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'Great experience' for Georgette Rolle
THE pressure of carrying the Bahamas’ representation on her shoulders was a little too much for Georgette Rolle to handle at the second annual Pure Silk Bahamas LPGA Golf Classic at the Ocean Golf Course on Paradise Island over the weekend.
Bank chief warns VAT to increase prices 10%
A top bank executive yesterday estimated that the planned Value-Added Tax (VAT) would increase Bahamian consumer prices by around 10 per cent, with this and higher Business Licence fees increasing his institution’s operating expenses by an annual $2.5 million.
NPBA Playoffs: Stingers, High Flyers take 2-1 leads
THE PJ Stingers and the Breezes High Flyers are both now one game away from returning to the New Providence Basketball Association’s championship series.
Genting buys Bimini hotel site for $24.6m
Genting’s BB Entertainment subsidiary is investing $24.6 million to acquire a 6.6 hectare site upon which it is building a new 307-room hotel in Bimini.
Hospital nears end of phase one
PHASE one of the urgent and emergency care project is nearing completion at Princess Margaret Hospital.
All-Stars shine in New York Parade
THE Bahamas All-Star Band made history yesterday as the first international marching band to participate in the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade in New York.
VAT and pricing
THIS an open letter to the Acting Financial Secretary with respect to the Vat exemption for bread basket items.
Lucius Fox: ‘Ready to work. KC you’re getting my all’
LUCIUS Fox had a simple message for the Kansas City Royals fan base after he was traded to the team last week:
Going into a year of hope
If no one else in The Bahamas believes that I am a prophet, I do. Please, my beloved fellow Bahamians, do not take this assertion as an attempt to big up myself or a vain one to convince any reader to accept whatever I might say or prognosticate without a dose of Morton Salt. Nor, I declare and proclaim is that to suggest any degree of infallibility.
Golden Gates men softball champions, Macedonia walk away with co-ed title
WHILE Golden Gates regained their Baptist Sports Council men’s title over Charles W Saunders, they relinquished their co-ed title to Macedonia.
Prime Minister guests as Ed Fields returns to radio
VETERAN broadcaster Ed Fields returns to the Radio House airwaves today with a new talk show on KissFM, with his first guest Prime Minister Perry Christie.
Cruise tourists: 98% to endorse Nassau vacation
Some 98 per cent of cruise passengers who came ashore in Nassau/Paradise Island said they would recommend the Bahamas to friends and relatives, a Ministry of Tourism survey finding that those on Disney vessels spent an average $20 more than those travelling with rival lines.
$28m collected in the first month of VAT
THE government has collected nearly $28m in value added tax since the January 1 implementation date, according to Minister of State for Finance Michael Halkitis.
Bahamian players clash in Canada U Sports Basketball
CANADA’s U Sports Basketball season opened with several matchups between Bahamian players with their respective programmes.Jordan Wilson and Shamar Burrows are in their second year with the Dalhousie Tigers, the No.2 ranked team in the country. Dalho
Men’s national basketball team splits wins with Jayhawks
TEAM Bahamas, with the newest addition of Phoenix Suns guard Eric Gordon, split games 1-1 against the University of Kansas (KU) Jayhawks this past weekend in Puerto Rico.
Official police statistics show 3% rise in murder
DESPITE a three per cent increase in murder last year, Police Commissioner Ellison Greenslade said yesterday that serious crimes in the Bahamas decreased by 18 per cent in 2014 compared to 2013.
Over $5m stolen from businesses in police cases
More than $5 million worth of cash and goods were stolen from Bahamian businesses in the 379 cases reported to the police during 2014, it was revealed yesterday.
Police ‘failed’, says Nottage
LAW enforcement has “failed” in attempts to lower the country’s murder count, National Security Minister Dr Bernard Nottage admitted yesterday.
Bahamians making great strides in the NCAA
IN their new surroundings as freshmen or transfers to major Division I NCAA basketball programmes, Bahamian players have made an immediate impact with their respective schools.
Sports in brief
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