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$110m collected in VAT in first three months
THE government has collected $110m in value added tax payments during the first three months of the year, Prime Minister Perry Christie told the House of Assembly yesterday.
Matthew gives Bahamas $300m reinsurance boost
The Bahamas Insurance Association’s (BIA) chairman has estimated that this nation will benefit from a $300 million foreign currency inflow from reinsurers as a result of Hurricane Matthew.
Health workers tested for COVID-19
ABOUT 185 healthcare workers were tested on Saturday for the novel coronavirus, with results expected today or tomorrow, according to Deputy Chief Medical Officer Dr Delon Brennen. His comment came as the country added two more confirmed cases of CO
Bahamas misses over marine genetics share
The Bahamian people are earning nothing from foreign exploitation of this nation's marine genetic resources that has produced over 100 "new natural products", a report has revealed.
BISX-listed firm’s affiliate in $75.5m ‘discrepancy’
There is a $75.5 million discrepancy over the sum allegedly held by a BISX-listed firm’s broker/dealer affiliate for a claimed multinational fraud, Tribune Business can reveal, with regulators having seized computers and a server from its downtown Nassau offices.
Nygard abandonment costs attorneys $14m
Three Bahamian attorneys have acted to prevent Peter Nygard fleeing The Bahamas without paying a collective $14m legal bill for representing him in multiple court cases.
‘Thousands of vaccines’ to counter near-bottom status
The Bahamas will likely receive “hundreds of thousands” of COVID-19 vaccine doses this quarter, it was revealed yesterday, amid concerns the nation is near-bottom in the Caribbean in inoculation rates.
BPGA gears up for 50th National Pro Golf Championships
THE Bahamas Professional Golfers Association (BPGA) is gearing up for its 50th Year National Professional Golf Championships for men, women and senior men.
Big Red Machine just keeps rolling
The St Augustine’s College (SAC) Big Red Machine kept rolling at the 2024 National High School Track and Field Championships where they claimed six out of eight division victories on Sunday evening at the original Thomas A Robinson Stadium.
$73m ‘zero carbon’ project targets 36k annual visitors
A $73m investment is aiming to attract 36,000 guests per year at full build-out of a “zero carbon” residential and yacht community on an Exuma cay located just three miles from Georgetown.
First Baptist emerge as champions
FIRST Baptist emerged as the champions of the Baptist Sports Council’s 2015 Track and Field Classic at the Thomas A Robinson Track and Field Stadium on Saturday.
The vote facing The Bahamas
We already have a discrimination in our laws where residents may not gamble in the licensed casinos but that is covered and exempted by direct mention of the fact that it is discriminating.
Residents angry over power cut
RESIDENTS suffered an island-wide blackout after a circuit linking the Clifton Pier Power station and Windsor Field substation failed early yesterday morning.
Parole recommendations not revealed to the public
CABINET has approved recommendations from the Parole and Re-entry Steering Committee concerning rehabilitation of prisoners, National Security Minister Dr Bernard Nottage said yesterday.
Enlightened comments
In your July 9th 2020 edition there appeared a most enlightening and important letter under the heading ‘How we could have prevented pandemic’. I hope as many Bahamians as possible have read this contribution as it is invaluable. I, for one, learned many things I didn’t know about vaccines.
20 years to repay bailout
BAHAMAS Power and Light customers will pay for the company’s rate reduction bond for the next 20 years to bail-out the company – but the highest increase in electricity bills is only expected to last through 2020, according to Works Minister Desmond Bannister.
Google hits renewable energy goal in quest to pare pollution
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Google is crossing a milestone in its quest to reduce pollution caused by its digital services that devour massive amounts of electricity.
BIFF to roll out red carpet for opening night film ‘blind’
BLIND, a drama starring Alec Baldwin and Demi Moore, has been selected to open the 2016 Bahamas International Film Festival (BIFF) in Nassau in December with a red carpet screening in Rawson Square.
Demolition begins at Port Lucaya resort ahead of development
DEMOLITION of the Port Lucaya Resort started yesterday, clearing the way for a major real estate development.
SYSTEM EXPECTED TO STRENGTHEN AS IT REACHES THE BAHAMAS
By RASHAD ROLLE
