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What lives ‘Beneath the Hat’
Second installment of exhibit explores the personal histories of women
IT was while exploring the history of Old Freetown, Grand Bahama, that artist Chantal Bethel and writer Laurie Tuchel first became inspired by the women of that settlement’s church.
‘High time’ GBPA is listed on BISX
An outspoken QC yesterday said it was “high time” the Grand Bahama Port Authority (GBPA) was returned to public ownership via a listing on the Bahamas International Securities Exchange (BISX), as concerns rise over Freeport’s “discombobulated” economy.
INSIGHT: The FNM and its petty games
The Free National Movement (FNM) needs to make up its mind if it wants to be a serious contender for the next general election and stop engaging in petty political games.
Baha Mar fury at Pointe claim
BAHA Mar’s former President Tom Dunlap has hit out at China Construction America (CCA), accusing the company’s Senior Vice President Daniel Liu of being a part of an organisation that gave little attention to Baha Mar.
Bahamas ‘in good place’ on automatic exchange
Developing a regime to comply with global automatic tax information exchange standards was yesterday branded “the immediate priority” for the Bahamian financial services industry, a senior executive adding: “We’re in a good place.”
Gov’t warned over Freeport ‘side deals’
The Government was yesterday warned not to agree any “side deals” with Freeport’s largest investors at the expense of all other businesses, should it ultimately decide not to renew the city’s expiring tax breaks long-term.
Sponge revival in 17% sales growth
Bahamian spongers will enjoy an average annual sales growth of 17 per cent by the time a three-year project to revitalise the industry concludes, an Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) report has revealed.
Baha Mar files for bankruptcy
Shock move by $3.5bn resort amid constructions deadlock
BAHA Mar CEO Sarkis Izmirlian announced yesterday that the $3.5bn Cable Beach mega resort has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in a Delaware Court in the United States “in order to complete construction and successfully open”.
$2 billion Gov’t spend ‘doesn’t bode well’
The Government will miss its original goal of eliminating the GFS fiscal deficit by the upcoming 2015-2016 Budget year, amid warnings that its near-$2 billion recurrent spending “doesn’t bode well” for hitting its revised targets.
Moss: Why I quit
MARCO City MP Greg Moss yesterday shot down speculation that he is joining the Free National Movement as he insisted on a definite political run in the 2017 general election as an independent candidate.
‘Shocking’ Gov’t refusal to pay Baha Mar expats $1.8m
Baha Mar yesterday accused the Government of “refusing” to pay its expatriate staff $1.776 million in collective wages that are due today, amid fears this will prompt many upper management executives to quit.
A tribute to Bertram Brown
It was a beautiful summer day in 1986. At the time I was Assistant Secretary General of our party and a member of a delegation to Black Point, Exuma, headed by our then Leader the late Sir Kendal Isaacs.
BLTA names Fed, Davis Cup teams
WITH the exception of Kerrie Cartwright, the Bahamas Lawn Tennis Association (BLTA) will be fielding a more youthful team for the Fed Cup, while the men’s Davis Cup team will be made up of some familiar names.
Jonquel Jones holds court for the George Washington Colonials
ALTHOUGH the George Washington Colonials women’s junior female basketball player will be the first to tell you that her team performances are the priority, Jonquel Jones just can’t help racking up the individual awards.
‘Premature’ to tell if VAT a Ferrari or Lada
Senior private sector executives yesterday warned it was “too premature” to determine whether Value-Added Tax (VAT) will achieve all desired objectives, likening implementation to “driving a used Lada rather than a Ferrari”.
‘No big improvement’ to $1.3bn bad loans in 2015
The $100 million Bank of the Bahamas ‘bail out’ helped to staunch the industry’s 2014 bad loan bleeding, but “no significant improvement” to this problem is expected in 2015.
BEC bills won't show 25% oil price decline
Hard-pressed Bahamian energy consumers will not reap the benefits from a 25 per cent drop in global oil prices because BEC’s fuel supplier has it “by the balls” over its $130 million debt.
Gov’t to ‘clarify’ VAT communications
The Government has agreed to “clarify” Value-Added Tax (VAT) communications previously slammed as misleading by retailers, in a bid to avoid stoking tensions between the two sides and consumers.
Hilton's owners awaiting Chinese state firm's bid
The British Colonial Hilton’s owners were yesterday said to be awaiting a formal purchase offer for the resort from the Chinese-state owned construction company currently building Baha Mar’s $2.6 billion expansion.
Fashion students gear up for Miss Bahamas Contest
For the second consecutive year, fashion design students and alumni of the Bahamas Technical and Vocational Institution (BTVI) will be creating designs for the Miss Bahamas Organisation’s (MBO) Top Model and Designer showcase competition.
