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Atlantis see eight per cent Fall booking rise
SEVERAL major Nassau-based hotel properties are expecting a successful fall 2012 season, with an Atlantis executive telling Tribune Business its bookings for the season were expected to be 8 per cent ahead of 2011 numbers.
Bahamas is 'so far behind curve' on renewable goal
The Bahamas faces a “tall order” to meet the National Energy Policy’s 30 percent renewable energy penetration by 2030 goal because it is “so far behind the curve”, a local provider warned yesterday.Guilden Gilbert, vice-president of Alternative Power
High Flyers rout Stampers 82-57, Rockets top the Mingoes 77-72
THE Breezes High Flyers and the Rockets both took a 2-0 lead in their New Providence Basketball Association best-of-five semi-final playoff series at the AF Adderley Gymnasium Saturday night.
Gov't targeting 75-90% VAT comply 'high range'
The Government is expecting to achieve Value-Added Tax (VAT) compliance rates in the 75-90 per cent “high range” enjoyed by other Caribbean nations, a senior Ministry of Finance official has revealed.
Sebastian Gray: 'I am one of the leaders of the team'
ENTERING his sophomore season at the JuCo level, Sebastian Gray is expected to take on a greater leadership role with his Northern Oklahoma-Enid Jets men’s basketball programme.Gray is one of just five sophomores and is the second leading scorer of a
RoyalStar eyes Matthew payout ‘over’ $90m total
A Bahamian insurer yesterday said it will be paying out “in excess of $90 million” in Hurricane Matthew-related claims on behalf of itself and network partners, with 65 per cent already settled.
'Buddy Buckets' on fire
Buddy Hield is playing the most efficient basketball of his young career and despite the small sample size, his recent play suggests an upward trend in his numbers across the board.
Bahamas total debt over 90% of GDP
The Bahamas was yesterday said to be “in a very, very dark position” after the Central Bank revealed that total public sector debt was a mammoth $7.604 billion, a sum equivalent to more than 90 per cent of national economic output (GDP).
ACTIVTRADES: Is a conflict between the USA and China inevitable?
Thucydides was one of the greatest Greek historians of the classical era. He wrote The History of the Peloponnesian War, an eight-volume treaty recounting the conflict between Athens and Sparta, in the 5th Century BC. Sparta, the dominating power at
NPBA best-of-7 championship series tonight
It is the matchup everybody anticipated as the pennant winners and the defending champions will all hook up in the New Providence Basketball Association’s best-of-seven championship series that starts tonight at the AF Adderley Gymnasium.
Sands confirms imported child measles case
HEALTH Minister Dr Duane Sands confirmed another imported case of measles in a three-year-old tourist on Tuesday. Speaking to reporters outside of Cabinet, Dr Sands said the Ministry of Health has continued with its vaccination programme to combat t
Iesha advances to JITIC final
A productive summer for Bahamian junior tennis ace Iesha Shepherd continues as she has now earned the opportunity to play for a regional title.
Deflation in the East
ActivTrades
Everyone in The Bahamas is feeling the rising cost of goods, energy and transportation. No matter if you visit the food store, turn on your AC or fuel up your car, you are paying more for these necessities than compared to the previous year. But the inflation rate in the islands is decreasing, and went down from 3.1 percent to 2.3 percent when compared to last year.
Man denies using fake cheques to defraud businesses
A 32-year-old man who denied using fraudulent insurance cheques to defraud three businesses will appear before a magistrate next year to determine whether he will be granted bail before his trial.
Air conditioning unit thieves must pay up or cool off in prison
THREE men who admitted to stealing two air conditioning units and posting them online for sale at a reduced price were ordered to pay fines of a combined total of $4,000 or risk spending six months in prison.
Jones posts 17pts, 12 rebounds, 2 blocks
IN the midst of contract negotiations with the Connecticut Sun during WNBA free agency, Jonquel Jones continues her series of dominant performances in the Russian Premier League.
New Legend, New Susan Chase and Xena victorious
53RD ANNUAL LONG ISLAND REGATTA IN SALT POND
The 53rd annual Long Island Regatta was held over the weekend in Salt Pond, Long Island and was dubbed a tremendous success.
'Cuda' pride as swim club victorious in BSF meet
THE Barracuda Swim Club pulled off another victory on the Bahamas Swimming Federation’s 2012/13 season. This time at their own Insurance Management Invitational at the Betty Kelly Kenning Aquatic Center over the weekend.
Record-breaking performances for Bastian, Evans
JOANNA Evans and Izaak Bastian produced new Bahamian and Bahamas Open national records to highlight the performances of the Bahamas Swimming Federation’s Final Time Trials for the CARIFTA Games at the Betty Kelly Kenning Swim Complex over the weekend.
BPL: One-third of Out Island generation ‘at end of its life’
Around one-third of Bahamas Power & Light’s (BPL) Family Island power generation capacity is “at or beyond the end of its life”, an Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) report revealed yesterday.
