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Foulkes: Web shop job cuts unfortunate
A DAY after web shop Asure Win said it will close 11 locations and layoff about 50 workers, Labour Minister Dion Foulkes described impending staff cuts from the sector as “unfortunate”, but said there are several factors contributing to the closure of gaming houses aside from a tax increase.
Ground broken for $2.5m maritime centre project
AFTER 10 years in operation, Elnet Maritime Agency Limited broke ground yesterday for construction of its $2.5 million maritime centre that will provide about 80 to 100 new jobs on Grand Bahama.Elbert Hepburn, CEO, along with his mother and business
Island Luck chief: ‘I was misled’ on web shop taxes
ISLAND Luck’s principal is alleging that the Government “misled” him over planned web shop tax increases, adding: “My legitimate expectation in a proper consultation was dashed.”
PM told: ‘Treat $2bn insurers with respect’
Bahamian insurers yesterday urged the prime minister to “treat the industry with the respect it deserves” over its $2bn Dorian-related payout after he suggested it was “holding back” recovery efforts.
Exam results table - depressing again
STUDENTS who took the Bahamas General Certificate of Secondary Education (BGCSE) examinations failed to do any better this year in Maths, English and Science than test takers for the past five years.
Island hoteliers fear they may not recover
EZRA Russell is ready to close up shop three years after opening the largest hotel on Cat Island, the Fountain Bay Resort and Marina.
Freeport taxi drivers 'livelihoods at stake'
Freeport taxi drivers claim their livelihoods are at stake, especially now that Grand Bahama's major hotel property has closed its doors.
Auto dealers ‘take a bath’ from Matthew
New car dealers yesterday told Tribune Business they “really took a bath” in October, with sales “the worst” in recent memory due to Hurricane Matthew and the struggling economy.
Cruise line’s pull-out ‘worst case scenario’
The Grand Celebration’s owner has warned that its restructuring hinges on a new agreement with the Ministry of Tourism, and that a pull-out from Grand Bahama would be a “worst case scenario” which costs the Grand Lucayan 50 per cent of its pre-Matthew business.
GB Power: No rate rise from $18.3m asset recoveries
The Grand Bahama Power Company’s (GBPC) majority shareholder yesterday confirmed it had been given regulatory approval to recover $18.3 million tied up in retired generation units, although it emphasised this would not lead to an increase in customer tariffs.
Undersized Bahamas ‘manhandled’ by Argentina, 74-53
Before they left, the Bahamas Basketball Federation knew that if there was one disadvantage for their national boys’ team, it was their size.
Bahamians look to have strong sophomore seasons on court
BAHAMIAN players at the junior college level are looking to have strong sophomore seasons and position themselves for an opportunity to eventually transfer to an NCAA programme.
NCAA Basketball: Great expectations for Michael Carey Jr in senior season
EXPECTATIONS loom large for Michael Carey Jr headed into his senior season of college basketball.
Brain-implanted device helps ease seizures
On September 28, the first “responsive neurostimulation” device (or RNS) was implanted at Baptist Hospital in Miami for the management of refractory epilepsy.The patient, Fernando Esguerra, 29, from Bogota, Colombia, was very young when he had a tumo
Wolverines snap up first win of Atlantis tournament
The opening session of the Bad Boy Mowers Battle 4 Atlantis produced another edition of the rivalry between two of college basketball’s most iconic programmes.
Video shows missing cruise ship passenger’s last moments aboard
A MAN who jumped onto a lifeboat on the side of a cruise ship clung to the edge of the tiny vessel for more than minute early on Friday as fellow passengers watched and screamed before he plunged into the ocean below, according to officials and video posted of the incident.
FNM infighting will come to end
Please allow me to respond in kind to an editorial in your paper that commented on a letter written to your paper by one Kevin Evans on February 15th, on “attack dogs” in the FNM party.
Christmas Day will be hot for Bahamians say forecasters
FORECASTERS at the Department of Meterology have dashed any hope of a cool Bahamian Christmas, with the holiday weekend shaping up to be “an average hot day”.
Businesses braced for stormy weather
Businesses and residents in the southern Bahamas are bracing themselves for the possibility that a strong tropical wave expected to pass over The Bahamas becomes a serious threat, with one private sector representative telling this newspaper: “We don’t want to find ourselves in a situation as with Joaquin”.
Police: Reported financial crimes strike five-year low
TOTAL financial crimes reported to the Royal Bahamas Police Force (RBPF) fell to their lowest level for five years in 2022 with a near-30 percent decline compared to 2021.
