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Coalition chief optimistic VAT cut to boost revenue
The Coalition for Responsible Taxation’s head yesterday voiced optimism that the 10 percent VAT slash will generate more revenue than the current structure once zero ratings are eliminated.
Shockers rout Marines 117-91 Giants down Rockets 100-88
THE Real Deal Shockers routed the Defence Force Marines 117-91 and the Commonwealth Bank Giants knocked off the Pyramid Food Rockets 100-88 on Wednesday night as the New Providence Basketball Association continued its regular season at the AF Adderley Gym. Here’s a summary of the double header:
Aliv places Dorian repairs at $5m-$10m
Aliv yesterday completed the full restoration of its mobile towers in Abaco and east Grand Bahama, finishing a storm recovery “first phase” estimated to have cost between $5m-$10m.
Crimestoppers defeat the Cybots
THE Police Crimestoppers pulled off a huge 102-89 victory over the Bamboo Shack Cybots to cut the Bahamas Government Departmental Basketball Association’s best-of-seven championship series to 2-1.
91 new COVID-19 cases, death toll rises to 89
The Ministry of Health reported on Friday that there were 91 new cases of COVID-19, three additional deaths and one additional death under investigation.
Smith’s late show gives Knights title
With the game tied and a conference championship on the line, senior guard Girbran Smith’s late game heroics lifted his Gannon Golden Knights to a conference title and a berth in the Men’s NCAA Division II Tournament.
NCAA: Bahamian players take spotlight early in season
BAHAMIAN players are making their presence felt across the NCAA division I landscape as teams continue their non-conference schedules early in the season.
BTC to offer iPhone plans
The Bahamas Telecommunications Company (BTC) will on October 8 offer customers Apple iPhones complete with an annual plan that includes voice, data and text.
FIBA Women’s EuroBasket: Jones and her team eliminated
GRAND Bahamian Jonquel Jones had another terrific game, but it wasn’t enough as Bosnia and Herzegovina ended their run at the FIBA Women’s EuroBasket in the quarterfinals on Tuesday in Strasbourg, France.
COVID visitor testing hits 'bumps in road'
The Government's five-day COVID-19 visitor testing strategy has hit "some bumps in the road" on islands where provision is solely reliant on the public sector clinics, a Cabinet minister said yesterday.
House to be dissolved in ‘weeks, if not days’
BAIN and Grants Town MP Dr Bernard Nottage said yesterday that in a matter of “weeks, if not days” the House of Assembly is likely to dissolve, implying that an election date is soon to be announced.
Giants rout the Mingoes 107-87
KEMSY Sylvestre scored off the opening tip for the University of the Bahamas Mingoes to put them up 2-0 on the Commonwealth Bank Giants. It was the only time the Mingoes’ led in the game against the undefeated team in the New Providence Basketball A
Miller Jr, Clarke and Hunter standouts in NCAA openers
THE 2021-22 NCAA Division I season got underway Tuesday night and several Bahamian players were in action for their respective programmes.
Environmental nod sought for $100m BPL power plant
Bahamas Power & Light (BPL) is moving to obtain full environmental clearance for an up to $100m investment in new generation plant at Clifton Pier that is designed to improve energy efficiency and reliability.
$500m developer unveils Bahamas’ ‘largest marina’
The developers behind a proposed $500m Long Island development yesterday released artistic renderings of what is being billed as the largest marina harbour in The Bahamas.
IBA Bahamas Elite tame Southern Mississippi Golden Eagles
For the second time in as many days, a local team recorded a win over a visiting NCAA programme at the Bahamas Basketball Federation’s Summer of Thunder.
Kadeem Coleby and top seed Wichita State have first round bye in Missouri Valley Conference tournament
FOR Kadeem Coleby and the Wichita State Shockers, the groundswell of emotion that followed the team’s completion of an historic perfect regular season and senior night has quickly subsided as the No.2 ranked team in the NCAA heads into the postseason.
9PM HURRICANE ALERT FROM BAHAMAS DEPARTMENT OF METEOROLOGY
ALERT #7 ON HURRICANE JOAQUIN ISSUED BY THE BAHAMAS DEPARTMENT OF METEOROLOGY WEDNESDAY 30TH SEPTEMBER, 2015 AT 9 PM EDT.
Buddy Hield: ‘Not being my best on the biggest stage kind of hurts’
THE Oklahoma Sooners were on the wrong side of history. Saturday night’s Final Four produced the kind of gut- punching loss that could rattle a person or expose the negative aspects of one’s character.
Jailed for robbing man, 74, as he took out trash
A MAN was sentenced to ten years in jail yesterday for the gunpoint robbery of a 74-year-old man who was taking out his trash at night.