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GBPA ‘exposed’ to legal challenge on power rate process

The Grand Bahama Port Authority (GBPA) was yesterday warned it is “exposing” itself to potential legal challenge by allowing just a nine-day public consultation over the island’s proposed electricity rates for the next three years.

Alarm voiced over cruise industry's Nassau bypass

A Bahamian destination provider yesterday voiced alarm that the cruise ship industry may initially bypass Nassau in favour of its private islands once it makes its COVID-19 comeback.

PM: 40% of VAT money to deficit

Prime Minister Perry Christie yesterday said 40 per cent of the $1.14 billion Value-Added Tax (VAT) revenues has gone towards reducing the deficit, as he gave an accounting designed to end the “grave and nonsensical misconceptions that revenues were being squandered”.

VAT hike puts further strain on cook-outs

“Cook-out” targets will have to increase due to the VAT rate hike, a well-known insurer yesterday warning that 85 per cent of healthcare costs will not benefit from planned tax exemptions.Emmanuel Komolafe, the Bahamas Insurance Association’s (BIA) c

HALF OF MEDICAL STAFF STILL WON’T TAKE JAB: Doctor among COVID deaths as Pfizer rollout scheduled for Thursday

AN unvaccinated physician has died of COVID-19 complications, while three unvaccinated healthcare workers are currently hospitalised with the virus, according to Dr Merceline Dahl-Regis, the National COVID-19 Vaccine Consultative Committee chairperson.

Bahamas First chief ‘very confident’ over VAT deal

Bahamas First’s top executive is “very confident” the government and general insurers will reach “a mutually beneficial resolution” to end the uncertainty over VAT recoveries on claims payouts.

Chamber chief ‘astounded’ by 4,000 VAT payers

The Bahamas Chamber of Commerce and Employers Confederation’s (BCCEC) chief executive yesterday said he was “astounded” by government figures showing less than 4,000 companies would be liable to pay Value Added Tax (VAT), adding that this emphasised the urgency of passing legislation designed to strengthen the small business sector.

FIBA World Cup 2023 Americas Pre-Qualifiers: Team Bahamas finishes with undefeated record

THE Bahamas senior men’s national basketball team finished the FIBA World Cup 2023 Americas Pre-Qualifiers for Group A with an undefeated record and will advance to the next round in November.

Jonquel Jones and Sun advance to WNBA Finals

Jonquel Jones made local basketball history once again and became the first Bahamian player to advance to the WNBA Finals. Jones and the Connecticut Sun closed out the Los Angeles Sparks with a 78-56 win last night in Long Beach, California. With t

Landmark season for Bahamian collegiate basketball players in Canada

IT was a landmark season for Bahamian basketball players at the collegiate level in Canada, highlighted by an MVP performance and championship title by one local star with an inspiring story of perseverance.

94 years of helping people

This letter is prompted by things that other people, mostly my wife, show me on Facebook.

Cruise island expansion to drive 149% visitor rise

Visitors to a cruise line’s Bahamian private island are forecast to increase by more than 427,000 per year once two piers are constructed to allow its vessels to properly dock, it has been revealed.

Ed Bethel

And then there were three. On Monday, March 13, the media profession in The Bahamas lost a giant of a journalist and broadcaster, Mr Ed Bethel.

Living with a hearing impairment

FACING various obstacles growing up as a child with a hearing impairment has taught K’noll Brown that brighter days are always ahead.

21-year-old dies during expedition with US dive operator off Grand Bahama

AN American man reportedly drowned while on a dive expedition with a US dive operator off West End, Grand Bahama, making it the second fatal incident this year involving US-registered vessels conducting dives in the Bahamas.

BPL set for a 'maturity audit'

Regulators are searching for consultants to conduct a "maturity audit" of Bahamas Power & Light (BPL) in a bid to assess the energy monopoly's performance and develop better regulatory oversight.

Commissioner: We will take policing to another level

COMMISSIONER of Police Clayton Fernander said in 2023, officials will take policing to “another level”.

Sebas in ‘tax-free zip code’ Aeropost plan

Island Luck's co-founder yesterday said his Aeropost e-commerce platform will differentiate itself from rivals by adding freight-forwarding capabilities that employ a "tax-free zip code" to offer clients better rates.

Online Out Island bookings set for January launch

THE Ministry of Tourism (MOT) will introduce an online booking system for Family Islands resorts in January 2013, the minister of tourism said yesterday, noting that many properties were challenged on reservations.

Nottage: Crime rates affecting perception of countries in region

IN marking the opening of a regional drug enforcement conference, National Security Minister Dr Bernard Nottage lamented the impact that murder and crime rates are having on global perceptions of countries in the region.

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