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Atlantis targeting $130m investment by end-2018
Atlantis’s top executive yesterday revealed that the Paradise Island destination resort is likely to invest a further $130 million to upgrade its amenities by 2018 year-end.Howard Karawan, its president and managing director, said “north of $80 milli
GB resort to give 18,000 'Memories'
Grand Bahama’s new four-star Memories Resort has more than 18,000 bookings “already in hand” to ensure an 80 per cent average occupancy level this winter, Prime Minister Perry Christie said yesterday, adding that Bahamasair will in May start a wet lease arrangement with its owners for service from up to eight US cities.
VAT rate rise 'criminal' if no compliance
A former Bahamas Chamber of Commerce president yesterday it was “criminal” for the Government to already be talking about increasing the 7.5 per cent Value-Added Tax (VAT) rate prior to getting the existing tax system’s compliance levels to 80 per cent.
Sports notes
THE 13th year of the Junkanoo Jam, brought to the Bahamas by Basketball Travellers, highlights one of NCAA’s elite in season women’s basketball tournaments.
Sports in brief
DUE to the death of James “Jim” Wood, the remainder of the 19-and-under best-of-three Baptist Sports Council 2014 Coca-Cola Softball Classic, which was scheduled to be played at the Baillou Hills Sporting Complex on Saturday, has been postponed.
Bahamian student shines at boarding school
CANDACE Fields, 18-year-old daughter of Edward and Michele Fields, was one of four outstanding Bahamian students who graduated from Choate Rosemary Hall, a co-ed, private boarding school in Wallingford Connecticut, in June 2013.
Formal economy 'overpaying' its share of taxes
Poor compliance, caused by corruption, limited accountability and a lack of enforcement, has resulted in the Bahamian formal economy paying a disproportionate share of this nation’s taxes.
The runaway bride . . .
CALIFORNIA bride-to-be, Sheri Smith will tie the knot in Inagua on January 16, two days before she will tie her laces and run in Marathon Bahamas.
Ayton and Suns take 3-2 lead
PHOENIX (AP) — Devin Booker scored 28 points, Deandre Ayton added 20 and the Phoenix Suns beat the Dallas Mavericks 110-80 last night to take a 3-2 lead in the Western Conference semifinals.
GB Power: Base raten rise offset by efficiency gains
GB Power: Base raten rise offset by efficiency gains Grand Bahama Power Company (GBPC) says the $0.03 base rate increase set to be imposed on consumers under its new tariff structure will be offset by fuel savings resulting from efficiencies generated by
Tap into your future
Tap into your future By ALESHA CADET Tribune Features Reporter BAHAMIAN Entertainer Tracey Ann Perpall (TAP) is hosting a four hour seminar to encourage young women to discover their self-worth. The sketch comedy artist said the overall goal of Thursday
Non-profit reveals 36% fall in distributed meals
The Bahamas Feeding Network (BFN) yesterday said corporate donations have dropped-off noticeably since the COVID pandemic even though one in every eight Bahamians is thought to be living in poverty.
Davis defends $14m spending on clinic contracts
“The 80 people in Rum Cay, 72 in Ragged Island or the 700 in Berry Islands all have the same rights as those in New Providence. They are all citizens. None has priority over the other,” Mr Davis said.
Eleuthera ‘jewel’ for sale at $15m
A “jewel of Eleuthera” is said to be attracting significant buyer interest after being put up for sale with a $15m price tag, a local realtor has disclosed.
Prison outbreak would be disaster
When the Bahamas Department of Correctional Services was relocated at Fox Hill in 1952, it was built to house a total of 334 inmates, with the main facility having a capacity of 224; a first offender’s facility being able to accommodate 80 inmates and a female’s facility, 30 inmates.
GB POWER PLANT 'OVER 60% DONE'
By NEIL HARTNELL Tribune Business Editor Grand Bahama Power Company yesterday said its new generation plant is "more than 60 per cent complete" after a $40 million investment to-date, as the BISX-listed company that holds 50 per cent of its equity unveil
Golf event creates 3,000 room nights
ATLANTIS’S top executive yesterday said the wekend’s Pure Silk-Bahamas Ladies Professional Golf Assocation (LPGA) tournament generated some 3,000 room nights for the resort.
Referendum leaves Bahamas exposed to laundering sanctions
THE Bahamas remains exposed to potential international sanctions over illegal web shop gaming as a result of Monday’s referendum, the ‘Yes’ vote campaign co-ordinator wartned yesterday.
Fines may go up to $500 for removal of derelict cars
THE Christie administration’s push to bring changes to the Derelict Motor Vehicles Disposal Bill will see harsher fines and penalties enforced on law breakers.
It's time to dig out the jerry curl wigs!
JUST about every week different parties and events are hosted on the island, but very few offer fun for the ‘mature’ partygoer. One promotion company seeks to fill that void by presenting more events that will cater to the more mature crowd.
