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PMH communications team stages sit-out as AC fails to work
DISGRUNTLED employees of the communication centre in Princess Margaret Hospital staged a sit-out yesterday due no air-conditioning in their department.
Reduction on electricity bills 'not due to BPL'
IF you’ve noticed a reduction on your Bahamas Power and Light billing, it’s probably because you used less electricity, BPL Chairman Donovan Moxey told The Tribune Monday, not because the electricity provider did anything differently.
Hurricane Matthew news in brief
• THE College of the Bahamas Oakes Field and Grosvenor Close campuses in New Providence and the Northern Bahamas Campus in East Grand Bahama will be closed today, with all operations and classes suspended.
Team Bahamas still in search of first beach volleyball win
THE Bahamas is still in search of their first beach volleyball win of the VI Commonwealth Youth Games.Each of the three teams took to the sand yesterday but remain 0-2 in the preliminary rounds of the event hosted at the National Beach Soccer Stadium
Attorneys urged: Segregate law and corporate practices
The Securities Commission has urged attorneys to segregate their law practice from their financial and corporate services provider (FCSP) business, thus eliminating any legal privilege concerns.
Carnival’s private island plan to up arrivals 48%
The $80m expansion of a cruise line’s private island will create 200 construction jobs, and an extra 80 full-time posts, through growing annual visitor arrivals by 48 percent compared to pre-COVID volumes.
Cobras rout Pacers 80-39
The CC Sweeting Cobras senior boys’ basketball team, fresh off their semifinal appearance in the Providence Basketball Club’s Yuletide Classic, made mince meat of the well-rested RM Bailey Pacers.
Marina chief hits at increased red tape
The Association of Bahamas Marinas (ABM) yesterday voiced frustration that the entry process for incoming boats and yachts has been made “more complicated and difficult” for 80 percent of the market.
Unchecked spending boosted Govt deficit by 3.5% pts of GDP
Unchecked spending by the Christie administration added a sum equivalent to 3.5 per cent of GDP to the 2016-2017 deficit, Moody’s estimated yesterday, warning that Bahamian fiscal policy credibility has been undermined.
GB resort to give 18,000 'Memories'
Grand Bahama’s new four-star Memories Resort has more than 18,000 bookings “already in hand” to ensure an 80 per cent average occupancy level this winter, Prime Minister Perry Christie said yesterday, adding that Bahamasair will in May start a wet lease arrangement with its owners for service from up to eight US cities.
VAT rate rise 'criminal' if no compliance
A former Bahamas Chamber of Commerce president yesterday it was “criminal” for the Government to already be talking about increasing the 7.5 per cent Value-Added Tax (VAT) rate prior to getting the existing tax system’s compliance levels to 80 per cent.
Heartbreaking loss for Buddy and No.1 Sooners
On the day that they earned their No.1 ranking, Buddy Hield and the Oklahoma Sooners suffered a big defeat at the James H Hilton Coliseum in Ames, Iowa, on Monday night.
Hurricane forces delay in trial of men accused of killing press secretary
TWO men scheduled to stand trial for the murder of Prime Minister Perry Christie’s press secretary, Latore Mackey, face another delay in the start of their case.
Formal economy 'overpaying' its share of taxes
Poor compliance, caused by corruption, limited accountability and a lack of enforcement, has resulted in the Bahamian formal economy paying a disproportionate share of this nation’s taxes.
The runaway bride . . .
CALIFORNIA bride-to-be, Sheri Smith will tie the knot in Inagua on January 16, two days before she will tie her laces and run in Marathon Bahamas.
GB Power: Base raten rise offset by efficiency gains
GB Power: Base raten rise offset by efficiency gains Grand Bahama Power Company (GBPC) says the $0.03 base rate increase set to be imposed on consumers under its new tariff structure will be offset by fuel savings resulting from efficiencies generated by
Tap into your future
Tap into your future By ALESHA CADET Tribune Features Reporter BAHAMIAN Entertainer Tracey Ann Perpall (TAP) is hosting a four hour seminar to encourage young women to discover their self-worth. The sketch comedy artist said the overall goal of Thursday
Non-profit reveals 36% fall in distributed meals
The Bahamas Feeding Network (BFN) yesterday said corporate donations have dropped-off noticeably since the COVID pandemic even though one in every eight Bahamians is thought to be living in poverty.
Davis defends $14m spending on clinic contracts
“The 80 people in Rum Cay, 72 in Ragged Island or the 700 in Berry Islands all have the same rights as those in New Providence. They are all citizens. None has priority over the other,” Mr Davis said.
Prison outbreak would be disaster
When the Bahamas Department of Correctional Services was relocated at Fox Hill in 1952, it was built to house a total of 334 inmates, with the main facility having a capacity of 224; a first offender’s facility being able to accommodate 80 inmates and a female’s facility, 30 inmates.
