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Chamber aims to 'flip the script' on South Florida
The Bahamas Chamber of Commerce and Employer Confederation’s (BCCEC) chairman said yesterday he is hoping to “flip the script” on south Florida by helping Bahamian businesses to establish a physical presence there.
Bahamas' salvage licence credibility wearing thin
I represent one of the 18 salvage companies that have applied for an exploration licence since the lifting of the moratorium was announced, and paid the required Government fee of $1,000.
Residents graduate from NEMA course
ABOUT 30 residents graduated from a Safer Building Code Course held on Cat Island, where most of the homes were severely damaged during the passage of Hurricane Sandy in 2012.
Experts say there should be no V.A.T. until April 2015
THE IMPLEMENTATION of a Value Added Tax should be delayed to April 1, 2015, New Zealand VAT tax expert Dr Don Brash said yesterday.
Gov't urged to implement 10% corporate tax
THE Government should consider implementing a corporate income tax at a flat 10 per cent rate, a senior Bahamian accountant said yesterday.
Customers cut off by BEC 'should be fully connected' by September
MOST of the residential customers whose electricity supply was cut due to unpaid BEC bills should be “fully connected” by September, BEC chairman Leslie Miller said.
$29.5m Hurricane Hole's asset swap
KERZNER International has swapped the former Hurricane Hole Marina site with Atlantis’s new owner, Brookfield Asset Management, exchanging it for other real estate assets.
Stingrays get revenge with 20-6 victory over Pros
In a rematch of the 2012 Boil Fish Bowl, the V-8 Fusion Stingrays got some short term revenge on the Orry J Sands Pros in week three of the Commonwealth American Football League.
Christie: We have the answer to crime
DESPITE a murder count now in the triple digits, Prime Minister Perry Christie said yesterday he still thinks his government has the answer to the country’s escalating crime problem.
Bank chief reassures clients and investors
Bank of the Bahamas’ (BOB) managing director has reassured customers and its 4,000-plus shareholders that it has a robust capital position matched by adherence to “sound banking principles that are consistently tested and validated by internal and external authorities to ensure the highest standards of prudence.”
Wreck exploration running aground
As the Prime Minister and minister of finance, being the minister responsible for the National Museum and the Antiquities, Monuments and Museum Corporation (AMMC), continues to refuse to issue any exploration licences for historical wreck sites, one wonders what is going on at the AMMC.
9,208 work permits issued in 2015 - 36 per cent to Haitian nationals
OVER 9,000 work permits were issued by the government in 2015, more than 30 per cent of which were issued to Haitian nationals, according to the latest immigration statistics.
Mixed results for our NCAA players
IT was a weekend of mixed results for Bahamian NCAA Division I basketball players as their respective programmes continued their progression into conference play. DeAndre Ayton was the top performer among the group with a game high 24 points and sev
Six boxers ‘war ready’ for Olympic qualifiers
The Amateur Boxing Association of the Bahamas will be sending off a six-member team today to Buenos Aires, Argentina, to compete in the first round of the qualifications for the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Opposition: ‘Adjust’ Budget as 91% of deficit room used
The Opposition’s finance spokesman last night warned the Government “must adjust” its Budget targets and figures despite year-over-year improvements in its October revenues and deficit.
House dispute erupts over controversial water plant
A dispute erupted in the House of Assembly yesterday over a troubled New Providence wastewater treatment plant that the new administration is pledging to finish “in the shortest possible time”.
House dispute erupts over controversial water plant
A dispute erupted in the House of Assembly yesterday over a troubled New Providence wastewater treatment plant that the new administration is pledging to finish “in the shortest possible time”.
Cybots, Giants take 2-1 lead
ALTHOUGH he wasn’t 100 per cent, shooting guard Ricardo Pierre felt he had to come back and make a contribution to the Commonwealth Bank Giants in game three of their New Providence Basketball Association men’s semifinal playoff series.
Bahamians to square off in NCAA bowl game
THE 2015 Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl will feature its traditional matchup of inter-conference powerhouses and, for the first time, Bahamians will square off on opposite sides of a major NCAA football bowl game.
Buddy Hield’s Sooners lose three of last four games
BUDDY Hield and the No.3-ranked Oklahoma Sooners are reeling after three losses in their last four games and their first two-game losing streak of the season.
