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S&P questions Gov’t over US $300m bond
The Government’s decision to go to the international capital markets for a US$300 million bond yesterday appeared to be questioned by a Wall Street credit rating agency, which said there was “significant appetite” for its debt in the Bahamas.
Professional Bahamian basketball players shine in Asia, Europe
IT was an active weekend for Bahamian basketball across pro leagues in Asia and Europe as several players made their season debuts and others had season-high performances.
Pirates tie the game with buzzer-beater against visiting VMI team to force overtime
But Virginia Military Institute opts not to play the extra period due to slippery floor at the Kendal Isaacs Gymnasium
STEPHAN Smith canned a buzzer-beating three-pointer for the Pirates to tie their game at 98-98 against the visiting Virginia Military Institute to force overtime last night.
Exploring the meaning of womanhood
THREE best friends are set to reveal and restore the beauty of womanhood with the debut of their very first stage play entitled “She Shall Be Called Woman”.
Jones and Sun topple Lynx in final game for Sylvia Fowles
JONQUEL Jones and the Connecticut Sun concluded the WNBA regular season with wins in nine of their last 11 games and head into the playoffs as a legitimate title contender.
UN warns of long road back for fishing sector
THE Bahamas’ lobster and fisheries industry - a sector worth $75m - has been severely set back by Hurricane Dorian, and United Nations assessors say it could take two years for Abaco and Grand Bahama to recover. A report by The Food and Agriculture
Hilton give staff vacation 'option'
The British Colonial Hilton yesterday confirmed it has given staff the “option” of taking two weeks’ vacation leave as it joins Atlantis in seeking to reduce labour costs amid the coronavirus pandemic. Pablo Casal, the downtown Nassau resort’s gener
Ignore the cries of the selfish Nassauvians
Traditionally, successive governments have been known to be Nassau-centric.
Cans For Kids launchs 'Spring Bash Collection Competition'
By ALESHA CADET
Tourism in best physical condition for ‘20 years’
The Bahamian hotel industry is enjoying a “strong” summer season, the Bahamas Hotel and Tourism Association’s (BHTA) president yesterday suggesting the industry was preparing for perhaps its “best physical product in 20 years”.
Web shops facing taxation 'wipe out'
Sebas Bastian yesterday warned web shops face a “wipe out” from tax increases of up to 355 percent, as the sector accused the government of deliberately seeking to “cripple” it.The Island Luck chief confirmed to Tribune Business that he, and other op
FINCO: Three-year offload sparks $9.1m provision hit
Despite recovering "in excess of" 80 per cent of the outstanding principal 0n distressed property sales, FINCO's managing director yesterday said the mortgage
Bahamas has region’s ‘most productive’ VAT
The Bahamas has the most productive Value-Added Tax (VAT) regime in the Caribbean, an IMF paper yesterday holding out its ‘low rate, broad base’ structure as a model for the entire region.
Bahamas falls to Argentina
The Bahamas men’s national basketball team didn’t have any answers for Argentina as they pulled away in the second half for a 95-77 win for their second consecutive loss in five days in the FIBA Americas 2023 World Cup Qualifier.
Super Value chief urges 'drastic action' over copper thieves
Super Value president Rupert Roberts has urged the Government to take “drastic action” against copper thieves, warning that they were delaying employment for 75 Bahamians after hitting the former City Markets South Beach store three times.
Retailer 'can't afford to take risks blindly' after 80% sales fall
A Bahamian retailer has warned he and others "cannot afford to take blind risks any more" due to the Government's handling of COVID-19, with curb-side restrictions slashing his sales by 80 percent.
Home owner tax breaks to aid 80% of new starts
AN ex-Bahamian Contractors Association (BCA) president yesterday hailed the Prime Minister’s home ownership tax breaks package for potentially boosting 80 percent of new construction starts, and said: “Better late than never.”
COVID death toll increases to 523
COVID-19 deaths have increased by one after an 81-year-old New Providence man died on September 7.
The extent of cellphone use in the Bahamas
THE Bahamas has 81 mobile cellular subscriptions for every 100 people according the World Bank’s World Development Indicator’s Report published this year.
Sarkis: Receivers ‘not pursuing’ Baha Mar’s $192m claim
Sarkis Izmirlian is accusing Baha Mar’s receivers of “failing to properly pursue” the company’s $192 million damages claim against its contractor’s Chinese parent.
