwanis Club of Nassau A.M. on January 13 in a continuing effort to communicate the benefits of Value-Added Tax (VAT) in the Bahamas.
Kiwanis Club briefed on VAT proposals
IN A continuing effort to communicate the benefits of Value Added Tax in the Bahamas, Financial Secretary John Rolle addressed the Kiwanis Club of Nassau AM at its weekly meeting on January 13.
WakeUp Wednesday event backed by 17 businesses
ON Wednesday, March 12, the employees of 17 Bahamian businesses shed their office wear in favour of brightly coloured tee-shirts to support The Coalition for Responsible Taxation (the Coalition). Called ‘WakeUp Wednesday’, the promotional push united employees of participating businesses and reminded others to raise their voices on the upcoming implementation of Value Added Tax (VAT).
‘We’re not taking VAT change sitting down’
A Freeport manufacturer yesterday warned its competitiveness will be undermined, and presence in The Bahamas endangered, by VAT reforms that have seemingly removed its ‘zero rated’ status.
NAD seeks waiver over $370m debt
The Nassau Airport Development Company (NAD) is asking its bondholders to waive critical debt servicing conditions following its credit rating downgrade, its chairman confirmed yesterday.
30% boat ownership gives broker 'uplift'
A BAHAMIAN boat/yacht broker has been on a continuous “upswing” since entering the niche just 18 months ago, its founder telling Tribune Business that with “30 per cent” of residents owning a vessel the sector had “huge potential”.
Suspects deny being at scene of Mackey murder
THE men to be tried in connection with the fatal shooting of Latore Mackey have denied being at the scene of crime.
In Japan, Mark St Fort wins, Kadeem Coleby suffers loss
IT was contrasting results for Bahamian professional basketball players Mark St Fort and Kadeem Coleby yesterday as they continued their journey in the regular season of the Japanese B League.
