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Govt urged: 'Get a move on' over post-Dorian plan

The Abaco Chamber of Commerce’s president yesterday urged the government to “get a move on” in developing a comprehensive plan for the island’s post-Hurricane Dorian revival. Ken Hutton reiterated to Tribune Business that there will be no major impr

BTVI chief: Construction courses to ‘boom’ in ‘22

The Bahamas Technical and Vocational Institute’s (BTVI) president yesterday said he is focused on preparing students to exploit opportunities from foreign direct investment (FDI) projects.

‘Buddy’ and Bahamas ready to face Venezuela

Although they have yet to “finalise” the team, head coach Chris DeMarco said the Bahamas coaching staff will select a “solid” 12-man roster coming out of this week’s training camp to play against Venezuela at the Kendal Isaacs Gymnasium on Thursday night.

Smith leads the Hawks past Celtics 83-74

ATLANTA (AP) -- Josh Smith scored 22 points and grabbed 18 rebounds, leading the Atlanta Hawks to an 83-74 victory over Boston in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference playoffs last night, the final minute turning ugly when Celtics star Rajon Rondo was ejected

Bahamas in $40m foreign property buyer ‘outflows’

The Bahamas has suffered two consecutive years of $40 million-plus net real estate outflows due partly to the exit of foreign buyers, the Central Bank’s governor confirmed yesterday, with inward investment flows falling to $163.2 million in 2016.

BTC to Gov't: Stick to existing cellular liberalise timetable

The Bahamas Telecommunications Company (BTC) ha “no problem” with opening up the Bahamian cellular market to competition provided it takes place in accordance with the timetable set out when it was privatised, Tribune Business was told yesterday.

30% auto sales boost if taxes back to 2010

A return to pre-2010 import duty rates would likely boost new car sales by “about 30 per cent”, dealers said yesterday, while calling on the Government to give them up to six months’ warning of planned import tariff changes.

Grand Bahama electricity costs 40% below rest of Bahamas

Grand Bahama’s electricity costs will be 40 percent lower than Nassau’s and the rest of The Bahamas during the 2023 summer peak after the island’s utility locked in fuel costs at 12-14 cents per kilowatt hour (kWh).

Bahamas faces recession if US falls over ‘fiscal cliff’

The US could tip the Bahamian economy back into recession within eight months unless Washington reaches a deal by tonight to avert its so-called ‘fiscal cliff’, a former finance minister has warned.

Dropping air routes 'not political move'

BAHAMASAIR General Manager Henry Woods yesterday dismissed claims that the decision to drop routes to Treasure Cay was a politically motivated punitive measure.

$4.1bn pension liability a ‘Titanic-sinking iceberg’

The Government’s unfunded public sector pension liabilities will hit $4.1 billion by 2032 without proper reform, a leading accounting firm yesterday describing this as “unsustainable” and akin to “the iceberg that sank the Titanic”.

Todd Isaacs Jr called up to Isotopes in Triple-A

TODD Isaacs Jr received the highest minor league promotion of his career after just two months within the Colorado Rockies organisation.

COVID-19 rise 'inevitable' with tourism's reopening

Requiring visitors to take a COVID-19 test before they enter The Bahamas is “a non-starter”, a Cabinet minister argued yesterday, while warning that the tourism industry’s July 1 re-opening will “inevitably” increase cases. Dionisio D’Aguilar, minis

Bain still setting the pace at Lumberjacks

Months after he garnered the attention of the college basketball world and brought awareness to The Bahamas’ post Dorian restoration efforts with his late game heroics, Nathan Bain continues to be a leading playmaker for the Stephen F Austin Lumberja

Cybots to face Crimestoppers in BGDBA best-of-5 championships

THE Bahamas Government Departmental Basketball Association’s best-of-five championships is all set. It is scheduled to begin 8pm Wednesday at AF Adderley Gymnasium and will be played between the Bamboo Shack Cybots and the Police Crimestoppers.Last n

Income tax is ‘not on table’

A Cabinet minister yesterday said income tax is “not on the table” although he appeared to leave open the possibility of replacing Business Licence fees with a corporate version.

COVID testing change may hit tourist opening

A Cabinet minister yesterday conceded that maintaining the existing COVID-19 testing requirements for tourists entering The Bahamas could negatively impact both travel decisions and hotel re-openings.Dionisio D’Aguilar, pictured, minister of tourism

Strong Bahamian presence again in the Battle 4 Atlantis

THE 2015 Battle 4 Atlantis will include another stacked field, with not only two Bahamians, but some of the top incoming freshman classes in all of NCAA Division I basketball.

'Highly efficient' Bahamas: OECD praises 85% tax mark

The Bahamas has been praised by the Organisation for Economic Co-Operation and Development (OECD) for the “highly efficient manner” in which it deals with tax information requests, processing 85 per cent within six months of receipt.

Wynn's 300 building jobs to 'far outweigh' environment impacts

A $100m, 14-storey Goodman's Bay penthouse complex will create 300 construction jobs and generate benefits "that far outweigh" the touted limited environmental impact, it has been pledged.

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