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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.
UPDATED: Tornado at airport damages plane, cars
A TORNADO at the Lynden Pindling International Airport early yesterday morning caused significant damage to a Bahamasair plane and minor damage to several cars at a nearby car rental agency.
CI Gibson Rattlers emerge as winners of Providence Basketball Tournament
The CI Gibson Rattlers, still riding a perfect season on the local scene although they are coming off two losses overseas, emerged as champions of their own Providence Basketball Tournament.
Bahamas takes opener of CBC Championships
The Bahamas men’s national basketball team’s opener against St Vincent & the Grenadines looked so easy with a 31-point massacre.
CBC U-16: Team Bahamas brings home the gold
BASED on the historic performance of the junior men’s national team at the recent Caribbean Basketball Confederation Under-16 Championships, the future looks bright for the country’s national team programme.
Suns finish off Pelicans in Game 6
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Chris Paul has accomplished so many things in his 17 NBA seasons that it's nearly impossible to rank his Mount Rushmore moments.
Plea agreements bring high rate of convictions
THE Director of Public Prosecutions Office secured a high conviction rate of 85 percent in 2021 while its use of plea agreements recovered after COVID-19 caused disruption in 2020, according to Director of Public Prosecutions Garvin Gaskin.
It’s no joke defending Bahamian sporting pride
EVEN though we don’t celebrate Black History Month like our neighbours to the north in the good old USA, we’ve had many Bahamians contribute in their own way to writing black history throughout the States, especially in sports.
BTC TAKES 4G TO GRAND BAHAMA
The Bahamas Telecommunications Company (BTC) has introduced its fourth generation (4G) network on Grand Bahama via a soft launch. Coming almost a month ahead of schedule, it follows the official launch of the same technology in New Providence one week ea
UB, Giants NPBA division leaders
Division leaders in the New Providence Basketball Association maintained their leads with dominant wins Monday night to stake their claim as contenders early in the season.
Deposit insurer facing upgrade
The Central Bank has moved to review the “legislative framework” for the Deposit Insurance Corporation, which saw its assets increase by $4.5 million to end 2013 at $32.1 million.
Bahamas broker: 50% of client assets in jeopardy
ALMOST 50 per cent of client assets at Owen Bethel's Nassau-based Montaque Capital Partners, which is reportedly insolvent with a $9.367 million net asset deficiency, are in jeopardy due to a Canadian institution's claim against them, Tribune Business can reveal.
‘Crazy’ tourism strategy ignores 98% of bahamas
The Bahamas has taken a “crazy” approach to tourism marketing that has effectively ignored 98 per cent of its land mass, a former minister arguing that this nation has more growth potential than “any other Caribbean country”.
Motivation for Bahamians to lose weight
The World Health Organisation (WHO) defines overweight and obesity as excessive or abnormal fat accumulation that leads to increased health risks. Overweight is defined as a body mass index BMI greater than 25 and obesity is defined as a BMI greater than 30.
Jones and BIH look to get in the win column
Jonquel Jones and her Bosnia and Herzegovina (BIH) side remain winless thus far at the FIBA Women’s Basketball World Cup.
Man faces court over death of 11 Haitians in boat sinking
AN Abaco man who allegedly owned a boat used in a human-smuggling operation that ended up with 11 of its 28 passengers dead was brought to court yesterday. However, 43-year-old Alphonso "Carpo" Ed
sports inbrief
BASKETBALL GSSSA FINALS THE Government Secondary Schools Sports Association (GSSSA) best-of-three championship series is slated to begin at the Kendal Isaacs gym on Thursday. In the junior girls division at 4pm, the H O Nash Lions are scheduled to take on
sports inbrief
BASKETBALL GENEVA RUTHERFORD GIRLS' TOURNEY RESULTS from day one of the HOYTES 2012 Geneva Rutherford Girls National Basketball Classics in Grand Bahama are as follows: Jr Girls: Temple Christian def. Catholic High 30-23. Sr Girls: Tabernacle def. Centr
Committee set up to advise on university president search
THE board of trustees of University of The Bahamas has appointed a Presidential Search Committee to establish the process by which the new institution’s president will be selected and hired.
General Post Office demolition underway
DEMOLITION of the General Post Office at East Hill Street began yesterday as part of efforts to modernise the downtown area.