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VAT pace beating Gov’t revenue target by 20%
A Cabinet minister yesterday said the Government was on course to beat its full-year Value-Added Tax (VAT) revenue target by around 20 per cent if present trends hold, with an “average” $28 million being collected per month.
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Tomorrow: Grand Bahama Dog Days Half Marathon/5K/and one-mile fun run to benefit the Humane Society of Grand Bahama. https://www.facebook.com/events/441489632680270/.
Bahamas tops Rest of the World to win 2nd straight Nagico T20 cricket title
For the second consecutive year, the Bahamas emerged as the champions of the Nagico T20 Cricket Tournament.
Cable targeting 20% revenue rise via US
Cable Bahamas believes its newly-acquired US business will generate greater than “20 per cent aggregate” revenue growth for it over the next five years, having won contracts to provide services to 16,600 Florida residential units since the purchases closed.
Pennant winners secure early leads
IN game one of the Government Secondary Schools Sports Association basketball championship series, each of the pennant winners took early series leads, with blowouts in girls’ play and a pair of close finishes in the boys’ divisions.
Top three ‘most original DJ’ finalists to be revealed
A LOCAL competition that is seeking the most original Bahamian DJ will name its top three finalist in a few days time.
Door open to same sex marriage
COURT of Appeal President Dame Anita Allen said last night the judiciary is likely to face challenges in determining whether same-sex marriages are legal in The Bahamas, while pointing to “difficulties” inherent in the existing marriage laws that do not present any provision that parties to a marriage must be male and female.
Four-lane glass window replacement is ruled out
THE GOVERNMENT’S advisers have ruled out replacing Eleuthera’s Glass Window Bridge with a four-lane highway because the island’s projected growth will not generate sufficient traffic volumes to warrant such expansion.
Bahamas sending 20-strong trade mission to Haiti
The Bahamas Chamber of Commerce and Employers Confederation’s (BCCEC) chairman will this coming Monday lead a 20-strong private sector delegation to Haiti, telling Tribune Business yesterday he was “pretty enthusiastic” about the potential business opportunities that could be opened up.
Small home repair programme to start with 20 homes on Grand Bahama
REPAIRS are underway on about 20 homes in Grand Bahama and work should start soon on Abaco, according to Executive Chairman of the Disaster Reconstruction Authority Alex Storr.
RUSSIA CONCERNED ABOUT NUCLEAR IRAN
RUSSIA CONCERNED ABOUT NUCLEAR IRAN Russia expressed regret and concern Tuesday about Iran's launch of uranium enrichment up to 20 per cent at an underground facility, but urged all parties involved in the nuclear standoff with Tehran to avoid hasty move
NPBA takes break until month end
AFTER playing its doubleheader over the weekend, the New Providence Basketball Association will now take a break until the end of the month.
Jones returns home after stint in the WCBA
FREEPORT, Grand Bahama – For basketball superstar Jonquel Jones, the importance of representation of Bahamian women at the elite levels of the sport will continue to pay dividends as a younger generation has more examples of success to look to for inspiration.
Realtor chief forecasts 20% property price fall
The Bahamas Real Estate Association’s (BREA) president yesterday forecast a 20 percent price cut across the real estate market as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. Christine Wallace-Whitfield, pictured , told Tribune Business: “I think prices will
PM announces international travel restrictions, 15 new COVID-19 cases
Prime Minister Dr Hubert Minnis announced on Sunday that international commercial flights and commercial vessels carrying passengers will not be permitted to enter the Bahamas from Wednesday unless they are from Canada, the UK or the European Union.
Chisholm and Fox homer in MLB spring training
JASRADO “Jazz” Chisholm Jr and Lucius Fox both made an immediate impression early in Spring Training as Major League Baseball returned to play.
Airlines ‘pay price’ over COVID surge with 15-20% drop
Bahamian domestic airlines have “paid the price” for the recent Omicron-led COVID case surge with a 15-20 percent drop in passenger numbers, an industry executive has revealed.
Athletes burn up track at Texas A&M Indoors
With the focus on getting some of his talented senior members off to school on athletic scholarships, coach Tito Moss took a 20-member team to the Texas A&M Indoor High School Track and Field Meet over the weekend.
Splash brother Curry: Buddy is ‘a great shooter’
THE record-setting three-point shooting display put on by the Golden State Warriors and the Sacramento Kings garnered league-wide attention and continues a season of milestones for our very own Chavanno “Buddy” Hield.
Acting Chief Justice: Courts do not create criminals, society does
THE country’s top judge has noted that “unfair criticisms” of the country’s judicial system has subsided over the past year, though she reminded those who continue to blame the courts for the country’s crime woes that the courts "do not create criminals”, but society does.