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Taxi plate leasing may end
THE Minnis administration is eying regulations to manage the issuance of taxi plates, Press Secretary Anthony Newbold said yesterday, adding the government is also considering ending the controversial practice of leasing the plates.
GB Utility makes progress on restoring water supply
Grand Bahama’s water supplier has provided several communities with a timely “shot in the arm” by restoring services amid the COVID-19 pandemic.Grand Bahama Utility Company (GBUC) confirmed that it has restored potable water supplies to Lewis Yard, M
Lady Operators rout the Saints 56-15
AFTER opening the season with a win over the defending New Providence Women’s Basketball Association (NPWBA) champions, the Bommer G Lady Operators continue to roll on the young season.
'Volleying for the cure'
THE local volleyball community came together Friday night to support October’s breast cancer awareness campaign at the DW Davis Gymnasium with the inaugural “Volley For the Cure.”
Macedonia wins titles
Macedonia won the title in both the 15-and-under and 19-and-under divisions, while Men of Vision took the men’s crown as the Baptist Sports Council pulled the curtain down on its 2013 Basketball Classic at the Baillou Hills Sporting Complex on Saturday.
Comets soar to championship
The Queen’s College Comets withstood a late run by the St John’s College Giants and held on to take game two and claim the BAISS Junior Boys Basketball Championship.
BTC: We'll be broadband market leader in 2-3 years
THE Bahamas Telecommunications Company (BTC) is on track to regain market leadership in broadband Internet within the next two-three years, its chief executive revealing its existing customer base had doubled since 2011.
Brewery celebrates $1.6m Nassau opening
The Bahamian Brewery and Beverage Company has extended its New Providence distribution footprint through the opening of its $1.6 million warehouse, retail and office complex on Nassau Street.
NCAA: Bahamian players take the spotlight
THE men’s NCAA basketball season continued this weekend and several Bahamian players continued to figure prominently in the gameplans for their respective division I universities.
Top ranked high school teams clash in Freeport
The National High School Basketball Championships opened yesterday in Freeport, Grand Bahama, featuring the top ranked senior boys and girls programmes in the country.
System likely to become tropical depression or storm
On Thursday, The Bahamas Department of Meteorology released the following statement on a weather system near the southeastern Gulf of Mexico:
PM at launch of new church fellowship
PRIME Minister Perry Christie and members of his Cabinet turned out for the launch of the Global United Fellowship of Churches, which is being headed by Bishop Neil Ellis.
Tourism in ‘huge win’ on COVID test ease
Bahamian tourism was yesterday said to have secured “a huge win” after millions of dollars in visitor bookings were rescued by the Government suspending tougher COVID testing measures.
VAT filing date extended
THE Department of Inland Revenue has advised value added tax registrants in islands directly impacted by Hurricane Joaquin that their VAT return filing date has been extended by one month.
VAT explained to school PTA
Two members of the Value Added Tax (VAT) implementation team, Adel Gay (left) and Hugh Chase (right), provided details on the tax and why it was chosen over alternative reforms to a meeting of Oakes Field Primary School’s Parent-Teacher Association (PTA).
Securities sales
The performance of The Central Bank sale of Securities recently is exceptionally significant not because the securities were over-subscribed but only 25% of a $34m offer caught interest of those who purchase.
Worst case would be 400 infected: Sands predicts scenario if virus breaks out here
HEALTH Minister Dr Duane Sands predicted a possible worst-case scenario of 400 confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus in The Bahamas, but stressed if the disease spreads here most people will not need hospital admission.
BEC Chairman joins SOS relief flight to hurricane-hit islands
LESLIE Miller, the chairman of BEC, got a first hand look at the destruction on some of the worst affected southern Family Islands which suffered a devastating direct hit from Hurricane Joaquin last weekend after he joined a relief flight on Saturday organised by the Tribune Media Group SOS - Save Our South initiative.
Court must back dismissal of top Baha Mar staff
Baha Mar’s senior management cannot be dismissed by the $3.5 billion project’s joint provisional liquidators without the Supreme Court’s permission, although regular employees can be released “in the ordinary course of business”.
